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TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
• Double bass diploma at Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Torino, Italy.
• Third level electric bass diploma at Lizard Music Academy in Fontanetto Po, VC, Italy.
• Currently studying at Lizard Music Academy in Fontanetto Po, Vercelli, Italy.
DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS IN DOUBLEBASS TEACHERS:
M°Antonio Sciancalepore (1st double bass player in Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Rome, Italy).
M°Ermanno Ferrari (1st double bass player in Lugano Orchestra, Lugano, Switzerland).
M°Francesco Siragusa (1st double bass player in La Scala Orchestra, Milan, Italy).
M° Massimo Giorgi (Soloist).
M° Emilio Benzi (former teacher at Antonio Vivaldi Conservatory in Alessandria, Italy;
former teacher at Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Torino, Italy; 1st double bass player in
RAI Orchestra, Torino, Iraly; 1st double bass player in La Scala Orchestra, Milano, Italy; 1st
double bass player in Philharmonic Orchestra, Torino, Italy.)
• M° Davide Botto (1st double bass player in Teatro Regio Orchestra in Torino, Italy).
• M° Paolo Borsarelli (1st double bass player in "Desono" Orchestra and teacher at Giorgio
Federico Ghedini Conservatory , Cuneo, Italy).
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ACTIVITY WORK IN SYMPHONY AND OPERA ORCHESTRAS:
• "Piedmont Youth Symphony Orchestra" as 1st double bass and electric bass player.
• "Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni Orchestra" as 1st and 2nd double bass player.
• "Francesco Pressenda Orchestra at" as 1st and 2nd double bass player and as electric bass
player.
• "Symphony of Mont Blanc", Switzerland, as added double bass player.
• "Orchestra des Alpes de la Mer" as 1st and row double bass player.
• "Alessandria Classical Orchestra" as 1st and row double bass player.
• "Asti Symphonic Orchestra " as 1st double bass player.
• "Banda di Bosconero " as 1st double bass player.
• "Sconfinarte Orchestra" as 1st and row double bass player.
• "I Musici di San Grato Chamber Orchestra" as 1st double bass player.
• "1911 Lokomotif Orchestra" as 1st double bass and electric bass player.
• "Stefano Tempia Orchestra " as 1st and 2nd double bass player.
• "Lecco Symphonic Orchestra" as 1st and row double bass player.
• "Teatro Regio Orchestra" of Torino, Italy, as added and row double bass player.
• "Master dei talenti Orchestra of CRT foundation" as 1st double bass player.
• " M° Gianluca Fasano’s Company of opera and operetta” in Torino, Italy, as 1st double bass
player.
• "Alfa Thetaer Company of operetta" in Torino, Italy, as 1st double bass player.
• "Nadia Furlon Company of operetta" in Milano, Italy, as 1st double bass player.
• "M° Antonello Gotta’s Company of operetta" in Torino, Italy, as 1st and row double bass
player.
TEACHING ACTIVITY IN:
• Experimental music and instrumenta sonora courses at Middle School Drovetti as electric
bass teacher about: blues, rock, heavy metal, funk musical theory, sight-singing, rhythmic
reading, classical and modern harmony.
• Artemus School of Music as electric bass teacher about: blues, rock, heavy metal, funk,
theory and sight-singing, rhythmic reading, harmony and modern classical.
COLLABORATIONS:
Alessandro Spagnuolo carries the experience of playing double bass in a lot of symphonic and
opera orchestras and of playing electric bass in several bands. He played in various clubs all over,
an outside, Europe: in Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Poland, Israel. Alessandro
has worked with “Accademia della Scala orchestra” and with and the “Nice Opera Orchestra” for
the TV program "Natale in musica" playing with artists like: Dolores O 'Riordan (lead singer from
“The cranberries)”, Skin (born Deborah Anne Dyer, lead singer from “Skunk Anansie”), Gipsy Kings,
Umberto Tozzi, Marco Masini, Noah, Gigi D'Alessio, Maurizio Solieri (guitar player in Vasco Rossi's
band). Furthermore he played with: New Trolls (Italian progressive rock/pop band), Louis Bacalov
(Argentine film score composer), Igudesmann & Joo.
As double bass player Alessandro is currently working with the Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni
Symphonic Orchestra from Cuneo, Italy, for the “August 15 concert”, broadcasted by Italian
national TV channel RAI. As electric bass player Alessandro is working with Rustfield a progressive
metal band from Torino, Italy, involving other musicians like John Macaluso (also drummer from
Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, James Brie from Dream Theater). Alessandro has recently founded, with
his brother Luca, a new pop/rock band called "Twins" where he is both music and lyrics composer.
DISCOGRAPHY:
• He recently recorded electric bass tracks at Mad Rain studios, owned by Davide Ronfetto,
on two pop/rock EPs from his own band “Twins” (official homepage:
www.twinsmusicband.it).
• He is currently recording electric bass and doublebass tracks on the upcoming progressive
metal album from Rustfield (official homepage: www.rustfield.net).
• He recorded electric bass tracks at Nadir Studios, owned by Tommy (guitar and keyboard
player from “Sadist”, death metal band), on two EPs from a black/death metal band.
• He recorded electric bass tracks at Synergy Studios, owned by Beppe Crovella (keyboard
player from “Arti e mestieri”), on a death/thrash metal band’s LP and on a new metal
band’s EP.
• He recorded electric bass tracks at Punto REC studios of Torino on both an EP and an LP
from a local hard rock band.
• He recorded electric bass tracks on an Occitan music LP from “Cororchestra di Torino” at
APM Music School of Saluzzo, Italy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• High school diploma as "Social Services Technician”.
• He joined the 1st and 2nd seminar "Ability Techn - Help" Lingotto Fiere, Turin.
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