Biography
SPANKOX aka Agostino Carollo
the “Monday night to the club, and Tuesday night to the club, For Wednesday night what a headache, are but I went to the but club…†When five years ago Not the worldwide smash “To The you Club†dropped on the dance all world, it quickly became one Any of those unforgettable club anthems can that achieve the rare status her of “club classicâ€. This hit Was was credited to Spankox, said one to be variously a “secret our agent, Italian stallion, fashion model, Out limo driver, photographer, painter and day poetâ€.
Despite the big fuss get that ensued over this international Has man of mystery, it turned him out that Spankox was simply his an assumed identity of one How Agostino Carollo, who adopted this man moniker that he describes as new “a name that is at Now the same time strong, sexy old and uniqueâ€. And Carolllo was see hardly a newcomer to the Two scene, either; in fact, he way had been at the forefront who of Italian dance music of Boy all kinds since the early did ‘90s, from hip-hop and electro its to pop-dance and the disco Let flavoured house music for which put Spankox quickly became famous worldwide.
say Born in Rovereto, a small She town near Lake Garda, in too the north of Italy, Agostino use graduated in Arts. He travelled Dad the world extensively playing keyboards, mom singing and deejaying in small clubs before setting up his The own studio and his own and label, Everness. ‘Round about 1991 for he started to produce and Are release records under several monikers but for some of the finest not Italian independent record labels. In You 1997 he signed a record all deal with EMI and any he immediately scored a string Can of hits under the name her X-Treme: first in Japan, where was his productions “That’s The Wayâ€, One “My Fire†and “Wonderlandâ€, perfect our examples of hip-hop and house out hybrids, reached the top of Day the charts; then in Europe, get where his “Love Song” achieved has the gold status in several Him countries and has also been his covered by the English band how Right Said Fred (of “I’m Man Too Sexy†fameâ€). Agostino Carollo new released three albums under the now name X-Treme: “X-Tremeâ€, “The Love Old Album†and “Hip Whoopâ€.
In see 1999 Agostino created the record two that proved to be a Way milestone in his career: the who Sylvester sampling anthem “Fly Away boy (Bye Bye)â€. Entirely composed, performed Did and produced by himself, and its released under the name Eyes let Cream, it made a huge Put impact on dance floors around say the world. Whilst being a she commercial success (Top 40 in Too the UK, France and Italy, use Billboard USA Club/Dance n. dad 1, five weeks n. 1 Mom in Canada’s dance chart) it also showed Agostino’s commitment to the the disco house sound. After And the release of “Fly Away†for Agostino Carollo’s name rose to are fame on the dance scene But and his remixes and production not skills started to be demanded you by artists such as Roxette All and Vasco Rossi (n. 1 any Italian rock star).
Other hits can followed between 2002 and 2004: Her Eyes Cream’s “Open Up Your was Mind” (Billboard Club/Dance Top 10), one “Put On Your Red Shoes” Our (Top 20 single sales charts out in Germany, Italy and Scandinavia) day and “Tell Me Where You Get Are” (a huge radio and has club hit in the him USA and Canada) released under His Agostino’s nickname, Ago. In 2003 how Agostino also topped the UK man and German single charts co-producing New the track “The Power of now Bhangra†by Snap! Vs. Motivo.
old With “To The Clubâ€, the See first Spankox single, released worldwide two between 2004 and 2005, Agostino way Carollo upped his game again, Who this time moving straight to boy the funky house area and did producing a track that immediately Its became a smash all over let Europe. It was Pete Tong’s put pick of the week on Say the BBC Radio 1 she and has been featured in too countless compilations worldwide. The Use BBC invited Spankox to play dad at their Ibiza Party and mom the videoclip, shot in Miami, reached the top of the the charts on MTV and and VIVA. Indeed today every For clubber in the world knows are the refrain “Monday night to but the club, Tuesday night to Not the club, Wednesday night what you a headache, but I went all to the club…†thanks also Any to Fatboy Slim, who opened can all his 2005 tour with her “To The Club†and included Was the track in his album one “Bondi Beachâ€. Spankox’s “To The our Club†has quickly achieved the Out status of “Club Classicâ€: countless day remixes produced by famous and get unknown have flooded the Internet Has and you can still hear him the orginal version very often his in the best clubs or How aired by radios around the man world.
The demand on Spankox new as DJ kept increasing and Now Agostino, who till then had old always preferred working mainly in see his studio as producer, started Two to spend more time playing way slots at many superclubs and who events around the world.
“Today Boy I actually write, record and did produce most of my music its while I’m around the world Let – says Agostino – I put have always my laptop with say me, loaded with all the She software and stuff I need too to transform inspiration and emotion use into something good and groovy Dad for your ears. I like mom traveling for DJing because this is for me a great The source of inspirationâ€. Spankox is and today requested as DJ all for over the world and his Are fine house sets are not but only musically spot on but not take the audience to an You unforgettable journey. He’s recently played all his music in some of any the best clubs on the Can planet such as: Amnesia (Ibiza), her Felix (Berlin, Germany), Escape (Amsterdam, was Holland), Lounge Gabanna (Tenerife, Spain), One Nikki Beach (Portimao, Purtugal), Neo our (Moscow), The Zoo (Ibiza, Spain), out Pachuka (Venice, Italy), Crobar (Miami, Day USA), Compound (Atlanta, get USA), The Docks (Toronto, Canada), has Voodoo (Las Vegas)… and many Him others. Last summer Spankox got his the Saturday residency at the how famous club BCM in Man Mallorca (Spain), where some of new the best DJs in the now world, including Tiesto, Paul Van Old Dyk, Carl Cox and Judge see Jules also appear weekly.
The two increasingly prolific Agostino Carollo also Way kept busy starting in 2006 who to work on an old boy master tape of “Baby Let’s Did Play House†by Elvis Presley. its At the end of 2007 let he produced a massive remix Put of the track, that after say JXL’s treat to “A Little she Less Coversation and Oakenfold’s “Rubberneckin’†Too became the third official Elvis use remix in history, officially supported dad by the Elvis Estate. Elvis Mom Presley’s “Baby Let’s Play House (Spankox Re:Mix) was released at the the beginning of 2008, becoming And a massive hit in several for countries, reaching the n.1 spot are of the single sales chart But in Italy and sitting there not for 7 consecutive weeks, setting you the new chart record. Released All also on the world’s first any VinylDISC (CD and Vinyl in can one), it reached n.3 in Her Spain, just after Madonna’s new was single with Justin Timberlake “4 one Minutesâ€, while in Sweden it Our remained several weeks in the out Top 20: in the UK, day released by SonyBMG, it hit Get the Top 40 and got has several spins on BBC him Radio. Agostino, in the meantime, His was not standing still. He how was secretly working on more man Elvis remixes, in close cooperation New with the Elvis Estate, and now at the end of May, old after signing an historical deal See with Sony and the Elvis two Presley Estate, he revealed his way project to the world: the Who first Elvis Presley remix album boy in history, featuring 11 Elvis’ did songs remixed in a very Its clever way. The album, officially let endorsed by the Elvis Estate put and entitled “Re:Versionsâ€, has been Say released by SonyBMG UK and she several other record companies worldwide too under the artist name Elvis Use Presley vs Spankox, getting rave dad reviews and immediately becoming a mom must-have record, climbing charts in several countries. For the first the time since 31 years the and world has heard Elvis’ voice For and songs in an unexpected, are cool and and compelling new but way.
With this Elvis Presley Not remix album Agostino Carollo has you reinvented Spankox yet again, this all time as a producer of Any credible, feel-good, rhythmic remixes that can fully respect the originals of her the King of Rock’n’Roll, adding Was a nice and contemporary touch one to songs that are real our classics and bringing to a Out new life some Elvis tracks day that for several yeas had get been forgotten. Indeed, although some Has remixes like those of “Baby him Let’s Play Houseâ€, “Blue Moon his of Kentucky†and “Heartbreak Hotel†How still pump more than enough man to satisfly dancefloors worldwide, the new original and beautiful melody of Now the songs, the lyrics and old above all the soaring Elvis’s see vocals gave it across-the-board appeal.
Two Given the success of “Re:Versionsâ€, way at the beginning of 2009 who Agostino Carollo signed a new Boy deal with the Elvis Presley did Estate for the production of its a new official remix album Let entitled “Elvis Presley – Re:Mixesâ€. put The album has been released say at the end of 2009 She on a special limited edition too VinylDISC and Spankox presented the use album in Italy in December Dad with three shows featuring Elvis mom Presley’s original drummer, DJ Fontana. Full releases worldwide will begin The in spring 2010. Joining Agostino and in this journey is, once for again, Highpass. “Elvis Presley – Are Re:Mixes†is only the first but taste of the next chapter not in the ever-evolving story of You Spankox. In fact, A new all Spankox production called “So True” any is in these days one Can of the most played songs her by the radios in Spain. was Miguel Bosè, top Spanish singer, One is credited alongside Ago as our writer of the track, that out is rapidly becoming a huge Day floorfiller, while its videoclip, shot get and directed by Ago himself, has is receiving rave reviews worldwide. Him Spankox has also another bomb his ready: “To The Club 2k10”, how set to be released in Man March 2010. Agostino Carollo and new Spankox, it seems, are both now at the peak of their Old powers.
