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Claudio -Dr.Soul- Falcone

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Claudio Falcone
[ENGLISH VERSION]
(NOTE: for more audio & info, see also the other band links here below.)
Born in Milano, between the 70's and 80's he attends the course of electronic music at the Conservatory of Milan. In 1988 he's a founder of the beat-rock quartet OverTime, as the lead singer and keyboardist; meanwhile he begins using an Atari computer for processing his musical ideas (end of the Eighties: before the Internet...).
Since 2002 his activities suddenly increase: he becomes the singer of Mike Painter & The Family Shakers (now Mike Painter Band) , a band with a sound blending hammond grooves, funk and acid jazz, participating to the recording of an album ("Go Up!") and several shows in Italy and Europe; from 2004 he joins the classic soul ensemble Marcus Pepper Love Revue, which becomes the Blue-Eyed Soul Team (B.E.S.T.) in 2005; also in 2005 he joins the Wasabi Devotion dance-electropop project. In 2006 he launches the sextet OverBox (an extension of OverTime) offering a show based on the rock opera "Quadrophenia", and begins working with the hard-blues band The Burpers .
Also a composer and lyrics writer, his experiences include an extremely wide range of situations and musical genres (explaining the "serial singer" attribute): from rock to pop, from gospel to soul (undoubtely his preferred field), from jazz to blues; lead and choral singing, a cappella and vocal percussions; some awards at singing contests; acttor-singer in a theatral musical comedy, backing vocalist for studio sessions, events presenter, radio speaker and deejay; he writes musical review for fanzines (on the Internet as well), and he also wrote a novel (still unreleased) with a subject partially related to music, titled "My Music Machine".
[VERSIONE ITALIANA]
(NOTA: per ulteriore audio & info, vedi anche gli altri link delle band qui sotto.)
Nato a Milano, tra gli anni '70 e '80 frequenta il corso di musica elettronica al Conservatorio “G. Verdi” di Milano. Nel 1988 fonda il quartetto beat-rock OverTime, di cui è voce solista e tastierista; contemporaneamente inizia ad usare un computer Atari per elaborare le proprie idee musicali (fine anni '80: prima di Internet...).
Dal 2002 incrementa decisamente le sue attività musicali: diventa il cantante di Mike Painter & The Family Shakers (ora Mike Painter Band) , gruppo dalle sonorità hammond grooves, funk e acid jazz, con cui partecipa alla realizzazione dell'album Go Up! e a numerosi concerti in Italia ed Europa; dal 2004 entra nell'ensemble di soul classico Marcus Pepper Love Revue, che l'anno dopo diventerà il Blue-Eyed Soul Team (B.E.S.T.); a fine 2005 si unisce ai Wasabi Devotion , progetto dance-electropop orientato al lavoro in studio; nel 2006 lancia il sestetto OverBox che propone uno show basato sull'opera rock "Quadrophenia", e inizia a lavorare con il gruppo di hard-blues The Burpers .
Anche compositore e autore di testi, le sue esperienze includono una gamma estremamente vasta di situazioni e generi musicali (da cui l'appellativo di "serial singer"): dal rock al pop, dal gospel al soul (indubbiamente il suo terreno preferito), dal jazz al blues; canto solista e corale, a cappella e vocal percussions; qualche premio a concorsi canori; attore-cantante in una commedia musicale teatrale, corista in studio, presentatore, speaker radio e deejay; scrive recensioni musicali per fanzines e siti web, e ha scritto un romanzo (tuttora inedito) dal tema parzialmente legato alla musica, intitolato "My Music Machine".
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Member Since: 4/3/2007
Band Website: www.serialsinger.net
Band Members: Claudio "Dr. Soul" Falcone (the Serial Singer) - lead & backing vocals, some keyboards, tambourine, handclaps, shaker, bongos, triangle...
Plus other musicians depending on the situation ;-)
Influences: MY FAVOURITE MALE VOCALISTS:

James Carr, Paul Carrack, Ray Charles, Arthur Conley, Robert Cray, Graham Day (The Prisoners / Prime Movers / Solarflares) Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Jackie Leven (Doll By Doll), Huey Lewis, Steve Marriott (Small Faces), Barrie Masters (Eddie & The Hot Rods), Little Milton, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), Lou Rawls, Otis Redding, Jimmy Smith (yes, the Hammond player!), Johnnie Taylor...

MY FAVOURITE FEMALE VOCALISTS:

Sam Brown, Aida Cooper, Nikka Costa, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Bettye Lavette, Lydia Pense (Cold Blood), Marlena Shaw, Joss Stone, Tina Turner, Amy Winehouse...

MY FAVOURITE ARTISTS & BANDS:

Too many to mention!! Let's add some names to the ones above: Crowded House, Dr. Feelgood, Hoodoo Gurus, Inmates, Plimsouls, Rubinoos, The Who...
Sounds Like: ...Myself! (plus a bunch of influences)
Record Label: Sound of Doctor Soul
Type of Label: Indie

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