FULVIO MARAS
Percussionist - Drummer - Producer
Professional info
WORK EXPERIENCE
Performer, and sideman, mainly
Composition, arrangements and execution of music in the following fields:
ETHNIC MUSIC - DANCE - THEATRE - TELEVISION - JAZZ - CLASSICAL - POP
Master in percussion from the Academy of Music in L'Aquila, Italy
Tecnical competence and long experience in recording , elecronic equipments and production
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INTERVIEWS
"Strumenti Musicali" 1997
"Musica Jazz" 2009
Here and There
ETHNIC MUSIC
1988 - 2010
Invited by the Italian Cultural Institute to compose music for original productions with local musicians in Dakar, Senegal.
Invited by the Italian Cultural Institute to coordinate the performance of the Ensemble Sinenomine and to collaborate with the Mediterranean Orchestra of C. Guray in Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara, Turkey,
Invited by the Italian Cultural Institute to participate in the Sacred Rhytm Festival, Bali Indonesia on 31th December 1999
Collaboration in the projects Multifrazione of L. Cinque that took place in Dakar, Rome, Tokyo, Rio de Janiero with various guests, like J. Gasparyan, B. Sek, Raiz, M. Coen
Research with the Ensemble Tanit, in the traditional music and the caracteristic instruments of the Italian island Sardegna
Collaborations with:
the Orchestra Le Lunghe Canne guest P. Metheny, T. Gurtu
the singers E. Meghnagi, Sainkho, L. Galeazzi, Fratelli Mancuso
the Ensemble Shan Qi of G Amighetti, guests A. Salameh, Guo Yue, Wu Feii
the M. Lazzaro Cairo Ensemble in Egypt
the Trio Nodas and other projects of M. Nardi
Artistic and executive production of the Ensemble Sinenomine, project of A. Girotto
featuring the singer Pilar, publishing the cd
Artistic production of the S. Maurizi project Behind The Time, featuring the Israeli singer T. Solan and the French acordeonist J.L. Matinier
Artistic production of the B. Capozza project Cont amina zione with the Persian brothers Moshenipour
Ankara, 2009, Sinenomine
2010 - present
2010 - present
JAZZ MUSIC
1972 - present
Frequent participation in International Jazz Festivals, in Italy and abroad, such as Atina, Bath, Berchidda, Beijng, Beograd, Berlin, Bombay, Clusone, Gröningen, Den Haag, Istanbul, Le Mans, Mulhouse, Moers, Montreal, Paris, R. Jonica, Roma, Sant'Anna Arresi, Saalfelden, Skopje, Tunis, Umbria Jazz, Zurich...
Participation in earlier Big Bands: the Grande Elenco Musicisti of T. Vittorini, the Testaccio Music School Orchestra in Rome, the Triangle Music of A. Palacino in Sicily
Participation in later projects with the following Big Bands:
Guimaraes (resident Band, conducted by G. Goldstein, M. Schneider, B. Mintzer…)
Köln WDR television, playing the G. Trovesi project "Dedalo", (guest M. Stockhausen) as well as Bergen (guest M. Eick) Brussels Jazz (guest D. Duglas), Ljubljana RTV Slovenija, Luzern School of Music (feat. M. Spillmann), Prague Conservatory Jazz Band (conducted by M. Svoboda)
Parma Frontiere (conducted by R. Bonati)
EGEA Orchestra (conducted by G. Mazzocchetti, guest E. Pierannunzi))
COLLABORATIONS:
with artists of internatioal reputation like K. Wheeler, M. Godard, R. Towner, M. Magnoni, JL Matinier, R. Garcia Fons, J. Taylor, N. Loriers, also playing with E. Reijseger, L. Sclavis, D. Friedman, N. Lê, M. Santilli
with the singers MP De vito. T. Ghiglioni, L.Minetti, C. Spata, recording also with
E. Christi, L. Newton, T. Simona, N. Winstone, D. Torto
with major Italian artists: G. Trovesi, (8t, 9t, Big Band, Trio) G. Schiaffini, (9t, 5t, Trio) B. Tommaso, P. Damiani, E. Pietropaoli, P. Fresu, F. Tattara, R. Bonati, R. Marcotulli,
E. Rava, G. Coscia, G. Tommaso, P. Leveratto, M. Giammarco, R Fassi, G. Renzi, R. Tesi
A. Corsi, M. Arcari, N. Stilo, G. Mirabassi, B. Ferra, D. Rea, U. Petrin, M. Ascolese,
F. Puglisi, A. Palacino,S. Battaglia, R. Biseo, M. Tiso, P. Ravaglia, M. Nunzi, M. Urbani,
R. Zorzi, F. D'Andrea, F. Di Castri, J. Girotto, P. Dalla Porta, L. Spagnoletti, A. Jasevoli,
R. Cecchetto, G. Maier, A. Gwis, M. Siniscalco, P. Iodice, F. Marini, R. Luppi, F. Bosso
T. Tracanna, C. Guarino, S.Sabatini, V. Sonsini, R. Ottaviano, P. Minafra, M. Micheli,
F. Boltro, M. Verrone, A. Zanchi, S. Satta, A. Salis, A. Mandarini, M. Greco, V. Marinoni,
B. Caruso, M. Remondini, S. Maiore, G. Murgia, E. Favata, F. Morgera, G. Gaslini,
E. Intra, F. Cerri, G. Visibelli, E. Colombo, G. Bergamelli, G. Comeglio, F. Marchesano
with other percussion and drums players: C. Meyer, C. Rizzo, A. Dulbecco,
E. Fioravanti, R. Gatto, T. Tononi, A. Romano, B. Previte, T. Moreno, P. Favre,
S. Tasca, M. Cafiero, T. Gurtu, M. Rabbia, J. Allouche, Z. Kaučič, T. Moreno, F. Petreni,
M. D'Agostino, G. Ascolese, P. Iodice, M France
DANCE and THEATRE
1978 - 2010
Music composed and executed on stage for dancers who performed in Italy and abroad (Austria, Germany, Venezuela, U.S.A. and Messico) working with the choreographs:
B. Curtis and the group Afrodance, joined by many percussionists like M. Distaso, K. Porter, R. Evangelisti, A. Minotti, P. Dall'oglio, K. Flores, R. Artale (Take Off, Rituale Cosmico, Medipes, El Viaje..)
P. Cerroni & i Danzatori Scalzi, (Divertissement)
F. Monteverde (Baltica, Ballet from Toscana) (Bene Mobile, Bagni Acerbi, Barmoon, Pinocchio)
the J. Fontano and E. Piperno’s company Teatro Danza Contemporanea, (Vertigini, Non c'era Eco)
T. Starita and the company Coreina, (Dimensione sospesa, Cristalli, Flaba..)
B. Rodriguez, (Orasimi, Cent'anni di solitudine, performed live with R. and C. Marcotulli,D. Carraresi, )
M. Moricone, (Nacht und Sonne, Mambo-oh, performed live with E. Fineschi, A. Gwis, A. Posillipo)
M. Piazza, (Baby Doll)
V. Biagi, (Pulsazioni)
Concerts with the own project "Crescendo" performing the music of the Dance shows
in the Accademia di Francia Festival, Rome, 1986, Inteatro Festival of Polverigi, 1987, summer festival Isola Tiberina, Rome, 1987, and participating to the "Premio Scenario", 1988
Collaborations with artistic directors like G. Frigerio, S. Barberini, A. Boriello, G. Rossi,
the photographer Luigi Bussolati
Composition of music and frequent participation at the shows of the "Gran Paese Varietà" (comic theatre ) and "i Gemelli Ruggieri", collaborating with the musicians
S. Nicotra, M. Stefanini, R. Gardin, F. Fera, L. Piccioni
Composition and execution of the music for theatral shows:
with the actress Paola Pitagora: Io ed il profeta, I sotteranei dell'anima, Leopardi segreto (and collaborating to other projects)
with the director A. Gatti: Tango Eros
with the director W. Manfré: W. Shakespeare's The Tempest
(and collaborating to other projects)
Participation in several shows touring Italy (like Tango Barbaro with M. Melato and T. Servillo, of E. De Capitani and F. Bruni, Opera of E. Frattaroli, Missione 933 of F. Poggiali, Moby Dick of A. Baricco)
Composition and arrangement of Musica in Scena show for the E.Salmeggia Orchestra featuring one lead actor’s voice
CLASSICAL and CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
1980 - 2010
Participation as a percussionist in the Orchestra Santa Cecilia in Roma, Opera-House in Roma and the RAI National Radio Television Symphonic Orchestra
Collaboration with G. Battistelli in: Experimentum Mundi, Aphrodite, Paz Music, festivals in Bordeaux, Lisboa, Wien and Italy
Concerts with the Ensemble Pyramide, trio with F. Tattara and G. Trovalusci
Collaboration with the Ensemble Ars Ludi, (A. Caggiano, G. Ruggeri, R. Rossi) also arranging and composing music for projects like: Tactus, with the singer A. Ruggiero in the cd Registrazioni Moderne, 1997, with the Military Band of Army Forces playing F. Zappa, 2008
CD recording (EMI) and concerts with the Ensemble Musaique, arranging music of Satie with A. Palacino, F. Tattara and F. Puglisi
TELEVISION PROGRAMMES, FILMS, TV SPOT
1980 - 2010
Composition of music and participating in TV variety shows like:
Lupo solitario, Banane, Araba Fenice, Tam Tam Village (1985-1990)
including the release of "Sotto il cielo di Croda" CBS (C.Dentes production)
Participation as drummer or percussionist in ensembles and orchestras of several programmes like: Domenica In (conducted by P. Caruso), Gran Paese Varietà (conducted by T. Vittorini), Proffimamente (conducted by B. Biriaco),
La Corrida (conducted by R. Pregadio) (1980 - 1995)
Studio recording sessions for movies scores written and conducted by M° like
C. Siliotto, E. Morricone, L. Bacalov, G. Mazzocchetti (1985-2005)
Composition of music with E. Venturini for the Rai2 TV movie:
Più leggero non basta (1998) recording with G. Butta' and E. Pietropaoli
Composition of music for TV spots and soundtrack library, mainly with F. Tattara, for the Rai Tv and other national networks (1990 - 2010)
Releasing of ambient music cds : Sfumature, Water Age, Pages, Coulors, Carousel, Mezquita Forest (1990 - 2010)
POP MUSIC
1965 - 2007
Several concerts and pop festivals with young bands (1965 - 1975) like:
Caracalla (1970), Villa Panfili, in Rome
LP and concerts with the band: Saint Just (La casa del lago - 1972 Emi)
Tours in Italy and Japan with the trumpet player N. Rosso (1974 - 1978), collaborating with D. Kappa, N. Distaso, S. Lestini, E. Pietropaoli, G. Colaiacomo
recording the LP: Live Concert at Osaka and working in studio sessions
In the '80 several studio recording sessions and concerts with different artists:
like G. Marinuzzi,P. Pietrangeli, M. Cavallo....
playing in ensembles: Serpiente Latina (salsa) or R. Ciotti band (blues)....
collaborating with many musicians, A. Posillipo, R. Gardin, M. Rinalduzzi, M. Pizzale, E. Gentile G. Maurino, G. Savelli, L. Fulci, and more recently V. Serangeli, F. Fera,
N. Mangalavite, M. Pizzardi, H. Powar...
collaborating with other percussion and drums players: M. Carrano, A. Vacca, P. Fortezza, A. Vacca, Naco, M. Dei Lazzaretti, M. Distaso
Composition, arrangement and artistic production of the P. Pravo's CD : Ideogrammi, produced in China by D. Zard, Sony 1994, M. Rosano collaborated. Conduction of the Festival di Sanremo Orchestra in 1995
Pour Toi, dedicated to artist Dalida, recorded in France with French and Egyptian guests, 2007 Kyrone GP Music
Tours with I. Fossati (1996) and O. Vanoni (1998) recording the CD: Argilla
Artistic production of the project: Quando Ofelia written by E. Sansonetti,
G. Falcione, C. Ercoli (guest G. Trovesi, G. Coscia)
Young talents artistic production 1995 - 2005 (like N. Monti and her nice band:
E. Pari, V. Guaraldi, M. Monaco, P. Sacco)
collaborating with C. Magni, E. Fineschi, G. Grani, E. and L. Pari, G. Rotondo...
Fundamentals
Thank you to all who demonstrated a great professionalism helping my work along all these years: e.g. N. Colabianchi and C. Botta: irreplaceable Masters in orchestration;
S. Ciammarughi, P. Schiavoni, P. Modugno, Marti J. Robertson and M. Nevi:
fantastic sound engineers;
R. Gardin who was very helpful recording my earlier scores for Dance and Theatre
A. Mela, R. Masotti, R. Cifarelli, P. Ninfa, S. Trifoni: photographers,
"just friends"
DISCOGRAPHY
CD
LATEST RELEASES
"L'OCCHIO DELLA BETULLA" - M. Santilli 4t CheRoba - UNIT RECORDS/RSI ReteDue
"LA STüA" - M. Santilli 9t il Fiato delle Alpi - UNIT RECORDS
"MEDITERRANEAMENTE" - G. Trovesi 5t - DODICILUNE
"MEZQUITA FOREST" - with G. Capozza - PENTAFLOWERS/BEAT RECORDS
"RED" - P. Pravo - MUSEO DEI SOGNATORI
1988 - present
“VOICES” – P. Damiani – NEW SOUND PLANET
“SONG TONG” – P.Damiani – SPLASH
“LADYBIRD” – P. Damiani - EGEA
“WORDS” – G. Visibelli -. DDD
“TANIT” – ensemble TANIT featuring P. Fresu - CLASSICO
"INSULE" - ensemble TANIT featuring P. Fresu - ESPERIA
" SATIE" - 4T MUSAIQUE - EMI
“MILONGA SECONDO MATTEO”- Arcari/Corsi- SENSIBLE
"IL VIANDANTE IMMAGINARIO" - Arcari/Corsi – EGEA
"MASKS" - G. Gaslini - MUSICA JAZZ
"GESUALDO" - T.Tracanna/C.Guarino – SPLASH
“LA FORMA DELLE COSE” – T. Tracanna - SPLASH
"OLTRE NAPOLI LA NOTTE" - B. Tommaso - DDQ
“LE RÊVE DU JONGLEUR” - R. Bonati ParmaFrontiere Orchestra - MM
"THE BLANKET OF THE DARK" - R. Bonati ParmaFrontiere Orchestra - MM
"A SILVERY SILENCE" - R. Bonati ParmaFrontiere Orchestra - MM
“SOME MORE CHANCES” – R. Luppi Ensemble – SPLASH
“LET” – Trio Trovesi/Schiaffini – SPLASH
“ABOUT MONK” – G.Schiaffini – PENTAFLOWERS
“AS A BIRD” – G.Schiaffini - PENTAFLOWERS
“ISOLE” – Ferra/Dalla Porta/McCandless – EGEA
“MARI PINTAU” – B.Ferra - EGEA
"DI MEZZO IL MARE" - G. Mazzocchetti - EGEA
“TANGERINE CAFÉ” – T.H.O. di L. Cinque – MRF/ HARMONY
"URBIS MACHINA" - L. Cinque - MRF
“FROM G TO G” - G.Trovesi 8t – SOUL NOTE
“LES HOMMES ARMéS” – G.Trovesi 8t – SOUL NOTE
"ROUND ABOUT A MIDSUMMER'S DREAM" - G Trovesi 9t – ENJA
"FREEDOM IN JAZZ" - E. Dean / G. Trovesi double 4t - MUSICA JAZZ
“DEDALO” - WDR Big Band/Trovesi - ENJA
“FUGACE” – G. Trovesi 8t - ECM
"VAGHISSIMO RITRATTO" - Trio U. Petrin / G. Trovesi - ECM
"GIANLUIGI TROVESI" - 5t guest E. Rava - REPUBBLICA L'ESPRESSO
"WATER AGE" - with F. Tattara - BLUE ZONE
"COLOURS" - with F. Tattara - BLUE ZONE
"PAGES" - with F. Tattara - EMI
"TATMA" - with F. Tattara - TWILIGHTMUSIC
“IDEOGRAMMI” – P. Pravo – ZARD RECORDS
"SPERO CHE TI PIACCIA....POUR TOI" - P. Pravo - KYRONE GP MUSIC
"REGISTRAZIONI MODERNE" - A. Ruggiero - UNIVERSAL
"ARGILLA" - O. Vanoni - CGD
"SPARTENZA" - Sinenomine - INCIPIT
"RIGOLETTO" - G. Sinopoli / S Cecilia Orchestra - DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
"MISA TANGO" - L. Bacalov / S Cecilia Orchestra / W. Chung - DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
LP
I sincerely don't remember all of them
1972 - 1989
"LA CASA DEL LAGO" - Saint Just - EMI 1972
"LIVE CONCERT AT OSAKA" - N. Rosso - DURIUM 1975
"LUPO SOLITARIO" - Anthology from the TV show - 1986
"SOTTO IL CIELO DI CRODA" - 45 TV theme song - 1986
"FELINI" - C. Spata Unit - PHRASES 1988
"LEZIONI DI ANATOMIA" - M. Dalpane / T. Popoli - STILE LIBERO VIRGIN 1988
"UNISONI" - P. Damiani - PHRASES 1988
"GROSSO MODO" - P.E. Marrocco - CAM VIRGIN 1988
"TIRTAGANGA" - A. Piazza - AP 002 1989
"TRIGON" - H. Kramer - SPLASC(H) 1989
