Pier Paolo Polcari (also known as Paolo Polcari or just Polcari) was born in Napoli in 1969 and is best known as keyboard player, composer, and often producer in the Italian band Almamegretta between 1990 and 1999. During this time, the band released 5 albums primarily for BMG Records in Italy, touring Italy and Europe several times for a total of approximately 600 gigs. Studio collaborations include works with Massive Attack, Adrian Sherwood, Bill Laswell, Transglobal Underground, Zion Train, and many others.
At the end of 1999, he moved to London, where he spends seven years. There he acquires a masters degree in film and video composition with Maestro Amit Sen.
In London, he also works as a producer for dance labels Shoreline and Mikeli Music and for Sosho productions studio and collaborates in studio and live performances with many artists and companies.
Several soundtracks for cinema composed, including "Pianese Nunzio" (Venice Film Festival, 1996), "Luna Rossa" (Venice Film Festival 2001), "Passo a Due" in 2006, and other theatre and documentary works. In addition, he produces and remixes music for different artists from labels such as Universal, BMG, Sony, Sugar and Nun. In 2003, he co-wrote and produced "Wop", the first Raiz (Almamegretta singer) solo album.
"Home P-Fi" is his first solo project available worldwide on iTunes.
In 2006, he started to work as a producer for the violin virtuoso Lino Cannavacciuolo ("Nenia", "Segesta", "Il Decamerone", "Crimini") and for the Neapolitan living legend Peppe Barra.
He is currently producing new material for Almamegretta and he will tour Italy and Europe with the band in 2007.
Jobs:
Massive Attack, Adrian Sherwood, Bill Laswell, Temple Of Sound, Zion Train, Dave White and Sandy Hoover, Julianna, Almamegretta, Raiz, Modula Manopola, Carnascialia, Gaudi, Random, Nova, Dr. Cat, Space Police, Simple, Mikeli Music, Shoreline, Pizza Connection, 99 Posse, 24 Grana, Libera Velo, Al Mukawama, Goah, Sud Sound System, Ductia, La Crus, E Zezi, Patty Pravo, Claudio Baglioni, Pino Daniele, Roberto Vernetti, Tricarico, Lino Cannavacciuolo, Peppe Barra, Gabriele Salvatores, Antonio Capuano, Tarseem Singh, Koreja, Sosho
Discography:
-Almamegretta- Figli Di Annibale- CNI/Anagrumba- EP- 1992
-Almamegretta- Animamigrante- CNI/Anagrumba- CD- 1993
-Almamegretta- Fattallà - CNI/Anagrumba- EP- 1994
-Almamegretta- Sanacore- CNI/Anagrumba- CD- 1995
-Almamegretta- Sanacore RePrise- CNI/Anagrumba- EP- 1995
-Massive Attack- Karmacoma- Circa Records/ Island- EP- 1995
-Almamegretta- InDubb- CNI/Anagrumba- CD- 1996
-Almamegretta- Lingo- BMG- CD- 1998
-Goah- Nadia- Goah Autoproduzioni- EP- 1998
-Almamegretta- Re-Born Again Cretin- CPI/Mercury- CD single- 1999
-Almamegretta- 4/4- BMG- CD- 1999-
-Ravi Prasad- Alai (Mass and Cari rmx)- Mikeli Music- EP- 2000
-Gaudi- Desert rmx- Antenna- CD single- 2000
-Almamegretta- Imaginaria- BMG- CD- 2001
-Paolo Polcari, Luca Gatti- Luna Rossa OST- Nun- CD - 2001
-99 Posse- Sfumature rmx- MusicaPosse/Bmg-CD single- 2001
-24 Grana- Stai Mai Cca' rmx- MusicaPosse/Bmg-CD single- 2001
-Ductia- Il Ramo D' Oro- Nun- CD- 2001
-Pizza Connection- Aus Musika- Shoreline- EP- 2001
-Almamegretta- Venite! Venite! (Live)- Bmg- CD - 2002
-Patty Pravo- Radio Station- Sony- CD - 2002
-DJ Mass & Paul Cari- Swingers Delight- Shoreline- EP -2002
-AAVV- Cuore Scatenato OST- Bmg- CD - 2003
-Raiz- WOP- Phoenix/Universal- CD - 2004
-Zion Train- Original Sound of the Zion- Universal Egg- CD - 2004
-AAVV- Passo A Due OST- Sugar- CD - 2005
-Polcari- Home P-Fi- Practica/Deal With Music - CD - 2006
-Weirdub (Gaudi, Polcari, Dr.Cat)- Recreational- Sub Signal- CD - 2006
-L. Cannavacciuolo, P. Barra- Il Decamerone- MaroccoMusic-CD- 2006
-Almamegretta- Dubfellas- Delta- CD - 2006
-D.RaD- Il Lato D- Sanacore/Edel- CD - 2006
-AAVV- Crimini OST- Warner Chappell- CD - 2006
-Lino Cannavacciuolo- Nenia- MaroccoMusic- CD - 2007
-Libera Velo- Riffa- OctopusRecords- CD- 2007
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