Michelangelo (record producer)

Michele Zocca, professionally known as Michelangelo, is an Italian record producer, composer and musician, best known for his frequent collaborations with Blanco.

Michelangelo
Birth nameMichele Zocca
Born1994 (age 28–29)
Cremona, Italy
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Years active2009–present

Career

Michelangelo was born in Cremona, Italy in 1994. A self-taught musician, he became fascinated with the drums when he was in elementary school and went on to learn multiple instruments, including the electric guitar and the bass. Among his influences, he cited the duo Battisti⁠—Mogol.[1] He pursued his education at the Conservatorio Arrigo Boito di Parma, but he quit a year later to dedicate more time to his growing career.[2][3] He started studying music production and audio mixing as an autodidact.[1] From 2016, Michelangelo started working with renowned artists such as Loredana Bertè, Paola Turci and Niccolò Agliardi.[4] He first met Blanco at a studio in Milan in November 2019. After working together for a year, Blanco released his debut studio album, Blu celeste, featuring Michelangelo as the main producer.[5]

In 2022, Michelangelo produced Mahmood and Blanco's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2022, "Brividi". The song ended up winning the contest and Michelangelo was subsequently awarded by the comune of Vescovato.[6]

Selected production discography
Song title, original artist, album of release, and year of release
Song Artist(s) Album Year Ref.
"Afrodite" Blanco Blu celeste 2021 [5]
"Amatoriale" Non-album single 2020 [7]
"Belladonna (Adieu)" [8]
"Blu celeste" Blu celeste 2021 [5]
"Brividi" Mahmood and Blanco Non-album single 2022 [6]
"Campo minato" Michelangelo Vood 2020 [9]
"Castelli di lenzuola" Ariete Specchio 2022 [10]
"David" Blanco Blu celeste 2021 [11]
"Figli di puttana" [11]
"Finché non mi seppelliscono" [12]
"Freccia" Rancore Xenoverso 2022 [13]
"Ladro di fiori" Blanco Blu celeste 2021 [14]
"Lucciole" [11]
"L'ultimo ostacolo" Paola Turci Viva da morire 2019 [4]
"Mezz'ora di sole" Blanco Blu celeste 2021 [11]
"Mi fai impazzire" Blanco and Sfera Ebbasta Non-album single [15]
"Nemesi" Marracash feat. Blanco Noi, loro, gli altri [16]
"Nostalgia" Blanco Non-album single 2022 [17]
"Notti in bianco" Blanco Blu celeste 2021 [11]
"Paraocchi" [18]
"Pornografia (Bianco paradiso)" [11]
"Sai cosa c'è" [11]
"Tutti muoiono" Madame featuring Blanco Madame [19]

References
  1. "Michelangelo, la mano dietro il successo di "Brividi"". Rockol. Archived from the original on 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  2. "Michelangelo e il successo di 'Brividi'. "La canzone buona? La becchi per puro caso"". La Repubblica. Archived from the original on 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  3. "Michele Zocca in arte Michelangelo, chi è il produttore di Mahmood e Blanco". Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  4. "La carriera di Michelangelo, il producer determinante del successo di Blanco". All Music Italia. Archived from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  5. ""Blanco mi ha insegnato la libertà, ecco com'è nata Brividi"- Chi è Michelangelo, il braccio destro del vincitore di Sanremo: l'intervista a FQMagazine". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Archived from the original on 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  6. "Michele Zocca, l'orgoglio del sindaco Conti e di Vescovato per il trionfatore di Sanremo". La Provincia Cremona. Archived from the original on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  7. "Amatoriale (prod. Michelangelo)". SoundCloud. Archived from the original on 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  8. "Blanco: un flusso di coscienza nel singolo d'esordio "Belladonna (Adieu)"". All Music Italia. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  9. "Michelangelo Vood, fuori il nuovo singolo "Campo minato"". Exitwell. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  10. "Ariete su RTL 102.5: "Il mio nuovo album 'Specchio'? Lo consiglio a persone di un'età più avanzata per capire che a volte non siamo noi il problema". RTL 102.5. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  11. Claudio Cabona (10 September 2021). "Blanco può piacere (quasi) a tutti". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. "Blanco, Finché non mi seppelliscono: il testo del nuovo singolo". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. "Rancore: Da Michelangelo a Dade, tutti i produttori e i dettagli su nuovo disco, "Xenoverso"". All Music Italia. Archived from the original on 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  14. "Credits / Ladro di fiori / Blanco – TIDAL". Tidal. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  15. "Blanco & Sfera Ebbasta - Mi Fai Impazzire (Radio Date: 18-06-2021)". EarOne.it. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  16. "'Nemesi' di Marracash: cosa fa di noi stessi il nemico più temibile". 7 January 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  17. "BLANCO - Nostalgia (Radio Date: 03-06-2022)". EarOne. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  18. Nicolò Pagliari (27 February 2021). "Blanco pubblica l'atteso singolo Paraocchi". La Casa del Rap (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  19. "Madame, tracklist e duetti del primo album: da Ernia a Fabri Fibra". Sky TG24. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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