Giorgio Moroder

My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio.

Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer and record producer. Dubbed the "Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering Euro disco and electronic dance music. His work with synthesizers had a significant influence on several music genres such as hi-NRG, Italo disco, synth-pop, new wave, house, and techno music.

Quotes

• My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio.
  • "Giorgio by Moroder"
• Once you free your mind about a concept of harmony and of music being "correct," you can do whatever you want. So, nobody told me what to do, and there was no preconception of what to do.
  • "Giorgio by Moroder"