Charismatic, talented and perfectionist Micky More (Aka Michele Mingo) is one of the newest and most interesting dj's and producers on the soulful house scene. Born in 1982 in the center of Italy, he first approached music at the age of nine, when he started to play the piano. In 96, aged 14, he started buying vinyls and got djing. He started to play at private as well as school parties, that he organises himself, where he would play for more than 2000 people. In 99 he starts performing in local clubs (Miami, Shalimar, Melody Sirens, Sunny) and hosts a Saturday night show in a local radio: the shows called Orbital and Micky spins the best house grooves of the planet. Through the years he gets more and more into raregrooves and the American sound of the 70s (Stevie Wonder, Salsoul Orchestra, Philadelphia Sound, Crown Heights Affair) as well as into jazz music, in particular Herb Alpert,Bert Kaempfert,Miles Davis,Jimmy Smith. In 2001 @ the age of 19 after finishing school he can start djing fulltime, playing in the best clubs of the Italian Adriatic riviera(Ecu,Peter Pan,Cocorico,Pascia,Baia Imperiale,Prince). His passion for the dj console is paralleled with a fruitful studio work: particularly meticulous, hes always looking for the perfect sound for his tracksthis makes him one of the most interesting Italian producers and also one of the most respected abroad.The EP Straight to the Moon" was a clear example of that: released in January 2006 by the british label Peng, it earned him the love and respect of people such as BrianTappert, Richard Earnshaw, Franck Roger, Jask, MR V, Luis Radio, Audiowhores just to name a few. Today Micky, 24, performs in the best clubs in Italy and abroad, also in live sessions where he plays with some of the best names of the Italian funk/jazz scene, like Riccardo Burattini (keyboards), Stefano Catani (saxophone) and Massimo Morganti (trombone), the conductor of the Colors Jazz Orchestra. Particularly appreciated for his exciting music selections as well as for his mixing technique, the 4/4 drums with jazz, funk, soul influences, plus electric synths and breathtaking gospel voices are his distinguishing marks. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.