Double bass, electric bass and fretless bass player, composer & producer, born in Catania (Sicily) currently lives in London (England)
A very distinctive sound developed through intense, successful and creative participation in recording studios, tours, orchestras and numerous gigs
Ample experience in music industry alongside top Italian artists and producers playing pop, blues, jazz, rock, r&b, ethno, afro, afro-jazz and classical
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EDUCATION
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2010
Conservatorio di Musica "Arcangelo Corelli": Master degree in Music (BA) Major: Jazz Interpretation/Composition, Messina, Italy
1996
Istituto Musicale "Vincenzo Bellini" : Diploma in Classic Contrabass, Catania, Italy
1994
Umbria Jazz Summer Clinics by "Berkley College of Boston : Merit plate and grant, Perugia, Italy
1984
Istituto Tecnico "C. Gemmellaro" : Diploma in Accountancy, Catania, Italy
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INFLUENCES
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Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Weather Report, Brian Eno, David Sylvian, Wayne Shorter, Jonh Coltrane, Caetano Veloso, .. Jaco
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WORKS EXPERIENCE
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-2011/12 Deputy for the musical ‘The Lion King’ at Lyceum Theatre – London
-2004/15 Session recorded, player and arranger for more than 30 albums working alongside
producers such as Chris Kimsey, Francesco Cameli, Steve Lyon, Roberto Vernetti
-2007/08 Performed at European Summer Campus with guitarists Andy Timmons, Carl
Verheyen, Greg Kock, Guthrie Govan, Roben Ford
-2003/07 Teaching: `Electric bass technics trough rock, pop and Jazz interpretations`, Lizard Music Academy - Pavia
-2002 Publications: `Fretless bass`, columnist by the Guitar Club Italian magazine
-1993/97 Bank teller in UniCredit Bank
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Rosaria Forcisi photographer
LEADER RECORD PROJECTS
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-2025 Vincenzo Virgillito 'Precondition' V V label (Composer/Arranger/Performer)
CO-LEADER RECORD PROJECTS
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-2010 Post Jazz Mistress ‘Global Warming’, TRP music, mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound – New York
-2006 Di Dio, Virgillito, Fusco trio ‘Portrait en Jazz Méditérranéen’, Wide sound
-2001 Mater Matuta ‘Alleggiu Alleggiu’, Map records
-2000 Nakaira ‘Musiche a danzare tra oriente e occidente’ live at Metropolitan Theatre - Catania, Map records
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DISCOGRAPHY (selected)​​​
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-2024 Mario Venuti 'Tra la Carne e il Cielo' Microclima / Artisti first (Performer)
-2023 Mario Venuti 'Napoli Bahia' Microclima / Artisti first
(Performer)
-2021 Mario Venuti 'Tropitalia' Microclima-Puntoeacapo / Artisti first (Performer)
-2019 Celeste Caramanna 'Antropofagico II' Off Line Artistic Production (Performer)
-2017 Gabriella Lucia Grasso 'Vussia Cuscenza' Narciso Records (Performer)
-2017 Alessandro Mannarino 'Apriti Cielo' Universal music
Mixed by Michael Brauer at Electric Lady Studio - NYC mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound - NYC - (Performer)
-2017 Mario Venuti 'Tutto Questo Mare' Puntoeacapo (Co-arranger/
Performer)
-2016 Kat&Co. ‘Blues Is The New Cool’ ToneTrade Records – (Performer)
-2014 Mater Matuta ‘Voria’ Suoni diversi – (Arranger/Performer)
-2013 Tommaso Di Giulio ‘Per Fortuna Dormo Poco’ Leave music / Universal music - (Performer)
-2013 Kat&Co. ‘I Kat the Blues’ ToneTrade Records – (Arranger/Performer)
-2012 Mario Venuti ‘L’ultimo Romantico’ Sony music (Arranger/Performer)
-2012 Mario Puglisi ‘Insegnami Ancora’ TRPmusic – (Performer)
-2011 Agata Lo Certo ‘Chiave di volta’ TRP music (Arranger/Producer/Performer)
-2011 Tony Canto ‘Italiano Federale’ Leave music – (Performer)
-2010 Gabriella Grasso ‘Cadò’ Universal music – (Performer)
-2010 Giovanni Nuti canta Alda Merini 'Una Piccola Ape Furibonda'
Egea (Performer)
-2009 Tony Canto 'La Strada' Leave Music - (Performer)
-2009 Mario Venuti ‘Recidivo’ Universal music. Mixed by Steve Lyon and mastered by Jan Cooper at Metropolis – London – (Performer)
-2008 Mario Venuti ‘L’officina del Fantastico’ Universal music (Performer/Arranger)
-2007 Giovanni Nuti & Alda Merini – ‘Rasoi di Seta’ Sony Bmg (Performer)
-2007 Patrizia Laquidara 'Funambula' Edel - (Performer)
-2006 Mario Venuti e Arancia Sonora 'Materia Viva' Magneti tour 2006 live at Teatro Antico of Taormina - Universal music - (co-Producer/
co-Arranger/Performer)
-2006 Virginio 'Virginio' Universal music - (Performer)
-2006 Mario Venuti ‘Magneti’ Universal music – (Performer)
-2006 Tony Canto 'Italiano Federale' Nuddu - (Performer)
-2004 Andrea Quartarone 'Versatile' - (Performer)
-2003 Patrizia Laquidara ‘Indirizzo Portoghese’ Virgin music – (Performer)
-2003 Mario Venuti ‘Grand’Imprese’ Venus – (Performer)
-2003 Gabriella Grasso ‘Caffè d’Orzo, macchiato caldo, in tazza piccola’ Venus – (Producer/Arranger/Performer)
-2001 Andrea Quartarone 'Guitar Academy' Panastudio - (Performer)
-1992 Contemporanea 2000 'Musiche di Maderna, Kessick, ..' City record - (Performer)​
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