Ray Tarantino

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Ray Tarantino
Born (1976-02-03) 3 February 1976 (age 48)
Milan, Italy,
GenresRock, alternative country, americana, folk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, harmonica
Labels Ponderosa
Massive Arts
Tiny Drum
Website RayTarantino.com

Ray Tarantino (born 3 February 1976, Milan, Italy) is an Italian technology entrepreneur [1] , author, photographer, and former touring songwriter of Italian descent. [2] Reviewers compare Tarantino's lyrical style to Bob Dylan and his musical integrity to Bruce Springsteen. [3]

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Early life

Aurelio ‘Ray’ Tarantino was born in the northern Italian city of Milan. He moved to England at the age of 12 to study English at Milton Abbey School in Dorset, where a roommate introduced him to "Tangled Up in Blue" by Bob Dylan. [4] Tarantino was so moved by what he heard that he bought a guitar and began writing songs. [5]

Career

As an adult, Ray Tarantino survived a near-fatal car crash, [4] which he cites as his reason for abandoning the corporate life for the life of a professional musician. [6]

Tarantino co-produced his debut album, "Recusant" with Tony Bowers, [7] co-founder and former bass player of platinum-selling band, Simply Red. "Recusant" was released by Edel AG and the European label, Ponderosa, which has also released solo-albums by former Police drummer Stewart Copeland. [8] A few months after the album's release, Tarantino was propelled to No. 1 unsigned artist from the UK on MySpace [9] topping the charts alongside Amy Winehouse and Gomez. [10] As a result, Ivo Grasso signed him to a recording contract with Massive Arts and a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. [9] [11] He then began solid years of touring across Europe [9] and the US, earning him the media moniker, "Travelling Troubadour." [4] [12]

Ray Tarantino - Park City, UT - 2010 RayWiki.jpg
Ray Tarantino – Park City, UT – 2010

Working in collaboration, songwriter Giulio Casale wrote the lyrics and Tarantino composed the music for the song, "Senza Pelle," which was recorded by Italian folk singer Patrizia Laquidara. [13]

Delmar Brown, piano player and composer for many musicians, including Sting, Jaco Pastorius and Miles Davis, recorded Tarantino's song, "My Heart Your Heart," on Brown's album, "Inner Spirit." [14] [15]

Tarantino also produced Luca Gemma’s third solo album, “Folkadelic.” [16]

He has performed on American television [10] and on the Italian television show, "Parla Con Me," [17] famous for its political satire, liberal views [18] and critique of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. [19]

In 2010, he opened for Tori Amos at the Villa Arconati Music Festival. [20] He counts the experience among his career's highlights, [21] along with meeting legendary musician Taj Mahal. [5]

Ray Tarantino opening for Tori Amos in 2010. Tori Amos Concert.JPG
Ray Tarantino opening for Tori Amos in 2010.

Tiny Drum Records [22] released his self-titled second album in 2012 to positive reviews. [7] Tarantino lives in Nashville, where he records for Tiny Drum Records. [4] Steve Werbelow co-produced Tarantino's third album, "Good Things Will Happen," to be released in 2014. [23] The album includes collaboration with Steve O'Brien, co-writer of the No. 2 Billboard Country Single, "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)," [24] and Jim Reilley, co-founder of The New Dylans. [25]

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ "500 Italiani e italiane che contano nell'intelligenza artificiale". LaRepubblica (in Italian). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ray Tarantino in concerto al Boca Barranca di Marina Romea". Ravennanotizie (in Italian). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tarantino to headline Songwriters at Play". Times Press Recorder. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Hill, Jack W. (4 April 2013). "Italian troubadour follows songwriting path of Dylan". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Inside the Music Universe: Ray Tarantino". The uPlaya Blog. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ray Tarantino Bio". raytarantino.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 McQuiston, James (29 May 2012). "Introducing Ray Tarantino". NeuFutur Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ponderosa Music and Art – Our Label" (in Italian). www.ponderosa.it. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 "Massive Arts Studios – Ray Tarantino" (in Italian). www.massivearts.com. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Singer/Songwriter Ray Tarantino Visits Newschannel 6". 3 August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "General " Gig News " Ray Tarantino". Alternative Britain. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  12. ↑ Bell, Robert (3 April 2013). "Thursday: King vigil, Louise Gluck, Ray Tarantino and more". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "SENZA PELLE – Patrizia Laquidara" (in Italian). www.patrizialaquidara.it. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Delmar Brown Biography" (PDF). www.ponderosa.it. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  15. ↑ Delmar Brown – Inner Spirit EPK (video). YouTube. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  16. ↑ "Luca Gemma Official Cite Bio" (in Italian). www.lucagemma.it. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  17. ↑ Ray Tarantino – Keep walking on Live @ Parla con Me (video). YouTube. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
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  21. ↑ "Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Ray Tarantino". Last Stop Booking. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  22. ↑ "Amazon.com: Ray Tarantino: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  23. 1 2 "Good Things Will Happen – full download available now!". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  24. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 56.
  25. ↑ Moore, Rick (26 October 2011). "Nashville Songwriter Series: Jim Reilley". American Songwriter. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
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