Pietro Ripa - Singer, songwriter

...born in Aquino, Italy, on 29/04/1960, I began to play the guitar in 1969 and in 1985 I registered with the SIAE. I then recorded 8 songs for ED.M. DRUMS in Turin which were shortly followed by a single. For some years I worked as a session-man playing various instruments. For 2 years I have been playing in bars with a small band in order to present my own songs to the public; however, since 1996 I have been playing larger venues with a bigger line up. After just 4 concerts I was offered financial help giving me the opportunity to record my second work. I immediately found out again the pleasure of working in a recording studio. The recording of this music was shared between: Filippo "Pippo" Rocca, bass and tape-op; Luca "Vicio" Vicini, bass; Carmine "Django" La Vecchia, guitar; Luigi "Gigi" Rivetti, keyboards, arrangement and backing vocals; Favorito "Favo" Barbarello, backing vocals; Claudio "Caio" Jallin, drum parts. Of course, I wrote all the songs, played the guitar, sang, mixed, paid...