Emil Bandera, works worldwide as Sound Engineer and Rock Guitarist since 1991.
He has a considerable technical, knowledge, reliable, and also cultural skills.
His leadership style is pliable and optimized for work on recording studio powered by digital high tech hardware and software. High professionalism and entrepreneurship.
Big initiative combined with availability to travel and move abroad.
Technical skills as Recording Engineer:
- Emil has an European diploma in sound technician specialized in:
- Physical theory of the sound
- Live and Studio Recording
- Knowledge in audio software for digital recording (Protools, Cubase, Logic Audio, Reason)
From 1991 to nowadays he has collaborated with many musicians and recording studios as guitarist, tech,session man keyboard and Synth Programmer. Today he is an expert Protools operator
In details:
- from 1991 to 1993: Italy, "Sahara", Italian hard rock band, first guitar and Sound Engineer (for recording sessions). Important band for metal-melodic rock as Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith
- from 1993 to 1994: Hollywood - California (USA), new glam hard rock band, founder and first guitar. Technical Sound Engineer (for recording sessions). Here he recorded a Demo tape and played live in famous Hollywood rock club like "Roxy", Whisky a Go Go, Troubador etc…
- from 1995 to 2003: Europe, "Smelly Boggs", european famous hard rock band, founder and first guitar. Sound Engineer (for recording sessions).
- from 1996 to 2006: Europe, "Death SS" (in Death of Steve Sylvester), worldwide famous gothic/metal band, first guitar, author, arranger.
With Death SS Emil played in the most famous European festival (playing with band of world-wide reputation like Black Sabbath, Pantera, Slayer, Iron Maiden) like Wacken open air Germany, Dynamo festival and Ragnarock in Holland, Rock fest in Austria, Gods of Metal in Italy and so on…
Emil Bandera discography:
with " Death SS ":
- Horror Music 1996, Greatest Hits of the band;
- Do What Thou Wilt 1997, Recorded at Accademy Studios, England with the producer Keit Appleton (also known for Paradise lost, My Dyng Bride, Cradle of Filth…);
- Night of the living Death SS VHS 1998;
- Panic 2000, Recorded at Rodgers Studios Mantova (Italy) and Village production Studios Tornillo (TX) with the famous american producer Neil Kernon (also known for Elton John, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Queensryche, Rush, Judas Priest, Dokken...) Mixed at Village Production Studio in Tornillo, Texas;
- Let The Panic Begin 2002 DVD;
- Humanomalies 2002, Recorded between November and December 2001 in Los Angeles with various producers also Known for his collaboration with ICE.T & George Clinton, Steve Vai, Nina Hagen…and co-production with David Shiffman (Rage against the machine, System of a down, Nine inch nails, Red hot chilly peppers, Etc);
- The Seventh Seal 2005, Recorded and mixed in Los Angeles.
with " Smelly Boggs ":
- The Pink and the Black, 1997 american Perris Record Compilation with Glam and Dark band from all over the world;
- Smelly Boggs 1999, Recorded and Mixed in November 1998 at Westlink studios Cascina (PI) by Emil Bandera and Ovi Sportelli.