Gianluca Jan Sturiale

Music:

Member Since: 07/10/2006
Band Website: jansturiale.com
Band Members: Update January 14th 2009

Hi Folks !
Gianluca Jan Sturiale here .
My new cd STRANGE MEETINGS is finally avaiable for the digital download on I-TUNES STORE .
BUY Jan Sturiale-Strange Meetings HERE
Download I-Tunes Here
U.S. Customers CAN ALSO BUY THE CD HERE AT (Mp3 Digital Download) : WWW.AMAZON.COM
WWW.LALA.COM
All the Composition Written, Arranged and Produced by Jan Sturiale

PAOLO STURIALE bass
LUCA COLUSSI drums
me on guitars, programming and everything else.

MY NEW CONKLIN CUSTOM GUITAR IS HERE :
JAN STURIALE CUSTOM CONKLIN GUITAR WEBSITE
Update December 5th 2008

MESSAGE FROM JAN

Greetings folks. Sorry for the delay in giving you an update.
I have been at work... I am mixing the new cd right now and also working on the artwork.
Going through the process of editing it, mixing it and preparing an outlet to release it sometimes can be very long and difficult..but be patienced .
It will be avaiable on January 2009 .
I'm also writing and studying new tunes for a Trio Album and working with my fellow students with Contemporary Music Ensemble Classes and doing lot of teaching !
To all of You HAVE A WONDERFUL XMAS !
JAN
Update October 5th 2008

NOTES FOR MY NEW CD STRANGE MEETINGS
It took me 2 years to write down all the parts with Finale and at the end I was almost forget how to play very difficult guitar parts. I was really focus on arrangements and sometimes I was feeling that I will never go to an end especially when you need a lot of time to practicing.
Writing and reharsing are two different separate process , when you focus on writing and arranging sometimes you do not have time to play seriously the guitar for weeks and when it-s time you feel like ….Jesus Christ I can-t even play part that I wrote ! it-s not a good sensation I can tell you.
Anyway things always come to an end hopefully and now in 2007 I feel like I-ve made it. Most of the tunes were written beetwen 2005 and 2006 but I-ve never got the chance to record them, gigs, teaching and touring took me away from my work l
This is my first experience where all the parts are written down on paper and it-s been very stimulating to experiment.
Tunes sounds with very strange melody, and arrangement are really experimental , I really wanted to make an album like this. I don-t know where I will go for the next but maybe some more trio live stuff. I don-t know .
I used Pro Tools and Reason for the most of this work and we recorded all drums and bass parts at Sunflower Studios. Most of the guitars were recorded at my home studio together with all keys and programming synth during 2007/08.
I hope you will enjoy this journey

My way of playing tremendously changed now ! But it's fun to listen again to my old tunes. I hope u enjoy too.
Jan
Here you can find some images during recording session for guitar parts at my home !
MAKING OF THE NEW RECORD New images coming soon !

Update September 20th 2008
I'm working on final things such as artworks and mastering of this new record. It's came up very good.
I will upload as soon some tracks of the new cd on My Space. The cd will be avaiable aprox. on October 2008 for the on-line download and in stores on December 2008.
You can buy/download your copy on I-tunes, Rhapsody,Lala.com,Napster . Stay Tuned !
Here the Tracklist
Jan Sturiale: Guitars, Synths, Piano and Programming
Paolo Sturiale: Bass
Luca Colussi: Drums
PRODUCED by Jan Sturiale Here's the tracklist:
CHANGES
HOLLY DRIVE
STRANGE MEETINGS I
VALENTINA 6/8
BROP
STRANGE MEETINGS II
FRIDAY AFTER SCHOOL
QUIET EVENING
OMITLU
STRANGE MEETINGS III
DADDY'S JAM GROOVE


NEW TRIO TRITTO/STURIALE/COLUSSI I've a new Trio featuring :
Leonardo Vitto Tritto ..boards/programming
Luca Colussi on Drums
...and me on guitar !
We will writing new material for a Trio Album !!
THE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL BOOK IS AVAIABLE NOW !
GET YOUR COPY AT : www.lulu.com
You can also order your copy at your best books local dealer

Update August 25th 2008

I wil play with my Trio September the 4th , see Upcoming Events for details. I will also play at Muggia Jazz Festival on September the 6th ! Muggia Jazz Festival
Free entrance for both gigs !
Hope to see u there

I will also be at Komel Music Center on Septmber 15th to meet new students for Modern Guitar Courses from 5.00 to 8.00 p.m.
If you interested in expand your musical knowledge you can also buy my New Instructional book "La Chitarra nella Musica Contemporanea" avaiable only in Italian at www.lulu.com click on the book title and go directly to the shopping page.
JAN

Hiram Bullock passed away on Friday July 25th in Manhattan.
One of the best artist that me and my brother played together back in 2004. We really had great time with him such as musican and human being.
We miss u
Jan

Hiram Bullock passed away on Friday July 25th in Manhattan.
He was 52.
His life will be celebrated at a Memorial on Tuesday August 5th, 6PM at the SGI Buddhist Cultural Center
7 East 15th Street (right off Union Square) in New York City
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to organizations that help protect nature, especially the Polar Bear (Hiram loved Polar bears!).
Some of these organizatons include World Wildlife Fund and The Great Bear Foundation
www.hirambullock.com

....here some pictures touring with different artist :Hiram Bullock, Dean Brown, Stef Burns and others...