Giuseppe Ottaviani

Giuseppe Ottaviani is an Italian uplifting trance producer born in Frosinone in 1978, and his career runs across two distinct phases — the NU NRG duo and his solo work — that together place him at the centre of the modern uplifting scene for over two decades. He started in the early 2000s as one half of NU NRG with Daniele Mondello, releasing on Vandit Records and building a reputation across the Vandit / Subliminal label axis before going solo as Giuseppe Ottaviani in 2007. His debut solo album GO! (2009) on Paul van Dyk's Vandit Recordings established him as one of the genre's most consistent uplifting producers, with the follow-up albums Magenta (2017) and continuous catalogue through Black Hole Recordings and the GO On Air sub-label that hosts his weekly radio show of the same name. Major releases include "Linking People" (2008), "Through Your Eyes" (2010), "Lost in You" (2014), and the recent Armin van Buuren / Ruben de Ronde / OTTAGON collaboration on the ASOT 2026 compilation. Ottaviani's signature contribution is his live-performance approach: rather than DJing pre-prepared sets, the "GO Live" format is performed on a custom hardware rig of synthesisers, drum machines, and live effects, with him triggering, layering, and arranging the music in real time. The setup blurs the line between DJ and live artist and has earned him bookings at Tomorrowland, Luminosity, EDC, ASOT festival editions, and Transmission worldwide. The OTTAGON moniker — under which he has released collaborative material in the recent ASOT 2026 cycle — extends the Ottaviani sonic identity into a parallel solo project. Among the producer-DJs operating at the intersection of classic uplifting trance and live performance craft, Giuseppe Ottaviani is one of the few names that has remained relevant across both the late-2000s peak and the modern 2020s revival.