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Fredo Viola
Pop / Psychedelic / Visual



New York City, New York
United States

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Last Login:  7/4/2009
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Member Since2/20/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.fredoviola.com
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..Fredo Viola - Vocals, programming, miscellaneous musical (and non-musical) sounds

Musicians that I have been working with for my live show are as follows:

I Am Your Autopillot who are,
Ben Evans - vocals, guitar, hand percussion
Graeme Brooker - bass
Jasper Wilkinson - vocals, drums, guitar, hand percussion

Scalde - vocals, psaltery, flute, casio keyboard, drums, hand percussion

Musicians that I worked with on the recording of my first album, The Turn, are as follows:

Brent Follis - drums
Ike Sturm - bass, upright bass
Tony Morales - guitar

Guest musicians also including Nami Unreal and Basso Profundo Nils Christian Fossdal doing some fab vocals, Cosmo D ..o, Deltasleep providing awesome beats and keys, Peter Buettner on flute, Dmitri Moderbacher on more flute!, André Canniere on trumpet, Paul Olenick on trombone, Deirdre White on harp... Hopefully many more to be added!..
Influences

In music:
Johann Sebastian Bach, Modest Mussorgsky, Dmitri Shostakovich, Benjamin Britten, Alfred Schnittke, Igor Stravinsky, Bela Bartok, W.A. Mozart, Biff Rose, Ward Swingle and the Swingle Singers Joni Mitchell, Harry Nilsson, Belle and Sebastian, Radiohead, Boards of Canada, The Osbourne Brothers, Odetta, Irma Thomas, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Antonio Carlos Jobim (yes, love his music a lot!), White Noise, Delia Derbyshire, Silver Apples, Kate Bush's "The Dreaming" and part two of "Hounds of Love",
I love the Animal Collective/Vashti Bunyon collab: "Prospect Hummer"

In film:
Fellini Fellini Fellini... (all his output starting from 8 1/2 up through City of Women), Bergman (especially Fanny and Alexander, Cries and Whispers and The Magic Flute), Fassbinder (especially Berlinalexanderplatz and Querelle), The Night of the Hunter, Baby Doll, The Wicker Man, Scorcese (especially After Hours), David Lynch, Punch Drunk Love... and oh, man I hope he makes more great movies like this! The Old Dark House, and definitely, oh quite definitely, Sweet Movie.
This has to be one of my very favorite things, from my favorite movie:


In literature:
Franz Kafka, Jose Donoso, Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Tennessee Williams, Robert Walser, Nikolai Gogol, Jorges Luis Borges, Elias Caneti, Jean Genet

Sounds Likemeself!


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   About Fredo Viola

Robinson Crusoe (cluster for 3 voices) from Fredo Viola


Red States from Fredo Viola


The Turn - ghost cluster performance from Fredo Viola on Vimeo.


The Sad Song from Fredo Viola on Vimeo.


ITW The Art Pack : Docu


Robinson Crusoe
also, check this video from AFP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avNQp7r-og8

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I was born in London, England and spent my first five years living in England and Rome. After that my family moved to New York, then Los Angeles, where I spent most of my adolescent years, singing professionally as a boy soprano and studying art once my voice changed. Finally I moved back to NYC to attend NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where I studied to be a film director and soaked in an eclectic selection of music.

I had one of my songs licensed for use in Jonathon Demme's Manchurian Candidate. Then I made my first music video, The Sad Song, which was pretty huge on the net. I received emails from Roger Ebert, Neil Gaiman, Massive Attack, ABC News Now, and several film directors, all offering opportunities.

I flew to Bristol to begin a collaboration with Massive Attack, who are two of the nicest and most creative guys I have met. I hope this bears fruit!

Watch my videos and join my online mailing list HERE

en français:

Je suis né à Londres et j’ai passé les cinq premières années de ma vie en Angleterre et à Rome. Ensuite ma famille s’est installée à New York, puis à Los Angeles, où j’ai passé la plus grande partie de mon adolescence. Garçon, je chantais professionnellement comme soprano, puis, lorsque ma voix a changé, j’ai étudié les arts plastiques. Par la suite je suis retourné vivre à New York pour étudier à la NYU Tisch School of Arts.

Un de mes morceaux a été licencié pour le Manchurian Candidate de Jonathon Demme. Puis j’ai réalisé mon premier clip, The Sad Song, qui fit un assez gros carton sur le net. J’ai reçu des emails de Roger Ebert, Massive Attack, Neil Gaiman, ABC News Now, et du réalisateur Mike Binder, m’offrant tous des opportunités de travail.

J'ai été appelé à Bristol pour entamer une collaboration avec Massive Attack, qui sont deux des gars les plus créatifs et sympas que je connaisse. J’espère que cela portera ses fruits.

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The Turn (Deluxe Version)

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Red States
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The Sad Song

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Callivero





Jul 2 2009 10:11 PM

Extrait du chaos

caresses-moi
mon étoile

c'est dans le sang que les gens
baignent
parfois ils sortent et s'amoncellent
autour
d'une
constellation

qui es-tu ?
où vas-tu ?

"je vais où les autres ne vont pas!"

dans cet univers où chaque particule
se relie à une autre

je ne me demande même pas pourquoi
je t'aime

This is a text I've made for the drawing

Thank you very much for your comment, it's always touching me,
Cheers, Véronique.
Soa





Jul 2 2009 7:50 PM

Thanks ;-)
I love your sad song...
J-weze [ifresh™ Graphix]





Jul 2 2009 2:34 AM

hey
:)
stoping by to
personally say whats up
Part Company





Jun 23 2009 8:51 AM

Hello! This is really a great place, hope the reasons keep low!
Un jour peut etre





Jun 23 2009 9:56 AM

Thank for this two amazing moments Fredo... Such a beautiful gift. Thank you to all of you.
See you soon.
DEVOLVE





Jun 23 2009 3:45 PM

thanks for the friendship

love
DEVOLVE
ENVY


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Jun 23 2009 4:30 PM

Merci pour l'ajout! Un fan de Marseille (France) de ta musique et des vidéos!
Jba





Jun 22 2009 10:25 PM

Dear Fredo,
that Cafe de la Danse gig was truly awesome. Many many thanks for that good time, and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as we all did.
christine





Jun 22 2009 10:40 PM

Just coming back from le café de la danse , it was a great gig, I spent a wonderful time . I hope to see you soon again
Talkback


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Jun 21 2009 7:56 AM

Thanks for the add . Talkback
DonnaFran Compositions





Jun 21 2009 10:54 PM

bless you fratello
Laura





Jun 22 2009 6:40 AM

Have a great gig tonight @ Café de la danse,
so sad I'm gonna miss it, but I hope you'll come back soon playing here in Paris,
x
Laura
La Ferme Du Buisson





Jun 20 2009 9:50 AM

Merci et bienvenue à la Ferme du Buisson
Catherine





Jun 19 2009 4:40 PM

Enjoy your trip and your performances... Go ahead and have fun ! We'll see you soon !
Geoff Beckett & Rich





Jun 18 2009 8:57 AM

Love sad song, so original - fantastic
KDS





Jun 16 2009 6:01 PM

hu ho
hello hello hello
:-)
very thx for adding me!
what an aaamazing space

*peace*

******************************kiki
JOY





Jun 15 2009 10:39 PM

Thanks a lot for befriending us!
Olive





Jun 15 2009 6:51 PM

Thanks for the add ;-)
BB.artworks





Jun 13 2009 7:57 PM

thank you ^^

BB
Tommymac





Jun 12 2009 10:47 PM

the album arrived yesterday - its a thing of great beauty.
wow!
Jansings





Jun 11 2009 11:25 AM

Just a smile from a Clown
Radio Neo





Jun 9 2009 1:34 PM

Hello,

Le nouveau Néo Top du mois de juin est en ligne!
Votez pour le titre « The sad song ».

A bientôt sur nos ondes!

95.2 à Paris, 100.0 à Bourges et 94.8 à Toulouse.
www.radioneo.org
http://www.radioneo.org/radio/neo.m3u
Radio Neo





Jun 9 2009 1:13 PM

Hello,

Le nouveau Néo Top du mois de juin est en ligne!
Votez pour le titre « Red States ».

A bientôt sur nos ondes!




95.2 à Paris, 100.0 à Bourges et 94.8 à Toulouse.
www.radioneo.org
http://www.radioneo.org/radio/neo.m3u
BlackDogHat





Jun 8 2009 9:54 PM

Thank you Fredo Viola
Loving the sounds!

Cheers
John
BlackDogHat
London
bruno ferreira





Jun 7 2009 6:47 PM

Thanks so much from Paris for the add! Your album is so marvellous thanks
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