Simone Sello
Simone
Sello, the mind behind the concept and the team of MusicDemoProducer.com,
started studying the guitar and the violin
when he was about 10, and began his professional
career right afterwards. He got to play with
many international artists from Italy (his
native country), and
became the guitar player in the orchestra
of the popular Sanremo
Festival for 4 years, having the honor to play
with such guests as George
Benson, Pat
Metheny, Toots
Thielemans, Ray
Charles, Michael
Bolton, Celine
Dion, Andrea
Bocelli, Laura
Pausini, Nek
and many others.
Also, he co-arranged and produced the song "Non Ci Sto",
which brought the singer Syria to win the contest associated
with the Sanremo Festival in 1996.
He currently lives in Los Angeles, where
he works as a music
producer, session guitar player, songwriter,
and writes articles for music magazines.
Here he has done session work, both live
and in the studio, with such musicians as Billy
Sheehan (bass player with David
Lee Roth, Niacin,
Mr.
Big and solo artist), Aaron
Carter and his brother Nick
Carter, from Backstreet
Boys (both multiplatinum recording artists), Kevon
Edmonds (After7, Baby
Face), Julia
Fordham and others. He is a member of the electronica-art-rock
band project One.O,
together with Warren
Cuccurullo (Frank
Zappa, Missing
Persons, Duran
Duran)
He is also a recording artist himself, having released his
solo CD "Sample
This" with Compression
Records, as Simonex.
He also works in composing, playing and producing
music for TV, movies and sound
libraries. He was among the winners of the John
Lennon songwriting contest in 2001.
Here is a more complete list of his past and present works and collaborations:
Studio work:
Various Artists - RCA: Metal Attack
(1987)
Kaoma Do Brasil: Lambada (1990)
Clio`: Nati per correre via
(1992)
Paideja: Venti Propizi (1994)
Lorella Cuccarini: Voci (1993);
Voglia di Fare (1995)
Dedalo: Dedalo (1995)
Rottura: Rottura (1995)
Sandro Falbo: Fenomeni Apparenti (1995)
Enrico Sognato: Scambierei
Le Figurine Con Chiunque (1995)
Dalfango: Fatu` (1995)
Michele Zarrillo:
Come Uomo Fra Gli Uomini (1994); L'Elefante E La Farfalla (1996)
Syria:
Non Ci Sto (1996); L'Angelo (1997)
Neri Per Caso: Strumenti (1996);
Angelo Blu (2000)
Randy Roberts: Half 'n Half (1997)
Luca Lombardi:
Luca Lombardi (1997)
Miriam Hernandez: Todo El Amor (1998)
Davide Pettirossi:
Grandi Spazi (1998)
Cartoon Boyfriend: Baby 2000 (1998); Nipples
(2000)
Handel: Blood mix EP (1998)
Marina Rei: Anime Belle (1998); Un
Inverno Da Baciare (1999)
Tigana: Tigana (1999)
Various Artists - Sony:
Baila Hbibi Vol. 1 (1999)
Noisi: Carichi Eccezionali
(2000)
Viva: Mi Corazon (2000)
Various Artists - Disney: La Vida Mickey
(2000)
Ru Paul - ICEBOX: Queer Duck dance remix (2000)
Marco Missinato : Amore Italiano Vol 1 & 2
(2000)
Simonex: Sample This (2000)
Various
Artists - Disney: Mickey`s Dance Party (2001)
Billy Sheehan: Compression (2001); Caroline
(2001)
Various Artists - Disney: Pop Dreamers
(2002)
Various Artists - Compression: Tequila
Sunrise; Daiquiri; Cosmopolitan (2002)
Aaron
Carter: Aaron`s Party live DVD (2002)
K.O.:
So Happy (2003)
Various Artists - Disney: Superstar Kidz Vol. 1 (2003)
Andy Gridley: More Than Words (2004)
Various Artists - Disney: Superstar Kidz Vol. 2 (2004)
Dorian Cheah: Live At Sunset Room (2004)
Billy
Sheehan: Cosmic Troubadour (2004)
Source music for the DVD of the movie "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004)
Robbie Wyckoff: Lose Control (2005)
Bibi: Bhani 2006
Amana Melome`: Indigo Red (2005)
Zera Vaughan: Back To The Roots
(2006)
Thomas Barquee: Thomas Barquee (2006)
Snatam Kaur: Anand (2006)
Heather Schmid : Goddess Within (2006)
Strange Gathering: The Lux (2006)
Hannah Montana: Hannah Montana 1 - Songs from the
Hit TV series
(2006)
Sat Hari: Singh
(2007)
Various Artists - Disney: Swashbuckling Sea
Songs (2007)
Sat Kartar: Listen (2007)
Kaiulani Kimbrell: Break Open (2007)
Hannah Montana: Hannah Montana 2 - Meet Miley Cyrus
(2007)
Works in progress (as of Jan 2008):
Chicanery (art
rock project with Warren Cuccurullo, Terry
Bozzio and Neil Carlill):
Surreal Deal
Playing In Tongues (Instrumental
project with Warren Cuccurullo and Terry
Bozzio, based on the recollection
of some previously unreleased music by Frank Zappa)
Alpha60 (surreal
heavy rock project)
Disney Mobile commercial for Japan, featuring Hilary Duff
Billy Sheehan`s third solo CD
Live work:
Renato Zero (1989); Little Tony (1990); Bobby
Solo (1991); Nino Buonocore (1992); Tullio
De Piscopo (1993, 1995) My Brother & Me (1997) Aimee Rocca (1998)
Orchestra di Fonopoli (1998, 1999) Kevon Edmonds
(1999/2000) Billy Porter (2000) Aaron Carter (2001/2002)
Julia Fordham (2002/2003) Tina Landon (2004)
Club Legacy (2005) Imaginorkestra w Warren
Cuccurullo and Terry Bozzio (2006) Missing Persons
(2006)
TV shows:
Club '92 (1991/92); Sanremo Festival Orchestra
(1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) Gelato Al Limone (1996)
Appearances with various artists in: Donnie & Marie; The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno; BET Live and others
TV placements:
Coming Attraction; 90210;
True Hollywood
High Price Of Fame;
How Do I Look;
It`s Good To Be...
Love Chain;
Original Special;
Style Star
You`re Invited;
Access Hollywood;
Bernie Mac
Celebrities Uncensored;
Cover Story;
Fashion Police
Grammy Awards;
Howard Stern;
Live Countdown
On E;
Take Me;
Wild On
101 Biggest Celebrities; The Princes Of Malibu
and others
Video works (instructional):
Videomanuale di Cubase (1995) Videodizionario
della Chitarra Rock (1996) L'improvvisazione nella
Chitarra Rock (1997)
Schools:
Ciac; Nova Musica; Universita` della Musica;
Guitar C.A.P.
Magazines:
Chitarre; Strumenti Musicali; Rec&Play (1992- in
progress)
Books:
Mauro Salvatori e Stefano Tavernese - Steve
Vai. (1997 Arcana Ed.)
Simone Sello - Il fraseggio e l'improvvisazione
nella Chitarra Rock (2001 Playgame)
Movies:
Youngest Guns (2004); 4&1/4 (2007)
Commercials:
Mitsubishi MIEV Japan (2006); Asahi Super Dry Japan
(2007)
Other:
Ongoing work as a session musician and composer
for TV and film music (Kid Gloves, Magelic,
Intermusic, Riz Ortolani, Nicola Piovani, Lalo
Schifrin, Pippo Caruso, Gianfranco Lombardi, Renato
Serio, Claudio Mattone)
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