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About Me

the short / versione breve ::
four guys that like to rock - and put thier heart and soul into it.
4 ragazzi ai quali piace rockeggiare - e ci mettono pure cuore ed anima.
the long / versione lunga ::
Embassy is a cocktail of musical and geographic narratives. Two parts West Coast, One part East Coast and One part Italian stirred up in the grimy cosmopolitan background of Rome.
Sicilian-New Jersey boy Sal Salpietro streams pop-punk through voice and second guitar. From San Fransisco ex-member of L.A’s.The Faders, Ben Caruso brings his Rock’n’Roll career to the table. Straight from L.A. where he played in various Jazz and Rock formations is Joey Kiralla on bass. Valentino Desousa, native of Caput Mundi infuses his drums with funk, hardcore and metal influences from playing in various bands in the Roman Scene. Already selected as one of 34 semi-finalists of out 2,400 bands for the national Heineken Festival, and selected artist for the national Cornetto Free Music Festival, who knows what will happen in the near future.
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Gli Embassy sono un cocktail di narrative musicali e geografiche. Due parti West Coast, Una parte Est Coast ed una parte Italiana mischiate nella zozza e cosmopolita scena underground di Roma.
Scorre pop-punk dalle corde vocali del Siculo-New Yorkese Sal Salpietro, voce e seconda chitarra. Da San Francisco, Ben Caruso porta alla tavola la sua carriera Rock’n’Roll, fondatore dei The Faders, gruppo alt. rock protagonista di The O.C.. Direttamente da L.A. arriva anche Joey Kiralla al basso, già sul palco con Macy Gray e altri grandi nomi della scena blues e jazz americana. Cittadino della Caput Mundi, Valentino De Sousa alla batteria infonde le percusioni con furia hardcore, ritmo funk e potenza metal, con un passato trascorso suonando in numerosi gruppi della scena romana. Gia' selezionati come uno di 34 semi-finalisti per la festa nazionale 'Heineken Jammin' Festival, e gruppo scelto per il Cornetto Free Music Festival, chissa' cosa succedera' nel prossimo futuro.
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Cosa dice Heineken di noi... "Quattro ragazzi originari di Stati Uniti e Portogallo, ma ormai saldamente trapiantati in Italia con il piglio mediterraneo della Capitale. Le loro origini musicali vanno però ricercate in quel power pop da college californiano che miscela chitarre quasi punk, melodie scalpitanti, romanticismo giovanile e ritmi obliqui. Una band energica, ma capace di atmosfere eleganti ed ammiccanti, con movenze moderne che si tingono di atmosfere tra fine anni sessanta e primi anni settanta."
What Heineken has to say about us... "“Four guys originating from the U.S. and Portugal, but by now solidly transplanted in Italy with their hooks in the capital city of the Mediterranean, Rome. However, their musical origins are found in that certain power-pop from California that mixes almost-punk guitars, unrelenting melodies, young love and unexpected rhythms. An energetic band, but also capable of creating elegant and interesting atmospheres with modern elements that also reflect a sound of the late-60’s/early 70’s.”
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Member Since: 21/01/2007
Band Website: www.embassyband.com
Band Members:

::salvatore 'salvo' salpietro - (vocals/guitar)

::ben caruso - (lead guitar)

::valentino 'tino' de sousa - (drums)

...and...
::joey kiralla - (bass/vocals)

Influences: life (i.e., work, girls, alcohol, feeling good, feeling bad... cioe'... lavoro, femmine, alcol, il stare bene, il stare male).... oh, musicially?...

weezer, guns n roses, beach boys, elvis costello, elvis presley, green day, chuck berry, the ramones, pulp, the pixies, elvis presley, fountains of wayne, korn... list goes on... we'd say the beatles, but that'd be too cliche'...
Sounds Like: making out in the bathroom of an airplane... during take-off.

or

just Rock and Roll...

contacts:
anything - [email protected]

booking - [email protected]
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Radio Interview & Acoustic Performance - Rome Review

Hey everyone... its us dirtballs again. we were recently featured on a radio program for Rome (in english) and Podcast. It's called Rome Review. We did an interview, and we performed 'Tilt The Bottle...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:15:00 GMT

Flyer: CD Release Party - 27 sep

Hosted By: embassy rm When: Thursday Sep 27, 2007at 9:00 PMWhere: Rock CastleVia Beatrice Cenci 8Rome, RM ItalyDescription:embassy rm Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:20:00 GMT

CD Review from Australia

Hey guys... just wanted to let you all know there is a CD review that was posted on Hot Indie News about our new EP... chickety check it out!Hot Indie News Review: Embassy rm: Loud Noises and Soft Tou...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:17:00 GMT

cd release/updates/a question to you...

we've worked hard on this, and its finally done - the Embassy rm EP "Loud Noises and Soft Touches" is finished and will be in stores the first week of september! The main CD Release Party will be happ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:22:00 GMT

first blog... ever

we have a minute to write something here... we've been busy. listen: february 1st - first concert as a band. march 1st. second concert. march 2nd, we go to milan to record a CD, a 6 EP (still being mi...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:29:00 GMT

The Curtain closes....

Hey everyone...Well, people move on. Things change. And that's a good thing. Embassy RM is playing one last concert. We're playing all of the CD, and some other songs. We're giving out free stuff, we'...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:00:00 GMT