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Alberto Contini
Alberto Contini, also known as A.C. Wild, is an Italian musician and record producer. He has been the vocalist, bassist or keyboardist for the Italian extreme metal band Bulldozer (band), Bulldozer since the early 1980s,METALSHIPBulldozer/ref> and has produced many works in the Italo disco and Eurobeat scenes since the early 1990s.DiscogsAlberto Contini/ref> Biography In 1984, Contini met Bratt Sinclaire, who later became his long term co-worker.Bratt Sinclaire's official websiteSinclaire's Biography He joined Bulldozer in the same year and served as its vocalist and bassist with the stage name A.C. Wild until 1992. In 1990, Contini, then an Artists and repertoire, A&R for Discomagic Records, co-founded the A-Beat C dance label with Dave Rodgers.NRGexpressWhat is "EUROBEAT"? The label signed a big deal with the Japanese dance label Avex Trax and produced many mega-hit works for "Eurobeat#"J-Euro", J-Euro" artists including MAX (band), MAX, V6 (band), V6, and the future "Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival
Tuska Festival, (previously Tuska Open Air Metal Festival), commonly shortened to Tuska (), is a Finnish Heavy metal music, heavy metal rock festival, festival taking place annually in Helsinki. The first Tuska took place in 1998 and the festival has since grown larger every year. The location of the festival has been in Kaisaniemi park in the middle of the city from 2001. However, since 2011, Tuska has taken place at the Suvilahti event field in the Kalasatama neighbourhood of the Sörnäinen Subdivisions of Helsinki, district. The festival dates have always been in either June or July. In recent years the attendance has grown and the festival has drawn up to 63,000 people in 2023. In 2006, the festival was almost sold out and over a combined three-day total of 33,000 attendees arrived to watch 32 artists, including for example Anathema (band), Anathema, Celtic Frost, Opeth, Sodom (band), Sodom, Venom (band), Venom, and Finland's own Amorphis and Sonata Arctica. In 2024 there we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V6 (band)
was a six-member Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. The group debuted on November 1, 1995, with the single "Music for the People", which was used as the image song for the 1995 World Cup of Volleyball. Their first four singles, including "Music for the People", were all cover versions of the same-titled Eurobeat songs composed by Italian producers such as Giancarlo Pasquini, Andrea Leonardi, Alberto Contini, and Sandro Oliva. Similar to their agency seniors Hikaru Genji, the group was separated into two subgroups based on age. For V6, the group was split into 20th Century and Coming Century, which consist of the three oldest members and the three youngest members, respectively. The band sold more than 13.5 million albums and singles. As announced on March 12, 2021, V6 disbanded on November 1, 2021, their 26th anniversary since their debut. History Name In an interview on ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'', the group stated that the "V" in V6 also stood for "Vers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Heavy Metal Singers
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marination * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus * ''Italien'' (magazine), pro-Fascist magazine in Germany between 1927 and 1944 See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurobeat Musicians
Eurobeat refers to two styles of dance music that originated in Europe: one is a British variant of Italian Eurodisco-influencedAng, Ien & Morley, David (2005). "Cultural Studies: Volume 3, Issue 2". ''Routledge''. pgs. 171, 173, 170. . "Eurorecords had to have immediate cross-national appeal, musical simplicity was of the essence- a bouncy beat, just one chorus hook, elementary lyrics. The fun of these records was entirely a matter of sound quality, but once a record was a hit it took on a kind of sleazy, nostalgic charm of its own. It was precisely the brazen utility of these records, in short, that gave them gay disco consumer appeal too.[...] Eurodisco also had an obvious element of camp -British club audiences took delight in the very gap between the grand gestures of Eurosingers and the vacuity of their songs." dance-pop, and the other is a hi-NRG-driven form of Italo disco. Both forms were developed in the 1980s. Producer trio Stock Aitken Waterman and pop band Dead or Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avex Group Artists
Avex Inc. ( kabushiki gaisha , commonly known as Avex and stylized as avex) is a Japanese Conglomerate (company), entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki, TVXQ! and internet sensation PikoTaro. It has also shifted into other business domains like anime, video games and live music events, partnering with Ultra Music Festival and hosting the annual A-nation. The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) ''keiretsu''. Name AVEX is an Acronym and initialism, acronym of the English words Audio Visual EXpert. Since its foundation, its corporate name was Avex digital distribution, D.D., Incorporated, and ten years later it was changed to Avex, Incorporated. The current name, Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated, was adopted in 2004 as part of reconstruction process after Tom Yoda's resignation. Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated was used for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 29 – Tampere Ice Stadium, Hakametsä, the first ice rink of Finland, is inaugurated in Tampere. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-Euro Non-Stop Best
''J-Euro Non-Stop Best'' is a megamix compilation album, consisting of recordings by various Avex artists produced and/or remixed by various music producers mostly those of eurobeat from Italy, released in 2001 by Avex Trax. As an album in the ''Super Eurobeat Presents : J-Euro'' series, ''J-Euro Non-Stop Best'' contained 30 tracks including ones sung by prominent Avex artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki, MAX and Every Little Thing. Tsutaya Summary">J-Euro Non-Stop Best > Summary ''J-Euro Non-Stop Best'' can be considered a greatest hits album, as the album consists of many smash hits in the 2000 "J-Euro" boom in the Para Para scene. __TOC__ Tracks Further details ''J-Euro Non-Stop Best'' is an album in the ''Super Eurobeat Presents : J-Euro'' series launched in 2000, along with '' Ayu-ro Mix 1''–'' 2'' featuring Ayumi Hamasaki, '' Euro Every Little Thing'' featuring Every Little Thing, ''Hyper Euro MAX'' featuring MAX, ''Euro Global'' featuring globe, '' Euro "Dream" Land'' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix
''Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix'' is the second remix album by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki. The album was released on February 16, 2000, and became the second highest selling remix album in Japan of 2000, with 700,000 copies sold. The album became Hamasaki's longest charting remix album with over 31 weeks on the chart. It is the 4th best selling remix album in Japan and also the 7th best selling remix album worldwide of all time. Track listing # Fly High (Euro-Power Mix) (from '' Loveppears'') # Appears (Aggressive Extended Mix) (from ''Loveppears'') # Boys & Girls (A Eurosenti Mix) (from ''Loveppears'') # Depend on You (Eurosenti Mix) (from '' A Song for ××'') # Monochrome (Ayu-ro Extended Mix) (from ''Loveppears'') # Too Late (Euro-Power Mix) (from ''Loveppears'') # Trauma (Eurobeat Mix) (from ''Loveppears'') # Trust (A Eurobeat Mix) (from '' A Song for ××'') # Whatever (Sentimental Mix) (from ''Loveppears'') # End Roll (Ayu-ro Extended Mix) (from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Initial D
is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 volumes. The story focuses on the world of illegal Japanese street racing, where all the action is concentrated in the mountain passes and rarely in cities or urban areas, and with the drifting racing style emphasized in particular. Professional race car driver and pioneer of drifting Keiichi Tsuchiya helped with editorial supervision. The story is centered on the prefecture of Gunma, more specifically on several mountains in the Kantō region and in their surrounding cities and towns. Although some of the names of the locations the characters race in have been fictionalized, all of the locations in the series are based on actual locations in Japan. ''Initial D'' has been adapted into several anime television and original video animations series by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
