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

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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

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and the bass. Among his influences, he cited the duo Battisti⁠— Mogol. He pursued his education at the , but he quit a year later to dedicate more time to his growing career. He started studying music production and

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as an autodidact. From 2016, Michelangelo started working with renowned artists such as

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and . He first met

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. In 2022, Michelangelo produced

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and

's entry for the

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, " Brividi". The song ended up winning the contest and Michelangelo was subsequently awarded by the

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of Vescovato.

Selected production discography

References

{{reflist Living people 1994 births Italian record producers People from Cremona