Sam Paganini is an Italian DJ and producer from

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. His 1997 song, " Zoe", made #47 on the

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. He has since released many singles and EPs under his given name, including the very successful ''Body to Body'' EP on Cocoon Recordings. In 2014, Sam released his debut album,

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, on Drumcode Records. The album was received very well, and one of the tracks from the album, "Rave," remained in the

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Techno Top 10 for six months, and has remained in the Techno Top 100 for a year as of September 2015.

Selected discography

As Paganini Traxx

* Zoe (S3, 1996)

As Sam Paganini

* Shibuya's Cosplayer (With Johnny Kaos, Android Muziq, 2010) * Cobra EP (Plus 8 Records, 2011) * Prisma EP (Drumcode, 2012) * Eros EP (Drumcode, 2012) * Body To Body (Cocoon Recordings, 2013) * Black Leather EP (Drumcode, 2013) * Shade (Driving Forces Recordings, 2014) *

(Album, Drumcode, 2014) * The Beat EP (Drumcode, 2016) * Zenith (JAM, 2017) * Astro / Pulse EP (JAM, 2018) * Reflections (JAM, 2020) * Light + Shadow (JAM, 2022)

References

Italian DJs Italian record producers Living people 1975 births People from Treviso Electronic dance music DJs {{Italy-music-bio-stub