Blow-Up is a DJ duo from California.

History

Claudio Camaione and Paolo Cilione came to New York City in the late 1990s, then further on to Southern California to build their studio for recording and film editing in a villa overlooking Silver Lake. At the start of their collaboration they scored a few short films and started directing indie pieces of their own featuring Clifton Collins from

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, NYC "It Girl" Debi Mazar and Italian starlet Claudia Gerini. In 2003, under the name Blow-Up, they wrote, produced, performed & recorded their debut American LP ''Exploding Plastic Pleasure''. Packed with rhythmic fueled compositions, club remixes and songs in no less than 4 different languages, the LP features guest performances by Debbie Harry, Lydia Lunch and Dee Dee Ramone. This gained them a reputation in the pop and dance music world resulting in requests to write, produce and remix for several up and coming acts as well as some of the top names in music.

The Flaming Lips The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band currently consists of Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Drozd (guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals), Derek Brown (keyb ...

chose Blow-Up to remix '' Ego Tripping'' and

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

commissioned them to remix her ''

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'' single for the American Life Remixed LP. After that project was cancelled, they remixed ''

Love Profusion "Love Profusion" is a song by American singer and songwriter Madonna for her ninth studio album, ''American Life'' (2003). Written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, it was released as the fourth and final single from the album on ...

'' instead. More recently, they've completed remixes for

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

Esthero Esthero ( ; born Jenny-Bea Englishman on December 23, 1978 in Stratford, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who lives in Los Angeles, California. The name ''Esthero'' refers both to the singer and formerly to the two-person team of herself ...

, Blondie as well as

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

for a 25-year anniversary release of ''

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", also written "Da' Ya' Think I'm Sexy", is a song by British singer Rod Stewart from his ninth studio album, ''Blondes Have More Fun'' (1978). It was written by Stewart, Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings, though it inc ...

''. Three of these remixes—Madonna's ''Love Profusion'', Esthero's ''O.G. Bitch'', and Yoko Ono's ''Everyman/Everywoman'' reached #1 on the

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in 2004. The Rod Stewart remix is currently charting as well.

Original Productions

* 2003 – ''In Technicolor'' * 2004 – ''Exploding Plastic Pleasure''

Remixes

* 2003 –

, ''Ego Tripping EP'' * 2003 –

, ''Love Profusion'' * 2003 – Blondie, ''Good Boys'' * 2004 –

, ''O.G. Bitch'' * 2004 –

, ''Everyman...Everywoman...'' * 2004 –

, ''Do You Think I'm Sexy'' * 2005 –

, ''Hollywood'' * 2008 –

Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with tw ...

, ''Not as We''

External links

Official Website

Myspace Page
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