Gianluca Attanasio
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Gianluca Attanasio (born July 12, 1979) is a singer-songwriter
, composer
, record producer
, screenwriter
, film director, photographer and journalist
.
Specializing in modern piano
and composition at "Laboratorio musicale Walter Savelli" in Florence
, Attanasio has released several cd albums beginning in 1989. These albums were published by several labels, including Italian "Aliante/Time music" label(Sergio Cammariere
), Warner/Chappell Music
and EMI
music. During the following years he wrote music for dance television and short films, starting international collaborations with artist as Mike Applebaum(Zucchero
), Geoff Westley(Lucio Battisti
, Riccardo Cocciante
, Bee Gees
), Renato Serio(Renato Zero
), Susanne Hahn, Roberto Guarino(Samuele Bersani
, Loredana Bertè
), Kathleen Hagen(Mario Biondi
), Walter Savelli(Claudio Baglioni
). In theatre he has worked with poets and directors as Ennio Coltorti, Francesco Giuffrè http://www.teatroargotstudio.com/teatroargotstudio.com/Stagione_Teatrale_2009_2010.html, Daniele Scattina, Gianluca Ramazzotti
, Beppe Costa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d32-tR_lpdo. In 1998, with other Italian musicians, he opened Claudio Baglioni
's concert in Olimpic Stadium of Rome. In 2005 Gianluca created and carried on a musical project "Harmonia" with Aldo and Roberto Gemma brothers and French actress Martin Brochard as a singer.
In 2007 Gianluca is winner of prestigious "Fondi
La Pastora" theatre -Award (XXXIIIth edition) received in Rome
. Best music for "AK-47
", piece by Daniele Scattina
and Claudio De Santis. "Last song" is his first short drama film, written by him and Katheen Hagen.
From his latest works we remember the Cd Soul of the ocean, containing 24 soundtracks and My first secret, a solo piano CD containing "Serenata dal cuore", song composed on the occasion of His Holiness Pope John Paul II
’s birthday, and performed in front of His Holiness himself in the Sala Nervi (Vatican City
). This pièce was played by the Alessandria
Classical Orchestra conducted by Mr. Renato Serio.
He worked for the Italian National tabloid and magazines as "Il Tempo
", "Il Giornale
", "Rocktar", "Metal Shock" specializing in music and teatre criticism.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, film director, photographer and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Specializing in modern piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and composition at "Laboratorio musicale Walter Savelli" in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Attanasio has released several cd albums beginning in 1989. These albums were published by several labels, including Italian "Aliante/Time music" label(Sergio Cammariere
Sergio Cammariere
Sergio Cammariere is an Italian jazz singer/songwriter. He has released six albums.-Career:After a long career as a niche musician distinguished by his collaboration with the poet and singer/songwriter Roberto Kunstler, in 2003 he appeared at the Sanremo Festival performing the song Tutto quello...
), Warner/Chappell Music
Warner/Chappell Music
Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. is an American music publishing company, and a division of the Warner Music Group. The company traces its origins back to 1811 and the founding of Chappell & Company, a music publishing company and instrument shop on London’s Bond Street that, in 1929, began a rapid...
and EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
music. During the following years he wrote music for dance television and short films, starting international collaborations with artist as Mike Applebaum(Zucchero
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari, Commander , more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero /ˈtsukkero/, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.Zucchero is the...
), Geoff Westley(Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti was an Italian singer-songwriter . He is considered to be one of the best-known and most influential musicians and authors in Italian pop/rock music history....
, Riccardo Cocciante
Riccardo Cocciante
Riccardo Cocciante, also known in French-speaking countries as Richard Cocciante , is an Italian singer-songwriter and actor. His oeuvre includes recordings in Italian, French, and Spanish; he has recorded some of his songs in all three languages.He was born in Saigon, French Indochina, now Ho Chi...
, Bee Gees
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
), Renato Serio(Renato Zero
Renato Zero
Renato Zero is the stage name of Renato Fiacchini , an Italian singer-songwriter and showman whose career spans a full 6 decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s....
), Susanne Hahn, Roberto Guarino(Samuele Bersani
Samuele Bersani
Samuele Bersani is an Italian singer-songwriter. Between his best known songs, Giudizi Universali and Replay, the latest being the song that won the "Mia Martini" Critics Award at the Sanremo Music Festival....
, Loredana Bertè
Loredana Bertè
Loredana Bertè is an Italian singer. In her long career she has worked with some of the best Italian songwriters such as Enrico Ruggeri, Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Enzo Jannacci and Mango, among others. She has experimented with different genres, from rock to reggae, from funk to...
), Kathleen Hagen(Mario Biondi
Mario Biondi
Mario Biondi is an Italian writer, poet, literary critic, journalist and translator. His reputation is mainly due to the novel Gli occhi di una donna, which earned him the important Italian award Premio Campiello in 1985...
), Walter Savelli(Claudio Baglioni
Claudio Baglioni
Claudio Baglioni is an Italian musician. His various works include the official Anthem for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. He has also written for previous sporting events....
). In theatre he has worked with poets and directors as Ennio Coltorti, Francesco Giuffrè http://www.teatroargotstudio.com/teatroargotstudio.com/Stagione_Teatrale_2009_2010.html, Daniele Scattina, Gianluca Ramazzotti
Gianluca Ramazzotti
Gianluca Ramazzotti is an Italian television and theater actor and dubber.- Biography :He has attended the academy of Theater of Calabria, followed by other courses at Warsaw Theater, and in Paris at the Theatre du Soleil...
, Beppe Costa
Beppe Costa
Beppe Costa, born Concetto Costa, on , Catania, Italy, nationality: Italian. Poet and novelist.-Biography:Born into a poor family, Beppe Costa grew up in an environment rich in books because his mother, divorced, lived with the publisher Dante Muglia...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d32-tR_lpdo. In 1998, with other Italian musicians, he opened Claudio Baglioni
Claudio Baglioni
Claudio Baglioni is an Italian musician. His various works include the official Anthem for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. He has also written for previous sporting events....
's concert in Olimpic Stadium of Rome. In 2005 Gianluca created and carried on a musical project "Harmonia" with Aldo and Roberto Gemma brothers and French actress Martin Brochard as a singer.
In 2007 Gianluca is winner of prestigious "Fondi
Fondi
Fondi is a city and comune in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy, halfway between Rome and Naples. Before the construction of the highway between the latter cities in the late 1950s, Fondi had been an important settlement on the Roman Via Appia, which was the main connection from Rome to...
La Pastora" theatre -Award (XXXIIIth edition) received in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. Best music for "AK-47
AK-47
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
", piece by Daniele Scattina
Daniele Scattina
Daniele Scattina is an actor, director and writer. Graduate at "Il Mulino di Flora" theater school in Bologna directed by Perla Peragallo and Leo de Berardinis.- Performances :*April 2009...
and Claudio De Santis. "Last song" is his first short drama film, written by him and Katheen Hagen.
From his latest works we remember the Cd Soul of the ocean, containing 24 soundtracks and My first secret, a solo piano CD containing "Serenata dal cuore", song composed on the occasion of His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
’s birthday, and performed in front of His Holiness himself in the Sala Nervi (Vatican City
Vatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
). This pièce was played by the Alessandria
Alessandria
-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
Classical Orchestra conducted by Mr. Renato Serio.
He worked for the Italian National tabloid and magazines as "Il Tempo
Il Tempo
Il Tempo is a daily Italian newspaper. It was founded in Rome, Italy by Renato Angiolillo in 1944 and currently publishes the Rome edition and other five local editions ....
", "Il Giornale
Il Giornale
il Giornale is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan, Italy.-History:The newspaper was planned in 1972 by the journalist Indro Montanelli, together with the colleague Enzo Bettiza, after some disagreements with the new pro-left editorial line adopted by the newspaper Corriere della Sera,...
", "Rocktar", "Metal Shock" specializing in music and teatre criticism.
Discography
- 1994: In fondo al blu (Warner/Chappell)
- 1997: In questo universo (Aliante/Time music)
- 1998: Balla con me (Aliante/Time music)
- 2005: La vie continue. Martine Brochard as singer
- 1999: Stasera sono spento (Aliante/Time music)
- 2007 Soul of the ocean (Soundtracks) http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/soul-of-the-ocean/id251811984
- 2007: My first secret (piano solo album) http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-first-secret/id268669101
- 2010: "Sorry" (Rossodisera/EMI MUSIC) produced by Raffaele Festa CampanileRaffaele Festa CampanileRaffaele Festa Campanile is an Italian television author, screenwriter, film director, music producer. Son of the Italian film director Pasquale Festa Campanile- Assistant director :...
Carmen Serra as singer http://www.carmenserra.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/No-Self-Control-LYRICS.pdf - 2010: "Scusa" (Italian version, Rossodisera/ EMI MUSIC) produced by Raffaele Festa CampanileRaffaele Festa CampanileRaffaele Festa Campanile is an Italian television author, screenwriter, film director, music producer. Son of the Italian film director Pasquale Festa Campanile- Assistant director :...
Carmen Serra as Singer - 2010 "Colors of life", single
- 2010 "Automne", single
- 2010 "Time's memory"
- 2010 "Last song. Sofia's promise"
Theatre and film director
- 2003: "Posteggio o non posteggio, per i soldi è un gran magheggio". Teatro petrolini in Rome http://www.stefanodragone.it/recensioni_1.htm
- 2007: "La casa di nuvole, luoghi immaginari ma possibili. Forse una favola". Attanasio as composer, actor and pianist. http://www.specchioromano.it/Fondamentali/Lespigolature/2007/APRILE/La%20casa%20di%20nuvole%20-%20un%20sogno%20musicale.htm
- 2010: "Last song: Sofia's promise" with Goffredo Maria Bruno http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2549312/, Riccardo Mei http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0576619/, Glenda Canino.
- 2011: "Anche i cani hanno un'anima" video-interview with Franca Valeri
- 2011: "One day I'll be happy". Short movie
Music for Theatre
- 2003: Romeo and JulietRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
by Daniele ScattinaDaniele ScattinaDaniele Scattina is an actor, director and writer. Graduate at "Il Mulino di Flora" theater school in Bologna directed by Perla Peragallo and Leo de Berardinis.- Performances :*April 2009... - 2006: AK-47AK-47The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
by Daniele ScattinaDaniele ScattinaDaniele Scattina is an actor, director and writer. Graduate at "Il Mulino di Flora" theater school in Bologna directed by Perla Peragallo and Leo de Berardinis.- Performances :*April 2009...
http://guide.supereva.it/giallo_e_noir/interventi/2006/06/258507.shtml - 2009: La neve era sporca, directed by Daniele ScattinaDaniele ScattinaDaniele Scattina is an actor, director and writer. Graduate at "Il Mulino di Flora" theater school in Bologna directed by Perla Peragallo and Leo de Berardinis.- Performances :*April 2009...
- 2009: Napoleone e… il generale by Soisiz Moreau, directed by Gianluca RamazzottiGianluca RamazzottiGianluca Ramazzotti is an Italian television and theater actor and dubber.- Biography :He has attended the academy of Theater of Calabria, followed by other courses at Warsaw Theater, and in Paris at the Theatre du Soleil...
and Mauro Mandolini - 2009: 2012- L’attesa by Goffredo Maria Bruno
- 2009: "2.24" by Pascual Carbonell & Jerónimo Cornelles
- 2009: "Un’ora senza televisione" written by Jame Salom and directed by Gianluca Ramazzotti. With Patrizia Pellegrino and Ennio Coltorti
- 2009: "Un lungo applauso", written and directed by Mauro Mandolini http://www.soveratoweb.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8599
- 2010: Crime and PunishmentCrime and PunishmentCrime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume. This is the second of Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his...
written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and directed by Francesco GiuffrèFrancesco GiuffrèFrancesco Giuffrè is the son of Italian actor Carlo Giuffrè. He is a composer, film dubber, screenwriter and theatre director.- Theatre director :*2006 "Il Profumo" by Patrick Süskind, Teatro Argot in Rome... - 2011: Crime and PunishmentCrime and PunishmentCrime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume. This is the second of Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his...
written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and directed by Francesco GiuffrèFrancesco GiuffrèFrancesco Giuffrè is the son of Italian actor Carlo Giuffrè. He is a composer, film dubber, screenwriter and theatre director.- Theatre director :*2006 "Il Profumo" by Patrick Süskind, Teatro Argot in Rome... - 2011: "Ritratto di Sartre da giovane". Music adaptation
- 2011: "Tornerò prima di mezzanotte", written by Peter Colley. Directed by Gianluca RamazzottiGianluca RamazzottiGianluca Ramazzotti is an Italian television and theater actor and dubber.- Biography :He has attended the academy of Theater of Calabria, followed by other courses at Warsaw Theater, and in Paris at the Theatre du Soleil...
, with Gianluca RamazzottiGianluca RamazzottiGianluca Ramazzotti is an Italian television and theater actor and dubber.- Biography :He has attended the academy of Theater of Calabria, followed by other courses at Warsaw Theater, and in Paris at the Theatre du Soleil...
, Miriam Mesturino, Roberto Mantovani, Daniela Scarlatti. Teatro Erba, Turin. - 2011: "2.24" written by Pascual Carbonell & Jerónimo Cornelles. Directed by Gianluca RamazzottiGianluca RamazzottiGianluca Ramazzotti is an Italian television and theater actor and dubber.- Biography :He has attended the academy of Theater of Calabria, followed by other courses at Warsaw Theater, and in Paris at the Theatre du Soleil...
, with Mauro Mandolini, Veruska Rossi, Elisa d'Eusanio. Teatro dell'Orologio, Rome.
Music for Dance
- 2003: "Romeo e Giulietta". Choreography by Andrea Cagnetti. Teatro Vascello and Teatro Greco in Rome.
- 2004: "Serenate from the heart". Choreography by Andrea Cagnetti. Vatican CityVatican CityVatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
http://iltempo.ilsole24ore.com/roma/2004/05/11/674317-migliaia_fedeli_luigi_orione.shtml - 2004: "Il walzer della vita". Choreography by Andrea Cagnetti (Rome)
- 2004: "Paisaje interno". Choreography by Paula Rosolen. Teatro Greco in Rome
- 2004: "Skean Deep". Choreography by Andrea Cagnetti. Teatro Don Luigi OrioneLuigi OrioneSaint Luigi Orione is an Italian saint.- Life :Luigi Giovanni Orione was born into a poor family at Pontecurone, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont on the Vigil of the feast day of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. He was named after Saint Aloysius Gonzaga and Saint John the Baptist...
in Rome - 2004: "Merry Christmas Peter Pan". Choreography by Arsmovendi. Gran Teatro in Rome
- 2006: "Colora una vita". Choreography by Arsmevendi. Teatro Greco in Rome http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2006/gennaio/16/Colora_una_vita_teatro_con_co_10_060116027.shtml
Film music
- 2010 "Last song: Sofia's promise"
- 2010 "Drake diamond", produced and directed by Clyde Lucas http://www.drakediamond.com/ ( pre-production)
Television spot
- 2011 "Cantina Todini", MEDIASET NETWORK with the actress Patrizia Pellegrino