Cesare Ferioli aka Big Mojo, born in Bologna on 1967, made his debut appearance in 1982 playing drums with the then very young bolognese punk band Uxidi D.C. and Urban Fight, then he plays with the new wave/post punk band Tribal Noise during the first half of the eighties, and the rock'n'roll band Jack Daniel's Lovers during the late 80's. This led up to the album "Stay Out Of Jail" by J.D.L. (1988 - Lakota Records / Ricordi Italy), produced by Los Lobo's Steve Berlin, which took them on an extensive tour to perform on stages all over the country.

From 1990 to 1996 he drummed with the rock/blues band Dirty Hands, issuing three records with them ("Dirty Hands" - 1992 S.D.R.Rec.; "XXX Hot Chilli" - 1993 Boots Rec.; "Four Cool Cats" - 1995 Boots Rec.) and playing on the European blues circuit and the southern and western American ones (New Orleans, Austin, San Antonio, Tuscon, Flagstaff, Los Angeles etc...).

He has worked with many blues artists both in Italy and overseas (Andy J Forest Italian / American tour '92; Paul Orta and the King Pins American tour '93, J Monque'D Italian Tours '94/'95, Mark Hummel Italian Tour '95) with genres that range from surf music (X - Raymen '95/'97) to garage/punk (Sciacalli '98)...but never forgot blues.

During the 2002 he becomes Big Mojo to produce its own music and create a fusion between electronica and roots like blues and funk, and he does his dj sets on few italian clubs and european open air festivals.

March 2008 is the release date of his first album titled Ready Made, published by the prestigious Italian label Irma Records, which received positive reviews on several magazines both in print and the web.

Many his appearances in prestigious cd and digital compilations of worldwide distribution including latest one “Future Blues Club Night” for the prestigious german label Clubstar/Lola's World on the side of artists such Saint Germain, Boozoo Bajou, Miguel Migs and others.

He also produce and make music with different projects like: Jass (D:vision), Spacebeats (Soulshine Recordings, Irma Records), Wasabi Devotion (Hypotron Records), Supersonix (Irma Records) and under his name Cesare Ferioli (Soundiva).

 

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Big Mojo on the web:

www.myspace.com/cesareferioliakabigmojo

http://soundcloud.com/bigmojo

www.residentadvisor.net/dj/bigmojo

www.youtube.com/cesare67

http://itunes.apple.com/it/artist/big-mojo/id100896545

http://www.beatport.com/artist/big-mojo/62247

 

 

Official discography:

 

- Back where I belong [feat. Johnny LaRosa] - single, Irma Records 2012

Big Mojo's new single, "Back Where I Belong," anticipating the release of his upcoming album, sees Big Mojo swimming back upstream to the distant origins of the delta blues. Featuring the deep, haunting vocals and tasteful Fender Telecaster of Johnny La Rosa, this tune expresses both sadness and hope. Cesare Ferioli (AKA Big Mojo) brings his expert studio production skills to the table, injecting the song with a contemporary vibe that also sinks its roots into a distant time where the clash and coexistence of different cultures generated new scenarios and ways of being.

The release of the single is also accompanied by a videoclip directed by Fudesan, eclectic Italian fetish filmmaker, and starring the fetish model Rubberstar.

Listen it in soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/bigmojo/big-mojo-feat-johnny-larosa

The release contains the original track, along with the instrumental version and remixes by Guido Nemola, Ian Osborn & Nicolas Francoual, Chronophone, Starsgarage Paco & Leone, Submantra, Albedo 067 and Piero Mas.

 

 

- Lose that man child - single, Irma Records 2011

Heres the new Big Mojo's single featuring Marcy Jonas on vocals, lead singer of Milan based Soul band Blue Eyed Soul Team. "Lose That Man child" is a song of deep soul and gospel roots highlighted by the voice of Marcy Jonas, marked by a strong housebeat and flavoured by the blues guitar of Francesco Colombi, just a solid confirmation of the sound research of Cesare Ferioli aka Big Mojo as a producer in the direction of the contamination of electronics, blues, and dancefloor.

Listen it in soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/bigmojo/big-mojo-lose-that-man-child

The single includes remixes by Speakdeep, Babyface Ferrazzi, Uzless N, Robert DoubleDee Mills and Osborn, Reyes & Francoual.

 

 

- Mozambique [feat. El Brujo] - single, Jambalay Records 2011

This single Mozambique is worked with dj ElBrujo on his "original mix" version, also extract from the Jambalay Records cd sampler one ''NUTTY FELLAS ARE GO!!'' was charted the past february by the english deephouse top artist and dj producer MAYA JANE COLES.

Listen it in soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/jambalay-records/big-mojo-el-brujo-mozambique

The single includes remixes by UZLESS-N, ELECTRONIC BEACH, SEAN GRAHAM and NAVAK.

 

 

 

- Please have mercy on me - single, Irma Records 2008

This single is an extract from the album Ready Made.

Listen the dj Umbi remix in soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/bigmojo/big-mojo-please-have-mercy-on-me-dj-umbi-deep-rmx

The single includes remixes by NINFA, OHM GURU, IAN OSBORN, DJ UMBI, SUBMANTRA, KAPS, GROOVY DEE VIBES and ELEKTROPUSHER.

 

 

 

- As i feel myself - single, Irma Records 2008

This single is an extract from the album Ready Made.

Listen the Submantra remix in soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/submantra/big-mojo-as-i-feel-my-self-submantra-rmx

The single includes remixes by SUPABEATZ, DJ UMBI, DARIO PIANA, SUBMANTRA, SANTORINI, GROOVY DEE VIBES and ELEKTROPUSHER

 

 

 

- Ready Made - album, Irma Records 2008

His debut solo album under the name of Big Mojo, ‘Ready Made’, takes him into ‘blacktronic’ territories, where he manages to merge his rock/blues/soul/funk background with electronic rhythms like House, Techno and Downtempo. Other musicians on the album include Max Ferrauto, appreciated international blues singer; Claudio Falcone and Marcus Pepper III, singer and organ player with Blue Eyed Soul Team (B.E.S.T.), well known among the mod/northern soul community; Ricardo Phillips (aka Adam Clay), lead singer of hip hop reggae act Amsterdam Street Knowledge; Marco Gisfredi, one of the most famous Italian blues guitarists. ‘Ready Made’ is produced by Ohm Guru and Ninfa for One Eyed Fish and includes a remix by DJ Rodriguez, legendary DJ/producer who died in 2006, old friend and colleague of Big Mojo. "I have been listening to this album for a couple of years and it's one of my favorites of all time. It is very progressive, rhythmic, diverse and masculine. This is a good album to have a few drinks, crank it up, and maybe sing along with a clenched fist. This album is bad-ass. It's American southern influences fused with cutting edge foot tapping-progressive sound make this an anthem for cool people with good taste. If you listen to common, average music, this is not for you. If you have adventure, strong spirit and a bit of fight in your blood, check this out. I hope the Italian artist produces may more albums. You can find videos of his performances on YouTube." DD from Chicago, US - Customer review taken from Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Made-Big-Mojo/product-reviews/B0015HQG00/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

 

 

 

- Deep passion - single, Irma Records 2007

This single is an extract from the album Ready Made.

Listen the original mix in soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/bigmojo/deep-passion

The single includes remixes by BLOCKHEAD, SUPABEATZ, EN MASSE and SANTORINI.

 

 

 

To buy releases of Big Mojo go to:

Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/artist/big-mojo/62247

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/it/artist/big-mojo/id100896545

Juno:: http://www.junodownload.com/bigmojo

Trackitdown: http://www.trackitdown.net/artist/121650/big-mojo.html

Traxsource: http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=search&ss=Big+Mojo&sc=artists&page=0

 

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