Alex Neri (born on 16 June 1970) is an Italian DJ, producer and songwriter.
Biography
A founding member of
Planet Funk
Planet Funk is an Italian electronic music, electronic band. The group is composed of Marco Baroni, Alex Neri, Dan Black, and formerly Sergio Della Monica and Domenico "Gigi" Canu. In addition a number of guest vocalists joined the group, includ ...
, having formed the band in the late 90s, Alex Neri also pursued a solo career and established an independent record label named Tenax Recordings.
He started his career playing at the Alhambra, a nightclub in Sarzana owned by his father. Neri began his studio activity collaborating with Marco Baroni and working on different productions such as the Korda project ('Move Your Body') and Kamasutra ('Storm In My Soul'), all while releasing remixed productions for artists such as Club Freaks, Annette Taylor, Future Force, Instant Funk and Jestofunk.
In 1998 Neri and Baroni launched their first single 'Happiness' featuring Jocelyn Brown, which reached 5th place on dance charts in the US and 45th place in the UK. At the same time, Alex Neri met and started collaborating with Gigi Canu and Sergio della Monica, which led to the establishment of
Planet Funk
Planet Funk is an Italian electronic music, electronic band. The group is composed of Marco Baroni, Alex Neri, Dan Black, and formerly Sergio Della Monica and Domenico "Gigi" Canu. In addition a number of guest vocalists joined the group, includ ...
.
Discography
''Solo albums''
* 1992: ''The Wizard''
* 1993: ''Soave'' (with DJ Le Roy Feat. Bocachica)
* 1995: ''Headphone'' (EP)
* 1995: ''Planet Funk''
* 1996: ''Planet Funk 2''
* 2004: ''Housetrack/Club Element''
* 2004: ''Aurora''
* 2006: ''April''
* 2007: ''La Fotografia'' (with Luca Bacchetti)
* 2008: ''Warm Vibes'' (EP) (with Marco Solforetti and Ilario Alicante)
* 2014: ''Mystic Tattoo'' (with Marco Baroni)
* 2015: ''Desert Rose'' (with Federico Grazzini)
''Planet Funk''
* 2002: ''
Non Zero Sumness''
* 2005: ''
The Illogical Consequence
''The Illogical Consequence'' is the second album released by Planet Funk.
Track listing
Notes
*Vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 by John Graham.
*Vocals on tracks 4, 11, 13 by Dan Black.
*Vocals on track 10 by Claudia Pandolfi.
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* 2006: ''
Static''
* 2009: ''
Planet Funk
Planet Funk is an Italian electronic music, electronic band. The group is composed of Marco Baroni, Alex Neri, Dan Black, and formerly Sergio Della Monica and Domenico "Gigi" Canu. In addition a number of guest vocalists joined the group, includ ...
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* 2011: ''
The Great Shake''
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Italian record producers
Italian male songwriters
Italian songwriters
Male songwriters
Italian DJs
Italian electronic dance music DJs