Niko Bellotto

Niko Bellotto is a solo electronic music producer and DJ who began in the late 80s. He is a member of the electronic tango-infused band, Baires. Bellotto was born in Sweden and raised in Spain, Sweden and Argentina His career spans three decades, first introduced into the electronic field in the early 1980s as a DJ. He blends a variety of styles including house music, tech-house, and rare grooves.

Bellotto created and managed Tangent Beats, a record label based in Stockholm, Sweden, which has released material from artists such as Alexi Delano, Casey Hogan, John Dahlback, and Håkan Lidbo. In 2001 and 2002, Bellotto was nominated for two Grammys for his production skills in electronic music. With dozens of 12-inch singles, collaborations, and remixes to his credit many of which have been released under various record labels, such as Defected Records, Plastic City Records, Suburbia Records, Loop Records, and Route 33 as well as his own imprint, Tangent Beats. Bellotto is currently managing the Eat My House Label featuring his own productions and music from Sebastian Gudding, Özgür Can, Jusso Pikanen.

In 2003, Bellotto formed Baires with fellow DJ and producer, Juan Fernando Maguid (aka DJ Djablo, Detonator, and Alta Fuse Collective). Baires is a 5-piece live band experimenting with electronic elements, jazz, and tango music stemming from their Argentinian roots. Their most recent album, Exilio was released September 2005.