Italian artist Alessandro describes his ambition to make music with a religious fervor: "It was like a call from God to become a priest." From his boyhood in Naples, through his extensive travels across Europe, and now in the United States his love for music has inspired and sustained him.
As a child, Alessandro was a fixture at his best friend's record store, where he absorbed the driving percussion and addictive rhythms of latin music which influences his to this day. At 12, he wrote his first song, a peace for his mother's birthday called 'fammi Ballare' (Take Me to Dance). "At that moment, singing for my mother, it felt like music was what I was always meant to do, he recalls. That same year, he landed his first public gig at a local bar; he was too shy to sing in front of the audience, so he played the piano instead.
He studied music throughout his teenage years, honing his skills in piano, guitar, and bass, and many teachers praised him for his orrechio assoluto (good ear). However, Alessandro's most important musical education began during his travels. At 18, he left Italy and moved through Switzerland, Finland, and Spain, hauling his instruments along so he could perform in every city. Playing in the bars, the clubs, and the streets of Europe, Alessandro learned how to connect emotionally with a wide variety of audiences, whether Spaniards in Barcelona or the Swiss in Osanna. He also became fluent in English and Spanish.
Alessandro has written over 150 songs in his travels.
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