Bio:
Riccardo Foresi began his journey in a house in the Italian hills filled with music. When asked if she remembered when he first started showing interest in music, his mom recalled, "you were singing the day you were born.
"Starting at age 6, Riccardo's father and grandfather signed him up for music school, and two years later he started studying trumpet. By age 10 he was enrolled in the music conservatory of Fermo. He graduated 7 years later with the highest grades given at the conservatory.
While it seemed likely that Riccardo's journey would lead him to be a trumpet player in the classical music world, the music playing on his mother's radio caused a detour, as he fell in love with pop songs and singers.
Starting in the marching band in his small home town, by the time he turned 15 Riccardo was already a full time musician. His versatility and dedication led him to perform in many different situations: at weddings and festivals, in pop/rock and jazz bands, in brass quintets and as lead trumpet in classical orchestras.At 19, determined to learn English, Riccardo moved to Canada where he also studied jazz at McEwan College in Edmonton. Then in 2003-4 he toured throughout Italy.
After that, driven by his spirit and determination, Riccardo moved to NYC. He recalls "the day I arrived in New York, I thought 'How is this possible, with all of these people?' But after three hours of walking around, from Times Square to Little Italy, I began to understand the spirit, and the warmth of this city."
His unique talents were quickly recognized and Riccardo soon found himself collaborating with some of the industry's most successful pop writer/producers including Wayne Cohen, Jeff Franzel, Jorgen Eloffson, Sharon Vaughn, and Gary Baker, and industry executives Eric Beall and Eddie O'Loughlin.
