Pier Bucci is a Chilean
electronic music
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producer . He is known for his solo work and for his role in the groups Mambotur, Skipsapiens, Monne Automne and Bucci (with his brother
Andrés Bucci
Andrés Bucci is a Chilean electronic music producer and DJ. He is known for his solo work as well as for his role as a member of Plan V. He is one of three Bucci brothers (Juan Pablo, Pier Bucci, Pier and Andrés), all DJs and electronic music p ...
). He is one of three Bucci brothers – Juan Pablo, Pier and Andrés – all of whom are electronic music producers.
Like his brother
Andrés
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*Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
*Andres (name)
*Hurricane Andres
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, Pier combines Latin rhythms with German style, as a result of his Chilean origin and the influence of the music scene of
Berlin
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, his home since 2002.
Career
Pier Bucci was born in
Santiago
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,
Chile
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and grew up in the "Bucci Gallery" in the city centre. The gallery was one of the few places that offered art exhibition space in the
Chilean military regime, and was one of the cultural bastions of the last years of the dictatorship, welcoming emerging avant-garde painters as well as
punk and 80s new wave musicians.
Pier's first track "Yahow" was included on the album Ruta 5: Austral (2000), a compilation of Chilean electronic music. In 2002, he moved to Berlin, Germany with his brother
Andrés
Andres or Andrés may refer to:
*Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US
*Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
*Andres (name)
*Hurricane Andres
*Andres (song), "Andres" (song), a 1994 song b ...
(Plan V) and together, as the duo Bucci, they recorded an EP also entitled "Bucci". Pier also took part in projects like Skipsapiens with
Danieto, Monne Automne with
Luciano
Luciano is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese given name and surname. It is derived from Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of '' Lucius'' ("Light"). The French form is '' Lucien'', while the Basque form is '' Luken''.
Single name
* Luciano (rap ...
(of Lucien-n-Luciano), and Mambotur with Argenis Brito.
In 2003, the Bucci duo had their debut release with the track "Dude" and came in at number 8 in the specialist
De:Bug magazine chart, performing in several Berlin clubs. Also in 2003, Bucci appeared in the "Canción Electrónica" ("Electronic Song" in English) compilation album from Argentina's Indice Virgen Records, as well as the "Colores Compilation" album from Mexico's Mil Records. He has produced for Lo-Fi Stereo and Crosstown Rebels, and has released on
Luciano
Luciano is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese given name and surname. It is derived from Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of '' Lucius'' ("Light"). The French form is '' Lucien'', while the Basque form is '' Luken''.
Single name
* Luciano (rap ...
's Cadenza label. He also had a track featured on
Cocoon Recordings
Cocoon Recordings is a record label founded in 2000 and operated by DJ and electronic music producer Sven Väth. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Cocoon is a division of the Cocoon Music Event GmbH.
Väth founded Cocoon Recordings in order to comp ...
' 'Cocoon Compilation F'.
Pier recorded his first solo album "Familia" in 2005, with collaborations from Macha (
Lafloripondio) and the voice of
Armelle Pioline (
Holden
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).
In 2009, Pier launched his own label, Maruca Music, which has to date featured his own new original music along with remixes from heavyweights like
Baby Ford
Peter Frank Adshead, better known as Baby Ford, is a British electronic music record producer, known particularly for his contributions to the birth of acid house. He has also released material under aliases with Mark Broom (Casino Classix, El ...
and Thomas Melchior. He also has plans to bring back his much-loved Mambotur project with the Venezuelan Argenis Brito.
Pier's second album, “Amigo” (2010), included collaborations from
Jorge González as well as repeat appearances from Macha and Pioline.
Pier Bucci .
musicapopular.cl Marisol García retrieved on March 15, 2014
Discography
Albums
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* Familia (Crosstown Rebels – 2005 / CD Promo, CD Album, 12")
* Amigo (Maruca – 2010 / CD, Album, Promo, Car)
* Pier Bucci & Red Robin – Analogue Connection (Katermukke – 2013 / 4xFile, MP3, 320)
Singles, EPs and others
Source:Luciano
Luciano is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese given name and surname. It is derived from Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of '' Lucius'' ("Light"). The French form is '' Lucien'', while the Basque form is '' Luken''.
Single name
* Luciano (rap ...
(Lucien-n-Luciano), Iskrenne with Ian C and the duo Bucci with his brother Andrés.
References
External links
Pier Bucci in Resident Advisor
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1969 births
Living people
Chilean musicians
German techno musicians
Musicians from Santiago, Chile