by Mauro Picotto, a friend from Media Records. Subsequently, D'Agostino released the song "Angel's Symphony" with R.A.F. This was followed by his single "Gigi's Violin". His single "FLY", published in 1996 with BXR Noise Maker, the label created by Media Records for Mediterranea progressive house, reached the top of the sales in Italy. As a record producer, D'Agostino's uses the pseudonym "Gigi Dag" he transforms a piece, originally destined for the discos, into a success for the mainstream public.Īfter successes like the track "Sweetly", he joined the team of Bortolotti, the general manager of Media Records and suddenly reached the top of the hit parades. As a DJ, D'Agostino is known as one of the "pioneers of Mediterranean Progressive Dance", consisting of minimalistic sounds and Latin and Mediterranean melodies. D'Agostino would continue working with Gas, as well as Mauro Picotto's production team in the following years. He was resident DJ of an Italian disco named Ultimo Impero from 1993 to 1998.ĭ'Agostino's first release was Noise Makers Theme, a double-A-sided record with a track by Daniele Gas on the other side, which launched the Noise Maker label, under the direction of Italo house producer Gianfranco Bortolotti.
He worked also in a small club called Palladio in Cascinette d'Ivrea (30 km north from Turin) from 1987 until around 1992 and in a club called Le Palace in the Valentino Castle Garden in Turin. His debut was in a club near Turin called "Woodstock". Starting out working as a stonemason and a fitter, he began his musical career as a DJ by organizing parties in clubs. As a child, D'Agostino wanted to be someone in the world of disco music. Born in Turin, Italy on 17 December 1967, to parents from Salerno, Campania, D'Agostino spent his childhood between Turin and Brescia, where the Media Records studios are located.