RICCARDO D' AVINO
ARTISTIC, MULTI-TALENTED
SINGER/SONGWRITER/MUSICIAN
By Regina Swarn
The impressive bio of this talented artist says it all, so I won't waste any time going over it again . When you read it you can see for yourself all the great things this very talented artist has achieved with his music. I do think however, I need to write about what I feel when I hear his amazing music. Sitting in my home office, all I needed to do was play the music of Riccardo D' Avino. I decided to listen to some tracks from his new ep "Fuggire E Ritornare." Once the music started, I felt the most amazing feeling come over me. His voice is very convincing. He write songs that you can relate to.
When you listen to his music you feel what he's saying in each song. I remember the very first time that I heard a song by Riccardo. I'll admit that it was like playing a song I wrote myself. He's that kind of artist! He sings and writes with feeling and lots of heart and soul. That's what draws you to his music.
I try so hard not to pick a favorite song when I listen to an artist or a band, but I always end up choosing one. My personal favorite from this EP is "Due o tre cose so di te." This song also has a hot video to go along with it. The video for this song is also one of the top videos at my films network. I feel the heart and soul of Riccardo throughout this track and he sings with so much soul. His voice is perfect, not only on this track, but throughout the entire EP. I highly recommend his music to the world.
Riccardo is both serious and passionate about his music, and I only see greater things in store for his future. I just added his name to one of the top artist that I would like to see live in concert. Reflections of the song "Due o tre cose che so di te" is still ringing in my mind, so I find myself singing along with it.
If you would like to visit Riccardo D' Avino online, please follow the links below. If you would like to support this great artist, please purchase his music. I said it once and I'll say it again, "I recommend his music to you....The World! Enjoy!!
BIOGRAFIA
Riccardo D’Avino è un cantautore proveniente da Rivoli, cittadina alle porte di Torino. Dopo varie esperienze in gruppi musicali della zona, decide a fine 2008 di intraprendere un cammino in veste solista. Registra subito un demo intitolato “New Day” (autoprodotto) e nel frattempo inizia a fare alcuni concerti da solo. Non contento, registra pochi mesi dopo l’ep “Fuggire e ritornare”, anch’esso autoprodotto e pubblicato nel giugno del 2009. Questo lavoro è decisamente superiore rispetto al precedente: registrato e mixato da Francesco Saglietti (arrangiatore e fonico live di diverse bands tra cui i Goddass), contiene quattro brani e vanta la produzione artistica dello stesso Saglietti e del mastering di Alessandro Vanara (già conosciuto per i suoi lavori sui dischi di Al Bano e Melody Fall).
Il cantautore recentemente è diventato anche autore per altri cantanti, tra cui il cantautore emiliano Massimo Gallazzi, e per alcune manifestazioni ed associazioni musicali, come "La voce di Reggio Calabria".
Nel corso della sua attività, Riccardo D’Avino ha suonato in molti locali torinesi, tra cui Hiroshima Mon Amour, United Club, Maison Musique, Soundfactory, Padiglione 14. Ha inoltre partecipato a diversi concorsi e festival, tra cui Tour Music Fest, Premio Augusto Daolio (semifinalista in entrambi), Colonia Sonora, Aspettando Musicomio, Festival di Saint Vincent (finalista), Radio Tour Festival, Anime di Carta e Greenage Festival
Biografia per date:
2004-2005: Riccardo fonda due gruppi che avranno vita breve: i Soul weapon e i Trace of the tear. Entrambi i gruppi si scioglieranno dopo pochi mesi e senza ottenere grandi risultati.
2006: fonda il gruppo Ceneri del nulla, trio grazie al quale avrà modo di fare diversi concerti e di vincere la partecipazione alla manifestazione “Censimento rock”, svoltasi in Piazza Martiri della Libertà a Rivoli (TO). A ottobre dello stesso anno, la band cambierà nome in Krill has gone.
Successivamente, la band incide il suo primo ep (intitolato “Prendi la tua vita”) e riprende la sua già ampia attività live.
2007: con i Krill has gone vince la partecipazione alla compilation “Hit the center”, nella quale verrà pubblicata la loro canzone “Lo devi soltanto fare”. La compilation vanta la presenza di Madaski e dei Persiana Jones con due loro inediti.
Nell’estate dello stesso anno, Riccardo entra a far parte di un altro gruppo, The Snatch, in veste di chitarrista. La band suonerà a luglio sul palco del noto festival estivo di interesse nazionale “Colonia sonora”.
A fine anno, i Krill has gone entrano nuovamente in studio per incidere un nuovo ep, che verrà intitolato “Leave your sign”. E’ il primo disco della band a contenere un brano cantato in inglese, ovvero proprio “Leave your sign”, canzone che da il titolo all’ep.
2008: sempre con i Krill has gone vince il concorso “Free recording session”, organizzato dallo studio di registrazione Blacklite studio. Il gruppo ha diritto alla registrazione di due brani al suo interno.
Nell’autunno i Krill has gone si sciolgono e Riccardo inizia la sua carriera solista. A novembre dello stesso anno, registra in pochi giorni “New day”, piccolo ep acustico dal titolo emblematico e contenente 4 inediti.
A dicembre dello stesso anno è finalista del “Premio Augusto Daolio”, concorso organizzato dai Nomadi in memoria del loro storico cantante (scomparso nel 1992) in collaborazione con l’associazione “Augusto per la vita” e con ospiti speciali del calibro de Le Orme e Piji.
2009: Partecipa a diversi concorsi, tra cui “Tour music fest”, “Greenage festival”, “Aspettando Musicomio” e “Suoni giovani”. La sua attività live è inoltre molto proficua, sia in acustico che accompagnato da musicisti.
A marzo iniziano le registrazioni dell’ep “Fuggire e ritornare”, che verrà pubblicato a Giugno. L’ep viene registrato e mixato da Francesco Saglietti (musicista, arrangiatore e fonico live molto apprezzato nel panorama torinese per aver suonato nei Radiostar e per esser stato arrangiatore e fonico dei Goddass). Il mastering è invece affidato ad Alessandro Vanara (tecnico di fama nazionale, conosciuto per aver lavorato ai mastering di artisti come Al Bano, La Differenza, Dari e Melody Fall). L’ep contiene quattro nuovi brani. Tutti gli strumenti verranno suonati da Riccardo e da Francesco Saglietti. Quest’ultimo aiuta anche il cantautore negli arrangiamenti.
2010: prosegue l’intensa attività live di Riccardo, che, affiancato dell’amico e bravo polistrumentista Daniel Bestonzo (già turnista per Andrea Mirò, Ivan Cattaneo e Marco Carta), suona nei locali di tutto il nord Italia.
Partecipa ad altri concorsi: “Premio Augusto Daolio/Dante Pergreffi” (organizzato dai Nomadi in memoria Di Augusto Daolio e Dante Pergreffi, bassista della band di Novellara), e “Greenage festival” per la seconda volta.
Nell’ottobre dello stesso anno invia il suo materiale all’etichetta discografica bolognese Can Can Music Publishing. Il produttore Guido De Gaetano (e proprietario dell’etichetta) è colpito dalle canzoni del cantautore e decide di metterlo sotto contratto.
L’ep “Fuggire e ritornare” viene ripubblicato e messo in distribuzione digitale su iTunes (dove rimane per ben tre settimane in testa alla classifica dei download nel gennaio 2011) e sui maggiori digital stores in tutto il mondo. Viene inoltre realizzato un videoclip per il singolo “Due o tre cose che so di te”.
2011: Le canzoni dell’ep “Fuggire e ritornare” raggiungono anche le radio nazionali e regionali, tra cui Isoradio, LatteMiele, Punto Radio, Radio Città Del Capo e molte altre.
Riccardo è finalista del Festival di Saint-Vincent e, in quanto tale, accede all’Accademia di Saint’-Vincent, seminario che vanta la presenza di Fabrizio Palma, Luca Pitteri, Gabriella Scalise e Grazia Di Michele in qualità di insegnanti.
Partecipa inoltre a diversi concorsi e contest, tra cui “Anime di Carta”, “Radio tour festival” e “Promo di Ciao Radio”, quest'ultimo vinto. Riccardo riceve un'intervista su Ciao Radio come premio.
Grazie al supporto dell’etichetta, le sue canzoni entrano in rotazione in diverse radio italiane nel corso della trasmissione “Discografica”.
Il cantautore recentemente è diventato anche autore per altri cantanti, tra cui il piacentino Massimo Gallazzi, e per alcune manifestazioni ed associazioni musicali, tra le quali spicca “La voce di Reggio Calabria” di Elisa Foti.
BIO IN ENGLISH
Riccardo D'Avino is a singer/songwriter from Rivoli, a town on the outskirts of Turin, Italy. After various experiences in bands in the area, decided in late 2008 to embark on a journey as soloist. Register a demo titled "New Day" (self-released) and meanwhile begins to do some solo concerts. Not happy, records a few months after the ep “Fuggire e ritornare” ("Escape and return"), which is self-produced and released in June 2009. This job is definitely higher than the previous: recorded and mixed by Francesco Saglietti (arranger and live sound engineer for several bands including Goddass), contains four songs with the same artistic production and mastering by Alessandro Vanara (already known for his work on the discs of Al Bano and Melody Fall).
In September 2010 the songwriter meets Guido De Gaetano, owner of the label Can Can Music Publishing, author and arranger for the likes of Samuele Bersani and Tricarico, composer of soundtracks for films like "Ti amo in tutte le lingue del mondo" (“I love you in all languages of the world”, directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni) and "Padre Pio" (animated film directed by Orlando Corradi).
In September 2010 the songwriter meets Guido De Gaetano, owner of the label Can Can Music Publishing, author and arranger for the likes of Samuele Bersani and Tricarico, composer of soundtracks for films like "Ti amo in tutte le lingue del mondo" (“I love you in all languages of the world”, directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni) and "Padre Pio" (animated film directed by Orlando Corradi).
The Bolognese productor, convinced of the potential of Riccardo, decides to put him under contract. The ep "Fuggire e ritornare" is reissued by the label and put into digital distribution on iTunes (where he stayed for three weeks at the top of the download in January 2011) and on major digital stores around the world. It also made a music video for the single “Due o tre cosec he so di te” ("two or three things I know about you"). The songs on this ep reached also national and regional radio stations, including Isoradio, LatteMiele, Punto Radio, Radio Cape Town and many others. Riccardo is currently participating in different contests and playing in clubs all around Italy. It is also being working his first album, whose release is expected in the spring of 2012. The songwriter has recently become the author for other singers, including songwriter Massimo Gallazzi from Piacenza, and for some festivals and musical associations, such as "the voice of Reggio Calabria, owned by Elisa Foti.
During his career, Riccardo D'Avino has performed in many venues in Turin, including Hiroshima Mon Amour, United Club, Maison Musique, Soundfactory, Padiglione 14. He also participated in several competitions and festivals, including Tour Music Fest, Premio Augusto Daolio (being a Semifinalist in both), Colonia Sonora, Aspettando Musicomio, Saint Vincent Festival (finalist), Radio Tour Festival, Anime di Carta and Greenage Festival.
Biography to date:
2004-2005: Riccardo founded two groups who will be short-lived: Soul weapon and Trace of the tear. Both groups will melt away after a few months without getting great results.
2006: he founded the band Ceneri del nulla (Ashes of nothingness), trio which will make several concerts and win a place in the exhibition "Censimento rock", held in Piazza Martiri della Libertà in Rivoli (TO). In October of that year, the band changed name to Krill has gone. Subsequently, the band recorded its first ep, “Prendi la tua vita” ("take your life"), and resumes its already wide activities live.
2007: with Krill has gone wins participation in compilation "Hit the center", which will released their song “Lo devi soltanto fare” ("You must only do it"). The compilation has the presence of Madaski and Persiana Jones with two unreleased songs.
In the summer of that year, Riccardo becomes part of another group, The Snatch, as guitarist. The band will perform on stage in July of the well-known summer festival of national interest "Colonia sonora".
At the end of the year, the Krill has gone come back into the studio to record a new ep, titled "Leave your sign". It is the first album to contain a song sung in English, "Leave your sign", song from the ep title.
2008: always with Krill has gone wins the contest "Free recording session", organized by Blacklite recording studio. The group is entitled to registration of two tracks on the inside.
In autumn Krill has gone disband and Riccardo begins his solo career.
In November of the same year, records in a few days "New day", a small acoustic ep which title is emblematic, containing 4 new songs.
In December of that year's finalist of "Premio Augusto Daolio", contest organized by italian band Nomadi in memory of their vocalist (who died in 1992) in collaboration with the Association “Augusto per la vita” ("Augusto for life") and with special guests like Piji and Le Orme.
2009: participates in several competitions, including "Tour music fest", "Greenage festival", "waiting for Musicomio" and "Suoni giovani". His live activity is also very successful, both alone with his acoustic guitar that accompanied by musicians. March to begin the recordings from the ep "Fuggire e ritornare," which will be published in June. The ep was recorded and mixed by Francesco Saglietti (musician, arranger and sound engineer much appreciated in Turin for having played at Radiostar and to have been arrangiator and sound engineer for metal band Goddass). The mastering is instead given to Alessandro Vanara (mastering engineer with national reputation, known for having worked for artists such as Al Bano, La differenza, Dari and Melody Fall). The ep contains four new tracks. All instruments are played by Riccardo and Francesco Saglietti. The latter also helps the songwriter in the arrangements.
2010: continues the intense live activity of Riccardo, who, along with friend and talented multi-instrumentalist Daniel Bestonzo (already working for Andrea Mirò, Ivan Cattaneo and Marco Carta), plays in all North Italy.
Participates in other competitions: "Premio Augusto Daolio/Dante Pergreffi" (organized by NomadI in memory of Augusto Daolio and Dante Pergreffi, bassist of the band from Novellara), and "Greenage festival” for the second time.
In October of that year, Riccardo sends his material to the bolognese record label Can Can Music Publishing. Producer Guido De Gaetano (and label owner) is struck by the songs of Riccardo and decides to put him under contract. The ep “Fuggire e ritornare" is republished and placed in digital distribution on iTunes (where it stayed for three weeks at the top of the download chart in January 2011) and on biggest digital stores around the world. It also has been made a music video for the single "Due o tre cose che so di te".
2011: songs from the ep "Fuggire e ritornare" also reached national and regional radios, including Isoradio, LatteMiele, Punto Radio, Radio Città del Capo and many others.
Riccardo is a finalist for the Festival of Saint-Vincent and, as such, access to the Academy of Saint-Vincent, seminar boasting the presence of Fabrizio Palma, Luca Pitteri, Gabriella Scalise and Grazia Di Michele as acting teachers. It also participates in various competitions and contests, including "Anime di Carta”, "Radio tour festival" and "Promo".
Thanks to the support of the label, his songs are in rotation on several Italian radio during the radio transmission "Discografica". The songwriter has recently become author for other singers, including Massimo Gallazzi from Piacenza, and for some festivals and musical associations, among which "the voice of Reggio Calabria" by Elisa Foti.
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