Olivier Giacomotto

Olivier Giacomotto (born 2 February 1976 in Bordeaux, France) is a French electronic music producer, composer, and disc jockey (DJ), also known as Superskank, Ohmme, or OG.[1]

Biography

Early career (1999–2003)

Giacomotto started his career in 1999, entering the world of production by working in recording studios, where he learned the use of samplers, mixing desks, effects, computers and music software. From Blues Café studio in Paris to Townhouse Studios in London, he worked with Robert Suhas, Magnus Fiennes, Guy Pratt, Yohad Nevo, Pete Lewis, John Themis, and various other bands, producers, studio musicians and sound engineers.

After moving back to Bordeaux, he programmed break-beat, drum'n'bass, trip-hop, hip-hop, lounge, and ambient music in electronic projects such as Shagshag, Dubweisers and Uprock Massive. In 2002, with Shagshag, he won a remix contest organized by News magazine and had his first vinyl release: Plastyc Buddha – Rhodes Royce (Shagshag Remix).[2]

International breakthrough (2004–2008)

His career took off in April 2004 with the release of his first EP Playground on the Belgian label Lupp, which was quickly picked up by DJs including Carl Cox and Chris Liebing.[3] In 2006, he began his international touring career and joined Definitive Recordings, which he co-directed with John Acquaviva until 2016, serving as its main artist and A&R director.

Four of his tracks were licensed by Rockstar Games for the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles: "Wasabi On Top", "Good", "Sofa King", and "Too Cool For Skool".

He also produced for reggae artist Terry Lynn, whose track Stone was licensed for the soundtrack of the Hollywood film Date Night (2010), starring Steve Carell, Tina Fey, and Mark Wahlberg. His co-production with Tom Frager, Give Me That Love, released on Universal, charted for two weeks in the French Top 50.

Beatport success (2009–2016)

Since 2006, tracks such as "Volta", "Gail In The O", "Guacamoli", and "I'll Be OK" regularly appeared in the Beatport Top 10 charts. Nominated at the Beatport Music Awards in the early 2010s, he became the best-selling Tech-House producer of the year on Beatport in 2015.[4]

In 2016, he composed the full original soundtrack to the multi award-winning horror film The Red Man.

Post-Definitive era (2017–present)

Following the end of his tenure at Definitive Recordings, Giacomotto continued releasing on leading underground labels including Suara, Toolroom Trax, Einmusika Recordings, Yoshitoshi Recordings, Diynamic, Watergate Records, Truesoul, and Simulate Recordings.

In 2024, he co-produced Home with Kiko and David Guetta, released on Spinnin' Records, praised by specialist media for its refined melodic techno aesthetic.[5] The collaboration continued in 2025 with After You (feat. FAANGS), with music composed by Olivier Giacomotto, David Guetta and Kiko, and lyrics written by Nathan Ferraro. The track earned Ferraro a nomination at the 2026 Juno Awards in the Songwriter of the Year category.[6] In February 2026, the trio released Prayer, also on Spinnin' Records.

Discography

Selected notable releases

Year Title Artist(s) Label
2004 Playground Olivier Giacomotto Lupp[7]
2007 Gail In The O Olivier Giacomotto Definitive Recordings[8]
2008 Sofa King...Good Acquaviva & Giacomotto Definitive Recordings[9]
2009 Guacamoli Olivier Giacomotto Definitive Recordings[10]
2015 Postgalactic Olivier Giacomotto Noir Music[11]
2024 Home David Guetta, Kiko & Giacomotto Spinnin' Records[12]
2025 After You (feat. FAANGS) David Guetta, Kiko & Giacomotto Spinnin' Records[13]
2026 Prayer David Guetta, Kiko & Giacomotto Spinnin' Records[14]

Film soundtracks

  • The Red Man (2016) — full original soundtrack[15]

Video game soundtracks

References

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  2. ^ "Olivier Giacomotto discography". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  3. ^ "Olivier Giacomotto". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  4. ^ "Olivier Giacomotto". Relentless Beats. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  5. ^ "David Guetta, Kiko & Olivier Giacomotto – Home". We Rave You. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  6. ^ "After You". Juno Download. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  7. ^ "Olivier Giacomotto". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  8. ^ "Olivier Giacomotto". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  9. ^ "Olivier Giacomotto". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  10. ^ "Olivier Giacomotto". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  11. ^ "Olivier Giacomotto". Relentless Beats. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  12. ^ "David Guetta, Kiko & Olivier Giacomotto – Home". We Rave You. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  13. ^ "After You". Juno Download. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  14. ^ "Olivier Giacomotto". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  15. ^ "Olivier Giacomotto". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
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