DJs:
The amazing DJ Meegs (www.myspace.com/dlmeegs)
The incredible Joplin (www.myspace.com/musicwithjoplin)
Mr Caparro, Wiseacre from FITM (www.myspace.com/funkyinthemiddle)
Bands:
Well, I am the keyboard/flute player of Grayson Wray Project (www.myspace.com/graysonwray)
Influences
Jazz:
Umberto Petrin
Wayne Shorter
Chick Corea
Stefano Benini
Herbie Man
Jim Walker
Ceasar Camargo Mariano
John Ricker
Jan Anderson
Sounds Like
A funk-a-teric crack in the system where Jan Anderson meets Saint Germain. A new way of conceiving house music live shows.
Raffaele is a high-energy, eclectic flute player.
His formation is originally classical, as he attended the Conservatory of Pavia (Italy) where he graduated with top marks in 2003 while playing around both as a soloist and in orchestras, participating and winning several national and international flute competitions, and perfecting his technique and expression with world class flutists as Davide Formisano and James Walker. Aside from his classical formation, he also trained in jazz music (piano and flute) with Umberto Petrin (www.umbertopetrin.it).
He arrived in LA in 2006 where he started playing with House Music DJs, fascinated by the jazzy-latin-funky sonorities. His shows are always high-energy. Selected House Music DJs, often together with some percussion or string instrument, create an intriguing framework in which flute sonorities blend in perfectly in an explosion of energy and rhythm. He alternates really simple rhythmic sounds with more lyric moments, bringing a new variety to house music shows. At present he is collaborating with the following DJs and producers:
DJMeegs, DJWahine, DJCaparro, DJWiseacre, DJRedBroad, Evolve Productions.
He is also the Keyboard/Flute player of Grayson Wray Prjoect alternative rock band
Raffaele..grazie per la visita.... It was great to meet you too.... we're releasing a record in some weeks ..then we should get together and jamm. by the way....you should meet my friend Lorenzo..from Roma....freaking awsome guitar player...check him out HTTP://WWW. MYSPACE. COM/LORENZOGUITAR
Beh, che dire...se riuscissimo a emulare il successo del nostro conterraneo non sarebbe affatto male! :-D ..e mi piace la parte delle tipe ubriache ;-)
Hey there handsome! I will put up GWP music when we get the new stuff out and up. The song that's on my profile now is me singing with the salsa band I used to be in. Looking forward to seeing you, too!!!
