Mauro Picotto
Mauro Picotto is a dance-music act. Key releases appeared on Bxr Records, Underground Records. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 15 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Real name: Mauro Picotto
- Aliases: R.A.F. By Picotto, Megamind (2), MP8, M-Peak-8, D.J. Pic 8, The Lizard Man
- Key labels: Bxr Records, Underground Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
Mauro Picotto (born December 25, 1966) is an Italian electronic music producer and DJ, grown up in the music industry inside the company Media Records and Media Studio since the early 90's. He became well known as a solo artist since the late 90's with songs like "Lizard", "Komodo (Save a Soul)", "Pulsar" or "Iguana".
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Mauro Picotto in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- The Test (1996) 13 plays Underground Records
- Jump (1997) 25 plays Bxr Records
- Lizard (Alternative Mix) (1998) 27 plays Bxr Records
- Iguana (1999) 14 plays Bxr Records
- Iguana (R.a.f. By Picotto Mix) (1999) 12 plays Bxr Records
- Lizard '99 (Gigi D'agostino Remix) (1999) 12 plays Bxr Records
- Pulsar (Megavoices Mix) (1999) 11 plays Bxr Records
- Pulsar (1999) 4 plays Bxr Records
Tracks & releases
All 15 Mauro Picotto tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1996 - 2000).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Test | 1996 | 137.55 | Underground Records | Italy | 13 |
| Jump | 1997 | 136.07 | Bxr Records | Italy | 25 |
| Lizard | 1998 | 136.80 | Bxr Records | Italy | 3 |
| Lizard (Alternative Mix) | 1998 | 133.59 | Bxr Records | Italy | 27 |
| Iguana | 1999 | 136.01 | Bxr Records | Italy | 14 |
| Iguana (Megamind Mix) | 1999 | 138.10 | Bxr Records | Italy | 1 |
| Iguana (R.a.f. By Picotto Mix) | 1999 | 138.15 | Bxr Records | Italy | 12 |
| Lizard '99 (Gigi D'agostino Remix) | 1999 | 138.12 | Bxr Records | Italy | 12 |
| Lizard '99 (Megavoices Mix) | 1999 | 133.56 | Bxr Records | Italy | 1 |
| Pulsar | 1999 | 135.18 | Bxr Records | Italy | 4 |
| Pulsar (Megavoices Mix) | 1999 | 134.98 | Bxr Records | Italy | 11 |
| Eclectic | 2000 | 138.76 | Bxr Records | Italy | 3 |
| Komodo (Save A Soul) | 2000 | 137.06 | Bxr Records | Italy | 3 |
| Komodo (Tea Mix) | 2000 | 137.64 | Bxr Records | Italy | 3 |
| Pegasus | 2000 | 135.17 | Bxr Records | Italy | - |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 11 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
Airplay
Plays per week across the Mauro Picotto catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Lizard (Alternative Mix) 27 plays 1998
- Jump 25 plays 1997
- Iguana 14 plays 1999
- The Test 13 plays 1996
- Iguana (R.a.f. By Picotto Mix) 12 plays 1999
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 Mauro Picotto's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (132 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.
- Stefano Valli - Jump before 1x · after 2x 136.5 BPM 1997 element ✓
- Laid Back - High Society Girl before 1x · after 1x 137.5 BPM 1982 element ✓
- Piero Zeta & MC Hair - Astral Clock before 1x · after 1x 133.0 BPM 1995 element ✓
- Bloom - Don't Let Your Flame Blow before 1x · after 1x 136.5 BPM 2000 element ✓
- 666 - Bomba! before 2x 135.0 BPM 1999 element ✓
- T.N.T. - Racing Man before 1x · after 1x 140.0 BPM 1993 element ✓
- F.C.F. - Bad Desire before 2x 133.3 BPM 1989 element ✓
- Voice 2 Voice - Music Forever before 1x · after 1x 132.9 BPM 1998 element ✓
- Robby Hood And The Much More - Two Of Hearts after 2x 134.3 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Mike Hammer - Divine (U.s. Remix) after 2x 133.1 BPM 1989 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:
- Bxr Records (14 tracks)
- Underground Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Mauro Picotto.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
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.