He is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, a recording studio used by many artists including The Rolling Stones, Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Queen and Elton John.
When in Munich in the 1970s, Moroder started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records. His work with synthesizers had a large influence on several music genres such as Hi-NRG, Italo disco, new wave, house and techno music. Dubbed the ' Father of Disco', Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance music.
Giovanni Giorgio Moroder ( Italian pronunciation:, German: born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer.
