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Vince Carpentieri was born in Naples in 1976. In 1989 he started studying classical guitar at the San Pietro Conservatory in Majella where he qualified in solfeggio. At the beginning of the 90’s, influenced by the guitar fever of those years, he changed to the electric guitar, entrusting his learning to various teachers and in particular to Umberto Fiorentino. In 1999 he decided to move to Los Angeles in order to attend the Musicians Institute (G.I.T.), where he was awarded a Professional Honours diploma. It was in the United States that Vince started his professional career with the help of such musicians as Scott Henderson, Daniel Gilbert, Ross Bolton and Jean Mark Belkadi, pillars of his musical formation and an important part of his musical influences. From 2000 to 2001 his guitar accompanied the singer/songwriter Jenny Vella on her Italian tour, “Angeli a Meta’”. At the same time he collaborated for ten editions of the guitar magazine, “AXE Magazine”. In 2002 he won a prize for Best Guitarist in a national competition for new groups called “New Generation”, organised by the governmental department for Political Youth of Castelfidardo (AN). Read the rest of this entry »

Eric Daniel. Born in Washington, D.C., USA on May 24th, 1952. Began musical studies age 9 (clarinet). Began performing publicly at age 12. Joined American Federation of Musicians at age 16 in Boston, MA, USA. Advanced musical studies at New England Conservatory (clarinet) and Berklee College of Music (saxophone, with Joe Viola, John LaPorta, Andy Mcghee). Military service from 1972 to 1975 as a sax instructor at The Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Live performances in USA with: Gladys Knight, Tom Jones, Temptations, Jerry Lewis, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Rodney Dangerfield and many others. Broadway shows such such as “Annie”, “Dancin’” (Bob Fosse), “Peter Pan”, “They’re Playing Our Song”, “Bubblin’ Brown Sugar” and many others. Live performances and/or recordings in Italy with: Zucchero (Woodstock ‘94, “Live at the Cremlin”, “Blues”, “Rispetto”); Carl Anderson, Rettore, Geraldina Trovato, Roberto Ciotti, Mia Martini, Toots Thielemans, Gil Evans, Astrud Gilberto, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Gigi D’Alessio, Agostino Penna, Paolo Pallante, TC Gang, Micki Piperno, “King” Solomon Burke, Gino Paoli, Giorgia, Max Calò, Michele Zarrillo, Marco Armani, Mercuzio, Massimo Ranieri, Alex Britti, Luca Cuchetti, Natalie Cole (Unforgettable Tour), Chaka Khan, Amii Stewart, Randy Crawford, Thelma Houston, Joe Cocker, Paul Young and many others. Many TV productions, film soundtracks and publicity spots. Staff musician RAI-TV national network (’84-‘87), “Domenica In” (’86, ‘98,’00, ‘01). “La Corrida” (’88 to ‘93, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06), San Remo Song Festival (‘94 ‘95, ‘96), “Caramba Che Sorpresa”, “Scommettiamo Che” (’93,’99), Trent’ Anni Della Nostra Storia” (’86), “Miss Italia nel Mondo” (’99,’00,’01), “I Raccomandati” (’03,’04) and, many, many others. Much club work in Rome with various bands ranging from R&B, Fusion, Blues & Funk. Teacher of Sax Improv a “Music Unit” (Roma). English lyrics author for: “Positive Power”, Frank Vinci, “Mercuzio”, Lara Martelli, Jim Porto. Founder (with Silvano Melgiovanni) of “Positive Power” (EMI Records). Author of “The Saxophone Survival Kit.

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A driving passion for music and an overriding desire to play in front of a live audience led to the birth of the Acousticherie project at the end of the year 2005. The line-up includes two acoustic and classical guitarists: Ivan Melis and Elia Casu, a drummer and percussionist: Stefano Vacca, and a singer: Giulio Muscas, with the addition in October 2007 of the bass player: Matteo Muntoni. An instrumentation at the limit of acoustic sometimes filtered with effects to create a more original and particular sound. The group’s repertoire, which ranges from rock ’n’ roll to swing, from bossa nova to the sweetest of ballads and includes ethnic and experimental music, revisits and reinvents in acoustic form the most famous and powerful songs that have characterized the history of music from the beginning of the 20th century up to the present day. Contact with their audiences was immediate from the outset and live exhibitions have given an extra kick to a group already highly charged and well harmonized. Acousticherie has performed live on innumerable occasions, some considerably important, and has had the opportunity to play alongside a number of eminent artists such as the renowned musician Enzo Favata. In the winter of 2006/07 the group produced its first studio album entitled, quite simply, “Acousticherie” which saw the collaboration of a number of friends whose contribution has further enriched what was already a highly individual sound.

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