Marco Di Meco
Marco Di Meco (born February 5, 1982 in Chieti) is an Italian flute player, composer, music producer writer and teacher.
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Birth name | Marco Andrea Giuseppe Di Meco |
Born | Chieti, Italy | February 5, 1982
Genres | Jazz, Electronic music |
Occupation(s) | Flutist, composer, record producer, teacher |
Instruments | Flute, Synthesizer, Live electronic |
Years active | 2010-present |
Labels | Wide Sound, TuneCore |
Website | marcodimeco |
Biography
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.
On 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] He started writing poetry during military service.[11]
In April 2016 has been released new studio album Lucilla[12][13] for Wide Sound distributed by I.R.D International.[14][15] The album enters the charts in France.[16]
In February 2018 he published the album "Against capitalism Première Symphonie".[17] In this work a new form of musical writing is explored which he calls a hybrid form.[18] In fact, different and distant musical genres are present within the three tracks, such as dodecaphonic music, R&b and swing.[19] In November 2018 he published the plaquette of poetry "Rime" (GEDI Gruppo Editoriale).[20] [21]
He has recorded pieces for several radio and television broadcasting companies like RAI,[22] RAISAT[23] and RSI.
On September 23, 2019 he released the single "Moon Mary Light". [24][25]
In March 2020, he published the collection of poems "Mixtape". [26] [27]
Influences
He has been influenced in music by artists such as Bill Evans, Sun Ra, Cannonball Adderley, Anthony Braxton, Jimmy Smith,[28] Frank Zappa, John Surman.[18]
Discography
- 2014 – 5 Colori, Wide Sound
- 2015 – Rosalinda, Wide
- 2016 – Lucilla, Wide
- 2018 – Against Capitalism: Première Symphonie, TuneCore
- 2019 – Moon Mary Light, TuneCore
Publications
- 2016 – Armonia Applicata-Gli Accordi, Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, Roma
- 2017 - Notes for a Symphony, ISBN 978-88-92327-53-5
- 2019 - Delia, ISBN 978-88-92358-01-0
Poetic Works
- 2005 – Luci di luna, A&B Bonanno, Rome
- 2005 – Il Passo delle Sensazioni, Edizioni Ulivo Balerna
- 2006 – Teatro evanescenza, Edizioni Ulivo
- 2012 – Le isterie di Jennifer, Edizioni Tracce Pescara
- 2014 – Artemisia, la rana pittrice e la farfalla, ISBN 978-88-91068-17-0
- 2014 – Negativi ed altri versi, ISBN 978-88-91069-06-1
- 2017 - Intermezzo, ISBN 978-88-92322-75-2
- 2018 - Rime, ISBN 978-88-92351-28-8
- 2019 - Detriti, ISBN 978-88-92357-49-5
- 2020 - Mixtape, ISBN 978-88-92367-01-2
Gallery
References
- "Interview by Ilaria Grasso" (in Italian). Vivicentro. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- "Il nuovo CD di Marco Di Meco" (in Italian). Agica. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- "Interview by Maurizio di Fazio" (in Italian). Ozio Magazine. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- "Wide Sound Website". Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- "Album credits". Last.fm. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- "Album credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- "BNF Catalogue" (in French). BNF. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- "JAZZIT Awards 2015" (PDF). JAZZIT. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- "SBN Catalog" (in Italian). SBN Opac. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- "Swiss National Library Catalog" (in German). SWNL. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- "Intervista a Marco Di Meco, autore de "Intermezzo"" (in Italian). Recensionilibri.org. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- "IlCentro Newspaper" (in Italian). Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- "TV review". TelePonte Broadcasting. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- "Blog" (in Italian). Altervista.org. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- "RAI News broadcasting". RAI (article starts at 08m:02s). Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- "Chartsinfrance" (in French). chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "Jazz contaminated by classical and pop" (in Italian). Il Centro. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- "Interview". May.Live. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- "Article" (in Italian). NonSense MAgazine. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "Rime". Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- "Poesia Proposta" (in Italian). Pioggiaobliqua scritture d'arte. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- "Battiti". RAI (article starts at 01h:17m:50s). Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- "RAISAT performance". May.Life. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- "Moon Mary Light page on Lastfm". LastFM. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- "Moon Mary Light". Apple. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- "MIXTAPE page on Google Books". Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- "MIXTAPE on Goodreads". Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- "Interview for May.Life". Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
External links
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- Marco Di Meco on IMDb
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160309055612/http://www.may.life/artist/music/marco-di-meco/index.html, Interview
- https://itunes.apple.com/it/artist/marco-di-meco/id899449958, iTunes.ID