Immanuel Casto
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| Genres | Porn Groove, electronic music |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | JLe Management/Freak & Chic |
Immanuel Casto (born Manuel Cuni, September 16, 1983) is an Italian songwriter.
Biography
Early works
Born in Villa di Serio, near Bergamo, Manuel Cuni moved to Bologna in 2002, to work as an art director. Between 2003 and 2004, with the stage name Immanuel, Cuni produced and released the EPs On the Road, Voyeur and Vento di erezioni.[1] The songs showed an ironic take on sex and pornography, in a dance/electronic style. According to Casto, his work belongs in the porn groove music genre.[2]
In 2005, the song Io la do got to be broadcast nationally on Radio Deejay.[1]
Anal beat and mainstream recognition
The 2008 music video for Anal Beat was Casto's big break.[3] He became a regular guest on Mtv Italia's "Loveline"[4] and got to be featured on El País.[5] In the same year Casto signed with Jle Management. In june Casto performed at the National Gay Pride and published his first greatest hits The Hits.[6]
Adult Music
In 2009 Casto went on his first national tour and released the single Touché (Par l'amour),[7] his first song available on digital stores and produced by his future main collaborator, Keen.[6]
In 2010 he began his collaboration with singer-songwriter Romina Falconi, releasing Crash, one of Casto's most successful singles, later included in Adult Music (Universal 2011).[8]
On September 13, 2013 Immanuel Casto published his seventh studio album Freak & Chic, which included the singles Tropicanal and Sexual Navigator (feat. drag queen Minerva Lowenthal). Romina Falconi is featured on the third single, Sognando Cracovia, which became the title for Casto and Falconi's joint tour in 2014-2015. In turn, Casto appeared on the song Eyeliner, included in Falconi's album Certi sogni si fanno attraverso un filo d'odio.[9]
The Pink Album
In 2015 Casto released Deepthroat Revolution and announced his new studio work, The Pink Album, published on September 25. With Rosico Casto begins his collaboration with Tying Tiffany, while Rosso oro e nero is a cover of Einsturzende Neubaten's Sabrina, performed with Italian post punk band Soviet Soviet, and Horror Vacui features once again Romina Falconi. The video for Alphabet Of Love, featuring adult performer Franco Trentalance, has been officially released in September 2016 on Pornhub. According to a statement released by Casto's production company, it is the first time a European artist gets to release their video on the site.[10][11]
Controversies
- In 2012 Casto released Squillo,[12] a collectible card game about prostitution, sex trafficking and various criminal activities.[13] On October 9, 2012, senator Emanuela Baio Dossi, urged for the game to be removed from stores due to its controversial and offensive content.[14][15][16]
- The song Da grande sarai fr**io (lit. "When you grow up you'll be a f*ggot"), from The Pink Album, sparked some controversy upon its release, in spite of carrying an "it gets better" message aimed at LGBT youth. However, due to Casto's trademark explicit and politically incorrect style and his use of slurs, it was deemed offensive by part of his LGBT audience, prompting Casto, himself an out gay man and LGBT activist,[17] to make a video addressing his fans and explaining the meaning of the song.[18]
Discography
Albums
- 2011 – "Adult Music"
- 2013 – "Freak & Chic"
- 2015 – "The Pink Album"
Compilations
- 2011 – "Porn Groove 2004/2009"
Singles
- 2009 – "Touché (Par l'amour)"
- 2010 – "Escort 25"
- 2010 – "Crash" (feat. Romina Falconi)
- 2011 – "Revival"
- 2011 – "Killer Star"
- 2012 – "Zero carboidrati"
- 2012 – "Porn to Be Alive"
- 2012 – "A Pecorina nel Presepe"
- 2013 – "Tropicanal"
- 2014 – "Sexual Navigator"
- 2014 – "Sognando Cracovia" (feat. Romina Falconi)
- 2015 – "Deepthroat Revolution"
- 2015 – "Da grande sarai fr**io"
- 2015 – "DiscoDildo"
- 2016 – "Alphabet of Love"
References
- ^ a b "Mr Muzik Off: Immanuel Casto presenta il suo "Killer Star" - Cronaca - Gazzetta di Modena". December 3, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Immanuel Casto, voce del porn groove italiano". Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Recensione di "Freak&Chic" scritta da FedericoConcas". Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "LOVELINE: IL SESSO TORNA PROTAGONISTA SU MTV. IMMANUEL CASTO TROVA IL SUO POSTO AL SOLE". DavideMaggio.it. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ País, Ediciones El (September 5, 2008). "¿A qué suena el porno pop?". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "Immanuel Casto - GayVillage" (in Italian). Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Debaser: Touchè par l'amour".
- ^ "Immanuel Casto, che hard disk! – Spettacolo". www.tgcom24.mediaset.it. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Immanuel Casto: "Sono pronto per Sanremo" – L'intervista – Panorama". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Storica collaborazione tra IMMANUEL CASTO e PORNHUB | Freak & Chic". www.freaknchic.it. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Immanuel Casto lancia il nuovo singolo su Pornhub". Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Squillo official site (explicit content)".
- ^ "Il gioco di ruolo con le squillo fa scandalo | Giornalettismo | Giornalettismo" (in Italian). October 31, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3jpwdANIfs, retrieved October 20, 2015
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ ""Squillo", il gioco da tavolo per 'papponi' diventa un cult. Tra le polemiche". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Squillo di Immanuel Casto: interrogazione in Senato per il gioco di carte sulla prostituzione [FOTO]". GAY.tv (in Italian). Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Immanuel Casto: "Mi manca l'amore". Ecco l'intervista. | Gay.it" (in Italian). May 4, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ddmOGyOwL0, retrieved October 20, 2015
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External links
- Sito ufficiale
- Immanuel Casto discography at Discogs