Back from the US where he spent 12 years playing with great musicians from New York and New Jersey, Freddy Mazzucco( Guitars, songwriting & production) decided to return to the French Riviera and form his own band. He met rock vocalist Nathalie Pellissier, bass player, Christophe Canto and drummer Rob Hirons together they are ISIS CHILD. Their first album “Ailleurs” was recorded in 2008.
A year later at Noise Factory Studio in Belgium, ISIS CHILD recorded their first English album called “Strange Days”. This album will features 12 songs, with Bass player Alain Rinallo, Mathias Lecoubiac and Hugo Adam, drums, David Zecca and Chris Drouin, Keyboards, Robert Geoffroy and Julien Spreutels, Magali Luyten ( Great vocals coaching + Background vocals on the song "stop looking down on me") And Alex From the band "Orion"( Background vocals on the song "even if") .
The recording is done by the great engineer and owner of the studio Noise Factory (Belgium), Gerald Jans (He’s a genius!) and the mixing and mastering is done by The maestro Pelle Saether, singer from the band “Grand Design” and owner of the studio “Underground” in Sweden. The cover and booklet will be done by our great friend Mike Lombard (another genius and great musician) The album should be released around Fall 2011 Stay tuned.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE MUSIC OF ISIS CHILD YOU CAN VISIT THEIR OFFICIAL MYSPACE PAGE...YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THE GREAT MUSIC OF ISIS CHILD ON BEROCK RADIO*THE MOST MELODIC PLACE IN THE WORLD!
Marcello Zappatoreis in my band spotlight. I did a feature story of Marcello back in February and the response to his life and music was shared by millions around the world. I received lots of fan mail at my website also about this great musician, producer, actor and guitarist.
That's just to name a few. I call him a virtuoso. He's a man that does it all and a man of great talent.
CHECKOUT MARCELLO BELOW ON THE MOVIE SET W ZAPPATORE....
MARCELLO has worked with some of the greatest singers, bands, actors & musicians in the world
Please check out his great work in the band spotlight. The links to his websites and online profiles are also listed. Also, please don't forget to check out his brand new movie, W ZAPPATORE
MARCELLO WITH CO-STARS AT MOVIE PREMIERE IN APRIL 2011
Articolo su W ZAPPATORE apparso su ROLLING STONE di Maggio 2011 - pag. 22
"W Zappatore". It's a wonderful movie that's getting rave reviews around the world! I ADMIRE THIS MAN SO MUCH & LOVE WHAT HE'S DOING IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT.........GRAZIE MARCELLO
MY FEATURE STORY OF MARCELLO ZAPPATORE IN FEB. 2011 CHECKOUT THIS GREAT STORY BELOW
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- Marcello Zappatorewas born in Lecce, Italy on 1976. He starts playing when he was 13 years old.
- he studied with: Frank Gambale (1997), Brett Garsed (2003), Massimo Varini (2005), Luca Colombo (2005), Pietro Nobile (2006), Paul Gilbert (2008) and Steve Vai (2009);;
- he played in 2002 with Alex Damiani;
- he played with Kiss of Death, recording the cd ‘Inferno Inc.’ in 2004 and playing as supporting band for Sepultura in 2002;
- from May 2005 he started playing live and in studio along with Après la Classe (www.apreslaclasse.it) sharing stage with many important people like Chuck Berry and recording guitars for the cd ‘Luna Park’ (On the Road, 2007);
-On January 2004 Marcello Zappatore won the Emergenza Chitarre contest (by 'Chitarre' Magazine and 'Playgame Music') as one of the ten best talented new italian guitar players; 'Playgame Music' published in 2004 a cd with the ten winners' songs;
- he played on Arezzo Wave’s main stage with Après la Classe in 2005;
- On 2007 he played along with Après La Classe at 'Primo Maggio 2007' in Rome, the biggest italian stage, in front of 700000 people, broadcasted live by Rai3;
- On October 2003 Italian MTV broadcasts a short movie on Marcello Zappatore's daylife;
- In 2005 he acts as main actor in the short movie ''In religioso disagio'', which won the staff prize on Milano Film Festival;
- he is very endowed with instructional activity, teaching guitar both in private lessons and in music schools; he writes lessons for Jazzitalia and many other websites (http://www.jazzitalia.net/lezioni/marcellozappatore/indicemarcellozappatore.asp); in 2005 he published his own first instructional dvd ‘’L’improvvisazione sulla progressione di accordi’’ [improvisation on chords progression] produced by sevenotes.com;
- on 2006 he played in Albany and Switzerland;
- on 2007 he played at Auschwitz (Krakow, Poland) in an event in memory of victims of Holocaust.
- he endorses and uses Di Marzio pickups, ThreeGuitars guitars, Madcat amplifiers, Essetipicks handcrafted picks and Arte-Sound handcrafted amplifiers;
- on June 2008 Marcello was teaching and playing his own music at University of Lecce, invited by Ferdinando Boero, the biologist who discovered a jellyfish and named it after Frank Zappa, becoming Zappa's friend;
- on november 2008 Marcello played in Rome with Grazia Negro, Roy Paci and Frank London for the presentation of the Italian movie ‘’SE CHIUDI GLI OCCHI’’ by Lisa Romano
-on may 2009 Marcello's cd 'LA CILIEGINA SULLA PORTA' is out (ed. Note Volanti)
- on september 2009 the tv network 'Italia Uno' broadcasts Marcello Zappatore playing, during the format 'Talent1'
- on october and november 2010 he shoots as main actor the movie about himself called 'W ZAPPATORE' (Apnea Film, director Maci Verdesca) with great actors such as Sandra Milo, Guia Jelo and Monica Nappo
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- Marcello Zappatorenasce a Lecce il 4 maggio 1976. Comincia a suonare la chitarra a 13 anni.
- si è formato da autodidatta, perfezionandosi in seguito frequentando innumerevoli masterclass con celebri chitarristi di fama mondiale, tra cui: Frank Gambale (1997), Brett Garsed (2003), Massimo Varini (2005), Luca Colombo (2005), Pietro Nobile (2006), Paul Gilbert (2008) e Steve Vai (2009);
- ha suonato nel 2002 con Alex Damiani;
- ha suonato con i Kiss of Death, incidendo il disco 'Inferno Inc.' (2004) e suonando di spalla ai Sepultura nel 2002.
- ha suonato dal vivo per due anni e mezzo con gli Après la Classe dal 2005 al 2007, incidendo anche le chitarre nel disco 'Luna Park' (2006) e nel cd live uscito nel 2008.
- nel 2004 vince il concorso 'Emergenza Chitarre' indetto dalla rivista Chitarre e dalla Playgame Music, risultando tra i migliori dieci nuovi talenti chitarristici italiani selezionati dal concorso: ciò gli vale la pubblicazione di un suo brano nella compilation 'Emergenza chitarre 4'
- si è esibito sul palco grande di Arezzo Wave con gli Après la Classe nell'estate del 2005;
- ha suonato al Primo Maggio 2007 sul palco di Piazza S. Giovanni a Roma con gli Après la Classe, davanti ad un pubblico di settecentomila persone, dividendo il palco con Chuck Berry e numerosi altri grandi artisti;
- a ottobre 2003 la rete televisiva MTV gira un breve spot che ha per protagonista Marcello Zappatore e la sua passione per Frank Zappa;
- nel 2005 è l'attore protagonista del cortometraggio 'In religioso disagio' di Massimiliano Verdesca, che vince il premio della critica al Milano Film Festival;
- svolge un'intensa attività didattica, sia insegnando privatamente e in scuole di musica, che collaborando con Jazzitalia (http://www.jazzitalia.net/lezioni/marcellozappatore/indicemarcellozappatore.asp); inoltre nel 2005 pubblica il suo dvd didattico 'L'improvvisazione sulla progressione di accordi' prodotto da sevenotes.com;
- dal 2008 è endorser dei pickup Di Marzio e dal 2009 è endorser dei plettri Essetipicks e degli amplificatori MadCat. Nel 2010 diventa endorser degli amplificatori artigianali ARTE-SOUND e delle chitarre ThreeGuitars;
- il 7 giugno 2008 presso l’Università degli Studi di Lecce tiene un seminario dal titolo: ''Incontro con Marcello Zappatore, chitarrista e compositore'', organizzato dal prof. Boero, biologo amico di Frank Zappa, il quale scoprì una specie di medusa e la chiamò Phiaella Zappai in onore del suo idolo.
- a Novembre 2008 si è esibito a Roma con Grazia Negro, Roy Paci e Frank London per la presentazione del film di Lisa Romani ‘’Se chiudi gli occhi’’
- a maggio 2009 esce il suo disco solista 'LA CILIEGINA SULLA PORTA' (ed. Note Volanti)
- a settembre 2009 viene mandato in onda su Italia Uno nell'ambito della trasmissione per nuovi talenti 'Talent1'
- a ottobre e novembre del 2010 gira da attore protagonista il film su di lui intitolato 'W ZAPPATORE' (Apnea Film, regia di Maci Verdesca) affiancato da grandi personaggi come Sandra Milo, Guia Jelo, Monica Nappo
MARCELLO ZAPPATORE & STEVE VAI
MARCELLO ZAPPATORE AFTER PERFORMING A SONG ON INFAMIGLIA TELERAMA
InFamiglia Telerama is a great show, i've watched it many times & i always enjoy it, the cooking, the guests, & the great music of Marcello Zappatore performing with different singers. You gotta check it out sometime!
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MARCELLO ZAPPATORE DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST IN THE PICTURE BELOW
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