Bobby Blanco & Miki Moto

About me

Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto are the best known pseudonyms of Danny
Harrison and Arthur Smith, two of the most exciting DJ-producers on the house
music scene.
The South London-based pair have enjoyed worldwide success on the
back of several original productions and remixes showcased on labels including Cassagrande,
Defected and Hed Kandi and, whether producing as Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto or
under various other guises including M-Factor, Menta, EMO, DND, 187 Lockdown,
Nush, Congress, DYNK, Bass City Rollaz or Discotex, they are firmly established
as one of the world’s most consistent and innovative DJ-production units.
Danny, born in Lambeth in 1968, and Arthur, born in Croydon
in 1974, met when Danny was working delivering imported 12” records to shops.
Arthur had a studio above the now defunct Big Apple Records in Croydon, and the
two hit it off immediately.
A shared interest in music led to them resolving to
work together and, in 1989, Danny started DJing and then soon found work at
Bluebird Records in Streatham.
Their big beak came in 1990 when ’40 Miles’ was released and
since then, the pair have completed 100s of studio remixes for artists as
diverse as Missy Elliot, Ashanti, Charlotte Church and Kylie Minogue.
Demonstrating their diversity in production and extensive understanding of
different musical genres, no artist is off limits for the pair as work for
Latour, Ja Rule, George Michael, Bananarama, Mary J. Blige, Jnr Vasquez, Robbie
Williams, Chanel, Diana Ross, Fatboy Slim, Rihanna, Nikita Warren, X-Press 2,
Pet Shop Boys, Lionel Ritchie, Sneaker Pimps, Full Intention, Delacey, Yves La
Rock and Byron Stingely has proved.
Their success in the studio is all too apparent. Daniel
Beddingfield’s ‘Gotta Get Through This’ – which Danny and Arthur produced
-  went all the way to #1 in the UK
and received a Grammy nomination. ‘Kung Fu’ was a Top 10 smash in the UK while
‘Gunman’ went one step further still and was nominated for an Ivor Novello
Award. In 2004 the pair received worldwide acclaim for the Defected-released
‘3AM’ which found itself in the record boxes of the biggest DJs in the world.  It was remixed by Fuzzy Hair, Ian Carey
and Eddie Amador and was recently re-released on Defected with another original
production – ‘Black Sugar’ - which again blew up worldwide.
Most recently, the pair remixed Bob Sinclar’s ‘Rock This
Party’ and Kathy Brown’s ‘Get Another Love’, both of which were released on
Defected.
Additionally, their magic touch was put to Danni Minogue and the Soul
Seekers’ new single ‘Perfection (Turn Me Upside Down)’ – released on Italy’s No
Colors – and the massive new single ‘I Can Feel The Love’ by Mister O featuring
Scott Wozniak, Paul Desmond and DJ Meme, released on Fluential.
DJ wise the pair have taken their banging sets worldwide,
including stops in Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Canada and the US. 2009
will see these two humble, hard-working South London lads bunker down in the studio
where they will no doubt produce more dancefloor filling bombs, only emerging
to step up behind the decks and rock another huge party!