Thank
you for this interview. Could you tell me who is Joey Mauro? |
You were born in the
80's, the decade when italo disco conquered hearts of people who were mostly
born in the late 60's and 70's. Then you were a kid. When did you discover italo
disco music and what attracted you to italo disco?
Although my biography may be short, I grew up in the 80s and I remember them
very well. I may have been young in that period but I definitely remember Italo
Disco playing continuously on the radio and t.v. I remember the "festivalbar"
cds, videos , the vinyls and all the magic of that music during those years.
Still today i keep the knowledge and I'm sure that even now an Italian has an
edge in producing and creating good music (italo Disco).
Can you tell me about
your work with Karl Otto? How and when you met him?
Roberto Carlotto is an amazing person that I first met years ago. Other than
disco, I am also musician of progressive,hard rock, and 70s Italian music. Roberto
Carlotto was in a band called "Hunka Munka , as well as keyboardist and
voice of the band "DIK DIK" (a group that has sold millions of albums
and is also considered a legend in Italian music). Roberto has been out of the
"music Business" for many years because he had grown tired of it.
His current interests are collecting sports cars like: FERRARI, PORSCHE,CHEVROLET
etc. It's still surprising that he would return to record music with his beautiful
voice.
Once
you told me that you used real 80's keyboards in making your "Electric
Love" song. Tell me more about that song please? On Flashback Records site we all can hear a sample of one of possible next releases, under name Come Into My Dream. It is a song with Karl Otto's voice and it's a fantastic song! You mentioned to me before that you are working on his new song, underworking title No Compromise. Is this the same song? Tell me more about this new song please. |
Exactly. You can hear a clip of come into my dream , a great song that contains the same atmosphere of the first disc. In this song I used the sound of the di minimoog. I am glad that you like it and appreciate it. With regards to the new, and third (maybe last) work of Karl Otto and I, the title could be 'land of broken heart', or 'no compromise' and it is a little more on the melodic side but I don't think it will lose the 'classic' sound of Karl Otto and I.
How you get in contact
with Marc Fruttero? You are
working these days with him on his few songs: Disco Sylvia, Deep Inside On Your
Heart... Tell me more details about that please.
Marc is a great person and singer. I played with him at the party di Iventi
di azzurro organized by the great Marcello D'Azzurro. We played a classic song
from his cult band AQUARIUS PROJECT. We recorded an EP which I am finishing
up mixing. It may be called "deep inside of your heart", and I don't
know of any words to describe it. It'll come out with Flashback records, and
it's a blend of melody, groove and rhythm. It is probably one of his best written
and produced works. Marc's voice is amazing in this new work.
Very interesting should
be also your new work on Meccano! Tell me more please.
Meccano were a well known band and their singer Nadia, is one of the best Italian
singers. Unfortunately they did not get the acclaim they deserved. Fans of italo
disco go crazy for songs like "activate my heart". I met and spoke
on the phone with Nadia (the lead singer), and we would in the future like to
make a new single with Meccano, obviously utilizing the sound and the fantastic
voice of Nadia. This can all become reality or just a thought...I hope for the
best.
What
is your favorite italo disco song(s) and artist(s)? Do you have live
perfomance in clubs or anytning like that? What are you doing
when you not writing songs? Goodbye!! And very thanks ! Please visit my website www.joeymauro.com and buy my albums hehehe ! |
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Zeljko Vujkovic - July 2006 |
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