) is the former bassist

Bassist

A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

 of the Italian symphonic metal

Symphonic metal

Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...

 band Rhapsody Of Fire

Rhapsody of Fire

Rhapsody of Fire is an Italian symphonic power metal band led by Alex Staropoli. Since forming in 1993, the band has released eight studio albums, one live album, two EPs, and a live DVD...

, which he joined in 1996. Before joining Rhapsody he played in smaller local bands in Trieste, Italy.

Between 1999-2000 he worked on cruise ships, as a bassist with the cruise ship's orchestra, mainly in Brazil. But also in Uruguay, Argentina, and briefly in Europe.

After Rhapsody, he joined a Finnish band called Wingdom, a progressive metal band.

Instruments/gear

He plays different brands and boutique basses, 5-6 strings.
Mostly seen live with an unknown 6-string bass, in the studio he uses 4-5-6 string basses, both industrial and handmade.

Discography

• - Symphony of Enchanted Lands
  Symphony of Enchanted Lands
  Symphony of Enchanted Lands is an album released by Rhapsody in 1998. It is the second album of the Emerald Sword Saga.-Track listing:*All songs, vocal lines and classical interludes composed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli...
  
  
• - Dawn of Victory
  Dawn of Victory
  Dawn of Victory is the third album studio released by Rhapsody in 2000. Like the previous albums, it centers on the story of Algalord and the "Emerald Sword Saga". It has been produced and engineered by Sascha Paeth and Miro...
  
  
• - Holy Thunderforce (EP)
• - Power of the Dragonflame
  Power of the Dragonflame
  Power of the Dragonflame is the fifth album studio released by Rhapsody in 2002 and is the last chapter in the Emerald Sword Saga.-Track listing:#"In Tenebris" – 1:29#"Knightrider of Doom" – 3:57#"Power of the Dragonflame" – 4:27...
  
  
• - Rain of a Thousand Flames
  Rain of a Thousand Flames
  Rain of a Thousand Flames is the fourth studio album released by Rhapsody in 2001. It tells a part of the Emerald Sword Saga, but it is a parallel episode that is not essential to the story, taking place shortly after Dawn of Victory. While the Warrior of Ice is away, Akron uses the newly acquired...
  
   (EP)
• - Tales From the Emerald Sword Saga
  Tales from the Emerald Sword Saga
  Tales from the Emerald Sword Saga is a compilation album released by symphonic power metal band Rhapsody in 2004.-Track listing:# Warrior of Ice - 6:00# Rage of the Winter - 4:48# Forest of Unicorns - 3:24...
  
   (compilation)
• - Reality
  Reality
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   with Wingdom
• - Dreamscape
  Dreamscape
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   with Tragedian, guest musician on 2 songs

General trivia

• It's worth mentioning his international collaborations as a guest musician, metal and otherwise, where he still offers a touch of his sharp and flawless performances, well-known to hardcore fans of the band Rhapsody of Fire
  Rhapsody of Fire
  Rhapsody of Fire is an Italian symphonic power metal band led by Alex Staropoli. Since forming in 1993, the band has released eight studio albums, one live album, two EPs, and a live DVD...
  
  .

• In 2009 he recorded an AOR / Classic rock album with other international rock and pop artists http://www.rockroyce.it/english.htm such as:

- James Christian (Singer of House Of Lords

House of Lords

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)
- Kee Marcello ( guitarist of Europe

Europe

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 And K2)
- Doogie White (Former Rainbow

Rainbow

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 and Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist)
- James Thompson (Saxophonist, known for his collaborations with Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker

John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...

 and big Italian blues artist "Sugar" Zucchero Fornaciari)

- On this album, Alessandro composed some original compositions, although a strong reminiscence of Rhapsody-times can be heard. He plays the songs in a very unusual and technical way.

• Lotta states on his website that he developed the basis of an unusual technique on bass, although there is no video evidence of this, just mp3-clips. The technique appears to be somewhere between "slap" and "sweep-picking" (a very fast arpeggio style of guitar playing).

• As of November 2008, he does not appear to affiliated with any particular band.

External links

• Official Rhapsody Of Fire website