Piano, Pianola, Keyboard, Devices, Composition.
Born in Mantova the 25th of February, 1980. Pisces, of course.
He has been dismissed without "summa cum laude" from the more prestigious italian music Academies, so he decides to be lost in fog noises and mosquitoes songs. This delirious choice, an accurate blow, allows him to meet so friendly musicians: Francesco Cusa, Stefano Senni, Max Sorrentini, Zeno De Rossi,Danilo Gallo, Silvia Donati, Francesco Bigoni, Federico Scettri, Beppe Scardino,Tony Cattano,Paolo Sorge, Federico De Biase, Shirin Demma, Riccardo Gerbino, Emanuele Primavera, Claudio Lugo, Alessandro Nobile, Emiliano 5rui, Andrea Pennisi, Stefano Cardiel "Gentile Cliente",Sergio Montemagno, Gaetano Cristofaro, Renato Miritello, Matja Mancek, Marjan Stanic,Gaspare DeVito, Nicola Bardini, Enrico Terragnoli, Paolo Biasi, ,Marcello Benetti,Gaetano Santoro, Riccardo Biancoli, Enrico Lazzarini, Simone Pederzoli, Andrea Lamacchia, Riccardo Bringhetti, Gabriele Rampi, Salvatore Lauriola, Lorenzo Corti, Igor Sciavolino, Roy Paci, Cristina Donà , Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi, Emidio Clementi, Frankie HNRG, Luca Morino,Cristiano Godano, Emiliano Carlo Audisio (Emo).He had also collaborated with the writer Aldo Nove ("Gusci a Perdere", ChantSong Orchestra, Indie Mood).
PROJECTS:
FEET OF MUD: Federico Squassabia, Keyboard, devices, composition; Stefano Senni, Ac.Bass, devices, Francesco Cusa, drums.
SILVIA DONATI-FEDERICO SQUASSABIA DUO
Silvia Donati, voice-Federico Squassabia, piano, electric piano, compositions
Uncertain Quintet: Nicola Bardini, tenor sax, Tony Cattano, trombone, Federico Squassabia, Keyboard, devices, Paolo Biasi, El.Bass; Max Sorrentini, drums.
He collaborates with ANTIVATICAN COALITION AGAINST THE HIPPIES RESISTANCE (www.myspace.com/antivaticancoalition)
CHANTSONG ORCHESTRA (www.chantsong.com),the funk group WORKOUT QUINTET (www.myspace.com/workoutqtet), the funk quintet SPEAKEASYJAZZFUNK and with electro-dj set Useless Wooden Toys (http://www.myspace.com/woodenspace).
