RICCARDO D' AVINO

 

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).

Nel settembre 2010 il cantautore incontra Guido De Gaetano, proprietario dell'etichetta Can Can Music Publishing, già autore e arrangiatore per artisti del calibro di Samuele Bersani e Tricarico, oltre che compositore di colonne sonore per film come “Ti amo in tutte le lingue del mondo” (regia di Leonardo Pieraccioni) e “Padre Pio” (film di animazione diretto da Orlando Corradi). Il produttore bolognese, convinto delle potenzialità di Riccardo, decide di metterlo sotto contratto.

L’ep “Fuggire e ritornare” viene così ripubblicato dall’etichetta 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”. Le canzoni di questo ep raggiungono anche le radio nazionali e regionali, tra cui Isoradio, LatteMiele, Punto Radio, Radio Città Del Capo e molte altre.

Attualmente Riccardo sta partecipando a diversi concorsi e suonando nei locali in giro per l’Italia. E’ inoltre in fase di lavorazione il suo primo album, la cui uscita è prevista nella primavera del 2012.

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).

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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WildRose

Wild Rose Members George "Captain" Bitzios (Lead Vocals) Andy "Rock" Pegios (Guitars,back vocals) John "Jiosby" Bitzios (Lead Guitars,back vocals) "Dirty" Haris Patsos (Keyboards,back vocals) Phill "Gun" Sakaloglou (Bass) Current Location Evosmos - Greece General Manager Chris Siloma Booking Agent Chris Siloma Press Contact wildrosemanagment(at)gmail.com
BIO

Wild Rose original idea was sprung in 2004 by Andy Rock. In the original composition, due to the impossibility of finding musicians who could support this style of music band, the line-up didn’t remain stable for long and it took a lot of time to create a mellow sound of an AOR band. After trying for two years, and after continuous changes in composition, Wild Rose reached a basic line-up, which was introduced in 2006 to the audience with songs composed by Andy Rock. In 2007 Wild Rose released their first promo cd entitled "It's all about love" which contained the homonymous title track and "Too Late", a track rapidly accepted and loved by the audience of AOR. In mid-2009 the band came up with a demo cd, which contained 10 songs: 1) That Girl, 2) Too Late, 3) It's all about Love, 4) Hold me, 5) Dream on, 6) If you still love me, 7) I don't know, 8) Goodbye, 9) Want you back, 10) Straight to my heart with the main author Andy Rock and secondary Dirty Haris Patsos. 2011, and the Wild Rose songs, having matured through rehearsals, have been recorded professionaly this time to produce the debut album with the title "Half Past Midnight". And the story keeps on rockin’…                                                                                 WildRose                                                                    by Regina Swarn I'm often asked, "Is there any music you don't like or is there any band or artist that you would rate not so good?  I guess it bothers some people and critics why I always seem to find something positive or great to say about a band or artist in my stories.  First of all I only spotlight and showcase the music that I'm very passionate about and after hearing the band or artist  a few times I automatically know what moves me.  I feature artists that rock my very soul and that makes me happy.  When that happens I want to share their music with the world.    That brings me to my spotlight band this month, WildRose.  Sitting on my patio I decided to play some music by this spectacular band.  I feel better when I'm in a quiet place because that is when I really let my musical imagination flow.  I felt something very special the first time I listened to WildRose.  George Captain Bitzios sings with so much power.  He has a voice that reminisce the rock singers from the past (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Europe, just to name a few).  I was into this great music from the very start.  It was like listening to my favorite bands from an era when music was all about having fun.  I was also very impressed with the great production of Andy Rock.  His talent shines through in every song on the CD. So now the big question, "Do I have a favorite track from this new CD Half Past Midnight, out now on Retrospect Records?"  I have to admit each song delivers it's own personal flavor so it's very hard to pick just one favorite track from this CD, but I did play "Another Shot" and "Goodbye" many times and loved them more with every listen.  You are in for a special treat with this new CD by WildRose. This band is like a breath of fresh air and this CD is great and worth buying, so invest in your own personal copy today.  There are eleven power packed songs rocking your soul to it's core. VISIT WildRose Online Official  Website  http://www.wildrose.gr/            Myspace www.myspace.com/wildroseaorevo             Facebook www.facebook.com/wildroseaorevo Checkout some great interviews by WildRose http://minizine.berock-live.com/html/interviews/pages011/wild_rose.html?tag=result%3Btitle%3B0 Interview at Berock Minizine done by :  Snake Eyes For BeRock Radio MiniZine (2011) AND ANOTHER GREAT LINK    *FROM MAY THE ROCK BE WITH YOU* http://maytherockbewithyou.com/mtrbwy/2011/09/wild-rose/ Listen to the music of WildRose on many of your favorite radio stations online & around the world & right here at the most melodic place Berock Online Radio Station    http://www.berock-live.com/   Debut album "Half Past Midnight" release date  Oct. 1st  2011 by Retrospect Records. *A big thanks to WildRose and their record company and management team for allowing me to do this spotlight story this month.* Thank you Chris Siloma, Andy Rock & all the great band members of WildRose & thanks for sharing your great story with me & the world!!

REDRUM

 

Redrum is a melodic Hard Rock Band based in Thessaloniki (Greece).
Athan 'Lyssa' Kazakis and Panos Baxevanis started the project in September of 2003 and one year later they recorded 12 songs in a local studio.
After getting in touch with the
well known German Vocalist Michael Bormann, they΄d sent the material to Duisburg, where Michael recorded all the vocal parts and co-write a couple of the songs.
Unfortunately because of some line-up changes they had to re-record all the drums(Thanos Sarketzis) and bass(Vassilios Topalides) parts.
The mix then took place in Michael΄s “RMB – studios”, where Panos, Athan and Michael finally completed
“No turning back”. In these first four years of existence, besides their headliner shows,
they supported also a lot of well known bands like
Bonfire, Tyketto, Krokus, Danger Danger, House Of Lords,
Adlers Apetite, Blue Tears, Europe, Robert Plant and Glenn Hughes.
They appeared on festivals like “Firefest” and Rockwave in Athens.
REDRUM is the only band in “Rockwave΄s” history, who has played
without having any discography.

                                                                                         By  REGINA SWARN



I was casually relaxing in my home office and doing some work at my website about a month ago when I saw this video in my email message box.  I normally get lots of music and videos from many artists and bands so I tend to check my mailbox quite often.  I was going to wait until the next day to check out all the music and videos that is sent to me so that I would have the time to give each one my undivided attention.  I get dozens of videos and music sent to me either by mail or email for review on a daily basis.  Most of the time I'll wait until the weekend (Saturday) so that I can give the entire day to just listen to all music sent to me from the bands, artists, or their managers to get my review or a simple opinion.
 

When I got the video by RedRum I decided to play it.  There was something about the picture on the cover of the video that made me listen to this band right away.  The picture reminded me of Classic Rock and Metal that I loved so much.  I didn't hesitate to hit the play button, and the rest as they say, was history.  The music coming from this video blew me away.  I stopped everything that I was doing to hear this powerful rock and roll song.  Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God.  I just kept saying, Oh my God, Oh my God, is this happening to me?  So I played it once again and the feeling grew stronger.  It was at that point that I knew this was something mega.  Something major.  This song is a hit and the band is great.  I played the song about seven more times back to back and still wanted more.

                                                 
I had to say that because this is how I first heard of the band RedRum just a month ago and since then I've become one of their biggest fans.  Rock and Roll music at it's very best with the powerful vocals of Michael Borman, Athan Lyssa Kazakis and Panos Baxevanis on guitars, Vassilios Topalides on bass, and Thanos Sarketzis on drums.  I'm writing about this band because I wanted the world to know how their music affected me the very first time that I heard it and how blessed I am to have found a band that brings that good ole Rock and Roll back.  It's the kind that I grew up with.  Hard and Heavy, yet still very melodic.  

                                       I still can't sit still when a RedRum song is playing.  This music is like a Rock and Roll explosion that's so powerful.  Every song by this band is great and stays in your mind.  You find yourself singing the song long after the music has stopped playing.  

                                                 A message to the world:  Please check out this great band from Thessaloniki (Greece) and let them take you down a memory lane to the great Rock and Roll you've known and loved. My message to the band RedRum:  Thank you so much for touching me with your great brand of Rock and Roll, the kind that I grew up with and  always loved.  Thank You! Thank You!  

VISIT THE REDRUM FAN PAGE AT FACEBOOK

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/redrumgr/204272293405       MYSPACE http://www.myspace.com/redrumgr   

                                                                        I  LOVE  REDRUM

ISIS CHILD

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!

 

                                 Nathalie Pellissier

                                     Freddy Mazzucco

                               

MARCELLO ZAPPATORE BAND SPOTLIGHT 7/17/2011

Marcello Zappatore is 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

Marcello  Zappatore

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Marcello Zappatore was 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 Zappatore nasce 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

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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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Jazzitalia - Artisti: Marcello Zappatore

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 Please checkout this video, this is one of my favorite videos by Marcello.  Please stop by his youtube channel & checkout the other rockin videos too....