Biography
Born: yes
Sizes: 184x40x30 centimetres
Eyes: big, green
Hair: long, wavy, black & white
Nationality: Italy
Profession: Keyboardist, Pianist, Organist, Composer, Arranger, Teacher. Yamaha Piano and Keyboards Official demonstrator.
School: I begin music studies at seven, thanks to my father’s passion and the tuition of the family’s friend and composer/accordionist Maestro Marco Aurelio Pisegna. I studied Accordion, Piano, Keyboards, Harmony, Theory and Solfeggio. Afterwards, I graduated, with full marks in “Organ and Organ Composition” at Music Conservatory “Casella” (L’Aquila/Italy) under the guidance of Prof. Annamaria Polcaro and Maestro Paolo Cerasoli
Extra classes: I also studied “Electronic Composition”, “Computer Music” and “Experimental Composition” with Maestros Alessandro Sbordoni and Michelangelo Lupone, “History of Music” with Maestro Pietro Acquafredda, “Counterpoint and Fugue” with Maestro Paolo Cerasoli, “Gregorian Chant” with Maestro Giandomenico Piermarini
Instruments: Organ, Piano, Accordion, all other keyboards
Speciality: Synthesizer programming, Computer-Music
Experiences: almost everything (Classical, Rock, Pop, Metal, Progressive, New-Age, Theatre, …) but… never performed a jazz concert and, maybe, never it will happen!
Tours & Gigs: (2007 - Italy) Neil Zaza // (2003/2004/2005/2006 - Italy) Anna Tatangelo // (2004 – Rome, Italy) Rock Festival // (2002/2003 - Italy) Monica Cherubini // (2001/2002/2003 – Italy) // Southern Cross Stratovarius Official cover band // (2002 – Rome, Italy) Dream Theater official convention // (2002 – Rome, Italy) // Tony MacAlpine/Virgil Donati opening // (2001 - Italy) Andrea // (2001 - Los Angeles, USA) Mistheria // (2001 - Italy) Neil Zaza // (2000 - Italy) Gigi Sabani // (2000 - Italy) Raffaella Cavalli // (1998/1999 - Italy) O.R.O. // (1997 - Budapest, Hungary) Mistheria // (from 1992 to 2003) Sergio Meogrossi and Fabio Bussotti
First instrument: Kawai K3 music synthesizer
First band: Mirage
First album recorded: “Frammenti” by Mirage (© 1994 - Mellow Records)
Favourite instrumental album: “Romantic Warrior” (C. Corea’s Return to Forever)
Favourite vocal album: The first metal album I heard... "Trilogy" (Y. Malmsteen)
Favourite genres: Classical, Rock, Metal, Prog-Metal, Fusion
Favourite musicians: J.S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, F. Chopin, S. Joplin, C. Corea, S. Vai, Y. Malmsteen
Favourite band: Deep Purple
Favourite rock song: “Save our love” (Y. Malmsteen)
Favourite pop song: "Fragile" (Sting)
Favourite beverages: Water, orange juice
Favourite food: Pizza, rice
Favourite cartoon: The Simpson
Favourite movie: Happy Day
Favourite book: Edgar Allan Poe tales, Philosophy
Favourite magazines: Strumenti Musicali, CM2, Computer Music & Studio Project, Digital Music, Giornale Della Musica, Amadeus
Hobbies: play soccer, walk on the mountains, write this biography
Aspiration: to compose a movie soundtrack
Official website: this one!