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Alex Neri | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Alex Neri |
Also known as | Alex Lee |
Born | Sarzana, Italy | 16 June 1970
Genres | Dance, electronic rock, indie rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, DJ |
Years active | 1986–present |
Website | www |
Alex Neri (born on 16 June 1970) is an Italian DJ, producer and songwriter.
A founding member of Planet Funk, having formed the band in the late 90s, Alex Neri also pursued a solo career and established an independent record label named Tenax Recordings. [1]
He started his career playing at the Alhambra, a nightclub in Sarzana owned by his father. Neri began his studio activity collaborating with Marco Baroni [2] and working on different productions such as the Korda project ('Move Your Body' [3] ) and Kamasutra ('Storm In My Soul' [4] ), all while releasing remixed productions for artists such as Club Freaks, [5] Annette Taylor, [6] Future Force, [7] Instant Funk [8] and Jestofunk. [9]
In 1998 Neri and Baroni launched their first single 'Happiness' [10] featuring Jocelyn Brown, which reached 5th place on dance charts in the US and 45th place in the UK. [11] At the same time, Alex Neri met and started collaborating with Gigi Canu and Sergio della Monica, which led to the establishment of Planet Funk. [12]