Raffaele Scoccia, formally known as The Coach, was born in Tuscany, Italy in 1976. He started his music career at the age of eleven. After some time he met the well-known maestro Luis Bacalov who was impressed enough by his creative talent to exhort the 16-year-old composer to pursue his studies on the classical piano and on advanced harmony studies. At the same time Luis Bacalov became his mentor and encouraged the young musician to write music and extend his studies on the Hammond organ. Furthermore to his first experience in a " Deep Purple" cover band playing the Hammond, R.S. took inspiration from the late seventies Rock, Blues, Jazz and Funk music scene, enhancing his talent as a great live performer and generating a unique blend of style and improvisation He played in many important venuses in Italy (FLorence, Milan, Naples, Palermo and performed in many well-known clubs such as Big Mama, Villa Celimontana, The Club, Classico Village, Alexanderplatz, Alpheus, Geronimo, Goa, Bebop Jail break).The Story So Far....1994 : He performed in the most important clubs and festivals in Tuscany, performing at the Siena Jazz 1996 : 2000: He joined Jazz seminar lessons in Genoa, studying with Kanny Barron 1999/2002: he worked with the DJ Luis Radio and joined the production of many records for EQUAL RECORD working with Michelle Weeks, Down Tallman, SU SU Bobien, Barbara Tucker 2002-2004: He works on his first debut album OUT OF BOUNDS which was produced by Giovanni Bacalov son of Luis Bacalov. 2004: He signed with Don't Worry and the executive producer Rolando D'Angeli (producer of NEK, UMBERTO TOZZI, GIORGIA and many others) With the single "Never understand" and the bonus track "Sunrise" taken from the 2001 album produced by Giovanni Bacalov and played by many radio networks, he releases of his second single Rush Down. His music seem to be a perfect blend of Rock, Blues and Jazz "in to the groove" where melody and harmony are fully integrated in a single beautiful unifying compositional thought. 2004: he became the leader of the Hammondology Band 2004: he composed, wrote and arranged an album with Alves Dos Santos 2005: he composed,wrote and arranged Starfunk album 2005: he is awarded with Young Talent Award at the "Campidoglio" in Rome. 2006: meets the Dj-Singer Joseph Malik and writes and arranges four singles 2006: he plays the keyboard on the Neffa's Album 2006: he palys the hammond organ on the Riccardo Sinigallia's album 2006: he plays the hammond organ on the Claudio Baglioni's album 2006: he is composing the album for his band :The hammondology band He is the sole administrator of the FIZZY WINE Records Label
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