Simone Albanese

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Simone Albanese, born in Milan, start playing and studying music since an early age under the guidance of some of the best Italian and international teachers such as Cecchetto, Lueke, Cerri, Coley, Garzone, Ferrara. Graduated from Civica Jazz in Milan In Jazz guitar performance in 2007, during his career he performed with artists as Franco Cerri, Peter Howarth, Daniel Betancourt, Mo Pleasure, Tiziana Ghiglioni, Nathan Foley, Fabio Giachino, Monday Orchestra and many others. His passion towards music took him to develop skills and knowledge on many different music styles, as jazz, funk, rock, country, pop, indie and make versatility one of his strengths. Simone received numerous awards among which Nuoro jazz Festival best student ,Bergamo jazz festival best arrangement, best arrangement Tirreno festival. Simone also has a passion for composing and arranging, in almost every genre, from modern jazz to country music. Beside the live performance and studio career he’s been a teacher for more than ten years in some of the most prestigious Milan schools.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

i am a composer and performer, iI'm sorry but I'm not really good at expressing myself with words, more comfortable with chords and notes

What is your music dream?

I just write and produce song, the process is what i want and what i do

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

???what is this questionary?? A beauty contest? I'm not a politician, not a state person, not an historian, my answer wouldn't be important but just personal, it isn't something i'd like to share on a music social media.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Carpet Crawlers by Genesis

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Beatles, Beach Boys, Radiohead, Stone Temple Pilots, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Eagles, Police.

What inspires you to make music?

Probably other music, melodies just come to mind when i want to write music.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

I just want to do good music, well written, performed and produced, there aren't any secondary levels or overstructures in the meaning.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Concentrated and relaxed

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

There isn't a real listeners audience, music became of secondary importance, i don't think it can be improved, people are just listening music as a distraction or as something to support their own mood, isn't about the artist anymore but about the listener. This inversion of the market is killing creativity, Can't really see any solutions though.

What do you think of Drooble?

I'm just trying every possible plattform, most of them are business based, Drooble isn't an exception, and that's fair.

What frustrates you most as a musician?

I'm not frustrated anymore, i do what i like when i have available time and feel like it. I don't have expectations right now.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

There is no local scene in Milan. The market is saturated, and people here don't want to listen to live music, being out in the evening is about chatting with friends, or flirting, live music would be an annoyance.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

No idea, maybe P.r. qualities, business approach, something like that, but usually who is good on the business side isn't good at writing songs, so, not a great structure to deliver good songs.

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Wow, how do i know who's reading,let's try with Cody Fry, he is producing like a king, and he doesn't have great numbers.