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Giorgio Moroder

Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder, named on record sleeves often as only Giorgio (born 26 April 1940, Urtijëi, South Tyrol, Italy) is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer of Ladin origin, based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records. He collaborated with Donna Summer during the era of disco (including "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love") and is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, which was used as a recording studio by artists including the Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Elton John. more »