BIOGRAPHY
Antonio Fusco was born in Solofra (AV) in August the 27th 1979. He begins to approach to music from the childhood thanks his father Silvio (ex drummer), which gives him his first instrument one beautifulst Ludwig.
At 10 years has already the opportunity to play with various band, exhibiting in multiple manifestations.
At 14 years begins to study with the teacher Rocco Salzano near the Cooperativa Musicisti Campani of Roccapiemonte (SA).
At 16 years his completes the studies near the C.M.C., decide to move to Milan where he begins to study with the teacher Walter Calloni and reading at first sight with the teacher Ruggero Pazzaglia.
In 1999 he has had the honor to collaborate with one of the greater representatives of Senegalese music: the percussionist and singer Doudou N’djaie M’Bengue, of whose group made part Mor N’ Gom (percussionist famous for his collaborations with Dodou N’ Djaie Rose and Youssou N’ Dour), Vincenzo Virgillito (Mario Venuti) on the electric bass , Tony Brundo(C. Consoli, M. Nava) on the keyboards , and Seba Gibilisco on the guitar. With they he has carried out an intense concert activity, between which participation to Trenta ore per la vita, Matisse Festival, and many others..
He has played and collaborates with artists and musicians which: Attilio Zanchi, Garrison Fewell, Patrick Djivas (P.F.M.), Bebo Ferra, Dado Moroni, Tullio De Piscopo, Gigi Cifarelli, Aida Cooper, Papa Winnie, Marco Mangelli, Toni Casuscelli, Tonino De Sensi, Ernesto Ghezzi, Flavio Scopaz (E. Ramazzotti), Charles Flores (M. Camilo),Mark Harrison(Napoli Centrale),Dario De Idda, Gendrixon Mena (G. Rubalcaba,Julio Barreito), Massimo Ciaccio (Edoardo Bennato), Antonio Onorato, Pier Luigi Ferrari, Fabio Treves, Vince Tempera,Luca Meneghello, Marco Brioschi, Paolo Brioschi, Alberto Bonacasa, Wally Franchini, Michele Bozza, Carlo Facchini, Gino Marcelli(Madreblu), Gilberto Martellieri( F. De Andre, R. Vecchioni), Chrissie Oppedisano, Cinzia Roncelli, Niccolò Cattaneo, Antonio Petruzzelli, Desirè Dell..Amore,Riccardo Del Togno, Claudio Guida, Gianluca Di Ienno, Marcello Testa, Alessandra Cecala, Simone Schirru, Marco Zurzolo, Giulio Martino, Carlo Lomanto, Annibale Guarino, Diego Maggi, Luca Pasqua, Piero De Asmundis(Daniele Sepe), Marco Bianchi, Enzo Frassi, Milena Spada, Lorenzo Erra, Mario Lavezzi.
In the spring of 2004 the maximum scholarship participates to the auditions held from the Berklee College of Music, to Paris, obtaining in order to attend the prestigious College of Boston.
In summer/autunm 2004 is in tour with Paolo Vallesi
In 2006 begins collaboration like drummer-percussionist, with the harpist Desirèe Dell’ Amore, the plan "Il Giardino dei sogni". In this occasion Antonio develops a style and very original drum set.
In september 2006, like drummer-percussionist, he records on musics of Gino Marcelli (Madreblù) for the new film AMPLAGGHED of Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo, spacing from the jazz to the rock, the tarantella to the Hollywoodian Big Band. "Amplagghed al cinema" represents an only case in Italy: for before the time, in fact, a teatrale show has been resumed with television cameras to high recorded definition and with the Dolby system Digitalis-with the direction of Rinaldo Gaspari.
DISCOGRAPHY
Raggalization - "Your Song"- (Amarena Records)- Feat- Mark Harrison.
Noise Criteria - “Free as a birdâ€- The Beatles Tribute-(Jestrai).
Black Bit – Unbelievable- (Disturbance).
Black Bit - “Soul Paintingâ€- Basina Record (Pittsburg- U.S.A.).
Portrait en jazz meditèrranèen – (Wide Sound).
Pilot Jazou – More Time (Singolo)- (Disturbance).
Pilot Jazou – I Kill My Self (singolo)-(Disturbance) .
LudicoVan-Edel
Wella- Sound Lab studio
Marcella Ashley- I tunes
Rumurhang- Gerardmere (edogm.net)
Sciò- (Standby)
Noiret-(Standby)
Pilot Jazou- More time (disco)- Disturbance
Noice Criteria- (Standby)
Marcello Testa new trio-(Ultrasound)
Direction-(JJ Jazz- Nicolosi Production)
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