09/07/10
Ritmi, the new Italian magazine for drummers and percussionists (available in all Italian newsstands for 6 euros), published a lengthy interview with myself on the September 2010 issue. There's an introduction to the article on the website of the journal with an exclusive video taken from my Live at Otranto for Unesco performance of last August 11th. Enjoy!

08/31/10
On Sunday, September 12th 2010, I'll perform at "Drumworld Festival", one of the biggest realities of the drumming world! The mega event, that will be held in Ittervoort, Netherlands will host a truly remarkable line-up that includes my dear friend Marco Iannetta, Mel Gaynor (the legendary Simple Minds drummer) and a guy named...Steve Gadd! More info and the full line-up on: www.drumworld.nl

08/18/10
The "Classical Drumming" recordings have been officially started with great enthusiasm and some good news! On last July 25-26 were held, in the magnificent setting of the Paisiello Theatre (Lecce, Italy), the recording sessions of the entire symphonic orchestra that now consists of 36 pieces instead of 25, and in the last few days we completed the piano parts. It's expected to increase the final album number of tracks and everything will be enhanced with extra material. It seems that there will be a lot of fun...have a good day! :-D

07/09/10
Modern Drummer, the legendary world's #1 drumming magazine, offered me the opportunity to host a personal blog on their website...and how could I say no?!? :-D The first post is online and accessible from the home page of the website www.moderndrummer.com or directly clicking here. Take care and see ya soon guys! ^_^

06/04/10
While the making of "Classical Drumming" keeps going, I made some tracks in studio for a future production of the cool Dutch pop artist Chielio Reedijk and I'm currently recording the debut album for the american band EdToShred led by Ed, the unique nerd guitar-hero that has recently won an international competition out of 1200 guitar players! I hope to put soon on the website some samples taken from the drum recording sessions...in the meantime I wish you a good start of summer! CIAO! ;-D

04/24/10
Hey guys! I'm officially working on my first solo album which will feature a 25-piece italian orchestra! "Classical Drumming" will contain 18 tracks of pure energy and fun and its release is scheduled for next fall. You can find more info on www.classicaldrumming.com and there's a short promo video on my YouTube channel. See you soon for more details and news and, as always, thanks very much for your mega support! :-D

12/28/09
My videos and my YouTube channel has been mentioned in the "Viral Christmas" special, aired on December 25 in "Neapolis", the hi-tech section of the italian news program Tg3. You can watch the episode on streaming at Rai.Tv or read the mini-summary article on the Rai Tre Tv show's Blog.

12/17/09
My new video is online! Staying within the classical music, I offer you my own version of the remarkable Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" Overture. I take this opportunity to thank you very much for the incredible support and wish you Happy Holidays! :-D

11/19/09
A new live show is coming: on Thursday, November 26 I'm going to open, with a special live performance, the winter edition of "DreamHack", the world's largest computer festival! The event, which in the last edition hosted over 12,000 people from all over the world, will be held in Jönköping, Sweden and will be streamed live on the official website of the festival (www.dreamhack.se). See ya soon guys! ;-D

09/19/09
There's a new interview with me on www.obaterista.com, an interesting brazilian website for drummers that I strongly recommend to everyone! You can also find the interview (in different languages) on the Press Room of this website. Check it out and...see you soon! ;-)

08/15/09
Some videos of mine will be shown and commented today in a special episode of "Programa São Show" that aired on the brazilian television allTV! The program is scheduled for 4:00 PM (local time in São Paulo) and available to watch in streaming on the website: www.alltv.com.br

07/26/09
Excellent news! On the 4th and 5th September 2009, I'll have the honor to play at one of the greatest european drumming stages, the "La Rioja Drumming Festival"! The show will be in Logroño, Spain and beside me, there will be four drumming legends of all time: Dom Famularo, Billy Cobham, Virgil Donati and Jojo Mayer...unbelievable! For more infos, check out the official website of the event:

07/09/09
My "Vadrum Meets Super Mario Bros" video has today surpassed the 10 million views barrier...how can I NOT thank you every 5 minutes?! ;-D

07/02/09
Hey guys, there's a new vadrum video on Youtube! This time I've arranged a SUPER version of the beautiful third movement of the Mozart's K 331 Sonata, popularly known as the "Turkish March - Rondo alla Turca"...with a new cool drum setup and a little musical surprise inside. Check it out and...have fun! :-D

06/06/09
As previoulsy announced in the News section of the website, on last May 18th my "Vadrum Meets The Barber of Sevile" video was entirely broadcasted on the popular brazilian tv show "Programa do Jô"...and now, as promised, you can find the show clip directly on my Youtube channel! Enjoy the video and, as always, thank you very much for your mega-support, you're simply great! ^_^

05/18/09
My "Vadrum Meets the Barber of Seville" video will be broadcast this evening in the famous tv show "Programa do Jô" that aired on the brazilian networks "Rede Globo de Televisão" and "Globo Internacional". For all those who were unfortunately not be in Brazil today, I will put a clip on the site as soon as possible! :-D

03/18/09
On mi.edu there's a new video interview I've done on last January for/at the Musicians Institute of Hollywood, Institute that I'm currently attending. From today, you can also find my official artist profile on the mega-portal Facebook...I wait you numerous as always. See you soon guys! ;-)

01/13/09
My personal video channel on the portal Youtube.com has totaled over 25 million views also continuing to be the first Italian channel in absolute for number of subscribers (from the birth of Youtube Italy)...crazy! I can only thank you, thank you and...thank you 25 million times!

01/02/09
New year, new video! By popular demand, I've arranged and produced a super medley that contains most of the musical themes of the third chapter of the glorious Super Mario Bros trilogy. On this occasion I wish you all a great 2009 and, as always, thank you for the tremendous and incredible support...but now, have a good watching my dear friends!

11/20/08
New article & interview for me on EuMagazine.it, excellent italian portal for information and culture that I strongly suggest to visit!

10/28/08
It started a very exciting new adventure for me! Since the end of September I am in Los Angeles, Hollywood to be exact, and I'll stay here for a while to deepen the studies on the most beautiful musical instrument in the world, at one of the most prestigious schools for musicians, the Musicians Institute!

10/21/08
Jack, the well-known monthly italian magazine specialized in Hi-Tech, Web, and Music Trends, devoted me a great mini-article on the November 2008 issue! You can check out now the article in the Press Room section of the website and you can find the magazine at any italian newsstand...go Jack go!

10/11/08
In last mid-September, I recorded in studio the soundtrack for the sparkling new musical of "Erasmus International Musical and Theatre"! The Italian-British company will start next November 3rd an extensive tour that will stop in many places in Italy. For more info:

07/28/08
And here I am again with a new video! This is a tribute to Jack Black and Kyle Gass, two funny guys best known to the world of rock as "Tenacious D"...I specifically arranged "Classico", a medley of classical music in a rock (very unique and fun) key taken from the movie "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny" of 2006. As always, thanks for the incredible support...and have a good watching!

07/12/08
Usually I don't write on my website news out of my music activity, but this time I have a special news that deserves to be noticed: on last July 9th, 2008 I achieved the Bachelor in Communication Sciences at the University of Salento! A heartfelt thanks to all those I have met (who have supported and endured me) during my University journey! ;-D

All the previous news are in the italian version of the website only, sorry for the inconvenient. But you can have a good summary of those checking the Biography section.

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