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Il Pelle

Hammond Sounds Better !! Pelle and His Music

About Me

Andrea "Pelle" Pellegrini: Musician, producer, arranger, studio & live sound engineer and Protools operator.
As Player, I'm an hammond organ player mainly, but I use to play every kind of keyboard instrument, without prejudice. (Thanks to Maurizio Spampani, great teacher). I've got a deep knowledge (and deep love!) on Vintage Keyboard Instruments, expecially for ElectroMechanical ones (Hammond Organs, Rhodes and Wurlitzer pianos, Clavinets) that I'm even able to repair or make maintenance. I have frequented some important workshops on Hammond Organ made by Pippo Guarnera, Gianni Giudici (he's massive !!!), Joey Defrancesco and the great Tony Monaco (I really love his way to feel the Hammond!). I also involved on Synthesizers, analog/digital/virtual analog. I really love to create or manipulate sounds.
As Sound Engineer I worked with: Trio Bobo (Alessio Menconi + Faso & Christian Meyer from Elio e le Storie Tese), La Drummeria (Christian Meyer, Maxx Furian, Ellade Bandini, Paolo Pellegatti, Walter Calloni), Four Tiles (Cesareo, Roberto Gualdi, Sebo, Guido Block), Scott Henderson Trio (with Kirk Covington), Andrew Hardin, Carl Verheyen, Simone Cristicchi, and many others artists.
I've recorded and produced lots and lots of demos for local artists: Rock, Pop, Acoustic, Country, Electronic, Metal, Hard Rock, Jazz, Choirs and Vocals Solo and so on.....different styles, no way to get bored!
I also work with many audio services all around Tuscany for live situations.
I have to say thanks at least 5 times a day to Luigi Fiorentini, because he's one of the greatest man that I ever known. Thanks, Luigi.
My Instruments are (in random order, at the moment):
Hammond Organ C3 (1958) with JR20 & Leslie 122, Fender Rhodes Piano MkI (1976), T.C. Electronic Analog Phaser TC XII B/K (1982), T.C. Electronic G-Major Guitar Multieffect, Vox Ac30, Vox VBM1 Brian May Signature Boost Amp, Yamaha SY 99, Korg MicroKorg, Korg 01/W fd, Korg M1, Yamaha DX7 II, Roland Super JX, Korg G4 Leslie Emulator, Korg Ih Harmonizer, T.C. Helicon VoiceLive, Boss V-Wha, 2x FcF Audio Sb100 Dual Mono Preamp, Presonus DigiMax LT, 2x Fmr Real Nice Compressor, 2x Real Nice Levelling Amplifier, Audix Dp-6, Akg Solidtube, Shure Beta 58A, some Shure Sm57, Alesis Microverb 4, Akg k240 Studio, Genelec 8040, Tannoy Reveal Active, Roland Vs 1880, Dbx channel strip 286A, Yamaha F-310, Boss Ds-1.
I'm working on my personal studio......so i'll update the studio hardware when it will be finished!

My Interests

Music, Music and Music. :) Wine, Travelling.

I'd like to meet:

Brian May, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Zucchero, Paul McCartney.
Get your own Chat Box! Go Large!

Music:

Queen, Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Pink Floyd, Elio e le Storie Tese, Procol Harum, Sting, Toto, Michael Jackson, Zucchero, Jethro Tull, Weather Report, Elton John, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimmy Smith, Tony Monaco, Brian Auger, Joey DeFrancesco, Tracy Chapman, Earth Wind & Fire, Genesis, Ozzy Osbourne, Lucio Battisti, Police, Crashtest Dummies, Deep love with Motown and Stax/Volt productions (i really love it!), Le Orme, New Trolls, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Area, Pfm, Osanna, Bella Band.......and many many many more !!!!

Movies:

The Blues Brothers, Bladerunner, Amici Miei I & II

Television:

None, i don't watch Tv at all......

Books:

Brother Ray

Heroes:

Spiderman!!!! Obvious!