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, always approaching each experience, no matter if big or small, with a natural spirit of study and research. 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 (see some parts in the Extended Artistic Curricula).

The work that most charachterizes him, though, is own original solo performance "TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN" in which he drums on a recording of the 9th Symphony. The performance lasts about 80 minutes and has encountered a great success since 1987 in theathers, squares, churches, educational institutes, theather festivals (see some Videos, Reviews and Photos). 

And is also available since 2001 on CD, “TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN -  Drum In The Symphony no.9”, produced and with international distribution by Azzurra Music S.r.l. (www.azzurramusic.it); the CD is homage 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 rating: (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). 

Since 2004 Aiello too adds to soloist show TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN the Movements of 5th Symphony.  In 2008 the second version of his  soloist DEMO-CD (in 2004 the first version), "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 DEMO-CD's mp3 of 1th and 2nd version).

Since August 2005 MassimoAiello is been inserted (with relative link to his website) in the DRUMMERWORLD’s Wishlist, the website number 1 in the world as reference for drummers (see News & Various).

Currently:

he keeps (currently in Veneto - Italy) teaching his clinics (since 1986), always acknowledged and appreciated in his own circuits for the enthusiasm with which Massimo educates to music (see Course Teaching program). He is working at own personal didactic and/or discographic project (see Personal Project and/or Discography and/or Extended Artistic Curricula and/or listen some CD's mp3).

He's registered at the S.I.A.E. - Società Italiana Autori ed Editori 

(autors and editors italian society) since 2002.

Last update: January 1th 2012

(2007)

Go to: EXTENDED ARTISTIC CURRICULA