Mela
Mela is an Italo Disco / Eurobeat project at Asia Records. Key releases appeared on Asia Records, Fcf Records. The lineup included Daniela Rando, Clara Moroni, Stefania Dal Pino, Antonella Melone. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 7 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Key labels: Asia Records, Fcf Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
- Members: Daniela Rando, Clara Moroni, Stefania Dal Pino, Antonella Melone, Melody Castellari, Rachael Doran, Andrea Delfino, Emily Guerra
Italo Disco / Eurobeat project at Asia Records. Clara Moroni: "Help Me" Andrea Delfino: "I Want Your Love", "Everytime You Make Me Right" and "Run Run" Stefania Dal Pino: "This Is My Way" Daniela Rando: "Eyes Of The Tiger" and "I'll Be With You" Antonella Melone: "Love Me Too" Emily Guerra: "Sandy" Rachael Doran: "When I Dream of You" Melody Castellari: "Hurry Hurry Hurry" Unknown vocalists: "Looking Out", "So Close to the Heaven", "Just a Love Story", "Change Your Time" and "Never Know Why"
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Mela in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Everytime You Make Me Right (1989) 10 plays Asia Records
- Run Run (1990) 13 plays Asia Records
- Love Me Too (1991) 12 plays Fcf Records
- I Want Your Love (1989) 7 plays Asia Records
- Help Me (1989) 5 plays Asia Records
- Looking Out (1988) 4 plays Asia Records
- This Is My Way (1990) Asia Records
Tracks & releases
All 7 Mela tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1988 - 1991).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looking Out | 1988 | 125.01 | Asia Records | Italy | 4 |
| Everytime You Make Me Right | 1989 | 129.39 | Asia Records | Italy | 10 |
| Help Me | 1989 | 128.99 | Asia Records | Italy | 5 |
| I Want Your Love | 1989 | 125.05 | Asia Records | Italy | 7 |
| Run Run | 1990 | 136.18 | Asia Records | Italy | 13 |
| This Is My Way | 1990 | 143.90 | Asia Records | Italy | - |
| Love Me Too | 1991 | 124.09 | Fcf Records | Italy | 12 |
Cover gallery
All 7 unique single covers in the Mela section of the library.
Catalog by decade
Of these, 1 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) and 6 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
4 of 7 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Love Me Too (124.1 BPM) at the slow end and This Is My Way (143.9 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 Mela catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Run Run 13 plays 1990
- Love Me Too 12 plays 1991
- Everytime You Make Me Right 10 plays 1989
- I Want Your Love 7 plays 1989
- Help Me 5 plays 1989
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 Mela's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (51 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats.
- Divine - Love Reaction before 1x · after 1x 126.9 BPM 1983
- Mister Fun - Happyland before 2x 135.7 BPM 1994
- Air Mail - Flash In Your Mind before 1x 122.6 BPM 1987
- Grant Miller - Red For Love before 1x 123.5 BPM 1985
- Ross - Coming Up before 1x 123.7 BPM 1986
- Donna - Dancin' before 1x 123.3 BPM 1987
- Squash Gang - Moving Your Hips before 1x 124.2 BPM 1987
- Bobby Orlando - Excited before 1x 126.1 BPM 2005
- Raffaele Fiume - Emotion before 1x 125.0 BPM 2014
- Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) before 1x 122.4 BPM 1983
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.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Asia Records (6 tracks)
- Fcf Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Mela.
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.