Dandy
Dandy is a dance-music act. Key releases appeared on Flea Records. The lineup included Mauro Farina, Gino Caria, Claudio Magnani, Alessandro Perrone. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 6 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Key labels: Flea Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
- Members: Mauro Farina, Gino Caria, Claudio Magnani, Alessandro Perrone
Flea Records italo-disco project. Alessandro Perrone recorded 'Raise Tonight' (1987) followed by 'I'll be there' (1988) and 'Casanova' (1989).
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Dandy in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- I'll Be There (1988) 21 plays Flea Records
- Girl I Love You (1990) 29 plays Flea Records
- Casanova (1989) 9 plays Flea Records
- For Your Heart (1989) 7 plays Flea Records
- Raise Tonight (1987) 2 plays Flea Records
- Loving Your Lips (1991) 2 plays Flea Records
Tracks & releases
All 6 Dandy tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1987 - 1991).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raise Tonight | 1987 | 122.98 | Flea Records | Italy | 2 |
| I'll Be There | 1988 | 130.79 | Flea Records | Italy | 21 |
| Casanova | 1989 | 130.09 | Flea Records | Italy | 9 |
| For Your Heart | 1989 | 129.90 | Flea Records | Italy | 7 |
| Girl I Love You | 1990 | 132.04 | Flea Records | Italy | 29 |
| Loving Your Lips | 1991 | 138.49 | Flea Records | Italy | 2 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 2 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) and 4 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
1 of 6 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Raise Tonight (123.0 BPM) at the slow end and Loving Your Lips (138.5 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 Dandy catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Girl I Love You 29 plays 1990
- I'll Be There 21 plays 1988
- Casanova 9 plays 1989
- For Your Heart 7 plays 1989
- Raise Tonight 2 plays 1987
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 Dandy's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (70 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.
- Janet - One Day before 3x 129.1 BPM 1990 element ✓
- Eric - Boy Or Girl? before 2x 131.0 BPM 1984 element ✓
- Dama - Beautiful Ones after 2x 125.9 BPM 1996 element ✓
- Lenny - Ever & Ever after 2x 130.3 BPM 1991 element ✓
- Faxe - Time For Changes before 1x 122.1 BPM 1983 element ✓
- Kasso - Kasso before 1x 123.5 BPM 1981 element ✓
- Mike Hazzard - I'm In Love before 1x 129.4 BPM 1990 element ✓
- Gary Cooper - Just A Lover before 1x 131.0 BPM 1989 element ✓
- D.H.S. - The House Of God (Remix) before 1x 127.8 BPM 1991 element ✓
- Dr. Alban - It's My Life before 1x 128.6 BPM 1992 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
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Dandy.
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.