1. When did
you start learning to play the guitar?
I started in
late 94/early 95 immediately with an electric
one under the influence of the neoclassical
era of Shrapnel records! I have a lot of
instrumental albums from fusion to shred to
metal... everything!
2. What was
the first record you purchased?
The first
album I bought on cassette was Europe's 'The
Final Countdown' and it rocks! Then I bought
lot of things that I haven't listened to for
many years! Anyway after some early years
searching for the music I wanted to listen
to I started to buy Metallica's albums and
they are great!
3. Who are
your main influences in music?
Since late 1997
my absolute greatest influence is the keyboard
master Vitalij Kuprij! The fact is that he
recorded some solo albums that are so fresh
and innovative that I can't find in other
artists (it is my idea!)! For sure also Jason
Becker, Greg Howe, George Bellas, Rusty Cooley
and some drummers like Jon Doman, Deen
Castronovo, bands like Dream Theater, Symphony
X, old Angra and other stuff... but above all
Vitalij because his ideas and his playing are
so innovative, take a listen to his first solo
album High Definition, it has some so cool
parts and they're never 'already heard'!
4. What else
inspires you apart from music?
I love my dog
and my girlfriend and I like to do simple
things in life... to watch a DVD or listen to
some radio stuff! I take 'inspiration' from my
emotions... if there is a moment in my life I
feel a particular things I try to show it in
my music. Maybe it is really hard to translate
in words but I think it is something really
involved with my self and my life.
5. What gear
did you use to make Forbidden Dimension?
I used my
Ibanez RG7620 customized by LGM guitars and it
sounds amazing! I used SIT string and VHT
power amp and cabinet! I used also Alesis
Midiverb4 and Alesis M-EQ230 and a Line6 pod
pro which now I've sold!
6. There
seems to be a lack of talent, musical
virtuosity and melody in the current
mainstream rock acts. What do you think
about that?
The fact is
that, if you are searching for virtuosity or
something new, you must search for it in the
'underground' music and not searching in a
good channel on the radio! I think internet is
the best solution for everything! There you
can find everything, sometimes you can listen
to some samples and then decide to buy the
album or not... you are totally free to choose
what is the best for your ears!
7. Tell us
about your live performances - whereabouts
do you gig?
I've done about
8 concerts and 3 guitar clinics as a solo
artist and lot of them were in the past! The
most recent one was in 2002 in London UK for
the Jemfest and I had a lot of fun there! I
met great players and visited the city for the
first time! A really cool time!
8. Any plans
to play with any other artists for the
future?
I
recorded guest solos for some artists and I'm
recording others for new ones in these days...
I'd like to have also a band to play prog-metal
like Dream Theater in 'Train of Thought' album
(I love that album, my favourite one!) but I
need to find players with my same ideas here
in Rome and also I have some problems of time
because my job doesn't leave me so much free
time and I must divide it for my music and my
personal life! Anyway I always think about
having a band!
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