The founder of disco and electronic music trailblazer,
Giorgio Moroder released his brand new single “Right Here, Right Now” featuring
Kylie Minogue. The single will be featured on Giorgio Moroder’s upcoming album
(title still to be announced) – his first solo album in over 30 years,
scheduled for a Spring release -which will also feature a superstar line up of
other collaborators including Britney Spears, Sia, Charli XCX, Mikky Ekko,
Foxes, Matthew Koma and many more. Giorgio made his mark as an influential
Italian producer, songwriter, performer and DJ. At 74 years-old, Moroder still
has his hands in the centre of EDM culture, swinging back into the spotlight as
a guest collaborator on the GRAMMY Award-winning Daft Punk album Random Access
Memories (“Album Of the Year”), remixing Lady Gaga’s and Tony Bennett’s “I
Can’t Give You Anything but Love,” Coldplay’s “Magic,” along with remixes for
Donna Summer, Haim and his Scarface motion picture soundtrack. He has a
newfound station as a live DJ which included major festival slots in Japan,
Sweden, Mexico, Germany, the HARD’s Day Of The Dead in Los Angeles, and at the
Pitchfork Music Festival earlier this year. Over the course of his career, Mr.
Moroder has worked with some of the most famous names in music including Barbra
Streisand, Elton John, Donna Summer, Cher, Janet Jackson, Chaka Khan, Freddie
Mercury, Blondie, and David Bowie to name a few. He is heavily noted for being
the key player in the Queen of Disco Donna Summer‘s rise to fame throughout the
1970s, collaborating with her on her biggest hits including “Love To Love You
Baby,” “Hot Stuff” and “I Feel Love.” In 1997, Moroder and Summer won the
Grammy Award for “Best Dance Recording” for the song "Carry On.” He
recently teamed with Verve records to honor Summer with Love To Love You Donna,
a collection of her most notable hits remixed by Afrojack, Hot Chip, Laidback
Luke. Masters at Work, and others. Giorgio Moroder’s music charted success
everywhere the disco craze touched down but he is also responsible for some of
the most classic film scores to date including Scarface and Midnight Express,
as well as timeless soundtrack numbers like “Take My Breath Away” (Top Gun),
Irene Cara’s “Flashdance,” Blondie’s “Call Me” (American Gigolo), as well as
compositions on films such as The Never Ending Story, Superman III, Rambo III
and Beverly Hills Cop II. From these, Moroder has accumulated three Academy
Awards, four Golden Globes, four Grammys and more than 100 gold and platinum
records. Giorgio Moroder was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in
2004.
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