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LINE-UP:
ALEX CARPANI, keyboards & lead vocals
ETTORE SALATI, guitars & bass pedals
GIAMBATTISTA GIORGI, bass & acoustic guitar
ROBERTO LEONI, drums & percussion
Alex Carpani and Ettore Salati are pleased to introduce the new line-up of ACB and warmly welcome the new members ROBERTO LEONI on drums and GIAMBATTISTA GIORGI on bass.
ACB's "2.0 version" will debut on stage in spring 2012 and all the upcoming gigs will be soon announced.
Alex and Ettore want to thank the former members MARCO FABBRI and FABIANO SPIGA for their 5-years collaboration and their unique contribution in the band's growth, as well as GIACOMO PACINI, which has professionally substituted MARCO FABBRI on drums in several live appearances from 2009 to 2011.
ACB will now start a new era full of challenging goals and will keep making music in the only way it can conceive it: with passion, professionalism and fun.
Alex Carpani ed Ettore Salati sono lieti di presentare la nuova formazione dell'ACB e danno un caloroso benvenuto ai nuovi membri ROBERTO LEONI alla batteria e GIAMBATTISTA GIORGI al basso.
La versione "2.0" dell'ACB debutterà nella primavera 2012 ed i prossimi concerti saranno presto annunciati.
Alex ed Ettore desiderano ringraziare gli ex membri MARCO FABBRI e FABIANO SPIGA per la loro collaborazione durata 5 anni ed il loro contributo unico nella crescita della band, così come GIACOMO PACINI, che ha sostituito con professionalità MARCO FABBRI alla batteria in numerosi concerti dal 2009 al 2011.
L'ACB inizia ora un nuovo corso pieno di obiettivi stimolanti e continuerà a fare musica nell'unica maniera in cui la concepisce: con passione, professionalità e divertimento.
Giambattista Giorgi
- bass, acoustic guitar, back vocals: an eclectic bassist mainly
jazz-rock, fusion and progressive oriented. He's an arranger and
composer, music teacher and studio recording session player. He's the
bass player of the progressive band Barock Project. He has been working
as session bass player for several Italian pop and rock songwriters, as
well as in musicals (Jesus Christ Superstar) and jazz big bands. He's a
teacher of the Music Academy Europe in Bologna, Italy and has been
awarded as "Best rock bass player" at the Moebius Music Festival in
Bologna.
Giambattista Giorgi - basso, chitarra acustica e cori: bassista eclettico, orientato verso il jazz-rock, fusion e progressive. E' arrangiatore e compositore, insegnante di musica e turnista in studio. E' il bassista della band di prog Barock Project. Ha lavorato come turnista con diversi artisti italiani pop e cantautori, così come in musicals (Jesus Christ Superstar) e in big bands di jazz. E' insegnante alla Music Academy Europe di Bologna ed ha vinto il premio come "Miglior bassista rock" al Moebius Music Festival di Bologna.
Roberto Leoni - drums, percussions: he collaborates with many pro-musicians in many different genres, from cover bands to single artists as a session player. He has been a founder member of the world-renowned prog band The Watch, with whom he recorded three studio albums, a live one, a live dvd, and has gigged all over the world, appearing in the most important prog festivals. He's actually the drummer of The RedZen and he also lends his drumming for the funk-rock band RedMoon. Very technical talented and eclectic, he has been influenced by plenty of drumming styles.
Roberto Leoni - batteria, percussioni: collabora con molti musicisti professionisti in vari generi, dalle cover band ad artisti singoli, come turnista. E' stato membro fondatore di The Watch, band nota a livello mondiale, con cui ha registrato tre album in studio, un album live, un dvd live ed ha fatto concerti in tutto il mondo, esibendosi nei più importanti festival prog. E' attualmente il batterista di RedZen e suona anche con la band funk-rock RedMoon.Tecnicamente molto dotato ed eclettico, è stato influenzato da numerosi stili di drumming.
ACB's "2.0 version" will debut on stage in spring 2012 and all the upcoming gigs will be soon announced.
Alex and Ettore want to thank the former members MARCO FABBRI and FABIANO SPIGA for their 5-years collaboration and their unique contribution in the band's growth, as well as GIACOMO PACINI, which has professionally substituted MARCO FABBRI on drums in several live appearances from 2009 to 2011.
ACB will now start a new era full of challenging goals and will keep making music in the only way it can conceive it: with passion, professionalism and fun.
Alex Carpani ed Ettore Salati sono lieti di presentare la nuova formazione dell'ACB e danno un caloroso benvenuto ai nuovi membri ROBERTO LEONI alla batteria e GIAMBATTISTA GIORGI al basso.
La versione "2.0" dell'ACB debutterà nella primavera 2012 ed i prossimi concerti saranno presto annunciati.
Alex ed Ettore desiderano ringraziare gli ex membri MARCO FABBRI e FABIANO SPIGA per la loro collaborazione durata 5 anni ed il loro contributo unico nella crescita della band, così come GIACOMO PACINI, che ha sostituito con professionalità MARCO FABBRI alla batteria in numerosi concerti dal 2009 al 2011.
L'ACB inizia ora un nuovo corso pieno di obiettivi stimolanti e continuerà a fare musica nell'unica maniera in cui la concepisce: con passione, professionalità e divertimento.
Giambattista Giorgi - basso, chitarra acustica e cori: bassista eclettico, orientato verso il jazz-rock, fusion e progressive. E' arrangiatore e compositore, insegnante di musica e turnista in studio. E' il bassista della band di prog Barock Project. Ha lavorato come turnista con diversi artisti italiani pop e cantautori, così come in musicals (Jesus Christ Superstar) e in big bands di jazz. E' insegnante alla Music Academy Europe di Bologna ed ha vinto il premio come "Miglior bassista rock" al Moebius Music Festival di Bologna.
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Roberto Leoni - drums, percussions: he collaborates with many pro-musicians in many different genres, from cover bands to single artists as a session player. He has been a founder member of the world-renowned prog band The Watch, with whom he recorded three studio albums, a live one, a live dvd, and has gigged all over the world, appearing in the most important prog festivals. He's actually the drummer of The RedZen and he also lends his drumming for the funk-rock band RedMoon. Very technical talented and eclectic, he has been influenced by plenty of drumming styles.
Roberto Leoni - batteria, percussioni: collabora con molti musicisti professionisti in vari generi, dalle cover band ad artisti singoli, come turnista. E' stato membro fondatore di The Watch, band nota a livello mondiale, con cui ha registrato tre album in studio, un album live, un dvd live ed ha fatto concerti in tutto il mondo, esibendosi nei più importanti festival prog. E' attualmente il batterista di RedZen e suona anche con la band funk-rock RedMoon.Tecnicamente molto dotato ed eclettico, è stato influenzato da numerosi stili di drumming.
The ACB has been formed in fall 2006 in order to perform live Alex's debut album Waterline around the world and now is one of the top Italian progressive rock bands of the contemporary scene. Since its birth the ACB has performed in 13 Countries:
- Italy (2007-2011)
- France (2010)
- Germany (2010)
- England (2009)
- Lithuania (2007, 2009)
- U.S.A. (2008)
- Mexico (2008)
- Norway (2008)
- Sweden (2009, 2011)
- Denmark (2008, 2011)
- Japan (2010)
- Serbia (2010)
- Switzerland (2011)
- Switzerland (2011)
The band appeared in the following International prog festivals:
- Baltic Prog Festival - Vilnius, Lithuania (2007) with Arena, John
Young, etc.
- Verona Prog Festival - Verona,Italy (2007) with Osanna, Banco,
etc.
- Baja Prog Festival - Mexicali, Mexico (2008) with Le Orme, New
Trolls, Circa, etc.
- Gong Festival - Reggio Emilia, Italy (2008) with The Watch,
Mangala Vallis
- Verona Prog Festival - Verona, Italy (2009) with The Strawbs,
Pendragon, etc.
- Baltic Prog Festival - Vilnius, Lithuania (2009) with Kramer and
others
- Artrock Festival - Lidköping, Sweden (2009) with Brighteye Brison,
Kada Watha
- Prog'Sud Festival - Marseille, France (2010) with Arti e Mestieri,
The Watch, Baraka, etc.
- Nisville Festival - Nis, Serbia (2010) with Steve Hackett and
others
- Garden Prog Festival - Verona, Italy (2011) with Delirium and others
- Civitella Prog Festival - Grosseto, Italy (2011) with Fish, Le Orme and others
- We Love Vintage Festival - Bologna, Italy (2011) with Arti e Mestieri and others
- Slottsskogen Goes Prog Festival - Gothenburg, Sweden (2011) with Agents Of Mercy and others
- Veruno Prog Festival - Veruno, Italy (2011) with RPWL and others
- Garden Prog Festival - Verona, Italy (2011) with Delirium and others
- Civitella Prog Festival - Grosseto, Italy (2011) with Fish, Le Orme and others
- We Love Vintage Festival - Bologna, Italy (2011) with Arti e Mestieri and others
- Slottsskogen Goes Prog Festival - Gothenburg, Sweden (2011) with Agents Of Mercy and others
- Veruno Prog Festival - Veruno, Italy (2011) with RPWL and others
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