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Aleks Ferrara

"DIVA is coming......to ROCK!

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REVENGE Live at Stazione Birra Roma 06 february 2008 (Vitalij Kuprij, Aleks Ferrara, Chris Catena, Leonardo Porcheddu)

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VALLEY OF THE KINGS live at Stazione Birra Roma 06 february 2008 (Vitalij Kuprij, Doogie White, Aleks Ferrara, Leo Porcheddu)

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ALTERNATE DIVERSION live at Stazione Birra Roma 06 february 2008 (Vitalij Kuprij, Aleks Ferrara, Leo Porcheddu, Mistheria)

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Pavic - Summer of '98 (CHRIS CATENA voice, MARKO PAVIC guitar, KEE MARCELLO of EUROPE on guitar 2nd solo, LORENZO ANTONELLI keys, ALEKS FERRARA bass, DANIEL FLORES drums)

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Eurosmith - What it takes (with Aleks Ferrara)

***NEWS***


07-07-2008
DIVA is on Virgin Radio Contest 'I WANNA ROCK'. Click on the image below, Sign up (on the top COMMUNITY), listen to my song on playlist (below-left in the blog page) and click on stars (from 1 to 5) over the track name to vote. Thanx everyone!
09-05-2008
PAVIC new album 'Unconditioned' is now complete; mixed by producer Tobias Lindell, mastered by Dragan Tanaskovic and ready to rock! It will be out in september!
08-05-2008
DIVA
my italian rock band is on SKY TV channel 851 to perform 'Follogica' for the music program directed by A. Martini.
06-05-2008
PAVIC new album entitled 'Unconditioned' is almost completed. Stay tuned to hear a very modern "kickin'ass" heavy/rock album! The album was mixed by producer Tobias Lindell at Bohus Sound (Abba, Status Quo) studio Sweden and will be mastered by Dragan Tanaskovic (Evergrey, Meshuggah, In Flames). Kee Marcello (Europe) played on track 'Just Go On'. 16-04-2008
DIVA
my italian rock project is in pre-production
04-03-08
CHRIS CATENA "Born Again" (Aleks Ferrara on bass) featuring in the soundtrack of the american comedy series "Changing Casanova"! Follow the link and listen to the coda soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlfDC0kJBc4
03-03-08
Aleks Ferrara live at Stazione Birra in Rome 27 March 2008 on Chris Catena 's debut show to presents 'Discovery' album (Escape records). A night featuring Kee Marcello and his project K2 and other italian rock bands like MantraM and Cheope
Tickets available at listicket.it/stazionebirra
01-01-08
My bass playin' is in the special line-up of the great pianist and keyboard player Vitalij Kuprij . There will be a gig at Stazione Birra in Rome 6 february 2008. Line-up is:
Vitalij Kuprij - piano and keyboards
Chris Catena - vocals
Leo Porcheddu - guitars
Aleks Ferrara - bass
Daniel Flores - drums
+ special guest surprise
Opening Act by ASTRA
Tickets available at listicket.it/stazionebirra
21-12-07
Started a collaboration with production FM Records to create soundtracks for TV, Film, DVD, Spot and various musical services.
20-12-07
CHRIS CATENA "BORN AGAIN" Ep
Released December 2007
Mixed in Rome and Poland by Michael Gapys at Giltter and Gold Studios/GM Records
Mastered at Trillium Studios, Montreal (Canada) by Richard Addison
Produced by Chris Catena (myspace.com/catenaofficial) for IMR/Glitter and Gold Productions
Cover Artwork by Derek Riggs
Track list :
BORN AGAIN (Radio Edit)
BORN AGAIN (Altern. Version)
JUST THE BEGINNING
BABY BABY
LADY STARLIGHT
Featuring :
CHRIS CATENA - lead vocals, backing vocals
MICHAEL GAPYS - lead and rythm guitars, synthetizers, loops, backing vocals
ALEKS FERRARA - bass
JOHNNY D.- drums
EUGENE - Synthetizer
KEE MARCELLO - guitars, percussions on 'Just the beginning'
STEFANO BALDASSERONI - drums on 'Lady Starlight'
MYRON DOVE - bass on 'Lady Starlight'
03-2007
Started my project called DIVA

I was born 20 october 1975 in Salento (South of Italy), a magical place where the sun meets winds and seas, where purple wine burns the veins... Singer since I was child, I started playing classical piano at 11-years-old and graduated with fif year. In 1996 the bass jumped in my life and I loved it by my own for years and years playing Tony Levin, Geddy Lee, Jaco, Billy Sheehan and many more. Finding my way I moved to Milan, Turin, Bologna and finally to Rome, inside the ancient walls between Colosseum and S. John, where I'm having projects and collaborations in one of the best place for my music creation and songwriting. ROCK!!!
· BANDS
1993 - SANCTA CRUX (Hard/Heavy)
1994 - ZONA MORTA (Thrash Metal)
1996 - BODKINS (Techno Ostinated Trash)
1997 - BLUESTORE (Rock/blues)
1999 - PLASMA (Progressive)
2001 - UTOPIA (Hard Rock/Progressive)
2001 - PAVIC (Hard Rock)
2002 - BACKFIRE (Hard Rock)
2003 - ONDE ROCK (Pop/Rock)
2004 - JESSICA MORLACCHI (Rock)
2004 - CHRIS CATENA BAND (Funky/Blues/Hard Rock)
2004 - BEYOND ABSTRACT (Fusion/Jazz/Progressive)
2005 - ALEKS FERRARA (Hard/Heavy Progressive)
2007 - DIVA (???????)
· DISCOGRAPHY
1997 - BODKINS (Demo - Autopr.)
2000 - PLASMA (Autoprod.)
2002 - CHRIS CATENA (Freak out - Imr, Frontiers; (Con Virgil Donati, Glenn Hughes, John Taylor, Bruce Kulick, Tony Franklin, Tommy Aldridge, Jeff Scott Soto, Chester Thompson, Doug Wimbish, Vitalij Kuprij, Stephen Ferrone, Micky Moody, Bernie Mardsen)
2004 - BLACKMORE's CASTLE vol. 2 (Tribute to Ritchie Blackmore - Lion Music)
2004 - PAVIC (Taste some liberty - Anteo records; con Kee Marcello, Vitalij Kuprij,Tony Franklin, Vivien Lalu)
2005 - CHRIS CATENA (Rough Live Rome - Imr)
2005 - BEYOND ABSTRACT
2006 - JUST LIKE PARADISE: A millennium tribute to Diamond DAVID LEE ROTH (Versailles Records; con Blues Saraceno, George Linch, Tony Harnell, Enuff Znuff)
2007 - CHRIS CATENA ('Discovery' - ESCAPE Music; con Bobby Kimball, Carmine Appice, Bruce Kulick, Tommy Denander, Doug Aldrich, Uriah Duffy, Stevie Salas)
2007 - CHRIS CATENA (Glitter and Gold EP - IMR Records)
· LIVE and PEOPLE HAD ON STAGE
Hundreds of gigs across Italy and Europe; Sanremo Rock (Onde Rock); Vitalij Kuprij (Artension, Ring of Fire, VK3); Kee Marcello (Europe, K2); Tommy Denander (Steve Lukather and Toto etc…); Lorenzo Venza, Marko Pavic, Leonardo Porcheddu, Daniel Flores (Mind's eye, Tears of anger, X-savior, Chris Catena); Jessica Morlacchi (Gazosa) and others.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/14/2006
Band Members: DIVA is on Virgin Radio Contest 'I WANNA ROCK'. Click on the image below, Sign up (on the top COMMUNITY), listen to my song on playlist (below-left in the blog page) and click on stars (from 1 to 5) over the track name to vote. Thanx everyone!


Aleks Ferrara - vocals, bass, keyboards


Leo Porcheddu - guitars, backing vocals


Raoul Battilani - keyboards, backing vocals


Camillo Alberini - drums


Aleks partners and support




Influences: Rush, King Crimson, PFM, Toto, Megadeth, Genesis, Area, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Police, Yes, Europe, Queen, Aerosmith, Muse, Queens Of The Stone Age, Peter Gabriel, Demetrio Stratos, Franco Battiato, Fabrizio de Andrè.

Sounds Like: Sounds like I am.

Record Label: Anteo
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

DIVA is on Virgin Radio Contest

You can vote my music for Virgin Radio Contest 'I WANNA ROCK' at http://aleks.blog.virginradioitaly.it/ Sign up (on the top COMMUNITY), listen to my song on playlist (below-left in the blog page) and...
Posted by Aleks Ferrara on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:43:00 PST

PAVIC new album ’Unconditioned’ ready to rock!

Pavic new album entitled 'Unconditioned' is now complete and ready to rock! The new album - full of many different influences and modern 'kickin'ass'sounds - was mixed by producer Tobias Lin...
Posted by Aleks Ferrara on Thu, 15 May 2008 02:35:00 PST