Mauro Malavasi

Mauro Malavasi (born 21 March 1957) is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer.[1] He was an important figure in Italian disco with his business partner Jacques Fred Petrus[2] and went on to write and produce hits with various Italian musicians. He received a Pico Mirandola Award in his hometown in 2008.[3] He created the R&B band Change, in the process discovering vocalists Luther Vandross and Jocelyn Brown, and had a million-selling single, "A Lover's Holiday".[4] Later in his career, he became co-writer and producer of Italian superstar singer Lucio Dalla.

Mauro Malavasi
Born (1957-03-21) March 21, 1957
Occupations
  • Music producer
  • songwriter
Years active1979–present

References
  1. Anderson, Sheila E. (2005). How to Grow as a Musician: What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed. Allworth Communications, Inc. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-58115-416-0.
  2. Jones, Alan (2000). Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco. Chicago: A Capella Books. pp. 52–53. ISBN 9781556524110.
  3. "Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Mirandola". fondazionecrmir.it. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco, 1974-2003. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 54. ISBN 9780898201567.
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