SPANKERS

SPANKERS is an Italian electronic dance and house music project best known internationally for the club track “Sex on the Beach.” The project emerged around 2009 and is closely associated with Italian DJ and producer Paolo Ortelli together with Luca De Gregorio, also known as Luke Degree. SPANKERS developed a high-energy sound combining house, electronic dance music, vocal hooks and club-oriented production, helping the project reach audiences beyond Italy through international dance releases and remixes. “Sex on the Beach” became the signature SPANKERS track and was followed by releases including “Chupa Rico,” “Everyone’s a DJ,” “Italian,” “365,” “Cock It Up” and numerous remixes and alternate versions. Paolo Ortelli has continued working as a DJ, producer, songwriter and remixer, maintaining the SPANKERS identity within European electronic and dance music.

SPANKERS began attracting international attention in 2009 with “Sex on the Beach,” a dance and house track that became the project’s defining release and was subsequently issued in multiple versions and territories. The project continued with “Chupa Rico” in 2010 and “Everyone’s a DJ” in 2011 before expanding its catalogue through releases such as “Pelo Pelo,” “Italian” and the 2012 album “365.” SPANKERS later revisited its signature sound through projects including “Sex On The Beach 2016,” featuring updated productions by Paolo Ortelli and Luke Degree alongside collaborations with vocalists and other electronic artists. Paolo Ortelli’s wider career has also included songwriting, production and official remix work, allowing the SPANKERS name and its energetic club style to remain connected with the international dance-music scene.

SPANKERS is primarily associated with dance, house, electronic and club music, with productions designed around energetic rhythms, prominent hooks and a strong dancefloor-oriented sound. The project’s early releases such as “Sex on the Beach” combine vocal house with accessible electronic production, while subsequent tracks and remixes explore different areas of commercial dance and club music. Repeated collaborations between Paolo Ortelli and Luke Degree helped shape later SPANKERS productions, particularly the updated versions collected on “Sex On The Beach 2016.” The combination of electronic beats, memorable vocal phrases and remix-friendly arrangements gives SPANKERS a style closely connected with late-2000s and 2010s European dance and house music.

SPANKERS achieved international recognition primarily through “Sex on the Beach,” the project’s signature dance track, which was licensed internationally and developed into numerous edits, remixes and later updated versions. The success of the track established SPANKERS beyond the Italian dance scene and was followed by an expanding catalogue that included “Chupa Rico,” “Everyone’s a DJ,” “365” and other electronic releases. Paolo Ortelli’s official profile describes him as a gold- and platinum-awarded artist and highlights his broader work as a producer, songwriter and remixer, including collaborations and official remix work involving internationally recognized recording artists. Rather than adding individual award titles without sufficiently strong documentation, the SPANKERS profile is best focused on the international reach of Sex on the Beach and the project’s long-running dance-music catalogue.