Carrara
Carrara is an Italian singer, composer, arranger, music producer, and disc jockey from Bergamo (born 1958). Key releases appeared on Keepon Musik Records, Eyes Records. The driving force behind the project 1958. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 8 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Aliases: C.C. No, D.J. King, M.A.N. (5)
- Key labels: Keepon Musik Records, Eyes Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
Italian singer, composer, arranger, music producer, and disc jockey from Bergamo (born 1958). Best known as Carrara and King Carrara, has sold over 3 million records.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Carrara in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- S.O.S. Bandido (1986) 12 plays Keepon Musik Records
- Disco King (Vocal Remix) (1984) 15 plays Eyes Records
- Ghibli (1984) 14 plays Keepon Musik Records
- Welcome To The Sunshine (1985) 10 plays Keepon Musik Records
- Disco King (London Remix) (1987) 16 plays Keepon Musik Records
- Baby Dancer (1987) 4 plays Keepon Musik Records
- Follow Me (1985) 1 plays Keepon Musik Records
- Shine On Dance (1984) Keepon Musik Records
Tracks & releases
All 8 Carrara tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1984 - 1987).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disco King (Vocal Remix) | 1984 | 121.40 | Eyes Records | Italy | 15 |
| Ghibli | 1984 | 128.15 | Keepon Musik Records | Italy | 14 |
| Shine On Dance | 1984 | 100.05 | Keepon Musik Records | Italy | - |
| Follow Me | 1985 | 99.61 | Keepon Musik Records | Italy | 1 |
| Welcome To The Sunshine | 1985 | 123.97 | Keepon Musik Records | Italy | 10 |
| S.O.S. Bandido | 1986 | 120.26 | Keepon Musik Records | Italy | 12 |
| Baby Dancer | 1987 | 110.66 | Keepon Musik Records | Italy | 4 |
| Disco King (London Remix) | 1987 | 121.15 | Keepon Musik Records | Italy | 16 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 8 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
5 of 8 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Follow Me (99.6 BPM) at the slow end and Ghibli (128.1 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 Carrara catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Disco King (London Remix) 16 plays 1987
- Disco King (Vocal Remix) 15 plays 1984
- Ghibli 14 plays 1984
- S.O.S. Bandido 12 plays 1986
- Welcome To The Sunshine 10 plays 1985
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 Carrara's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (72 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.
- Laserdance - Around The Planet before 1x · after 1x 118.7 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Quintalino Band - Miguel Son Mi before 1x · after 1x 120.9 BPM 1989 element ✓
- Laserdance - The Great Wall before 1x 103.0 BPM 1990 element ✓
- Eddie Lopez - Island before 1x 106.6 BPM 1986 element ✓
- George Aaron - She's A Devil (Remix) before 1x 110.2 BPM 1984 element ✓
- Patricia Lloyd - To The Beat before 1x 111.4 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Lucy Cher - Trickets before 1x 111.2 BPM 1984 element ✓
- Hot & Cold - Don't Talk About It before 1x 119.0 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Fast Karma - Nobody Helps before 1x 118.7 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Savage - I'm Loosing You before 1x 119.9 BPM 1988 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:
- Keepon Musik Records (7 tracks)
- Eyes Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Carrara.
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.