John Di Ruzza
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Italian Instrumentalist Distributes Demo
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Italian John Di Ruzza is currently distributing his three-song rock instrumental CD-R demo, entitled Memories. Each of the three compositions sounds totally different from each other, and features Di Ruzza's ability to portray 'situations' in the music, rather than relying on technique to overwhelm the listener. With that in mind, songs such as "A London Tale" and "Seagulls At The Door" are top notch productions that bring the music to the listener in an intimate way. Aided by Pat Andolfi on bass and Robby Romano on keyboards and piano, the songs unfold as a Maurice Jarre soundtrack might, only with Di Ruzza's guitar supplying the 'edge' to keep a six-string fan's interest. Good work, and hopefully Di Ruzza will produce more recordings of this quality.
John began studying guitar at the age of twelve, after five years of piano studies. His studies were focused around classical and jazz music, but at age seventeen he discovered the incredible technique of players such as Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore, Al DiMeola and others. Since that time John has passed through several stages of music which each reflected his feelings at that moment in his life, rather than reflecting technical achievement on the instrument. He currently works a regular job during the day as well as continuing to play and teach guitar.
Di Ruzza's goal is to have some of his compositions included on a compilation CD of some kind, and have his music discovered by interested music fans.
Contact Information
Giovanni Di Ruzza
Via Canapine Inf. 25
03031 Aquino (FR)
Italy
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John Di Ruzza
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Lelio Padovani
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Instrumentalist, Teacher, Guitarist, Writer
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From the small town of Parma, Italy comes the instrumental guitar stylings of Lelio Padovani, who submitted his four CD-R demo for review. Influenced by guitarists such as Vinnie Moore, George Lynch, Eric Johnson and Marty Friedman, Padovani's music doesn't necessarily resemble that of his peers, as he lays out his own sound for the listener to experience. Two of the tracks "Il Soffio Dell'Angelo" and "Ingannevoli Sentine" are energetic numbers that showcase Padovani's hard rock abilities, while the remaining tracks are quieter, reflective pieces that demostrate the Italian's compositional range. Since Padovani is clearly pursuing an original approach, his only job now is to compose and record a lot more material and release a few full length CDs.
Lelio started playing guitar as a child on his elder sister's nylon-string guitar. He then played bass and drums for a while before returning to guitar. Originally self-taught, Lelio later took lessons from a GIT graduate, a pianist (for harmony) and then graduated from the school where he now teaches rock guitar. He has taken courses in sound engineering and has attended the National Guitar Summer Workshop. In November 1993, Lelio was featured in the "Hometown Heroes" column in Guitar World. He currently writes for Italian guitar magazines, and recently interviewed Stef Burns and John Petrucci.
Padovani's goal is to someday make his living being creative, perhaps working as a composer or producer/arranger, or even starting his own record label.
Contact Information
Lelio Padovani
Via Cenni 10
43100 Parma
Italy
E-mail:
Lelio Padovani
Web site:
www.leliopadovani.com
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