Cappella
Cappella is an Italian electronic dance act, popular from the late 80's up to the turn of the millennium. Key releases appeared on Media Records, Gfb Records, Groove Nation Records. The lineup included Max Persona, Paola Peroni, Gianfranco Bortolotti, Eileina Dennis. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 18 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Key labels: Media Records, Gfb Records, Zyx Music, Groove Nation Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
- Members: Max Persona, Paola Peroni, Gianfranco Bortolotti, Eileina Dennis, Gianpiero Viani, Alison Jordan, Pieradis Rossini, Diego Leoni, Kelly Overett, Ettore Foresti, Francesco Bontempi, Rod Bishop, Ricardo Overman, Alessandro Pasinelli, Simone Pagliari, Stefano Temistocle Lanzini, Patric Osborne, Marcus Birks, Lis Birks, Jay McCurdy, Vikki Waters, Aggz (2)
Italian electronic dance act, popular from the late 80's up to the turn of the millennium. Mainly known for mid-90's Eurodance hits such as U Got 2 Know & U Got 2 Let The Music, but also had success in the late 80's with sample-filled House tracks such as Helyom Halib.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Cappella in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Helyom Halib (1988) 23 plays Media Records
- Get Out Of My Case (1989) 27 plays Media Records
- Move On Baby (1994) 10 plays Media Records
- Live It (1998) 19 plays Gfb Records
- U Got 2 Know (Gigi D'agostino Mix) (1996) 9 plays Media Records
- U Got 2 Let The Music (Radio Version) (1993) 7 plays Zyx Music
- Move On Baby (1994) 7 plays Media Records
- U Got 2 Let The Music (Wave Mix) (1998) 6 plays Gfb Records
Tracks & releases
All 18 Cappella tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1988 - 1998).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helyom Halib | 1988 | 122.75 | Media Records | Italy | 23 |
| Get Out Of My Case | 1989 | 121.98 | Media Records | Italy | 27 |
| Be Master In One's Own House (Remix) | 1990 | 123.53 | Media Records | Italy | 5 |
| Take Me Away | 1991 | 125.04 | Media Records | Italy | 5 |
| U Got 2 Know (Maxizone Remix) | 1993 | 131.77 | Media Records | Italy | 5 |
| U Got 2 Let The Music | 1993 | 135.04 | Media Records | Italy | 4 |
| U Got 2 Let The Music (Radio Version) | 1993 | 135.12 | Zyx Music | Germany | 7 |
| Move It Up | 1994 | 133.07 | Media Records | Italy | 2 |
| Move On Baby | 1994 | 130.01 | Media Records | Italy | 7 |
| Move On Baby | 1994 | 132.90 | Media Records | Italy | 10 |
| U & Me | 1994 | 133.60 | Media Records | Italy | 3 |
| Tell Me The Way | 1995 | 146.24 | Media Records | Italy | - |
| Turn It Up And Down (R.a.f. Trance Mix) | 1996 | 135.10 | Media Records | Italy | - |
| U Got 2 Know (Gigi D'agostino Mix) | 1996 | 134.14 | Media Records | Italy | 9 |
| Live It | 1998 | 137.08 | Gfb Records | Italy | 19 |
| U Got 2 Let The Music '98 | 1998 | 137.98 | Groove Nation Records | Australia | 2 |
| U Got 2 Let The Music (R.a.f. Zone Mix) | 1998 | 138.04 | Gfb Records | Italy | - |
| U Got 2 Let The Music (Wave Mix) | 1998 | 140.06 | Gfb Records | Italy | 6 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 1 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) and 17 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
4 of 18 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Get Out Of My Case (122.0 BPM) at the slow end and Tell Me The Way (146.2 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Cappella catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Get Out Of My Case 27 plays 1989
- Helyom Halib 23 plays 1988
- Live It 19 plays 1998
- Move On Baby 10 plays 1994
- U Got 2 Know (Gigi D'agostino Mix) 9 plays 1996
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Cappella's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (134 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.
- Mex - Calling You before 2x 118.3 BPM 1984 element ✓
- Shy Rose FEAT. Toney D. And The Lovetrip Orchestra - You Are My Desire before 2x 123.5 BPM 1989 element ✓
- Pat Connery - Time before 2x 131.8 BPM 1998 element ✓
- Alexandra - Doom Doom Down Down before 1x · after 1x 136.6 BPM 1991 element ✓
- Rubix - The Party (Italian Version) after 2x 122.8 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Joy Salinas - Rockin' Romance after 2x 134.7 BPM 1991 element ✓
- Trisha - Please Don't Cry after 2x 136.4 BPM 1992 element ✓
- Laserdance - Brain Mission before 1x 118.8 BPM 1989 element ✓
- R.E.M. - Computer Communication before 1x 118.9 BPM 1983 element ✓
- New Sin - Black Fantasy before 1x 117.9 BPM 1985 element ✓
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air. If no element data is recorded for a transition it is counted as BPM-only.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Media Records (13 tracks)
- Gfb Records (3 tracks)
- Zyx Music (1 track)
- Groove Nation Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Cappella.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Data provided by Discogs.
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.