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Botta - Costant Motion

Le mie composizioni sono molto più gradevoli di me, e in esse vi è meno da correggere. J.Brahms

About Me


"I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time."
Hi folks! I'm a composer-arranger-keyboard player, actually I play keyboards in Winter Haze (symphonic metal) as a full member and Heretical Soul (black metal) as a sessionman. I also wrote the incidental music for a drama (W. Shakespeare, The Storm) and I'm working on many other projects.
My gear (so far...):
CME UF80 master keyboard
Korg Triton classic (expanded with Rose and Legacy collection sounds) now only used as sound module
Arturia Mini Moog
Arturia Jupiter 8v
Korg Polysix
Korg Wavestation
Korg MS-20
CuBase SX
Cakewalk Sonar Producer 7
Ableton Live 7
Native Instruments Akoustik Piano
East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs
East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Silver Edition (waiting for Platinum...)
Garritan Personal Orchestra
Arturia Arp 2600
Arturia Moog Modular 2
Rob Papen's Predator
Rob Papen's Blue
Rob Papen's Albino
Native Instruments Reaktor 5
Native Instruments Absynth 4
Native Instruments Massive
Native Instruments FM8
Native Instruments Pro-53
Propellerhead Reason 4 and ReFills
Edirol HQ-OR orchestral
Zero-G Morphology
Zero-G Wired
Zero-G Outer Limits
Native Instruments Vokator
Korg LegacyCell (as virtual vst)
Native Instruments Kontakt 3 Sampler
Modartt Pianoteq
Proel pedals, stands and wires
...and much more coming soon!
I started taking piano and musical theory lessons in 1999 with M° Michela Mantovani. I never really took composing lessons (if you agree with me that musical theory is NOT composing music...) but I started writing my own music in 1998 before I even started to play...of course my skills improved with time :-) My musical background is a blend of classical music and modern movie scores (my favorite music, as you can guess...), I never got deeply into the "metal way to keyboard" because I'm not attracted at all by soloing. Before joining Winter Haze in 2003 I played keyboards in a symphonic black metal band called "Into The Maelstrom" and in a metal band called "Fairy Path". In 2002 I left Into The Maelstrom (which split up few months later) to concentrate on university and music lessons. The Fairy Path virtually faded away in 2005, but maybe we'll come up again with some new songs. I'm available as session keyboard player (metal -beside power-, rock or pop) or composer-arranger (metal -beside power-, electronic, classic, soundtrack music & other orchestral stuff) for studio recordings...just mail me and we'll see if we can work this out. I'm also a Telecomunications Engineer (graduated in Parma in October 2007) and a writer for the underground branch of the metal webzine Heavyworlds (www.heavyworlds.com). I guess there's much more to say, but I hate talking about myself...so check out my profile for more info! You will find me on msn as [email protected]... Have fun :-) PS I'm proud to be a member of the mighty DEPOSCIANS!
You Are 96% Evil
You're the most evil person you know.
The devil is even a little scared of you! How Evil Are You?
You Are a Hunter Soul
You are driven and ambitious - totally self motiviated to succeed
Actively working to acheive what you want, you are skillful in many areas.
You are a natural predator with strong instincts ... and more than a little demanding.
You are creative, energetic, and an extremely powerful force.
An outdoors person, you like animals and relate to them better than people.
You tend to have an explosive personality, but also a good sense of humor.
People sometimes see you as arrogant or a know it all.
You tend to be a bit of a loner, though you hate to be alone.
Souls you are most compatible with: Seeker Soul and Peacemaker Soul What Kind of Soul Are You?
What kind of serial killer are you? Your Result: Sadistic Killer

You enjoy torturing your hapless victims and breaking their spirits.After its all said and done,you just bury the bodies in your basement.The police cant really pin any evidence to you,so your not really concerned about the ramifications of your actions.


Psycopathic murderer
Hitchiker
Suicidal Killer
Cannabalistc killer
What kind of serial killer are you?
Make Your Own Quiz

My Interests


adopt your own virtual pet!Music (both listened, written and played) and playing piano for hours until my fingers hurt, sports (mostly soccer [I'm a supporter of Milan AC since I was 5!], rugby and tennis), science & technology, computers, videogames (fps...BOOM!Headshot!), aircrafts, trekking, pets, in-line skating, nordic ski and every winter sport,travelling & enjoing nature, reading good books, discovering and learning different cultures & lifestyles, outdoor climbing, simply walking alone with my thoughts, dealing with *intelligent* people, roleplaying games (D&D), random madness :-) and many other things I don't recall here & now...

I'd like to meet:

A little Gothic Metal parade...

Delain - Frozen

Nightwish - Amaranth

Within Temptation - Angels

Macbeth - Without you

Sirenia - The Other side

Lacuna Coil - Enjoy The Silence (Depeche Mode Cover)

After Forever - Energize Me

Music:

..Every open-minded and well-written music...J.S. Bach, Nightwish, L. Einaudi, Within Temptation, L. van Beethoven, F. Chopin, Rezophonic, Ulver, :wumpscut:, Anastacia, Grendel, Muse, W.A. Mozart, Pink, E. Morricone, Theatre of Tragedy, Suicide Commando, L. Mckennitt, REM, Nine Inch Nails, Dream Theater, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Peaches, Evanescence, Nemesea, L'aura, DHG, S. Rachmaninov, Sirenia, P. Moloney & The Chieftains, Tactical Sekt, Queen, G. Allevi, R. Sakamoto, M. Nyman, Unexpect, Rage & Orchestra, Heroes Del Silencio, A. Dvorak, F. De Andrè, Enya, Kaizer Chiefs, H. Zimmer, A. Branduardi, Bullet for My Valentine, H. Shore, Meshuggah, Foo Fighters, J. Williams, Shakira, Tristania, 30 Second To Mars, Smashing Pumpkins, Rondò Veneziano, F. Schubert, Elisa, V. Capossela, Bjork, Haggard, Aphex Twin, D. Elfman, Mars Volta, Pink Floyd, The Gathering, Avenged Sevenfold, W. Mertens, A. Keys, J. Stone, D. Townsend, P. Oakenfold, Heroes Del Silencio, Placebo, Anathema, Lacuna Coil, P.I Tchaikovsky, Moby, Delain, Sigur Ros, Agua De Annique, Pink, D. O'Riordan & Cranberries, G. Estefan, A.Winehouse, Modena City Ramblers, N. Jones, Xandria, N. Cave, Samael, Flogging Molly, Paradise Lost, Bauhaus, K. Bush, T. Amos...I could go on for years!

Movies:

..Basically every good film :-) but I prefer horror, fantasy or SF films...single titles:The Lord Of The Rings (trilogy), The Crow ("Buildings burn, people die, but real love is for ever"), the whole Star Wars saga, Farenheit 9/11, B.Stoker's Dracula, Metropolis, Edward Scissorhand, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Soylent Green, the Hellraiser saga, Amadeus, Braveheart, Shine, The Gladiator, Full Metal Jacket, The Godfather, Top Gun, The Lost Poets Sociey, Stargate, the Matrix saga, V For Vengeance, Transformers (!), Frankenstein Jr., Armageddon, Lost In Traslation, Shining, Apocalypse Now, The Piano, Freaks, Femme Fatale, Spaceballs, the Jay & Silent Bob saga :-)

Television:

..I Griffin,I Simpson, CSI, Doctor House, NCIS, Zelig, football matches.I think that's all, there's really little place for tv in my life.If we are talkin'about "video series" I must add "PURE PWNAGE"!

Books:

Books: EVERYTHING by J.R.R.Tolkien, E.A.Poe, A.Christie, A.C.Doyle, L.F.Céline, G.Faletti, G.Simenon, D.Buzzati, C.Lucarelli, O.Wilde, G.Orwell, I.Asimov, G.G. Marquez, H.P.Lovecraft, S.King, L.Sepulveda, W.Shakespeare, J.Joyce, U.Eco, M.Crichton, P.I. Taibo II, E.Zola and many many more...

Poetry:W.Whitman, W.Shakespeare, G.Ungaretti, E.A.Poe, J.Keats, F.Holderlin, G.Byron, Novalis, P.Verlaine, F.Villon, A.Rimbaud, C.Baudelaire, S.T.Coleridge...maybe I forget someone, but I guess that's all.

Heroes:

Well, It's difficult to choose someone (I'd rather be my own hero)...I'll try! Heroes in Life: James bond, Dr.House, F.W. Nietzsche, Jack Sparrow, Tuomas Holopainen, Daniel Barenboim, Victor Smolski, Reverendo Germano Mosconi (SANTO SUBITO!!ma che ooooooh!), Homer Simpson, Emiliano Zapata, Stewie Griffin, Bender (the robot of Futurama), Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Mel Brooks...

Heroes in Music: (in no particular order) Tuomas Holopainen, Giovanni Allevi, Maurizio Pollini, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Baremboim, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Gould, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman,Victor Smolski, Derek Sherinian, Michael Nyman, Arjen Lucassen...and of course...

JORDAN RUDESS!

My Blog

2-3-08 Nightwish in Italy!

per adesso bloggo in italiano perchè non ho volgia di scrivere il tutto 2 volte...cmq la nightwish-giornata inizia con l'arrivo alle 16 circa in zona palalido...ovviamente i ragazzi del fan-club sono ...
Posted by Botta - Costant Motion on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:34:00 PST

getting nearer...

96% Evilness...still 4 to go!
Posted by Botta - Costant Motion on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:07:00 PST

Cd metal usati in vendita (5 euro luno)

ovviamente tutti in buono-ottimo stato (magari non da collezionista, ma nel complesso tenuti bene)NB i dischi marcati con una X sono "bloccati", cioè ualcuno è intenzionato a prendermeli ma non mi ha ...
Posted by Botta - Costant Motion on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:05:00 PST

QI...

Einstein si ritrova a un party, e un tizio gli va a parlare.  Einstein gli chiede:  - Qual e il tuo QI?  - 200, gli risponde il tizio.  Allora, Einstein gli parla della relativita...
Posted by Botta - Costant Motion on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:34:00 PST

Un pò di sano ateismo in pillole

La religione è l'oppio dei popoli - Karl MarxL'ateismo libera dalla paura della morte. L'ateismo libera dalle superstizioni. L'ateismo libera dalle menzogne delle religioni - AnonimoL'assurdo è un pec...
Posted by Botta - Costant Motion on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:55:00 PST

Ecco perchè non voglio fare il programmatore...

Un programmatore racconta ai suoi amici programmatori:- Ieri ho conosciuto una bonazza in discoteca...Gli amici programmatori:- Ehilaaà!!- La invito a casa mia, le offro una cosa da bere, e comincio a...
Posted by Botta - Costant Motion on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:26:00 PST

Che metallone sono???

Incredibile come da un test tanto stupido possa venire una risposta così vicina al vero...a parte che non me la tiro XDAlternativone.L'alternativone vuole essere diverso dal solito metallaro.L'alterna...
Posted by Botta - Costant Motion on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:52:00 PST

The poet and the pendulum

Best lyrics I ever found...or at least best lyrics I remember...The Poet And The Pendulum"WHITE LANDS OF EMPATHICA"The end.The songwriter`s dead.The blade fell upon himTaking him to the white landsOf ...
Posted by Botta - Costant Motion on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:42:00 PST

end of an era? piccoli cambiamenti...molto significativi

non notate un piccolo cambiamento nel mio space???  
Posted by Botta - Costant Motion on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:42:00 PST

Avvocati...

Recentemente il Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal ha riportato21 domande realmente chieste da avvocati a testimoni durante losvolgimento di processi.1.Dunque dottore, non è forse vero che ...
Posted by Botta - Costant Motion on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:17:00 PST