DJ Dado (born Flavio Daddato, 6 January 1967) is an
Italian
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disc jockey
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and
record producer
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who is mostly known for his
remix
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of
Mark Snow
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's theme for ''
X-Files'', and for
covering Giorgio Moroder
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's "The Legend Of Babel". He produced
dream trance
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and
italo dance
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music between 1994 and 2004, and has done many remixes for other artists such as
Boy George
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,
Jean-Michel Jarre
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, and Italian singer
Alexia.
Discography
Albums
* 1995: ''The Films Collection''
* 1996: ''The Album''
* 1998: ''Greatest Hits & Future Bits''
* 1999: ''Greatest Themes '99''
Singles
Remixes
* Imperio - Atlantis (DJ Dado mix)
* Vasco Rossi - Rewind (D.J. Dado Fm First Cut) " Remix – DJ Dado, Roberto Gallo Salsotto 1999"
References
External links
DJ Dado on Discogs
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Italian DJs
Italian record producers
Living people
1967 births
Electronic dance music DJs