Dave Rodgers
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Dave Rodgers is an Italian
songwriter, composer, and producer.
Born in Mantua
, he started production with the band Aleph
. Since then, he has collaborated with artists from around the world and has produced several multi-platinum albums. Rodgers has been honored by the Japanese music industry for selling more than 30 million albums as a singer, composer and producer.
He is the owner of Rodgers Studio, and A-Beat C Productions co-founded with Alberto Contini
. Considered by many to be the "Godfather of Eurobeat", he has written and produced songs for J-Pop
artists such as Namie Amuro
, V6
and MAX
, which proved to help introduce some of the Japanese music fans to the electronic music genre known as Eurobeat
. He has produced countless works for the Super Eurobeat
series, the world's longest running series of dance music compilation albums, since its earliest issues. Many songs produced by Dave Rodgers have become massive hits, such as "Space Boy" by Dave Rodgers himself, "Music for the People" by Dave Rodgers Himself also covered by V6, "Try Me" by Amuro Namie, "Go Go Money" by Neo, "Original Sin" by Powerful T. and "Get Wild" with a collaboration with Tetsuya Komuro
. A handful of these songs are used in the Initial D
anime and video games.
He has recently released a new CD under the name Dave Rodgers, called Blow Your Mind. The music on this CD has a more Rock feel to it, as opposed to his previous Eurobeat songs.
He recently established a new eurobeat label, Sun Fire Records.
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
songwriter, composer, and producer.
Born in Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
, he started production with the band Aleph
Aleph (musician)
Aleph is a 1980s Italo disco band, featuring the vocals of Dave Rodgers. The other members of the group were Donato Bellini and Marco Manzi. They achieved a fair amount of success with the single "Fly To Me" in 1985, which reached the Top Ten in several countries. They released two LPs, "Black Out"...
. Since then, he has collaborated with artists from around the world and has produced several multi-platinum albums. Rodgers has been honored by the Japanese music industry for selling more than 30 million albums as a singer, composer and producer.
He is the owner of Rodgers Studio, and A-Beat C Productions co-founded with Alberto Contini
Alberto Contini
Alberto Contini is an Italian musician. He has been the vocalist, bassist or keyboardist for the Italian speed metal band Bulldozer since early 1980s and has produced many works in the italo-disco scene and eurobeat scene since early 1990s....
. Considered by many to be the "Godfather of Eurobeat", he has written and produced songs for J-Pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
artists such as Namie Amuro
Namie Amuro
is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
, V6
V6 (band)
V6 is 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 World Cup of Volleyball in 1995...
and MAX
MAX (band)
MAX whose name is an acronym for "Musical Active eXperience" is an Okinawan vocal group popular in Japan. The original members of MAX made their musical debut as members of the Super Monkey's along with lead vocalist, Namie Amuro...
, which proved to help introduce some of the Japanese music fans to the electronic music genre known as Eurobeat
Eurobeat
Eurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
. He has produced countless works for the Super Eurobeat
Super Eurobeat
Super Eurobeat is a CD compilation series of Eurobeat music in Japan. The series itself is one of the longest running in the entire world. It has been running for over twenty years and consists of 214 volumes as of May 2011...
series, the world's longest running series of dance music compilation albums, since its earliest issues. Many songs produced by Dave Rodgers have become massive hits, such as "Space Boy" by Dave Rodgers himself, "Music for the People" by Dave Rodgers Himself also covered by V6, "Try Me" by Amuro Namie, "Go Go Money" by Neo, "Original Sin" by Powerful T. and "Get Wild" with a collaboration with Tetsuya Komuro
Tetsuya Komuro
, also known as TK, is a Japanese keyboardist, guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer born on November 27, 1958 in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. He is recognized as being the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced dance music to the Japanese mainstream...
. A handful of these songs are used in the Initial D
Initial D
is a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1995. It has been adapted into a long-running anime series by OB Planning, Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, and A.C.G.T, and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia...
anime and video games.
He has recently released a new CD under the name Dave Rodgers, called Blow Your Mind. The music on this CD has a more Rock feel to it, as opposed to his previous Eurobeat songs.
He recently established a new eurobeat label, Sun Fire Records.
Songs by Giancarlo Pasquini under the alias "Dave Rodgers"
- 100
- 'Ale Japan
- All I Want For Christmas Is You
- Anniversary (w/ Domino & Virginelle)
- Another Miracle (w/ Nuage)
- Are We Gonna Be Together (w/ Meri)
- Baby Come Back (Dave Rodgers Mix) (w/ Domino)
- Baby Come Back (Domino Mix) (w/ Domino)
- Beat Of The Rising Sun
- Black Fire
- Boom Boom Japan
- Burning Like Fire
- California Dreaming
- Car Of Your Dreams (w/ Nuage)
- Come On Everybody
- Come On Let's Dance
- Contact (w/ Karen)
- Could It Be Magic (w/ Karen)
- Crimson Kiss
- Dancing In The Starlight
- Deja Vu
- Disco Fire
- Dive Into Your Body
- Don't Let Me Cry (w/ Nuage)
- Don't Make Me Cry (w/ Nuage)
- Eldorado
- Eldorado (Dave Rodgers Remix)
- Fever
- Fevernova (w/ Kiko Loureiro)
- Fire Dragon
- Fly
- Get Wild
- Go To The Top
- Golden 70's Years
- I Believe In You (w/ Domino)
- I Just Wanna Find You (w/ Domino)
- I Wanna Give You My Heart (w/ Meri)
- I Was Made For Lovin' You
- I'll Be Your Hero
- I Want To Feel
- Kingdom Of Rock
- Let It Be
- Let's Go To The Show ~K2 The Auto Messe
- Like A Space Invader (Extended Friday Version)
- Like A Space Invader (Extended Saturday Version)
- Livin' La Vida Mickey
- Living In Peace (w/ Karen)
- Love In The Elevator
- Love Train
- Lucky Man
- Made In Japan
- Make A Movement!!
- Make Up Your Mind
- Mary Ann (w/ Domino)
- Merry Christmas Baby
- Milan Milan Milan
- Music For The People (w/Jennifer Batton)
- My Dream Team Is Verdy
- Night Fever (w/ Mega NRG Man)
- Not Gonna Get Us
- Nothing Changed
- Red Code
- Red Hot Zip (w/ Domino)
- Resistance
- Rich & Famous
- Saturday Night Fever
- Self Control
- Seventies
- Shake
- Smoke On The Water
- Soul Gasoline
- Space Boy
- Space Boy (Grand Mix)
- Space Invader (Extended Friday Version)
- Space Invader (Extended Saturday Version)
- Stay The Night
- Stay The Night (Japanese Works)
- Sun City
- Sun City 2008
- Surrender (w/Karen)
- Sweat & Tears
- Sweet Little Cinderella (w/ Domino)
- Take Me Higher
- Tension
- The Final Countdown
- The Race Is Over
- The Race Is The Game
- The Race Of The Night
- The V.I.P. Is JP
- They Say (W/ Dr. D.O.P.E.)
- Time To Countdown
- True To Your Heart
- Two Worlds
- Unbelievable (w/ Annalise)
- Victory
- Watch Me Dancing
- Watch Out
- We Are The Champions (w/ A-Beat Friends)
- We Wanna Rock Out
- Wheels Of Fire
- Wild Heaven
- Wild Reputation 2005
- Woman From Tokyo
- You'll Be In My Heart
Songs by Giancarlo Pasquini in the group "Aleph"
- Let The Music Play
- Fly To Me
- Doctor
- Take My Life
- Generation Of Love
- Hero
- Bad Power
- Big Brother
- Black Out
- Bloody Feeling
- Break Away
- Check It Up
- Fire On The Moon
- I'm In Danger
- Just For Love
- Never Let Me Down
- Silver
Songs by Giancarlo Pasquini under the alias "The Big Brother"
- Soul Gasoline
- Oh Oh Girls Are Dancing
- Wild Reputation
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart
- Rock And Roll
- Dancing In The Fire
- Big Time
- Ai No Corrida
- September
- Tears On My Eyes
- Red Fire
- L.A. Time
- Knock On Wood
Songs by Giancarlo Pasquini under other aliases
- Raymond Barry - Get Back
- Chester - Right Time
- Dr. Money - Give Up
- Patrick Hooley - Catching Your Time
- Patrick Hooley - Listen to Your Heart
- Tommy J - Desire
- Manzi-Bellini - In Your Eyes
- Billy Mappy - Get It On
- Paul Murray - Comedia
- Red Skins - Dance Around the Totem
- Mario Ross - More Illusions
- Mario Ross - Push Push Ballerina
- RCS - Rocking The City
- Robert Stone - Black Cars
- Robert Stone - Burning Heart
- Robert Stone - Dance Girl
- Robert Stone - Don't Give Up
- Robert Stone - Pocket Time
- Robert Stone - Welcome To The Jungle
- Roby Benvenuto - Gringo