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Enrico Gazzano
I met Enrico when we were both working at Apple. There is a deep connection with him and something seems to click when we creatively work together. He helps me simplify there where I tend to become too cerebral. This is the first song we wrote together.

Naked                      

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Password

This project was created by Walter Calloni (drums) along with Aldo Banfi (keyboards) around 2000. The late Eugene Rutherford was originally the band's bass player, followed by Silvio Verdi. Here are 5 short ads we had created for a local radio station taken from songs in our repertoire at the time. I'm on guitar and vocals + studio production.

Santana                    

Beatles                     

Sting                         

Bob Marley              

James Brown          

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Labanda Yamamba

This African music Swiss-Italian project took place around 2001 and had Yama Ismael at vocals, Walter Calloni on drums, Aldo Banfi on keys, Max Dega on guitars, Ruben Minuto on bass and myself on guitars and vocals. There were also a backup vocalist and a percussionist whose names I forget (sorry!). I helped them produce these songs at the SAE studios in Milano. 

Tombo                     

Jojo Fe Ojo             

Kimanda                 

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Psyko Poet

Psyko Poet was a very original project based in Rome. My contacts with that project were Clive Simpson (bass, vocals on Waitin', production) and David Genovesi (vocals on Do the Damage). These two songs were produced long-distance, for I was based in Milano and we shipped the material via regular mail. On Waitin' I sing the vocal intro, play the slapped bass, and play all guitars. On Do the Damage, I did the weird drum edit at the beginning, played the bass intro, and all guitars except for the first solo.

Waitin'                       

Do the Damage