Gianluca Firmo
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Gianluca Firmo | |
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| Born | 1 August 1973 Brescia, Italy |
| Origin | Italy |
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| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard |
| Labels | Melodic Rock Records |
| Website | Official Site Official Facebook Page |
Gianluca Firmo (Born 1 August 1973) is an Italian singer, songwriter and keyboard player.[1][2] Firmo was also the main guitar player and songwriter on Room Experience, an international melodic rock project featuring David Readman.[3]
Musician career[edit]
Firmo studied piano as a child, but decided to concentrate more on songwriting as an adult.[citation needed] Firmo collaborated with various local musicians as he took his first steps in the music industry to begin his career.[citation needed]
In 2013, Firmo met Davide Barbieri and Pierpaolo Monti and created an international melodic rock project called Room Experience,[4] based on his own songs and featuring David Readman (Pink Cream 69, Voodoo Circle) on vocals, as well as many other guest musicians from the European AOR/Melodic hard rock scene. The debut album Room Experience (released worldwide in 2015 by the Australian label Melodic Rock Records, run by journalist Andrew McNeice and distributed by Cargo Records UK) has been acclaimed [5][6][7] as one of the top album of the year by many sites and magazines.[8][9][10][11][12]
In 2015, Firmo was recruited by the producers Pierpaolo Monti and Davide Barbieri to be part of the I.F.O.R project; he co-wrote lyrics and sang the melodic rock anthem "We Still Rock", along with some of the most important names in the Italian rock and AOR scene (I.F.O.R. stands for Italian Forces of Rock).[13] The single has been released exclusively in digital format by Tanzan Music.[14] In the same year, "Tomorrows Came", taken from the Room Experience album, was included in MRCD13 "Melodic Peak", the collectors compilation, released by Melodic Rock Records.[15]
In 2016, the debut album Room Experience was released in Japan by Anderstein Music.[16]
In 2016, Firmo contributed as songwriter to Raintimes, an international band led by Pierpaolo Monti and Davide Barbieri, featuring Micheal Shotton (Von Groove, L.R.S.) on vocals, Sven Larsson and Ivan Gonzalez on guitars and Andrea Gipponi on bass.[17] In 2017, Frontiers Records released A World of Fools, the third album by Lionville, where Firmo penned the title track and "Bring Me Back Our Love", along with Bruce Gaitsch.[18] Firmo is currently working on the follow-up of Room Experience, as announced in the official social page of the project.
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- 2015 - Room Experience (Melodic Rock Records)
- 2016 - Room Experience Japanese Edition (Anderstein Music)
Singles[edit]
- 2015 - I.F.O.R. - "We Still Rock" (D. Zublena - P. Monti - D. Barbieri - G. Firmo)
Various artists compilations[edit]
- MRCD13 - Peak Melodic 2015 (Melodic Rock Records)
- 2016 - We Still Rock - The compilation (Tanzan Music)
Songwriting contribution[edit]
- 2017 - A World of Fools - Lionville (Frontiers Records)
- 2017 - Raintimes - Raintimes (Frontiers Records)
References[edit]
- ^ "Room Experience (Gianluca Firmo & David Readman) - Interview". MelodicRock.it. 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Interview with Gianluca Firmo of Room Experience". The Midlands Rocks. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Room Experience press announcement". Metallus.it. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "Metal.it - Room Experience interview".
- ^ "Truemetal album review". Truemetal.it. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "Rock Journalist". Dave Ling. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Room Experience - 'Room Experience'". Rocktopia.co.uk. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Best Of 2015". MelodicRock.it. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Top Ten 2015 | viriAOR". Viriaor.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "HEAVY PARADISE, THE PARADISE OF MELODIC ROCK!: " and the Oscar goes to " ***** HEAVY PARADISE's AWARDS FOR 2015*****". Heavyparadise.blogspot.it. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Wedge's Rambling Reviews : 10 Best Albums of 2015". Wedgeblog7.blogspot.it. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "ROCK & PROG ~ 7 años: ROCK & PROG - LOS MEJORES DISCOS DEL AÑO 2015". Rock-and-prog.blogspot.it. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "I.F.O.R. - Il video ufficiale".
- ^ "Tanzan Music product info". Tanzanmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "MRCD13 - Peak Melodic (Showcase)". Melodicrock.com.
- ^ Metal.it. "Room Experience Japanese Release Announced".
- ^ "Melodicrock.com - Introducing new AOR sensation Raintimes".
- ^ Frontiers Music SRL. "Lionville - A World Of Fools official press release".