Maurizio Pisciottu (born 29 June 1984), known professionally as Salmo, is an Italian rapper and record producer. 　　Since his debut in the Italian music scene he has released five solo albums, peaking at number one three times, and numerous successful singles and collaborations, selling over 2 million copies in the 2010s. 　　Born in Olbia in 1984 Salmo began his musical career at age 13, recording the early strophes between 1997 and 1998. In 1999, he made and published the demo Premeditazione e dolo with olbian rappers Bigfoot and Skascio (with which formed the Premeditazione e dolo group), while in 2004 published the first demo solo, entitled Sotto pelle. The following year, Salmo self-produced and released his second demo Mr. Antipatia. 　　To his solo career, Salmo also flanked some projects with several groups, firstly the rap metal band Skasico, with which he recorded and produced the albums Therapy (2004), 21 Grams (2006) Orange and Bloom (2008). In 2008, he instead collaborated with the Ed Gein in the production of Toedgein (2008) and Shell Shock (2011), while in 2009 he produced the Merciful Bullets EP of stoner rock band Three Pigs Trip.