"Luigino Celestino Di Agostino (born 17 December 1967), is an originator of Mediterranean Progressive & Lento Violento music. Born in Turin, Italy, Gigi D’Agostino spent his childhood between his native city and Brescia, where the Media Records studios are located. As a child, Gigi D’Agostino wanted to be someone in the world of disco music. Starting out working as a stonemason and a fitter, he began his musical career as a DJ by organizing parties in clubs. His debut was in a club near Turin called “Woodstock”. He was a resident DJ of an Italian disco named Ultimo Impero from 1993 to 1998. As a DJ, D’Agostino is known as one of the “pioneers of Mediterranean Progressive Dance”, consisting of minimalistic sounds, Latin melodies and Mediterranean melodies. 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.
After his rise to success, Gigi D’Agostino musical style changed, with his sound becoming more melodic, at midway between House and Progressive, with more energetic and melodious sonorities and less obsessive rhythms, also known as italodance." Article source: www.thedjlist.com.
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