claude-cambed&thenow

CLAUDE CAMBED was born in Novara on Jan 25, 1961 but has always lived in Brescia. Professional singer, instumentist (bass, guitar, keyboards), composer and arranger, publisher with “Shinseiki”, legal consultant in the musical field, he recorded his first 45 rpm record in 1984 composing the song for the band “Omega” where he sang and played bass. In the 70’s and 80’s he also played guitar, keyboards and sung in hundreds of concerts with various pop rock bands (“Scrabbles”, “Omega”, “Mack”, “Standard Movie”, “Mod 105”, “Akimbo”, “Bittos” and many more).

Towards the end of the 80’s he started his career as a vocalist for Italian dance music, recording about a dozen maxi singles published all over the world. He then started an activity as pure composer, signing several publishing contracts with British and American publishing companies.

Discography

1983: 45 rpm “STIAMO CADENDO SULLA CITTA'” (with "Omega")

1986-1988: several dance maxi singles for “Media Records”, “Lombardoni” and other dance labels

1993: First album “HOME TAPES VOL.1".

1999: Second album: "MARCELLO'S WIFE'S CAKE” as “Claude Cambed and No Comment”

2002: Third album: "GOOD SIXTIE POPS" as Claude Cambed and the Headlines

2003: “Songs of Love, Peace and Freedom”, mini album as “Claude Campbell & the Headlines”

2004: Fourth album: “A nice afternoon in the colony”

2007: Fifth album: “Happygone street”

RUDI TANZI, born in Brescia on Jul 1, 1963 started playing bass while studying medicine, in 1983. His first band was "tea total plaster", who changed name in "paul haroid and the flashes", then in "einstein on the beach", where Rudi starts playing keyboards too. When the band splits up, he founds several bands: "Humour graphics","Gagarin", "The original Martinengo stompers" (as drummer!), "mod 105" (with Cambed), "the Colonels" (Elvis tribute band, still active in Brescia). Finally he joins "grandi ragazzini", a ska reggae band which will exist until 1995. From 96 to 99 he's with "atomic cafe" and "greenhorns". In 2000, with Cambed, founds Shinseiki publishing (www.shinseiki.it) and joins a new ska band, "nunc bibendum est", playing several gigs in Italy, switzerland and Germany until 2005. in 2006 joins Claude Cambed & the now

Discography

2001: "L'uomo che faceva esplodere i lampioni" (with "nunc bibendum est")

2007: "Happygone street" ( with "Claude Cambed and the now")

SIMONE LOMBARDI, was born July 8, 1978 in Brescia. I’ve studied at the academy of music “Luca Marenzio” in Brescia with the private teacher, maestro Antonella Landucci, I’ve attended many courses as (for example) HISTORY OF THE MUSIC, PRIMARY COMPOSITION and a PIANO SPECIALIZATION course with the contemporary composer maestro GIANCARLO FACCHINETTI. I’ve studied for two years jazz piano with maestro Roberto Cipelli at the Civic academy of music “ C. Monteverdi” in Cremona, I’ve learnt a wide repertory of pieces, from classical baroque music to the romantic music and naturally jazz standards. During the last 15 years I became fond of keyboards and I’ve worked at the arrangements for some bands, playing different kind of music as progressive rock (modern and of the 70’s), Italian and international rock ,and indie rock. I’ve played in concerts with many cover and tribute bands(Dream Theatre, Queen….) and these experiences have given me several results • Attendance at the final selection for the young category of Festival di San Remo with the group “Ex Novo” in 1999 • Finalist of the international competition “Rock emergency” with a concert at the Rolling Stones in Milan with the group “Places noir” 2005 • Attendance at the MEI (Meeting of independent labels) with the group “The union freego” 2006 I’ve had many experiences of studio recording. During the last two years I’ve frequently worked at the arrangements and piano executions for some film socre with the composer Piernicola DiMuro • Dead in the water 2006 for the American production RPM • Purchè Lo Senta Sepolto winner of the short category of the TorinoFilmFestival – 24th ediction • I custodi “L’inganno” a Giuseppe Tandoi’s short, winner of many italian festivals