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Antonio “The Rock Violinist†picked up a violin at the age of three and started winning competitions by age seven. His parents shortly discovered that their child was gifted in music and by age ten, Antonio was sharing the stage with some of the most influential artists in the music industry. His electrifying performance and arrangement of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" won NBC's ITV's "America 's Most Talented Kids" in November 2004. In February 2005, he delivered the performance of the season in their "Tournament of Champions" episode when he ignited the audience with his very first note. Antonio held them captive until his theatrical finale and was crowned the "Grand Champion." Later that year he had the honor of being the "Young Artist Awards" winner for "Outstanding Young Rock Musician." The awards are helmed as the Oscars for talented young people in film, television and music. When he’s not performing live around the country, Antonio enjoys collaborating with major musicians on albums and promoting the GRAMMY organization’s youth programs. He uses his music to inspire others and hopes it can one day make a difference!
"I am truly a child of the Mozart Effect". . . . .
My mother played Mozart, Bach and Vivaldi to me from the moment I was conceived. There is no question that I heard that music in my mother's womb. My cranial nerves grew with Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" and my heart started to beat with Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor". From the time that I asked for a violin when I was three years old I knew that I wanted to play and compose because I recognized that music was the very substance of my being.
I believe that all matter is frozen music. The music of atoms spinning in orbit is 20 octaves higher than we can hear; the constant trembling of the earth is 20 octaves lower. Every persons DNA plays music, because it was formed by sound. That brings us to my work of using sound to heal.
Last year when my dad was diagnosed with AML, a very serious form of leukemia. I began to compose a concerto for his healing on the violin and on the piano. Every time that I went to see him I played this sacred song of healing. There was never a doubt in my mind that he would have a complete and total recovery, and he has. If you take someone's DNA and assign musical notes to the nucleotides and create key, timing and note duration, you will hear the song of their soul. When it is played it can heal depression, restore imbalances, which cause disease and put them in touch with their life's purposes. I believe that sound is the key to creating neurological pathways to the vast part of our brain that we do not use . . . .
"I want to revolutionize life by opening "Doorways" to the Music of the Spheres."
Written by Antonio.
He was ten years old.
"As an artist, it's all about the music and so it's important to connect with a broad palette of musical styles and collaborate with other artists to grow musically and to be current," says Pontarelli. "My diverse training has allowed me to find my voice in modern rock which has blues, classical and jazz influences." Because of this fresh forward thinking style Pontarelli has been asked by major Grammy winning producers to write songs for some of the industries biggest stars. Currently, he is in the studio with his band recording his debut rock album which is slated for release this year.
Once you hear Antonio Pontarelli, you will never forget the sounds of this passionate young 7-string electric violinist/singer/songwriter. He puts a spin on everything he plays to make it his own, creating a signature trademark with his Viper violin.