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His wide range of works and
collaborations as a studio and live
performer, producer and composer
ranges from Quincy Jones, Rod
Temperton, Stewart Levine, Hugh
Masakela, Lalo Schifrin, Herbie Hancock,
Take 6 to Eddie Kramer, Warren
Cuccurullo, Terry Bozzio, Sunny Levine,
Mickey Avalon, Mocean Worker, Pete
Yorn, Holly Palmer, Talvin Singh, Eamon
Ryland, Marco Marinangeli and David
Sanborn, to name a few, as well as
recording sessions at Capitol Studios,
Paramount, Cello Studios, Ocean Way
Studios, The Village Recorder, Paul Allen’s
Vulcan, Forum Village Rome, etc.
Recent works include soundtracktrailer music for the movie “Celeste and
Jesse Forever” directed by Lee Toland
Krieger, “Funny People”, directed by Judd
Apatow, and the “Break Up” album by
singer-songwriter Pete Yorn & actresssinger Scarlett Johansson, soundtrack
music for CSI (Crime Scene Investigation)
2010 and HBO’s “Entourage Season 8.”
Co-producer and arranger for David
Bowie`s “Golden Years” remix with
Sunny Levine and DJ Douridas (KCRW).
He is currently part of Ear Theatre, a
bi-generational, multi-influenced and
experienced instrumental quartet, with
producer Stewart Levine (Simply Red,
Crusaders, BB King, Hugh Masekela, Joe
Cocker, Dr. John, Jamie Cullum, Soul
Power).
Bass player live for THE OLMS, the
new Pete Yorn project with J.D . King, with
Jonny Polonsky on guitar and Malcom
Cross on drums. The band has been
successfully part of the iTunes Festival
in London, the Voodoo Festival in New
Orleans, as well as The Jay Leno Show,
2013. Harvest Records.
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Currently he is working and
developing his special orchestral sound
collaborating with Film directors,
Animators, Theatrical and Dance
Companies, VJs and Street Artists. He is
also performing live multimedia shows in
special events and art gallery exhibitions.
Honorable Mention Awards: World
Section with song “Uyaye”, USA
Songwriting Competition (2007) and The
John Lennon Songwriting Contest (2007)
What inspired you to play bass?
The inspiration was an “occasion”!
When I was a kid I used to play acoustic
guitar in the main church of my hometown
in Southern Italy. At one point my best
friend Mario Lo Cascio, pianist and
music-therapist, needed bass, therefore I
borrowed a 72 Fender P-bass from Enrico,
another great friend, in order to fill up
that spot. That was it. I fell in love with
the instrument. Since then I wanted to
really improve on the instrument and as a
musician, therefore I was only performing
with older and more experienced
musicians. Consequently every gig was
a learning experience on its own. You
always become the people you spend
time with.
Who influenced you the most? Who are
your favorite musicians?
What I love about music is that
there truly are no boundaries. Literally
everything in my life is a constant
influence. You learn from every
experience, what to do and often what
NOT to do. I get influenced by musicians
as well as music lovers, people and pretty
much everything around me. I love to
listen to classical and contemporary
orchestral music, some jazz and I like
Photo, Andrea Giacomini