‘‘For the strength of the pack is the wolf,
and the strength of the wolf is the pack.’‘
– “The Jungle Book” –
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE I COLLABORATED WITH: THEY BROUGHT LIFE, ENERGY, TIME, IDEAS AND SKILLS INTO MY PROJECT AND I CAN’T TELL HOW PRECIOUS THEY HAVE BEEN.
// MUSIC //
// RENATO DROGHETTI //
ARRANGER / MUSIC PRODUCER
WE PRODUCED ALMOST EVERY SONG OF “HYBRID” TOGETHER (EXCEPT “WITHOUT ROOTS” AND “HOLD ME BACK”). HE ALSO MIXED AND MASTERED THE WHOLE ALBUM. HE IS AN AMAZING PERSON TO WORK WITH.
// FRANCO SARTI //
GUITARIST / MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST / COMPOSER /
HE IS MY DAD AND HE IS ALSO A GREAT MUSICIAN WITH AN ELEGANT MUSICAL TASTE : WE WROTE “WITHOUT ROOTS” AND “SEEKING” TOGETHER AND HE COMPOSED “I WILL COME BACK” ( I WROTE THE LYRICS).
// MATTEO CARDILLO //
MUSIC PRODUCER / PIANIST
A REAL MUSICAL GENIUS, MATTEO ARRANGED “WITHOUT ROOTS” AND “HOLD ME BACK” (HE MIXED IT, TOO). HE ALSO PRODUCED “MAD SOCIETY” AND CO-PRODUCED “SUONO SORDO” AND BOTH OF THEM ACHIEVED THEIR SUCCESS.
// DANIELE CUSMANO //
SINGER / ACTOR / MUSICIAN / PHOTOGRAPHER / FILMMAKER
DANIELE IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS: WE REALLY SHARE A LOT OF SIMILAR SKILLS. WE PRODUCED THE COVER OF “LIFE ON MARS?” AND SUNG IT TOGETHER. HE IS ALSO THE FILMMAKER OF THE VIDEOCLIP OF “SEEKING”.
// OTTAVIO CANNIZZARO //
GUITARIST / SONGWRITER / SINGER / ACTOR / CLARINETIST
SUCH A DISCOVERY DURING THE LOCK-DOWN PERIOD: WE WROTE AND ARRANGED “RUN!” TOGETHER IN TWO DAYS! I REALLY LIKE THE MUSICAL CONNECTION WE HAVE AND WE ARE STILL COLLABORATING AND WRITING MORE SONGS TOGETHER.
// GIULIA MATTARUCCO //
SINGER / ACTRESS / MUSICAL PERFORMER
SUCH A SPECIAL VOICE FOR ME : WE PERFORMED TOGETHER IN “CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE” AND MANY OTHER TIMES IN LIFE. SHE IS REALLY ACTIVE ON HER SOCIAL MEDIAS AND SHE HAS A LOT OF INTERESTING PROJECTS.
// COSTANZA SCALIA //
SINGER / ACTRESS / MUSICAL PERFORMER
A VOICE CONNECTED WITH THE UNIVERSE: I’VE ALWAYS LOVED IT. WE SUNG TOGETHER IN “PRELUDE” AND YOU CAN FIND HER BACKING VOCALS IN “RUN!” AND “THE STORY OF A BOY”
// TULLIA PAGANO //
SINGER / ACTRESS / MUSICAL PERFORMER
YOU CAN LISTEN TO HER STRONG VOCAL PRESENCE IN THE ACTING PART OF “HOLD ME BACK”: I NEEDED A FUTURISTIC LEADER VOICE, AND TULLIA WAS SIMPLY PERFECT. SHE ALSO SUNG THE BACKING VOCALS OF IT.
// ONNIE //
SINGER / ACTRESS / MUSICAL PERFORMER
SHE PUT ALL HER MADNESS IN THE BACKING VOCALS OF “HOLD ME BACK”. SHE HAS A DISCOGRAPHIC PROJECT TOO: LISTEN TO ONNIE ON SPOTIFY.
// ELEONORA BEDDINI //
PIANIST / COMPOSER / VOCAL DIRECTOR
ELEONORA HAS A WONDERFUL C.V. : SHE IS REALLY ONE OF THE BEST PIANISTS AND VOCAL DIRECTORS I’VE EVER MET. SHE IS PURE FIRE AND WHEN SHE PLAYS, SHE REALLY SPEAKS THROUGH MUSIC. I SIMPLY LOVE HER. SHE ARRANGED THE CHOIRS OF “MAD SOCIETY”.
// CHIARA TODESCHI //
SINGER / SONGWRITER / PRODUCER
CHIARA IS A TOP MUSICIAN: SHE HAS A DEEP SOUL, AN INCREDIBLE EAR AND I LIKE THE WAY SHE FEELS AND PRODUCES MUSIC. I KNOW I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HER.
// ELENA BERTANI //
CELLO
ELENA ALWAYS IMPRESSES ME WITH HER SENSIBILITY AND PROFESSIONALITY: SHE PLAYED ALL THE CELLO PARTS IN “PRELUDE” AND “I WILL COME BACK” AND I COULDN’T BE MORE HAPPY.
// MARIANNA RAVA //
VIOLIN
SUCH A PLEASANT DISCOVERY DURING THE CREATION OF “HYBRID”: MARIANNA PLAYED ALL THE VIOLIN PARTS IN “PRELUDE” AND “I WILL COME BACK” DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB IN A SHORT TIME.
// VIDEO //
// FRANCESCO SERENI //
FILMMAKER / PHOTOGRAPHER / GUITARIST
FRANCESCO AND I FOUNDED THE BAND “QUARTO VERSO” AND WE GOT SOME OF OUR BEST MUSICAL SATISFACTIONS. HE IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, AND I’VE ALWAYS LOVED HIS AESTHETIC TASTE. HE INTRODUCED ME TO THE MAGIC WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMMAKING AND WE’VE BEEN SHARING A LOT OF ART TOGETHER. HE REALIZED THE AEREAL FOOTAGE WITH HIS DRONE FOR THE VIDEOCLIP OF “SEEKING” THAT WILL BE RELEASED SOON AND WE ARE ABOUT TO REALIZE THE VIDEOCLIP OF “HOLD ME BACK”.
// DANIELE CUSMANO //
SINGER / ACTOR / MUSICIAN / PHOTOGRAPHER / FILMMAKER
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, DANIELE IS AN ECLECTIC ARTIST AND I ALWAYS LIKE PEOPLE WHO TRY TO UNDERSTAND ART AT 360°. HE IS THE FIMMAKER OF “SEEKING” .
// KALU – GIANLUCA BATTILANI //
FILMMAKER / PHOTOGRAPHER / COLORIST
KALU IS VERY PROFESSIONAL, KIND AND RELIABLE AT THE SAME TIME: I LIKE THE WAY HE WORKS, AND HE IS ABOUT TO COLOR-GRADE THE VIDEOCLIP OF “SEEKING”. CHECK HIS WEBSITE!
// SILVIA ROSA //
MAKE-UP ARTIST
SILVIA IS A PROFESSIONAL MAKE-UP ARTIST WHO LOVES FANTASY AND SCI-FI WORLDS: SHE WAS EXACTLY THE PERSON I WAS LOOKING FOR. SHE TOOK CARE OF MY MAKE-UP DURING THE VIDEOCLIP OF “SEEKING”.
// SARA SGAMBATI //
ILLUSTRATOR / DIGITAL ARTIST / SCULPTOR / COSPLAYER
SARA AND BARBARA HELPED ME TO MAKE MY DIFFERENT AGES COSTUMES FOR THE VIDEOCLIP OF “SEEKING”: I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO COULD REALLY UNDERSTAND THE 3 DIFFERENT UNIVERSES THAT I HAD IN MIND, AND I KNEW THEY WERE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
// BARBARA SGAMBATI //
ILLUSTRATOR / DIGITAL ARTIST / SCULPTOR / COSPLAYER
SARA AND BARBARA HELPED ME TO MAKE MY DIFFERENT AGES COSTUMES FOR THE VIDEOCLIP OF “SEEKING”: I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO COULD REALLY UNDERSTAND THE 3 DIFFERENT UNIVERSES THAT I HAD IN MIND, AND I KNEW THEY WERE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
// GRAPHICS //
// DYANA CARTISANO //
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
WHEN I AM ABOUT TO FINISH MY ARTWORKS, I ALWAYS ASK DYANA FOR ADVICE: SHE HELPED ME A LOT DURING THE CREATION OF THE COVER OF “SEEKING” AND WITH THE SUPERVISION OF THE COVER OF “HYBRID”.
// STEFANO BONSI //
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
HE REALIZED MY “WOLF LOGO” FROM A PENCIL SKETCH I GAVE HIM: HE IS ALWAYS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND THE FINAL RESULTS ARE SIMPLY GREAT. HE IS ALSO DIRECTING SOME INTERESTING PROJECTS: CHECK OUT HIS SOCIAL MEDIA!
// RECORD LABEL / PRESS //
// MANUEL AUTERI //
SINGER / SONGWRITER / “SAN LUCA SOUND” OWNER
MANUEL HAS BELIEVED IN ME SINCE THE FIRST TIME WE MET AND I AM REALLY HAPPY TO WORK WITH HIM: BEING AN ARTIST HE IS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND MY NEEDS AND I THINK THAT “HYBRID” IS THE RESULT AND THE BEGINNING OF A GREAT COLLABORATION.
// RITA BIGANZOLI //
NATIONAL PRESS OFFICE – ABACUSWEB
RITA IS HELPING ME A LOT TEACHING ME HOW TO DEAL WITH ALL THE MANAGEMENT STUFF. SHE TAKES CARE OF MY PROJECT’S NATIONAL PRESS AND SHE ALWAYS HELPS ME TO IMPROVE IT.
// MONICA MELISSANO //
INTERNATIONAL PRESS OFFICE / BOOKING AGENCY – A GIANT LEAP
I THINK HER PRESENCE IS MORE THAN NECESSARY: MY PROJECT AIMS TO BE INTERNATIONAL AND HER HELP IS CRUCIAL FOR ME. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS TOGETHER.
// FOREIGN LANGUAGES SUPERVISION //
// CANDACE SMITH //
SINGER / SINGING TEACHER / “CAPPELLA ARTEMISIA” FOUNDER
I ASKED CANDACE TO HELP ME WITH “HYBRID” IN ORDER TO BE MORE ACCURATE WITH MY LIRYCS AND WITH MY PRONUNCIATION. SHE WAS ALSO ONE OF MY SINGING TEACHERS DURING MY ACADEMIC STUDIES AND SHE HAS A WONDERFUL PROJECT CALLED “CAPPELLA ARTEMISIA”.
// JENIFER DI SILVESTRE //
ACTRESS / ACCENT COACH
JENIFER HELPS ME EVERYTIME I NEED AN ENGLISH SUPERVISION FOR MY PROJECT: SHE IS QUICK, CAREFUL, PATIENT AND HAS A REAL PASSION FOR LANGUAGES. CHECK OUT HER PROJECT CALLED “FLUENT ENGLISH”.
// TERESA CAVAZZUTI //
INTERPRETER / TRANSLATOR
WE’VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE HIGH SCHOOL: TERESA IS A PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETER AND TRANSLATOR WHO WORKS ACROSS THE WORLD. I LOVE HER TENACITY AND HER OPEN-MINDEDNESS. SHE IS HELPING ME ESPECIALLY IN THIS LAST PART OF THE PROMOTION OF “HYBRID”.
“NO ONE CAN WHISTLE A SYMPHONY.
IT TAKES A WHOLE ORCHESTRA TO PLAY IT. ”
– H.E. LUCCOCK –