Gianluca Ferro: mmi tutors with Stefano Sebo Xotta, Frank Caruso,

News:
04-12-2008:
Gianluca Ferro, Stefano Sebo Xotta, Frank Caruso become special tutors for MMI



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Strings 24 is a project born from an idea by Frank Caruso, Stefano "Sebo" xott and Gianluca Ferro.
The three guitarists from different musical formations, have decided to merge their styles in a production devoted to the guitar, aimed to highlight its compositional and expressive possibilities. The presence of several years of all three guitarists in the music scene makes you think there is already considerable interest around this project, both from a viewpoint that a record level of press, radio and TV. Frank, Sebo and Gianluca are proud Ibanez users of tools, instruments from which seek to extract every opportunity to create unique sounds with guitars at 7 and 8 ropes.

Frank Caruso
Born in Milan in 1968. Frank begins to play guitar and piano at the age of 8 years from now dedicating his musical studies. In 12 years published his first song, a 45 rpm for a melodic rock band called MACID. For 17 years Frank founded the band Firehouse born between the classroom and come to the publication of two albums in the second (LABYRINTH) distributed throughout Europe. Guitarist appreciated by critics national, in the 80s and early 90s, works with many Italian artists of the scene beginning such activity session man in various recording studios. Are from this period collaboration with Franco Battiato and other Italian artists.
In 1992, completed studies of Sacred Music, opened a recording studio where he began working for the realization of music to use cine-TV (Spot, acronyms, undercoats)
In 1994 began working with the Mediaset group for the realization of many important and commercials. Tired of producing music for third parties, in 1996 Frank decided to start an egg project. Thus born from the ashes of the Firehouse, the Arachnes.
In 1998 the Arachnes publish the first album THE TEMPLE Goddess for Lucretia Records, thus attracting the attention of critics and joining the international arena appearing in important compilation alongside STRATOVARIOUS E ANGRA.

In 2000, Arachnes begin working with the label Underground Symphony publishing "METAMORPHOSIS" and thus marking the final band of stylistic trim, located on the edge of symphonic prog-metal. In the period 2001/2003 Arachnes producing 3 important album for the Scarlet Records: - 2001 "PARALLEL WORLDS", published and distributed ibn Europe with large distribution German SPV - 2002 "APOCALYPSE", also distributed by SPV but this time also opening to the eastern market through a deal with the important Japanese label AVALON / Marquee
- 2003 "PRIMARY FEAR", confirming the presence of Arachnes both the European and Japanese market
In 2005 a new chapter Arachnes (IN PRAISE OF SCIENCE) published in 2006 always Scarlet Records


Stefano "Sebo" xott
Sebo began playing guitar at the age of 14 years, passing the first time to play with some band formed with fellow school.
At 18 years began to attend the CPM in Milan and had the opportunity to take part in some television broadcasts on some major national broadcasters, in addition to a tour in support of Steve Rogers Band in 1989.
In'90 began to keep giving guitar lessons in his hometown, while continuing to play with bands like UTEZ, Excommunication and other ...
In 1994 he began working as a demonstrator for Ibanez, then in 96 began working steadily as a demonstrator for the Italian distributor for Ibanez and other major brands, Mogari Music.
Meanwhile his music, and express themselves in countless concerts live, began to branch in recording advertising jingles and soundtracks for television sit com with Flavio Premoli (PFM). With him taken part in the recording disc "Dracula" of PFM, linked to its musical.
Since 2000, is part of Four Tiles, a cover band created with Cesareo (Elio e le Storie Tese), Roberto Gualdi (PFM, Lucio Dalla, Glen Huges and many others) and Guido Block.
Over the years has had the opportunity to perform in various contexts, national exhibitions of musical instruments, playing with artists such as Andy Timmons, Marty Friedman, Matt Smith, Doug Doppler, and many others.



Gianluca Ferro

Gianluca began his musical journey in 14 years suonandop cover of the Beatles in the local area. In 19 years enters the prog metal Archè band, we are in 1997. This experience deeply marked his musical growth and its future artistic choices.
Arkhè record with the same name and the album takes an intense live.

Between 1998 and 2000 Gianluca participate in the records of several metal album ...
In 1999, playing in the "Chaospowner" of the band Fiurach in 2000 is called by Khali band to play at Gods of Metal, Gianluca playing alongside bands like Iron Maiden, Slayer, Slipknot, Sentenced, Dark Tranquility, Edguy, Testament.
In 2001 enters the band Time Machine with which makes the album "Evil" and "Reviviscence."
With Time Machine participate in the Gods of Metal 2002 playing with Slayer, Rammstein, Halford, Manowar, Simphony X, Running Wild, My Dying Bride.
With the band playing Doomsword two solos in your namesake (1998), then enters into a stable line up the band and recorded the album "Resound the Horn" (2000) and "Let the Battle Commence" (2002). With Gianluca Doomsword performs in important European festivals such as "Headbanger" in Hamburg, "Keep It True" in Wurzburg, "Skeleton Bash" in Innsbruck and Athens Marco in 2003.
In parallel carrying out his activities as a teacher at the Accademia Musicale di Villa Pomini (Burwell) and conducting seminars and Bollati Alberto Corrado Ciceri (Wine Spirit). He deals in hard disk recording, as teacher certificate Steinberg.
Among the collaborations include those with Andrè Matos (Angra, Shaman) during live performances to the Gods of Metal 2002, Kiko Loureiro, Rafael Bittencourt (Angra) and Scott McGill (Michael Manring, Vic Stevens).
Gianluca currently is part of the project Strings 24 with Frank Caruso and Stephen "Sebo" xott.