La Grande Onda

La Grande Onda is an Italian independent record label founded by Tommaso Zanello, better known as the rapper Piotta. The label produces, promotes, publishes and distributes music projects characterised by urban sounds. It operates as La Grande Onda Srl and is based in Rome. Over the years it has partnered with distributors and publishers such as Artist First, Audioglobe, Edel, Goodfellas, Self Distribuzione, Warner Chappell, Universo and Universal Music to give its artists wider visibility and tailored distribution both physically and on digital platforms. The label's catalogue includes releases by artists such as Amir, Brokenspeakers, Brusco, Cor Veleno, Jesto, Rancore, Gel, Piotta and many others. It has also been involved in socially engaged projects, including "U'tagghiamu stu palluni!?" against the Mafia and "Ancora in piedi" in support of populations affected by the Emilia-Romagna earthquake, as well as the international project Diversidad realised with the European Community. In 2012 the label launched "La Zona", a sub-label dedicated to alternative rock sounds. La Grande Onda's releases have received critical acclaim from newspapers, specialised magazines, radio and television, and new media. Its tracks have been requested for compilations and soundtracks, from the film Scialla to the Netflix series Suburra, from historic compilations Hitmania and Hot Club to Sanremo Festival compilations, and from radio/TV jingles to Rai Trade publications. The label has won numerous awards, including the 2009 M.E.I./RadioRai award for independent label of the year for its "Demo 4 Indies" project, and the 2024 Premio Lunezia for best singer-songwriter album, the 2024 Premio M.E.I./MusicDay for project of the year, and the 2018 Roma Videoclip Festival award for Piotta's "Solo per noi". La Grande Onda remains an active independent label in the Italian urban music scene, continuing to release and promote new music.

La Grande Onda was founded by Tommaso Zanello, known as the rapper Piotta. The label emerged from the Italian hip-hop scene and has been active since at least the early 2000s, with its first notable award in 2004 for Piotta's album "Tommaso" (Premio Audiocoop/Groove for best hip-hop album). In 2005, Cor Veleno's "Un mestiere qualunque" won the Premio P.I.V.I./Fandango for best photography. The label gained recognition for its social commitment: in 2008, Combomastas' "U'tagghiamu stu palluni!?" received the Premio P.V.I. and Premio M.E.I. for social engagement. In 2009, La Grande Onda won the Premio M.E.I./RadioRai as independent label of the year for its "Demo 4 Indies" project, and Amir's "Paura di nessuno" won the Premio M.E.I./Groove for best independent hip-hop album. In 2010, the Diversidad project "The eXperience" received the Premio M.E.I. for cultural and social commitment. In 2012, the label launched "La Zona", a sub-label dedicated to alternative rock, and I.P.E.R.'s "Ancora in piedi" won the Premio P.I.V.I. for social engagement. In 2015, Piotta's "7 vizi capitale" won the Premio comune di Milano/ponti di memoria "cultura contro le mafie". In 2018, Piotta's "Solo per noi" won at the Roma Videoclip Festival. In 2024, the label received the Premio Lunezia for best singer-songwriter album and the Premio M.E.I./MusicDay for project of the year. Throughout its history, La Grande Onda has collaborated with numerous artists and partners, releasing a catalogue that spans hip-hop, urban music and alternative rock.

• 2024

  La Grande Onda receives Premio Lunezia for best singer-songwriter album and Premio M.E.I./MusicDay for project of the year.

• 2018

  Piotta's "Solo per noi" wins at Roma Videoclip Festival.

• 2015

  Piotta's "7 vizi capitale" wins Premio comune di Milano/ponti di memoria "cultura contro le mafie".

• 2012

  La Zona sub-label for alternative rock is launched; I.P.E.R.'s "Ancora in piedi" wins Premio P.I.V.I. for social engagement.

• 2010

  Diversidad's "The eXperience" wins Premio M.E.I. for cultural and social commitment.

• 2009

  La Grande Onda wins Premio M.E.I./RadioRai as independent label of the year for "Demo 4 Indies"; Amir's "Paura di nessuno" wins Premio M.E.I./Groove for best independent hip-hop album.

• 2008

  Combomastas' "U'tagghiamu stu palluni!?" wins Premio P.V.I. and Premio M.E.I. for social engagement.

• 2005

  Cor Veleno's "Un mestiere qualunque" wins Premio P.I.V.I./Fandango for best photography.

• 2004

  Piotta's album "Tommaso" wins Premio Audiocoop/Groove for best hip-hop album.

Independent Italian record label focused on urban and hip-hop music, with a strong social and cultural commitment.

• 2004

  Piotta - Tommaso

• 2005

  Cor Veleno - Un mestiere qualunque

• 2009

  Amir - Paura di nessuno

• 2010

  Diversidad - The eXperience

• 2012

  I.P.E.R. - Ancora in piedi

• 2015

  Piotta - 7 vizi capitale

• 2018

  Piotta - Solo per noi

• Rancore & DJ Myke - Elettrico

• Cor Veleno - Heavy metal

• Brusco - Rasta non casca

• Jesto - Il mio primo e ultimo disco

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