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GIO ARDIZZOLA IS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED TALKED ABOUT GUITARIST
HE HAS A REMARKABLE FEEL TO HIS PLAYING
I WAS JUST BLOWN AWAY BY HIS UNIQUE STYLE AND PEIRCING SOLOS
IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH HIM AND HIS GROUP FOR AN UP
COMING MTV SHOW JEFF SKUNK BAXTER( STEELY DAN )
Influences
BEATLES, JIMI HENDIX, ROBIN TROWER JOHNNY WINTER JEFF BECK, TOMMY BOLIN,ROY BUCHANAN, JOHN MCGLAUGHLIN, STEVE MOORSE, S R V , ALLAN HOLDSWORTH, JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI, AL DIMEOLA, GARY MOORE, VINNIE MOORE, JOE PASS, ROBIN FORD, JOE DIORIO, SCOTT HENDERSON, PAT MARTINO, ERIC CLAPTON, SHAWN LANE, STEPHAN GRAPILLI, JON HAMMER, MAGMA , BAZUKI PLAYERS ..... CACTUS
CREAM, DEEP PURPLE, BE BOP DELUXE, P F M, TEMPEST, CLOSEUM I I,
FREE,LED ZEPPLIN,THE ROLLING STONES,THIN LIZZY,DEEP PURPLE,AC/DC,AEROSMITH,BLACK SABBATH,THE WHO,THE FACES,SPIRIT,THE PRETTY THINGS ,MONTROSE,GRAND FUNK RAILROAD,VAN HALEN,MOTLEY CRUE,SOUND GARDEN,THE BLACK CROWS,LITTLE FEET,THE ALLMON BROTHERS,BAD COMPANY,BLUE CHEER,MOUNTAIN,KISS
THERE'S JUST TO MANY GREAT PLAYERS AND BANDS TO MENTION ALL OF THEM !!! .................................................
PICS OF
SOME GREAT INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE I HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK/FRIENDSHIP WITH.
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GIO ACTED AND WROTE MUSIC FOR THE MOVIE BEACHBALLS BY ROGER CORMAN
DIRECTED BY JOE RITTER WORKED WITH POSION VIDEO (EVERY ROSE)
WHILE WITH THE BAND DR STARR, THE BAND GOT CASTED IN THE MOVIE RIGHT AFTER COMING BACK FROM PLAYING FARM AID. YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR COPY AT ANY BLOCK BUSTER ! PRETTY FUNNY, DEFINITLY CAPTURES THE 80'S
NEW RELEASE 2006 OF BEACHBALLS THE MOVIE ON DVD ON SALE AT ANY RETAIL OUTLET OR BLOCK BUSTER VIDEO STORE !
GIO WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK: FENDER.GIBSON. TRIDENT. DIGIDESIGN.DIADDARIO STRINGS. MARSHALL. LEXICON. DI-MARZIO GIO USES MARSHALL AMPS . STRATOCASTER GUITARS . IBANEZ NUMBEROUS FOOT PEDALS . I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE LISTENED, SUPPORTED AND CONTINUE TO BELEIVE IN ME !!!
ESPECIALLY MI MA MA & PA PA !!! "
THIS IS MIKE LAUER
A DEAR AND GREAT FRIEND OF MINE THAT
I HAVE KNOWN PRACTICLY ALL MY LIFE !
GREAT PIANIST & SONG WRITER !
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AND NOW FOR SOME UPLIFTING FUNNY STUFF !!!
THIS WAS SENT TO ME BY A FRIEND OF MINE WHO SEEMS TO HAVE RELASIONSHIP PROPLEMS ALL THE TIME ! LIKE A SCEEN FROM YOUR OWN LIFE !
YOU DEFINITLY NAILED IT !
ONE CAN SAY THAT GIO ARDIZZOLA TRULY IS A VETERAN WHEN IT COMES TO GUITAR PLAYING, AND SONG WRITING, HAVING BEGAN HIS MUSIC CAREER AT THE EARLY AGE OF 15 WORKED WITH BEST FRIEND BASSIST WALLY VOSS. IN A BAND CALLED (KROME ROSE) PRE-PEARL.
WALLY PLAYED WITH ( YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) (TONY MACALPINE)
I THANK GOD FOR FOR ALL THE WOOD SHEDING WALLY & I DID, AND FOR HAVING HIM AS A BEST FRIEND.
WALLY IS TRULLY MISSED AND ONE OF THE GREATEST BASS PLAYERS I'V EVER WORKED WITH. (FRIPPPPPPPP) INSIDE JOKE! WALLY'S LAUGHING !!!
BEFORE GOING TO LOS ANGELES GIO FORMED A BAND CALLED THE KIDS WITH 3 OTHER
ORIGINAL MEMBERS IN FT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA. GIO DECIDED TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT HIS MUSIC AND MOVED TO LOS ANGELES.
AFTER MANY YEARS IN LOS ANGELES AND GRADUATING M.I.T SCHOOL OF MUSIC GIO HAS GONE ON TO CREATE AND WORK WITH SOME OF THE GREATEST ARTIST OF THIS DAY.
GIO ARDIZZOLA THE GUITARIST/SINGER/SONGWRITER HAS CREATED A BODY OF WORK RICH AND VARIED.
DURING THE '80S, HE EMERGED AS ONE OF THE MOST SINGULAR TALENTS . GUITARIST, CAPABLE OF SEAMLESSLY TYING TOGETHER ROCK, FUSION , FUNK, FOLK, AND EASTERN ROOTS.
HE RELEASED A SERIES OF GROUNDBREAKING CD'S,AND TOURED FREQUENTLY, PRODUCED CD'S AND WROTE SONGS FOR MANY OTHER ARTISTS, AND RECORDED HUNDREDS OF SONGS THAT STILL LIE UNRELEASED IN HIS VAULTS.
WITH EACH CD HE HAS RELEASED, GIO HAS SHOWN REMARKABLE STYLISTIC GROWTH AND MUSICAL DIVERSITY, CONSTANTLY EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT SOUNDS, TEXTURES, AND GENRES.
OCCASIONALLY, HIS MUSIC CAN BE MADDENINGLY INCONSISTENT BECAUSE OF THIS ECLECTICISM, BUT HIS EXPERIMENTS FREQUENTLY SUCCEED;
GIO'S CONTEMPORARY WRITING AND PIERCING SOLO'S FLOURISH DIVERSE STYLES INTO A COHESIVE WHOLE.
GIO FIRST TWO CD'S WERE SOLID, IF UNREMARKABLE, PERCING ROCK FUSION GROOVES.
HE RECORDED HIS FIRST MASTERPIECE (FORCE OF IMPACT) WITH SEVERAL MASTER VIRTUSO PLAYERS VINNIE COLAIUTA / MARK CRANEY DRUMS, AND BASSIST JOHN PATITUCCI / TIM BOGART.
THE CD CATAPOLTED INTO THE HANDS OF LISTENERS & RECORD EXECUTIVES.
GIO STUDIED WITH LEGENDARY GUITARISTS, JOE PASS, PAT MARTINO, ROBIN FORD, & JOE DIORIO AT M.I.T. IN HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA WHERE GIO GOT HIS MUSIC DEGREE.
AFTER DOING SOME JINGLE RADIO AND TELEVISION WORK IN1985 GIO TOURED WITH A LA BASED BAND (DR STARR) WITH BANDS MOTLEY CRUE, POISON, WARRANT, BULLET BOYS, AND MANY MORE.
PLAYING IN FRONT OF 70 THOUSAND PEOPLE AT THE FARM AID CONCERT. IN 1985 OPENED FOR WILLIE NELSON, JOHN COUGAR, AND KRIS KRISTOFFERSON.
ALSO IN 1985 THE MOVIE BEACH BALLS, ROGER CORMAN SOLD OVER 10 MILLION COPIES FEATURING MUSIC COMPOSITIONS FROM GIO ARDIZZOLA ALSO HIS BAND DR STAR WAS CASTED IN THE MOVIE.
IN 1987 GIO PLAYED WITH LATIN ARTIST MARIA CONCHITA, AND WAS FEATURED IN SOME OF MARIAS MUSIC VIDEOS AND STARTED DOING ALOT OF SESSION WORK.
IN 1990 GIO JOINED ANOTHER LA BASED BAND CALLED SLEEPING BEAUTY PRODUCED BY ROD STEWART.
IN 1999 GIO WAS NOMINATED ONE OF LA'S BEST ROCK GUITARISTS, MARK VARNEY SECTION MUSIC CONNECTION MAGAZINE AND WAS INDORCED WITH GIBSON GUITARS.
GIO CONTINUED TO PLAY THE LA CIRCUIT WITH HIS ORIGINAL BAND FLAVORBONE FOR MANY YEARS SHARING THE STAGE WITH LEGENDARY PERFORMERS.
GIO KEEPS SUPORTING THE MD FOUNDATION AND CONTRIBUTING HIS EFFORTS TO MANY WORLD WIDE CAUSES.
GIO IS STILL PRODUCING GROUND-BREAKING MUSIC TILL THIS DAY.
ALWAYS ON THE CUTING EDGE. GUITAR PLAYING IS ON FIRE !!!
CHECK HIM OUT WHEN HE'S IN YOUR TOWN !
GIO IS A GREAT GUITARIST/SINGER & DEFINITELY WORTH LISTENING TO !!!
Ron Dangelo GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE
R.I.P !!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOME GREAT FRIENDS OF MINE THAT ARE NO LONGER WITH US!
THE GREAT MARK CRANEY DRUMS EXTRODERNARE ( GINO VINELLIE ) ( JETHROTULL )
JOHN STAPLES .... BEST FRIEND AND INSPERATION ( SONG WRITING BUDDY )
GOD HAS ONE GREAT RHYTHM SECTION !!! MISS & LOVE YOU GUYS !
Hey How ya lil' shit....................I miss you too!!! Yes, I am back home with my family and plan on staying here for at least a couple of years if not for good!! Enjoying my time with nephews and nieces and entire family. It's an adjustment but so far I am liking it.
How is married life? How are the kids? WE need to catch up soon...................let's make a plan to catch up over the holidays...........sound good?
Love ya sweet boy..............tell the family HELLO and take care of yourself!!!!
YO Gio my dear fiend.... it was great to see you last week at Jimmy's. Glad you are well and having good gigs. It was good to just hang out and shoot the bull for awhile. Let's make it more often that we hang out. Be well and say hello to your Pops for me.
I hate that we are all so far apart!!! I may be moving again.......will update you as I go. Right now, I'm in Moab, left California a month ago, and not sure if I'm going back!!!
Hope married life is treating you well, and someday for us all to meet!!!! Give me a call when you have some free time.
