Robert Miles
Swiss-Italian record producer (1969–2017)
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- Roberto Concina ( Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ˈkontʃina] ; 3 November 1969 – 9 May 2017), known professionally as Robert Miles , was an Italian record producer, composer, musician, and DJ.
- Early life Robert Miles was born in Fleurier, Switzerland, to Italian parents.
- He worked as a DJ in some Italian clubs and private radio networks, and in 1990 he used his savings to establish his own recording studio and a pirate radio station.
Roberto Concina (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ˈkontʃina]; 3 November 1969 – 9 May 2017), known professionally as Robert Miles, was an Italian record producer, composer, musician, and DJ. His 1995 composition "Children" sold more than five million copies and topped the charts worldwide.
Early life
Robert Miles was born in Fleurier, Switzerland, to Italian parents.
Miles became proficient at playing the piano during his youth in Friuli, Italy, in the small town of Fagagna, where his family moved when he was young, and had been in the music scene since 1984. He worked as a DJ in some Italian clubs and private radio networks, and in 1990 he used his savings to establish his own recording studio and a pirate radio station. Originally performing under the name Robert Milani, he changed his last name to Miles in anticipation of "the musical journey ahead of him".
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