Mauro Malavasi
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Mauro Malavasi is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer.
Malavasi had during the early 70s educated himself at the conservatory of Bologna, Italy in the composition, choir and orchestral disciplines. During those years he also developed his piano to become a masterful piano player. After a crucial meeting in Bologna
, Italy, with businessman Jacques Fred Petrus
in the mid 70s the pair created a production company called Goody Music Productions (GMP) in 1978. After their first project release that year called Macho
(including the top ten track "I'm A Man") the followed up that success with new projects like Peter Jacques band
and Revanche. All these projects were to be considered more or less studio projects that toured successfully both in Europe and in the US with several different line-ups during the late 70s. Malavasi, that was Petrus' right hand and closest co-worker, wrote most of the tracks on the earliest projects before he got more competition from other by Petrus used Italians like Davide Romani and Paolo Gianolio and later on even from American songwriters like Kashif
, Timmy Allen and Kevin Robinson.
Petrus and Malavasi launched several new projects during the 80s like Change
, B. B. & Q. band
and High fashion. Change became both Malavasi's and Petrus' biggest success. During 1980-1983 Malavasi wrote several hits of which "Searching" (#1 spot for nine weeks(!) on Billboard's Club Play Singles chart; featuring Luther Vandross
) by Change in 1980, "On the Beat" (#8 spot on for FMA-Milanthe Billboard Black Singles chart), "Time for Love", "Starlette" and Mistakes" from B. B. & Q. band's
1981 album and "I'll do my best (for you baby)" (#17 on Billboard's Club Play Singles chart) by The Ritchie family in 1982 are the highlights.
After 1983 Malavsi left Petrus due to the latter's financial problems and embarked on a successful career as songwriter and producer outside the Petrus sphere with mostly Italian artists like Lucio Dalla
although also scoring Italian hits with the group Cube and a pan-european smash hit with 'Letter From My Heart' performed by Brit vocalist Steve Allen and later italien superstar Andrea Bocelli
. Malavasi co-produced several Bocelli albums from 1997 until the present, of which Romanza (titel track written by Malavasi) from 1997 earned huge success and reached the # 1 spot on both Billboard's Heatseekers and Top World Music Albums charts. The collaboration brought Malavasi back to his original roots of classic music that he studied at the conservatory at Bologna in the early 70s.
For FMA-Milan, Mauro Malavasi is now supervising, among others, the artistic production of the Canadian classical-crossover soprano Karine Carusi, whose album Bolero (2006) has been released in Japan by PonyCanyon Inc. Her voice and artistry have been defined by Tokyo's CD Journal as proper of a "post Kathleen Battle
".
Malavasi had during the early 70s educated himself at the conservatory of Bologna, Italy in the composition, choir and orchestral disciplines. During those years he also developed his piano to become a masterful piano player. After a crucial meeting in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Italy, with businessman Jacques Fred Petrus
Jacques Fred Petrus
Jacques Fred Petrus was a French-Italian businessman and a pioneer of Italian Disco music.-Early years:...
in the mid 70s the pair created a production company called Goody Music Productions (GMP) in 1978. After their first project release that year called Macho
Macho (band)
Macho was an Italian-American disco/R&B studio group. The Guadeloupe born French-Italian businessman Jacques Fred Petrus and Italian musician Mauro Malavasi, formed a joint production company, called Goody Music Production , in the mid-1970s. Their first project, in 1978, was called Macho,...
(including the top ten track "I'm A Man") the followed up that success with new projects like Peter Jacques band
Peter Jacques band
Peter Jacques band was an Italian Disco band, created by French-Italian-American businessman Jacques Fred Petrus and songwriter and producer Mauro Malavasi . They released three albums all reaching minor success but most of all opened up the US market for Italian made disco...
and Revanche. All these projects were to be considered more or less studio projects that toured successfully both in Europe and in the US with several different line-ups during the late 70s. Malavasi, that was Petrus' right hand and closest co-worker, wrote most of the tracks on the earliest projects before he got more competition from other by Petrus used Italians like Davide Romani and Paolo Gianolio and later on even from American songwriters like Kashif
Kashif
Kashif is an Arabic word, commonly used as a male given name in the Muslim world. Its meaning is close to the English words 'revealer', 'discoverer', 'uncoverer' or 'pioneer'....
, Timmy Allen and Kevin Robinson.
Petrus and Malavasi launched several new projects during the 80s like Change
Change (band)
Change was an Italian-American post-disco group formed in Bologna, Italy in 1979 by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus and Mauro Malavasi...
, B. B. & Q. band
B. B. & Q. Band
-Studio albums:* The B. B. & Q. Band * All Night Long * Six Million Times * Genie -Compilation albums:* The Best Of The B.B. & Q...
and High fashion. Change became both Malavasi's and Petrus' biggest success. During 1980-1983 Malavasi wrote several hits of which "Searching" (#1 spot for nine weeks(!) on Billboard's Club Play Singles chart; featuring Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
) by Change in 1980, "On the Beat" (#8 spot on for FMA-Milanthe Billboard Black Singles chart), "Time for Love", "Starlette" and Mistakes" from B. B. & Q. band's
B. B. & Q. Band
-Studio albums:* The B. B. & Q. Band * All Night Long * Six Million Times * Genie -Compilation albums:* The Best Of The B.B. & Q...
1981 album and "I'll do my best (for you baby)" (#17 on Billboard's Club Play Singles chart) by The Ritchie family in 1982 are the highlights.
After 1983 Malavsi left Petrus due to the latter's financial problems and embarked on a successful career as songwriter and producer outside the Petrus sphere with mostly Italian artists like Lucio Dalla
Lucio Dalla
Lucio Dalla is a popular Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He also plays clarinet and keyboards.He is the composer of Caruso , which has been covered by numerous international artists...
although also scoring Italian hits with the group Cube and a pan-european smash hit with 'Letter From My Heart' performed by Brit vocalist Steve Allen and later italien superstar Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
. Malavasi co-produced several Bocelli albums from 1997 until the present, of which Romanza (titel track written by Malavasi) from 1997 earned huge success and reached the # 1 spot on both Billboard's Heatseekers and Top World Music Albums charts. The collaboration brought Malavasi back to his original roots of classic music that he studied at the conservatory at Bologna in the early 70s.
For FMA-Milan, Mauro Malavasi is now supervising, among others, the artistic production of the Canadian classical-crossover soprano Karine Carusi, whose album Bolero (2006) has been released in Japan by PonyCanyon Inc. Her voice and artistry have been defined by Tokyo's CD Journal as proper of a "post Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle , is an African-American operatic soprano known for her agile and light voice and her silvery, pure tone. Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through performances with major orchestras during the early and mid 1970s. She made her opera debut in...
".