Jesolo
—  Comune  —
Città di Jesolo
The beach of Jesolo.
Jesolo Location of Jesolo in Italy
Coordinates: 45°32′02″N 12°38′27″E / 45.53389°N 12.64083°E / 45.53389; 12.64083
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Venice (VE)
Frazioni	Jesolo Lido, Jesolo Pineta, Passarella di Sotto, Cortellazzo, Ca' Pirami, Ca' Fornera, Passarella di Sotto, Piave Nuovo, Ca' Nani
Government
• Mayor	Valerio Zoggia (PDL, PD, UdC, liste civiche)
Area
• Total	95 km2 (37 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (31 July 2009[1])
• Total	25,029
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Demonym	Jesolani
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	30016
Dialing code	0421
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	24 June
Website	Official website

Location of Jesolo in the province of Venice.

Jesolo (or Iesolo) is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Italy.

Geography[link]

The town lies north of Venice, between Eraclea and Cavallino-Treporti. Jesolo gives its name to a lagoon (22 km²) on the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers Sile and Piave. The urbanized area lies on an island of sorts, delimited by the riversPiave (at east), the Sile (at west), and an artificial canal called 'Cavetta'.

History[link]

In Roman times the lagoon extended over the area now occupied by the town. There were several islands in the lagoon, the biggest of which was known as Equilium, the place of horses. It is thought that Jesolo represents a corruption of this name.

Economy[link]

The city's economy is mostly based on tourism. Jesolo is a famous seaside resort thanks to its abundant holiday facilities and its 15 km beach called Lido di Jesolo. At the height of its touristic life, Jesolo was hosting 6 million tourists per year. Currently these have dropped to around 4.5 million tourists per year due to the competition from new resort towns.

Notable people[link]

• Petrus de Natalibus (d. circa 1400), bishop of Equilio from 1370 to his death, and author who compiled the widely circulated book Legends of the Saints.

Sport[link]

Football teams:

• A.C. Jesolo

Twin towns[link]

• Velden am Wörther See, Austria, since 2006

Notes and references[link]

Photogallery[link]

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  The beach at Jesolo

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  One Consorzio at the beach of Jesolo

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  The Jesolo Lido Tower in construction

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  The famous hotel Casa Bianca in Jesolo

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  The sea at Jesolo Lido

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  The lighthouse in Jesolo

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  View at the Beach

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  The Piazza Casa Bianca

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  The sea at Lido di Jesolo

External links[link]

• Informations about Jesolo
• Jesolo's Portal Non-profit portal with some information and utilities about Jesolo.
• Webcam from Jesolo Tourism Association.
• Touristic Informations Blog

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Timo Maas (born July 27, 1969, Bückeburg, West Germany)^{[citation needed]} is a German electronic music DJ/producer and remixer.^[1]

Career[link]

Maas bought his first set of turntables at the age of 17,^[2] and played his very first DJ set in 1982 at a party in his friend's home.^[2] The beginning of his career consisted mostly of gigs around Germany playing "Top 40"-records with the occasional techno record sneaked in, but it was to be another 6 years from his debut DJ performance before he would perform his first official all-techno set.^[2] In 1992 Maas was introduced to the early German rave scene, and he went on to DJ at many different rave-events both in Germany and elsewhere, earning a name in the electronic underground scene.

Maas' first record, "The Final XS", was released in 1995.^[2] His second record release was a collaboration with another producer, Gary D, "Die Herdplatte", which was a bigger success than his first.^[2] Gary D also gained Maas a residency at Hamburg's famous club, The Tunnel, between 1994 and 1996.^[2] Through British contacts Maas played at the Bristol club Lakota. Maas also began to release records through record-labels such as Hope Recordings, both under his own name and the alias Orinoko.^[2] Maas has also recorded under many aliases such as Mad Dogs and many others together with his manager and friend Leon Alexander. In 2000 Timo Maas began a residency alongside Deep Dish at the New York club Twilo.

Maas first became popular in mainstream dance music through his remix of Azzido Da Bass' Doom's Night, in the wake of which he released Music For The Maases Volume 1, a mix album consisting of many of his previous tracks and remixes. After another mix album called Connected for Paul Oakenfold's imprint Perfecto, Maas released his own debut artist album Loud in 2002. The album was produced by German dance music production powerhouse Martin Buttrich^[3] (also known for his work with Loco Dice), and featured guest appearances from Kelis and Finley Quaye. A second Music For The Maases Volume 2, was released, again consisting of remixes and new tracks. In 2005 Maas released his second artist album Pictures, this time featuring guest artists Kelis, Neneh Cherry and Placebo's Brian Molko.

His "To Get Down" track has been widely used in movie soundtracks such as the 2003 remake of The Italian Job, Riders in 2002, as well as other mediums such as the video game FIFA Football 2003, and a Budweiser beer commercial. Another of his tracks "Unite" appears in the Fifa 2004 soundtrack. A remix of the Neighbourhood screen music is credited to him on the video game The Sims 2: Nightlife, whilst the video game Wipeout Fusion uses the song "Old School Vibes" from the album "Loud". Burnout Revenge used the General Midi remix of "First Day" was used for the game's EA TRAX.

Maas has also provided remixes for artists such as Fatboy Slim, Kelis, and Madonna.^[4] His music has been described as progressive trance, but in reality is more like progressive house.^[5]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Loud (2002) - UK #41^[6]
• Pictures (2005)
• Return Of The Legend (2009)

Compilations[link]

• DJ Mix Vol.2
• Music For The Maases (2000)
• Connected - Perfecto Presents… Timo Maas (2001)
• Music For The Maases 2 (2003)
• Born to Funk (2005)
• Balance 17 (2010)

Singles[link]

• "The Final XS (1995)
• "Die Herdplatte" (1995)
• M.A.A.S.M.E.L.L.O.W. (1998)
• "Twin Town" (1999)
• "Ubik" (2000) - Timo Maas/Martin Bettinghaus, UK #33^[7]
• "Der Scheiber" (2000) - UK #50^[6]
• "Connected" (2001)
• "Killin' Me" (2001)
• "To Get Down" (2000) - UK #14^[6]
• "Shifter" feat. MC Chickaboo (2002) - UK #38^[8]
• "Help Me" (2002) - featuring Kelis, UK #65^[9]
• "Unite" (2003)
• "First Day" (2005) - UK #51^[6]
• "Pictures" (2005)

Select remixes[link]

• Azzido Da Bass - "Doom's Night"
• Depeche Mode - "Enjoy The Silence 04", "Personal Jesus"
• Fatboy Slim - "Star 69"
• Garbage - "Breaking Up The Girl"
• Jamiroquai - "Feels Just Like It Should"
• Kelis - "Young, Fresh N' New"
• Madonna - "Don't Tell Me"
• Muse - "Sunburn"
• Novy & Eniac - "Pumpin'"
• Moloko - "Familiar Feeling"
• Placebo - "Special K"
• Tori Amos - "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas"

Selected mixes[link]

• XFade Master Mix Vol. 4: Hope Recordings (1999)
• Perfecto Presents ... Timo Maas: Connected (2001)
• Don't Look Back (2005)
• The Return of the Legend (2009)

See also[link]

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official homepage
• Timo's fansite