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EXTENDED ARTISTIC CURRICULA
(Last update: February 14th 2008 -
See: " 
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(Thanks
to the teacher Marilena Locatelli for this translation)
Didactic Curricula | Artistic Curricula : up until the first half of the '90s | Artistic Curricula : as a soloist
Artistic Curricula : since the second
half of the '90s to 2003 | Artistic Curricula :
since 2004 on | Artistic Curricula : at the moment
Didactic
Curricula :
Massimo
Aiello He was born in Naples on July 22nd, 1966.
In 1976 he started to study music attending a popular course. He got his degree in 1980.
In the same years he played the snare drum , the percussion and the
trombone with different bands and dance-bands. In 1980 he passed his exam of
trombone and entered the Conservatory “Benedetto Marcello” in Venice. He
attended it for about one year but then he preferred to devote himself to the
study of drums.
In the early 80ies he completed the drums course conducted by
Tullio de Piscopo (see Encyclopedia of Jazz) at the “Centroteatroattivo” in
Milan.
In the second half of 90ies he studied for a short period at the CPM in
Milan, with the drummer Walter Calloni.
In the same period he attended the famous course of Maestro Enrico Lucchini, one of the most appreciated teachers in the world, in years 70’s teacher in the Dante Agostini and Kenny Clarke drum school of Paris, revolutionary teacher for the drum's didactic in Italy and irreplaceable today too.
Aiello has always been interested in musical research and devoted
himself to the enrichment of his basic techniques through a deep personal study. He started teaching
in 1986 and devoted himself to it with
the aim to transfer his musical experiences to his students in his independent drums courses
.
In 1992 he organized the first stage of “Psychology
of rhythm”. He wished to deepen his musical and didactic research
concerning the rhythmic subdivision setting up some systems and concepts
finalised to improve both the drum techniques, the other instruments and voices
in order to help the dialogue, the listening and the study of music as a whole,
at any level. The results of these stages have always been very good as these
methods start to be applied from the very beginning in his drums courses.
He has attended a lot of drum seminars, among which the most important was the one with Gary Chaffee, high level stages were the ones with Peter Erskine, Dave Weckl, Tommy Campbell and others, including ensamble music workshops, the latest of which was under the direction of Tomaso Lama in 2001 and covered Jazz Trio performance.
Some of his musical experiences can be found in the text "Experimental course of guidance to the study of drums - with some didactic schemes - First Part (provisory title)", (carried out between December 1996 and February 1997). It was presented as a lecture note and used by Aiello in his courses together with other methods which he usually uses for teaching, including also some new lesson concepts and more.
This first part after many years of elaboration and improved and then going to be published since year 2002 to year 2005 with good results with the title "Corso Orientativo per Batteria" ("Orientative Drums Course"). In August, 2005 is ready the Second Part of the Orientative Drum Course (carried out between July 2005 and August 2005). It was presented as a lecture note and used by Aiello in his courses for teaching, including also some new lesson concepts and more.
With the two parts together (over 260 pages), after 10 years of experimentation and elaboration, has been improved and since March 2006 directly printed by M. Aiello with international Copyright without editor and distribuited all over Italy by ARES Distribuzione-Verona-Italy with the definitive title of
"METODO COMPLETO PER BATTERIA" ("COMPLETE DRUM METHOD").
Into the Book-Method will be homage annex the Solo CD "TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN - Drum in the Symphony no. 9", from to The soloist show: Tribute to Beethoven, also available separately since September 2001, P&C 2001 Azzurra Music S.r.l. (see Discography).
This first Aiello's CD as a soloist has received very good different specialized magazines in many countries all over the world between these the authoritative international magazine of drum, the number 1 in the world, "MODERN DRUMMER", read review (2004, april issue) and PAS-Percussive Arts Society, read review (2007, february issue), since 1961 the greatest organization than percussion of the world and is considered the source centers them for information and networking for the percussionisti and the drummers of all the musical disciplines (see too Music magazine reviews, etc. from the world of CD) besides it is programmed in different Radios and TVs, very important too, in many countries (see too Radios & TVs in the world for the CD).
Music magazine reviews from the world of CD "TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN-Drum in the Symphony no.9"
Radios & TVs inthe world for the CD Tribute to Beethoven
CD shops in the world for the orders the CD "TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN-Drum in the Symphony no.9"
ALSO REVIEWED BY SOME OF THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE DRUMS & PERCUSSIONS MAGAZINES OF THE WORLD BETWEEN WHICH:
read
review (2004,
april issue) - &
-
read
review (2007,
february issue)
Massimo is working at own (and not) other didactic material wich is in
use or experimental phase in his drums course; all this material is in
elaboration and will be eventually released (see titles in the Course Teaching Program of his course in the
website).
Massimo
Aiello From
1976 to now Massimo Aiello has been playing with nearly 100 Italian and
foreign bands, using more than 40 different musical styles, both as a
professional and an amateur player.
Some of his
experiences:
- in 1981 he participated as a snare - drum - soloist at a New Year Eve concert at the radio, simultaneously broadcast in three different states. In this contemporary and vanguard music concert soloists, popular groups and bands were conducted by several bandmasters under the radio supervision of the composer. This was the first experiment of a simultaneous execution of various groups connected by radio among Belgium, The Netherlands and Italy. Among the three soloists in Venice there was the polyinstrumentalist Renato Geremia (see also Encyclopedia of Jazz)
- from 1982 to 1991 he played with the trio “Reporter” (listen some mp3) (Mediterranean fusion), a really appreciated and famous group
- in the second half of 80ies for a few seasons he actively participated to some Youth International Cultural Exchanges, in collaboration with Veneto Region. He realized several music and theatre performances. He also attended some seminars of ensemble music with first rate musicians like the guitarist Stefan Schultz (Jazz/Rock) or the polyinstrumentalist composer Guillermo Reuter (Latin/Jazz). The last one also collaborated with Toquinho (listen mp3)
- in 1985-86 he was in the Army and played in the famous “Banda della Divisione Folgore”, the well-known military band (marching band and big music chamber orchestra) of the North-Eastern Region Army, constituted by more than 70 selected elements. In June 1986 he also played at the International Youth Plays in Colony (Germany). A concert was also played at the Italian Consulate
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from 1988 to 1991 he played with Aldo Tagliapietra (singer and leader of the historical rock group “Le Orme”
), Tour of the album "....Nella
notte"
(Holly records 1984), in the repertory too: Le Orme and The
Beatles songs
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in 1991 he played with the composer
and singer Ricky Gianco
(well-known for the trio
Gianco-Jannacci-Gaber and for his
collaboration with Gino Paoli, etc), Tour of the album "E'
Rock'n Roll"
(Fonit Cetra 1991), recorded from Gianco at Los Angeles whit american
musicians (guests: Jeff Porcaro-Toto's drummer, Steve
Lukather, Scott Page, Bob
Glaub and other guest stars
- from 1988 to 1990 he collaborated with “Teatro Continuo” and “ Scuola di Teatro Ulisse” in Padua, with the “Istituto di Arte Scenica di Pontremoli” and with the "Institut for Scenkonst" (Sweden)
- in the years 1987-1989 he played in the group of the guitarist Riccardo Misto : Eurasia (listen some mp3) (original Ethno/Jazz music), in the years 1990-1991 and 1995-1996: “Riccardo Misto and friends” (original acustic-electric Jazz music). R. Misto, fond of Indian instruments and music, also collaborated for some RAI TV soundtracks with the composer Pino Donaggio, etc....
- in 1989 he played with the Hungarian guitarist Ferenc Snètberger (known because of his collaboration with the “Trio Sthendal”, and his duet with the guitarist Al di Meola etc.)
- in 1989-1990 he played in a duet with the English saxophonist Steve Robbins in several performances.In a Free-Jazz trio they played in the concert-hall “Sud des Alpes” of the famous Jazz Improvisation School of Génève (Switzerland)
- in 1990-1991 he played with the vocal group “Doo-Wap” (Swing) in several important performances
- in 1993 he participated with a funky blues group to the great annual festival “Open Air” in Bellinzona (Switzerland)
- in the same year he played with Tullio De Piscopo in an evening devoted to them in front of a really enthusiastic public
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many more...
He collaborated with musicians of different musical culture, styles and levels. He played with singers, songwriters, instrumental groups and popular bands, Jazz Big-Bands , salsa-merengue bands also featuring south-american musicians, cover and funky groups, disco, dance-music orchestras from Veneto and Emilia, or in a duet drums/piano with Maestro Luigi Bisogno (classical and contemporary music).
In some situations he has collaborated/played also with or for important producers/musicians like Sandro Colombini, T. De Piscopo, Vince Tempera, Roberto Vernetti, Renato Geremia and others.
He participated with some famous
groups: Inti
Illimani, i
Nomadi, Gipsy
King, C.S.I.,
Curiosity
killed the cat, Kool
and the Gang,
etc. as a soloist or with groups to some
cultural, social and political events.
Massimo
Aiello as a
SOLOIST
he
produced a very interesting performance from a classical study of the Symphony
no. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven (first integral performance at the
theatre Pio X in Padua on December 13th, 1987, full hall with over 1000 members
of audience) (some
pictures, videos
and photos).
The performance titled “
TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN”
lasts about eighty minutes and consists on live music drums on a recorded
background of the Symphony no. 9. The result is an absolutely new
interpretation which represents an interesting cultural musical event.
It is entirely successful and it is still played
in theatres, squares, churches etc. and just with this opera:
- in 1989 he won a RAI TV selection as a new and very interesting musical proposal in a program conducted by Pippo Baudo (350 participants took part to this selection)
- in 1993 this opera was proposed for a conference about “Che Guevara” organized by the RAI TV journalist Gianni Minà
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in 1995 he participated with this
opera to the famous music concert and classical dance festival at Villa Badoere
(Fratta Polesine - Rovigo, Italy) (some videos
and photos).
With the same opera and with some extracts from “William Tell” by G. Rossini or
“Rite of the Spring” by I. Stravinsky, he participated as a guest to several
festivals or benefit manifestations among which:
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in 1987-1988 he took part to some
international cultural exchanges
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in 1988 at the Theatre S. Marco in
Mestre (Venice)
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in 1989 at the “International fair
of the book” in Pontremoli (MS, Italy). The local news devoted a report to
him
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in 1989 at the theatre “Villa dei
Leoni” at Mira (Venice)
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in 1989 at the theatre “Don Bosco”
in Rovigo for the great Rovigo Fair
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in 1994 at the Ancient Theatre of
Ostiglia (Mantova)
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in several High Schools
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during Mass at Christmas Night
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for the 1st November festivity (all saints)
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on December 8th (Immaculate
Conception feast) in the churche 1992 (one
review)
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in some debates with some
authorities for the Peace of Sarajevo (one
review)
- in 1994 for the magistrate Giampaolo Schiesaro
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in 1998 for the celebration in honour
of Giancarlo Caselli, chief magistrate of Palermo
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between 1993 and 2000 in some Commemorations for the judges Falcone and Borsellino, with the participation of relatives and
authorities
- on 1th day of year 2005 in the churche for the peace day (see some videos) (listen mp3)
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and many more....
The opera “TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN - Drum in the Symphony no. 9” on CD has been produced by the record company “Azzurra Music s.r.l.”. It is on sale from September 2001 with a national and international distribution
(the CD is annex to Book-Method for drums by Aiello). This first Aiello's CD as a soloist has received very good different specialized magazines in many countries all over the world between these the authoritative international magazine of drum, the number 1 in the world, "MODERN DRUMMER", read review (2004, april issue) and PAS-Percussive Arts Society, read review (2007, february issue), since 1961 the greatest organization than percussion of the world and is considered the source centers them for information and networking for the percussionisti and the drummers of all the musical disciplines (see too Music magazine reviews, etc. from the world of CD) besides it is programmed in different Radios and TVs, very important too, in many countries (see too Radios & TVs in the world for the CD) (listen some CD's mp3).
Music magazine reviews from the world of CD "TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN-Drum in the Symphony no.9"
Radios & TVs inthe world for the CD Tribute to Beethoven
CD shops in the world for the orders the CD "TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN-Drum in the Symphony no.9"
ALSO REVIEWED BY SOME OF THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE DRUMS & PERCUSSIONS MAGAZINES OF THE WORLD BETWEEN WHICH:
read
review (2004,
april issue) - &
-
read
review (2007,
february issue)
From year
2004 Aiello too adds to TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN the Movements of 5th Symphony
from his soloist
DEMO-CD (of the 2004), "TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN 2 - Drum Improvisation On
The Symphony No. 5", unlike the
first one “Drum In The Symphony no.9", as the title suggests “Drum Improvisation On The Symphony no. 5”, this interpretation is
almost completely based on Improvisation “on” the Fifth, instead of following a
real score for drum written and provided whit little improvisation to sound
“within” the 9th Symphony” (listen
some CD's mp3).
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Massimo
Aiello in the second half of 90's Aiello mainly devoted himself to the didactic
activity and to personal study with a reflection pause as far as the concert
activity is concerning. First of all he wished to deepen his personal musical
and ethic growth and experiment new techniques in his courses addressed to tens
of students.
The opera “TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN - Drum in the Symphony no. 9” on CD has been produced by the record company “Azzurra Music s.r.l.”. It is on sale from September 2001 with a national and international distribution (listen some CD's mp3).
Among his collaborations:
- in 1997 with the composer Luigi Tognazzo (Tony Azz) he recorded the CD “Celestio” (New Age) for the record company Tring s.r.l./Azzurra Music s.r.l. (see Discography) (listen some CD's mp3)
- with the guitarist Marco Pavin (classical contemporary music, jazz fusion, minimalist etc.)
- in 2001 with Mideando String Quartet (country- folk-rock-blues-melodic and vocalist music) he recorded the CD “L'inverno dei coltelli” (see Discography) (listen mp3)
- in June 2001 he comped some students in jazz singing at the Paul Jeffrey School of Caorle - Venice (under the supervision of Jeffrey himself) at the public school concert at the end of the school year. The CD is available from school from September 2001 (see Discography) (listen some mp3)
- with different instrumental bands, small and big orchestras (music chamber bands, folk chamber bands, marching bands, etc.....) having the opportunity to participate to some important evenings as the Commemoration for Giuseppe Verdi for the anniversary of one hundred years from the death of the composer; and with chorus or other groups also from abroad as the Bayer Chorus from Monaco (D), the Vasas Chorus from Budapest (H); with one of these he registered a demo live CD in a theatre at a concert for human rights in 2001 and in September 2001 he was the artistic producer and collaborated to the arrangement of some tracks and to the musical and technical direction for the CD "Christmas Songs" available in Italy and abroad since Christmas 2001 with the record company Azzurra Music S.r.l. (see Discography) (listen some CD's mp3)
- the bandoneon, accordion player, polyinstrumentalist and composer Athos Bassissi known in Italy and abroad with the nickname of “Tanguero Italiano” (tangos from Argentina, Jazz, Walzer-Musette & Javà), he was winner of very important national and international prizes, so in 1994 in France the Prize as the best accordionist of the world in the “Fisarmonica Varietè” and He has collaborated with a big artistes. With Athos , Aiello with whom he recorded the CD “Tango negro” (listen some CD's mp3) for the Azzurra Music s.r.l. which is a great success in the national milieu and also abroad. A second one, all the same tangos from Argentina, has been recorded and will be available by the second half of 2002, under the title "Metropolis" (listen some CD's mp3) (see Discography)
- with the group of the guitarist Marco Pavin (jazz-fusion, world music, etc.....) he recorded a DEMO CD in 2003 (Oregon, Ralph Towner,Dizzy Gillespie, Weather Report, etc....revisited and covered songs)
- in 2002 whit the Cultural Association T'ho Trovato (Modern-religious-coral) he recorded the CD "Tho Trovato-canti per la preghiera e la liturgia (prayng and liturgy chanting)" and he collaborated to the arrangement of one tracks (see Discography) (listen some CD's mp3)
- the composer and singer Matteo Dalla Chiara - Taglia Unica (rock, pop, leggera) he recorded the CD “Battisti in Rock” (Lucio Battisti's rock revisitation songs) for 2003 Azzurra Music s.r.l. and he collaborated to the arrangement, to the composition of some original tracks and to the musical and artistic direction (see Discography) (listen some CD's mp3)
- the composer and singer Stefano Lumine (rock) with whom he collabored for registration of an album at the Mondialsound studios in Milan under the direction and artistic production of Maestro Vince Tempera; wtih the editions by Sette Ottavi s.r.l. and Warner Chappel Music Italiana s.r.l., the CD is produced and nationally distribuited in all italian Feltrinelli and Ricordi's shops from Delta Dischi from january 2004, before with the single CD "Fai la Furba", recorded by Aiello (in the 2nd track "Revolution" played too Beppe Leoncini Vasco Rossi's ex drummer and famous others) and than comes out the complete CD (see Discography)
- with the group Piccola Bottega Baltazar he has recorded for year 2001 a folk-theatre music DEMO CD and for year 2002 a CD with revisited songs by Fabrizio de Andrè, entitled "Poco tempo, troppa fame - Omaggio a Fabrizio De Andrè" (listen some CD's mp3), for Azzurra Music s.r.l..With the band he also performed a successful homonym live show, collaborated (as in the CD) to the arrangement and to the composition and to the musical and artistic direction of the show; and in the year 2003 he has recorded the their second CD "Canzoni in Forma di Fiore" (listen some CD's mp3) (Song writer-original songs) also for Azzurra Music s.r.l. , collaborated, as in their first CD, to the arrangement and to the composition and to the musical and artistic direction (see Discography)
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etc....
In all his experiences Massimo‘s approach to
music has always been of study and research in order to improve his musical and
ethic knowledge, and to share it with the others in every situation.
Massimo
Aiello Some
collaboration etc. from 2004 on:
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after the first Aiello's as a soloist CD "TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN -
Drum in the Symphony no. 9", he recorded
in year 2004 a soloist
DEMO-CD "TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN
2
- Drum Improvisation On
The Symphony No. 5"
where he play the drums on the classical-music recorded background
and, unlike the first one, as the title suggests,
this interpretation is almost completely based "on" the Fifth, instead of
following a real score for drum written and provided with little improvisation
to sound "within" the Ninth Symphony (listen
some CD's mp3)
(see Discography);
the first Aiello's
CD as a soloist has received very good different specialized magazines in many
countries all over the world between these the authoritative international
magazine of drum, the
number 1
in the world,
"MODERN DRUMMER",
read review (2004, april issue)
and PAS-Percussive
Arts Society, read
review (2007, february issue), since 1961 the greatest
organization than percussion of the world and is considered the source centers
them for information and networking for the percussionisti and the drummers of
all the musical disciplines
(see
too
Music magazine reviews, etc. from the world of CD) besides it is programmed
in different Radios and TVs, very important too, in many countries (see
too
Radios & TVs in the world for the CD) (the
CD is annex to Book-Method for drums by Aiello)
- comes out the first single CD "Fai la Furba" of the composer and singer Stefano Lumine (rock) where Aiello played the drum in the homonomy track "Fai la furba" (in the 2nd track "Revolution" play too Beppe Leoncini Vasco Rossi's ex drummer and famous others) and he collaborated for registration of the complete CD at the Mondialsound studios in Milan; under the direction and artistic production of Maestro Vince Tempera, with the editions by Sette Ottavi s.r.l. and Warner Chappel Music Italiana s.r.l., the CD is nationally distribuited in all italian Feltrinelli and Ricordi's shops from Delta Dischi from january 2004 (see Discography)
- comes out in april 2004 the Piccola Bottega Baltazar's CD "Canzoni in Forma di Fiore" (listen some CD's mp3) (Song writer-original songs) where Aiello played the drums and collaborated (as in their first CD) to the arrangement and to the composition and to the musical and artistic direction; the CD is produced and distribuited always by Azzurra Music s.r.l. (see Discography)
- comes out the single CD "European DNA" (listen CD's mp3) (for guitar and drums), annexed to the score, of the composer Tiziano Bedetti (classic-contemporary-rock) where Aiello payed drums and percussion and he collabored to the drum score's arrangement and to the musical and technical direction; the CD with the scores is produced and distribuited (in Italy) by Curci Edizioni (catalogue: Contemporary-music) (see Discography)
- comes out the DEMO-CD "Mediterranean Jazz - Latin Project" (listen some CD's mp3) (mediterranean-jazz-latin) of Silvestrin Group, where Aiello payed drums, percussion and electric bass (!?.....) and he collaborated to the arrangement and to the composition and to the musical and artistical and technical direction (see Discography)
- comes out the second single CD "Lucy" of the composer and singer Stefano Lumine (rock) with two tracks where Aiello played the drum and he collaborated for registration of the complete CD at the Mondialsound studios in Milan; under the direction and artistic production of