Alex Neri
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alex Neri |
| Born |
16 June 1970 Sarzana, Italy |
| Genres | Dance, electronic rock, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, DJ |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Associated acts | Planet Funk |
| Website |
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Alex Neri (born in Sarzana, Italy, on June 16, 1970) is a DJ, producer and songwriter.
Biography
A founding member of Planet Funk, having formed the band in the late 90s, Alex Neri also pursued a solo career and established an independent record label named Tenax Recordings.[1]
He started his career playing at the Alhambra, a nightclub in Sarzana owned by his father. Neri began his studio activity collaborating with Marco Baroni[2] and working on different productions such as the Korda project ('Move Your Body'[3]) and Kamasutra ('Storm In My Soul'[4]), all while releasing remixed productions for artists such as Club Freaks,[5] Annette Taylor,[6] Future Force,[7] Instant Funk[8] and Jestofunk.[9]
In 1998 Neri and Baroni launched their first single 'Happiness'[10] featuring Jocelyn Brown, which reached 5th place on dance charts in the US and 45th place in the UK.[11] At the same time, Alex Neri met and started collaborating with Gigi Canu and Sergio della Monica, which led to the establishment of Planet Funk.
Discography
Solo albums
- 1992: The Wizard
- 1993: Soave (with DJ Le Roy Feat. Bocachica)
- 1995: Headphone (EP)
- 1995: Panet Funk
- 1996: Planet Funk 2
- 2004: Housetrack/Club Element
- 2004: Aurora
- 2006: April
- 2007: La Fotografia (with Luca Bacchetti)
- 2008: Warm Vibes (EP) (with Marco Solforetti and Ilario Alicante)
- 2014: Mystic Tattoo (with Marco Baroni)
- 2015: Desert Rose (with Federico Grazzini)
Planet Funk
- 2002: Non Zero Sumness
- 2005: The Illogical Consequence
- 2006: Static
- 2009: Planet Funk
- 2011: The Great Shake
References
- ↑ "Tenax Recordings". beatport.com.
- ↑ "MARCO BARONI". The DJ List.
- ↑ "Korda - Move Your Body (Club Remix)". SoundCloud.
- ↑ "Kamasutra - Storm In My Soul (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ↑ (1995) Club Freaks - It Must Be Love [Alex Neri Dub RMX]. YouTube. 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "Annette Taylor - Upside Down (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ↑ "Future Force - What You Want (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ↑ "Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ↑ "Jestofunk - Stellar Funk (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ↑ "Kamasutra Featuring Jocelyn Brown - Happiness (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ↑ "Happiness (song by Kamasutra) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". musicvf.com.