Curiosity
to start.
The vision
to go further.

Founds the first company in the IT industry that offers multimedia services to artists and operators of the world of entertainment.

Affianca Valerio Merola following the participation in the reality show “L’Isola dei Famosi” and later in the afternoon entertainment container “L’Italia sul Due” on Rai 2. It manages communication and web resources, dealing with an embryonic “social media marketing”.

It offers with its companies hosting, streaming and management services for the webradio of the producer Matteo Bonsanto and then to the disk jockey Alex Peroni (volto di RTL 102.5). With the latter will launch the radio streaming platform “Music Drive” finally entering the portal “Rosso Alice” of Telecom Italia.

Together with the talent scout Claudio Cecchetto creates the competition “Cecchetto Festival in Internet” with thousands of competitors from Italy and abroad. At the end of the year, the compilation “Gioca Jouer Superdance Compilation” published by Universal Music Group, which contains the single of the winner Yudaxis. Claudio Cecchetto later discovers Samuele Dalò (in art Alphetto Filmaker), a fan of the artist Max Pezzali, who realizes an unofficial videoclip of the song "the best" spending only 1 Euro for the production. The young director is interviewed by all national television broadcasters and the video later broadcast by MTV Italia and All Music (after DeeJay TV).

It also deals with another project for the company group of Cecchetto: “Memoring, the internet recorder” which follows its development until the end of 2009. In the same year it realizes the new “Finley Channel”, the online television of the band Finley. In the meantime, the promotion of the new album of the PFM – Premiata Forneria Marconi “PFM sings De André”, and accompanies the historical band at the Sanremo Festival to perform with Claudio Santamaria and Stefano Accorsi. In the same year he will promote for the same editor (Aereostella) the albums “Estremo Ovest” by Vittorio Nocenzi and “Ali digitali” by Danilo Amerio. Another milestone of the year is also the signing with Sony Music Italy for the promotion of the band Matisse, a group of which Robert and Fabio, a duo released by Maria De Filippi’s TV show “Amici”. Roberto Mantovani performs great results for the group, so as to enter the MTV TRL program. On October 21, 2008 the band accompanied the band to perform live in the famous broadcast at the studios of Piazza del Duomo in Milan.

Promotes “Songwriting & Duets – PART 1“, the new work of the Argentine artist Maria Claire D’Ubaldo, starting from “The secret lies in the Ritmo”, italo-Spanish version of the historic hit “The rhythm is magic”, in duet with Lola Ponce.

He moved to Spain where he collaborated with Sony Music Spain for the department of Catalonia.

He opened his first Yippee! publishing company, for the distribution of books and music, based in Málaga, Spain. He then funded computer projects and renewable energy with the investment company Mantovani Investments S.L.

Return to the field of musical promotion with the brand Radio Promoter that also operates in Spain with the brand Promotor Musical. Both brands are managed by MANTOVANI INVESTMENTS SL, in the same year Yippee! conflutes in the same company as publishing division.

In Spain and Latin America it is established in the field of musical promotions with many successes. During the spring it is in fact contacted by the management of the Italian artist Lorenzo Piani that requires the adaptation in English and Spanish of three singles and possible duets. The Soul with Nirah, a contestant of the reality “Operación Triunfo”, and “Mudar” with María Villalón, winner of the first Spanish edition of “Factor-X”. With María Villalón, a solid friendship was born to be invited on stage during his performance at the "Feria de Málaga" to sing together the song "Cosas que no sé de ti" castilian version of the song "The Obstacles of the Heart" of Elisa. The new success comes with “Nunca digas no” by Natalia, a famous Spanish television face released from the first edition of the reality “Operación Triunfo”, which also gets more than six million views on YouTube. Thus publishes the single “Tus mejores días” to support the association, in which Italian and Spanish artists such as Jalisse, María Villalón, Fabio Cinti, Andrea Maja, Paolo Miano, the Venezuelan duo Jaba & Black, Alexis & Andrea and many more...

He founded the Mantovani Music record label and organizes the musical contest “Música Málaga” with an important local media feedback. Starting the revival of Giovanni Scialpi, now known as Shalpy, who with the supervision of Mantovani and the production of Mario Ana: the singles “Come to me” and “If you really want to to”. The artist later learned in the cast of the reality show “Pechino Express” conducted by Costantino De La Gherardesca on Rai Due. A further success was decreed during his birthday party at the Piper Club in Rome, where Mantovani accompanies the artist María Villalón from Spain to sing in duo with Shalpy the songs “Pregherei” and “Come to me”. The first Spanish production is published, it is the single “Quien me dará” by Carlos Bravo, born from the collaboration with the Italian architect Mario Ana, who enters the programming on Canal Fiesta, one of the most important radio networks. It is finally chosen by the American multinational computer company Oracle to organize the concert “Oracle Rocks” in Málaga, of which it will manage the editions of 2014 and 2015.

He relaunches other famous artists in the 1980s. He promotes the new single by Gary Low “Báilame así” after twenty years of absence from the scenes. In spring he also signed with Miani for the launch of three new singles. He also launches the digital platform VENDI MUSICA for the low cost digital publication of singles and albums. Xenon Spain, Pomela Anderson and Aylin with the aim to promote tourism in Torremolinos, one of the main European LGBT+ destinations. During the summer he also organizes the tour in all Fnac stores in Spain for the artist Paolo Miano: he is the only independent Italian singer to benefit from a visibility of the genre in the Iberian territory.

Promotes Paola Iezzi’s single “Lovenight” by Paola & Chiara. It is one of the most popular songs of the summer in Spain and is broadcast by Los40 Principales, also the videoclip is played on Los40 TV. During the summer the song “Abusadora” by Don Cash, famous DJ by M2O, is also promoted in Italy. Finally, in Italy and abroad the soprano quartet LE DIV4S with the version of the famous track by Gianna Nannini “Aria”, the same artist will publish the videoclip on its social channels. Radio Promoter launches in Italy the Digital Delivery service under the brand Cartolina Digitale.   

It deals with the relaunch of “Il Giardino dei Simplici”, a historic band of Neapolitan origin, with the new single “Dannata Idea”. It also follows the promotion of the artist Fabio Greca with the single “The active ingredient” in Italy and with the version for Spain and Latin America entitled “El principle activo”. Subsequently for the same artist follows the production and promotion of the single "Vivir la vida junto a ti", in collaboration with the Spanish artist María Villalón.   

The new headquarters of Miami is inaugurated in October. Meanwhile, in Spain MANTOVANI INVESTMENTS SL changes its name in Mantovani Europe SL. The DISTRID brand for digital distribution is also launched. At the beginning of the year the single “The pain of the heart” by Shalpy, with a capillary promotion in Italy and Spain that ends with a rich summer tour. Finally, in summer, to celebrate the thirty-year anniversary of the single “Pregherei”, a new version is published – along with the Spanish artist María Villalón” – and a re-edition in castellano together with Scarlet under the old artistic name Scialpi. Radio Promoter reaches the share of 1000 artists promoted and follows the single “Three Throne” by Matteo Sica winner of the content Deejay On Stage by Radio DeeJay.   

All the MANTOVANI MUSIC catalogue is sold by Mantovani Europe SL to MANTOVANI AMERICA LLC, including digital distribution divisions.The MUSIC SALE catalog is ceded to the American division DISTRID. Radio Promoter also launches the radio monitoring service for the recordings of the tracks of its customers. CLASSIFICATION INDIE is founded, the weekly service that typifies the rankings of independent Italian artists. The stable of artists promoted by Radio Promoter expands with new names: Pino D’Angiò, Stefano Fucili, wLOG, Dinastia, Robie C. and many more....
Towards end of the year MANTOVANI AMERICA LLC pursues an agreement with Facebook Inc. for the distribution of the royalties generated by the Stories of Instagram and Facebook of its customers under the brand DISTRID.   

The DISTRID branch, under the control of MANTOVANI AMERICA LLC, reaches the 10,000 pieces distributed worldwide. Mantovani Europe SL closes the year announcing a considerable increase in turnover: the Radio Promoter and Promotor Musical divisions are European leader in radio and television art promotion.   

The new Radio Date service is launched in Italy on the newest PROMO.RADIO platform controlled by Mantovani Europe SL. A progressive rebranding of the group begins, with the company reorganization of the main European brands used. Radio Date service is launched also in Spain and Latin America, in this case shortened to the brand Ritmo. Radio Promoter reaches a share of 60 Press Offices and Labels that sell services in Italy. MANTOVANI AMERICA LLC pursues an agreement with the TikTok platform for the distribution of songs, enjoying the royalties and the related distributions for its customers under the brand DISTRID.

The DISTRID brand is promoted with MANTOVANI AMERICA LLC opening branches in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, reaching the milestone of 100,000 tracks distributed worldwide at the end of the year. Mantovani Europe SL starts a re-branding plan by re-launching the brands RADIO HITS in Italy and LISTA INDIE in Spain and Latin America.