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Fredo Viola

General Info

  • Genre: Pop / Psychedelic / Visual

    Location Woodstock, New York, Un

    Profile Views: 422376

    Last Login: 8/29/2012

    Member Since 2/20/2005

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmZyZWRvdmlvbGEuY29t

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. .. .. .. .. ......The Sad Song di Bra.. from ..Fredo Viola.. on ..Vimeo..... .. .. .. .. .. .. ......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.. .... .. ****************** .. .. .. 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.
  • Members

    ..<..........theturn.tv.. Come play with my new web toy! ...... .. ..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 .. .. ..Liuh-Wen Ting.. - viola..
  • 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 Like

    meself!

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  • Selina E. Band

      Happy New Year !

    4 months ago
  • Pim

     Fredo,

    Love your music!

    1 year ago
  • youshowcase

    Interested in the chance of possibly working with you...shoot us a message when you can.

    1 year ago
  • DonnaFran Compositions

    Greetings, Fredo.

    2 years ago
  • Maike Rosa Vogel

    Hey Fredo,
    long time no commenting! :-D
    in case you can't remember, we exchanged a bunch of cds a few years ago and i'm also part of the project Me Shell Resounds.
    so here i am killing time cause tomorrow i am going on tour and i don't want to exhaust myself befor that.
    so i am watching my favourite time-killing show csi miami.
    and suddenly i hear your voice and the beautiful 'Sad Song'.
    is there anything better than that. what a beautiful appearance in such a meaningless surrounding. that was a nice farewell present.
    i hope they made you filthy rich and i am sending a big salute to Woodstock.
    all the best from Berlin!
    Maike

    2 years ago
  • O Vox Collectivo

    Best regards

    2 years ago
  • Fred. M

    Amitié de France... Fred.M

    2 years ago
  • Kenny Jaworski

    Keep up the good work!!!

    2 years ago
  • Greg

    Just thinking about you bud and listening to your beautiful music.
    Thank you for being a very dear friend to me. I look up to you greatly man and always learn so much from you, thank you

    2 years ago
  • ★ your happy end ★

    Hello Fredo,
    Hope you are doin' well.
    The best for you guys.
    Cheers.
    Aurel

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

******************

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. ..

Member Since:

February 20, 2005

Members:

..<
theturn.tv Come play with my new web toy!


.. ..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

Liuh-Wen Ting - viola

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 Like:

meself!

Label Type:

Indie

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