Marco Di Meco | |
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Born | Marco Andrea Giuseppe Di Meco February 5, 1982 |
Education | Isabella Gonzaga State High School, Luisa D'Annunzio Conservatory of Music |
Alma mater | University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland University of Modena and Reggio Emilia |
Occupation(s) | Composer, flute player, record producer, teacher |
Years active | 2010-present |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Flute, Synthesizer, Live electronic |
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Website | marcodimeco |
Marco Di Meco (born February 5, 1982, in Chieti) is an Italian flute player, composer, music producer writer and teacher.
His interest in music began with a traditional musical instrument handed down to him by his paternal grandmother. [1] He then decided to study the transverse flute and after a year of private study, he was admitted to the "L. D'Annunzio" Academy of Music in Pescara where he studied the instrument with Sandro Carbone and obtained a diploma. In the same year he began his career as a solo artist playing W.A. Mozart's KV313 concert. [2]
During his military service he played the flute in the band of the Livorno Naval Academy. He then continued his music studies at the Swiss-Italian Music Academy in Lugano with Mario Ancillotti where he obtained a diploma in "Interpretation and Performance". At this time he began to write his first verses. He completed his studies at the Italian Flute Academy in Rome with Angelo Persichilli. [2]
He gained important experience playing in symphonic orchestras with illustrious conductors such as Luis Bacalov, [3] Lu Jia, Giorgio Bernasconi, Bruno Tommaso and others playing in many concert hall in Europe. He has attended several workshops of Afro-American music organized by the Columbia College Chicago and the Berklee College of Music.
In November 2013 he signed with Wide Sound [4] label to record his first album 5 Colori [5] as a solo artist. This album was followed by the album Rosalinda [6] released in 2015 for the same label. [7] He is present in the 10 best Italian jazz flutists rewarded by JAZZIT Awards 2015. [8]
As well as his activity in the field of music he is also very active in the literary sphere as a writer of poetry. [9] [10] [11] [12] He started writing poetry during military service. [13]
In April 2016 has been released new studio album Lucilla [14] [15] for Wide Sound distributed by I.R.D International. [16] [17] The album enters the charts in France. [18]
In February 2018 he published the album "Against capitalism Première Symphonie". [19] In this work a new form of musical writing is explored which he calls a hybrid form. [20] In fact, different and distant musical genres are present within the three tracks, such as dodecaphonic music, R&b and swing. [21] In November 2018 he published the plaquette of poetry "Rime" (GEDI Gruppo Editoriale). [22] [23]
He has recorded pieces for several radio and television broadcasting companies like RAI, [24] RAISAT [25] and RSI.
On September 23, 2019, he released the single "Moon Mary Light". [26] [27]
In March 2020 he published the collection of poems "Mixtape", [28] [29] followed by the collection "Marmalù" in February 2022. [30] [31] In 2023 he published the collection of poems "I congegni". [32] [33] [34]
He has been influenced in music by artists such as Bill Evans, Sun Ra, Cannonball Adderley, Anthony Braxton, Jimmy Smith, [35] Frank Zappa, John Surman. [20]
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