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Otto Orlandi

Ottavio Orlandi, known professionally as Otto Orlandi,[1] is a recording artist,[2] music producer, sound designer, ghost producer[3] and businessperson from Como, Italy.[4] His musical output is a mixture of pop,[5] dance[6] and EDM. His collaborations include "Don't Miss You"[7] and "Seven Days".[8] Additionally, he holds the position of CEO & founder at O Music, a company comprising both recording and management divisions.[9]

Otto Orlandi
Background information
Genres
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Labels
Websitewww.ottoorlandi.com

Background

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Orlandi enrolled at the Music Academy of Como and graduated in sound design.[10]

Artist career

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Breakthrough

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In November 2014, Otto Orlandi had his first hit release. "Bells At Midnight" was a collaboration with Thomas Newson and featured vocals from Melanie Fontana.[11] It was released by Marco V's record label in Charge,[citation needed] a sub-label of Dutch label Be Yourself Music.[12] The track was played by some of the world's top DJs including Hardwell on his On Air radio show,[citation needed] by Nicky Romero on his Protocol radio show,[13] by W&W on their Mainstage radio show[citation needed] and by Blasterjaxx.[14] "Bells At Midnight" reached No. 3 on the Beatport Progressive house Top 100 chart and No. 23 on the Beatport overall Top 100.[15]

2016–present

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Orlandi followed the success of "Bells At Midnight" with his next release "Sail Away".[11] Released in January 2016 by Spanish label Blanco y Negro Music, the track featured vocals written by American songwriter Curtis Richa[16] and performed by Dutch singer-songwriter Allan Eshuijs (under his S-House alias). "Sail Away" was premiered by Nicky Romero on his Protocol radio show[17] and reached No. 9 on the Beatport Progressive house Top 100 chart.[18] Following this release, he signed a publishing deal with MusicAllStars Publishing[19] (a sister company of Spinnin' Records).[20]

In September 2016, Orlandi's collaboration with Fergie DJ titled "Hurts So Good" was released by Gareth Emery's record label Garuda,[21] a sub-label of Dutch label Armada Music.[22] The track was premiered by Don Diablo on his Hexagon radio show.[23] The "Radio Edit" reached 13 on the Nexus Radio Dance Chart[24] and the "Extended Mix" entered the Beatport Electro house Top 100 chart.[25]

Orlandi began 2017 with his second release on the Garuda record label, "The Primitives", a collaboration with Taao Kross.[26] The track received DJ support from David Guetta[citation needed] and Dannic.[27]

Otto Orlandi's best-selling release to date came in February 2017 with the release of "Don't Miss You",[28] through his own O Music Records label. "Don't Miss You" was a collaboration with Swedish duo ManyFew, with vocals from Melanie Fontana. This was the second time Melanie Fontana had appeared on an Otto Orlandi track. The track entered the iTunes Italy Top 10 and peaked at No. 7 while spending a total of 55 days on the top 100.[29] The track went on to record over 2 million plays on Spotify.[30]

In June 2017, Orlandi released "Volcano", featuring ADN.[31] This was his second collaboration with songwriter Curtis Richa.[32] This was followed in July by "Seven Days", his third collaboration with singer and songwriter Melanie Fontana.[30]

Ghost producer

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Otto Orlandi has worked as a ghost producer for multiple artists in various genres[33] including mainstream dance music.[34] He has produced music for several artists signed to Sony Music and Universal Music.[30] His ghost producer career has led to him to work at Capitol Records in Los Angeles,[35] Abbey Road Studios in London and X-Level Studios in Stockholm.[36]

Record label

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O Music Recordings was founded by Otto Orlandi in 2016 and releases pop and dance music.[37]

Discography

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Singles

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Year Title Release Details Certifications
2023 Higher

(featuring Joshua)

2019 Sadgirl

(with Charlie Disney)

You and I

(with Mark Voss)

Golden Tears

(with FAIET, Thatsimo, featuring. Sophie C)

2018 Don't Give Me Up

(with Molly Marrs)

Oddest Goddess

(with The Chordz, featuring Ayah Marar)

Fever

(featuring RAYNE & Karmello)

2017 Seven Days

(featuring Melanie Fontana)

Volcano

(featuring ADN)

Don't Miss You

(with ManyFew, featuring Melanie Fontana)

The Primitives

(with Taao Kross)

  • Released: 6 January 2017[47]
  • Label: Garuda
  • Format: Download
2016 Hurts So Good

(with Fergie DJ)

  • Released: 16 September 2016[48]
  • Label: Garuda
  • Format: Download
Can You Hear Me

(with Sabrina Signs)

  • Released: 15 August 2016[49]
  • Label: Arcadia Records
  • Format: Download
Dissolution

(with VAVO, featuring Nathan Brumley)

  • Released: 29 February 2016[50]
  • Label: PM Music
  • Format: Download
Sail Away

(featuring S-House)

  • Released: 22 January 2016[51]
  • Label: Blanco y Negro Music
  • Format: Download
2014 Bells at Midnight

(with Thomas Newson, featuring Melanie Fontana)

  • Released: 28 November 2014[52]
  • Label: InCharge (Be Yourself Music)
  • Format: Download
2013 Paan
  • Released: 20 December 2013[53]
  • Label: Believe Electro
  • Format: Download
2012 Me And You

(with Francesco Balestrini, featuring Eleonora Rossi)

  • Released: 22 November 2012[54]
  • Label: forBeat
  • Format: Download

References

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  1. ^ s.r.l., Rockol.com. "√ Testo | Testi canzoni | Don't Miss You – Otto Orlandi feat. ManyFew & Melanie Fontana su Rockol.it". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  2. ^ 1001Tracklists. "Otto Orlandi: Honing His Craft". 1001Tracklists. Retrieved 2017-07-12.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Otto Orlandi & Sabrina Signs – Can You Hear Me | We Rave You". We Rave You. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  4. ^ "Otto Orlandi & Sabrina Signs – Can You Hear Me | We Rave You". We Rave You. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  5. ^ "Otto Orlandi & Fergie DJ – Hurts So Good [Garuda #127]". youBEAT (in Italian). 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  6. ^ "Otto Orlandi unveils "Dissolution" with Vavo & Nathan Brumley | We Rave You". We Rave You. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  7. ^ "iTunesCharts.net: 'Don't Miss You (feat. Melanie Fontana)' by Otto Orlandi & ManyFew (Italian Songs iTunes Chart)". www.itunescharts.net. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  8. ^ "We Rave You – Seven Days".
  9. ^ "O Music Recs | About". admin (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  10. ^ "Otto Orlandi & VAVO ft. Nathan Brumley – Dissolution (+ Doppia Intervista) [29 Feb – PM Recordings]". youBEAT (in Italian). 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  11. ^ a b "Otto Orlandi ft. S-House – Sail Away | We Rave You". We Rave You. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  12. ^ "BeyourselfMusic.com | labels | In Charge Recordings". beyourselfmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  13. ^ 1001Tracklists. "Nicky Romero – Protocol Radio 119 2014-11-22". 1001Tracklists. Retrieved 2017-06-15.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ 1001Tracklists. "Blasterjaxx – Maxximize On Air 025 2014-11-21". 1001Tracklists. Retrieved 2017-06-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Mahin, Julien. "Bells At Midnight feat. Melanie Fontana (Original Mix) [In Charge (Be Yourself Music)] – Beatport Top Tracker". BP Top Tracker. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  16. ^ "Otto Orlandi feat. S-House – Sail Away". Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  17. ^ 1001Tracklists. "Nicky Romero – Protocol Radio 180 2016-01-21". 1001Tracklists. Retrieved 2017-06-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Mahin, Julien. "Sail Away (Original Mix) [Blanco y Negro] – Beatport Top Tracker". BP Top Tracker. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  19. ^ "Otto Orlandi". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  20. ^ "Eelko van Kooten – IMS". IMS. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  21. ^ "Otto Orlandi & Fergie Dj – Hurts So Good | We Rave You". We Rave You. 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  22. ^ "Garuda | Armada Music – Home to the music you love". Armada Music – Home to the music you love. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  23. ^ 1001Tracklists. "Don Diablo – Hexagon Radio 046 2015-12-17". 1001Tracklists. Retrieved 2017-06-28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ "Grab A Hit" (PDF). GRAB Magazine: 34. 29 November 2016.
  25. ^ Mahin, Julien. "Hurts So Good (Extended Mix) [Garuda] – Beatport Top Tracker". BP Top Tracker. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  26. ^ "Taao Kross & Otto Orlandi – The Primitives | T.H.E – Music Essentials". T.H.E – Music Essentials. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  27. ^ 1001Tracklists. "Dannic – Fonk Radio 018 2017-01-11". 1001Tracklists. Retrieved 2017-06-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ "Otto Orlandi & ManyFew feat. Melanie Fontana – Don't Miss You | We Rave You". We Rave You. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  29. ^ "iTunesCharts.net: 'Don't Miss You (feat. Melanie Fontana)' by Otto Orlandi & ManyFew (Italian Songs iTunes Chart)". www.itunescharts.net. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  30. ^ a b c "Otto Orlandi drops thrilling new single "Seven Days"". We Rave You. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  31. ^ "Otto Orlandi feat. ADN – Volcano | We Rave You". We Rave You. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  32. ^ 1001Tracklists. "Otto Orlandi: Honing His Craft". 1001Tracklists. Retrieved 2017-07-14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  33. ^ "Otto Orlandi & VAVO ft. Nathan Brumley – Dissolution (+ Double Interview) [OUT on Feb 29th – PM Recordings]". youbeat. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  34. ^ "Otto Orlandi & Sabrina Signs – Can You Hear Me | We Rave You". We Rave You. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  35. ^ "Instagram post by Otto Orlandi • Sep 22, 2016 at 8:55pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  36. ^ "Otto Orlandi & Fergie DJ – Hurts So Good [Garuda #127]". youBEAT (in Italian). 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  37. ^ "O Music Recs | About". admin (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  38. ^ "Higher – Single by Otto Orlandi feat. Joshua on Apple Music".
  39. ^ a b "Sadgirl – Single by Otto Orlandi & Charlie Disney on Apple Music".
  40. ^ "Golden Tears – Single by Otto Orlandi, FAIET & Thatsimo Feat. Sophie C on Apple Music".
  41. ^ "Don't Give Me Up – Single by Otto Orlandi & Molly Marrs on Apple Music".
  42. ^ Oddest Goddess (feat. Ayah Marar) – Single by Otto Orlandi & The Chordz, 2018-05-18, retrieved 2018-05-17
  43. ^ Fever (feat. RAYNE & Karmello) – Single by Otto Orlandi on Apple Music, 2018-03-30, retrieved 2018-04-04
  44. ^ "Seven Days (feat. Melanie Fontana) – Single by Otto Orlandi on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  45. ^ "Volcano (feat. ADN) – Single by Otto Orlandi on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  46. ^ "Don't Miss You (feat. Melanie Fontana) – Single by Otto Orlandi on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  47. ^ "The Primitives – Single by Taao Kross on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  48. ^ "Hurts So Good – Single by Otto Orlandi on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  49. ^ "Can You Hear Me – Original Mix from Arcadia Records on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  50. ^ "Dissolution from PM Music on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  51. ^ "Sail Away from Blanco y Negro Music on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  52. ^ "Bells At Midnight from In Charge (Be Yourself Music) on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  53. ^ "Paan from Believe Electro on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  54. ^ "Me and You (feat. Eleonora Rossi) – Single by Otto Orlandi on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
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