Bottin

{{Short description|Italian musician (born 1977)}}

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{{For|other people with this surname|Bottin (surname)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = BOTTIN

| image = William Bottin.jpg

| caption = Bottin DJing at Neon Party in Brasil

| birth_name = Guglielmo Bottin

| alias = Bottin

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}

| birth_place = Padua, Italy

| origin = Venice, Italy

| death_date =

| death_place =

| genre = Electronica, Nu Disco, Cosmic Disco, Italo disco

| occupation = Music producer

| instrument = Keyboards, guitar, trumpet

| years_active =

| label = Italians Do It Better, Eskimo Recordings, Bear Funk, 2MR, Artifact

| associated_acts = Deardrums, Cristalli Liquidi, Tinpong

| website = {{URL|bottin.it}}

}}

Guglielmo Bottin (born 1977) is an Italian composer, producer, DJ and music scholar better known as BOTTIN. He is based in Venice, Italy.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bottin-mn0001015993/biography|title=Bottin - Biography|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=24 May 2015}}

His tracks have a clear italo disco and retro-futurist electronic music influences.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/vdzznm/london-boatin-with-bottin|title=Vice Magazine: Boatin' with Bottin|last=Wright|first=Joel|publisher=Vice|accessdate=15 Aug 2022}} Before moving to contemporary space disco, he was signed to Italians Do It Better by Johnny Jewel via MySpace in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://vivaitalians.blogspot.com/search?q=bottin|title=Welcome Bottin to the family|last=Simonetti|first=Mike|publisher=Italians Do It Better|accessdate=15 Jun 2020}} Bottin was also part of the early synthwave scene playing at Valerie Collective parties and producing remixes for Jupiter.{{cite web|url=https://ra.co/events/99900|title=Valerie Party|publisher=Resident Advisor|accessdate=15 Aug 2022}}

In 2009 he released Horror Disco, a concept album that fused nu disco, cosmic disco and Italian giallo movies soundtracks.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11542-bottin-sciarando-el-scuro|title=Bottin on Pitchfork|last=Hogan|first=Marc|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 Aug 2022}} In 2014, he collaborated with Steve Strange and Visage on the song Poison Within.{{cite web|url=https://vehlinggo.com/2015/03/21/new-bottin-single-parody-coming-soon/amp|title=Bottin Single ‘Parody’ Coming Soon|last=Vehling|first=aaron|publisher=Vehlinggo|accessdate=23 Aug 2022}}

Bottin recently contributed to the soundtrack of Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon by Ana Lily Amirpour.{{cite web|url=https://screen-queens.com/2021/10/16/lff-21-mona-lisa-and-the-blood-moon-review|title=‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ Isn’t Revolutionary But Makes Up For Simplicity With Earnest Warmth|last=Sheriff|first=Fatima|publisher=Screen Queens|accessdate=19 Aug 2022}}