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carlzito
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Band to Join, Lead Guitar, Piano.

ABOUT

Carl started studying music at the age of 15, taking private vocal lessons whilst playing and performing with his first garage band. At the age of 16, he immersed himself on a 3 year long Classical Music Diploma, obtaining a vast knowledge of composition and harmonization, as well as developing his vocal technique, singing in the local choir for 2 years and taking private lessons on weekly basis.

After graduating Carl formed his first professional band, Scelerata, recording his first worldwide release at the age of 22. Darkness and Light (Produced by Scelerata, Mastered by Dennis Ward), the bands first album, was released via Mtm/Spv (Europe), Spiritual Beast/Universal (Japan/Asia), Nightmare Recs/Universal (USA & Canada) and Voice Music (Brasil), and was acclaimed natiowide, being voted by the Rock Brigade readers, 3rd best album of 2006, behind only Sepultura and Angra, the 2 biggest Metal icons in Brazil.

The album, which had Angra’s singer at the time, Edu Falaschi, sharing vocals with Carl in one of the albums tracks, reached the Top 50 in Japan and Scelerata toured Brasil supporting the likes of Deep Purple, Edguy, Gamma Ray, Angra and Roy Z, on over 20 shows. A Japanese version with a bonus DVD was released as well.

A year after that, Scelerata produced Skeletons Domination, album mixed and mastered in Germany by Charlie Bauerfeind, with a bonus track sang in Japanese. Carl went to Japan, on a promo trip arranged by the bands record label, for signing sessions in key Tokyo stores such as Tower Records and interviews. Album sold the double in comparison to it’s predecessor and saw Scelerata enter the top 30 in Japan, which included an exclusive front artwork and a bonus DVD< only released in Japan.

In 2008, looking into bigger prospects, Carl, on a very hard decision, decided to move to London/UK, which lead him to part ways with his friends in Scelerata. Soon after moving to the big smoke, Carl joined the Kent based British band, Dangerous Breed, recording the album Reprogram Yourself. The album was produced, recorded and mixed by the legendary producer Chris Tsangarides and mastered by Ian Cooper at the Metropolis Studios in London. The band toured all over the UK with the album out via Chris Tsangarides company, Vortex Audio.

That was the very moment when Carl, via Gumtree, met his former band mates and together they formed Stormborn, Carl’s most recent project. Together they produced an album mixed and mastered by Matt Hyde, playing festivals such as Bloodstock (UK) and Summer Breeze (Germany) and touring with the likes of Six Hour Sundown/Lauren Harris, The Drills/Phil X and Dorje/Rob Chapman.

Screen name:
carlzito
Member since:
Jul 27 2008
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Touring
Years playing music:
15
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
6-7 nights a week
Most available:
Days

Influences

Rock, metal, funk, soul

EQUIPMENT

Shure Beta 87C wireless
Shure PSM700 wireless in Ear with Shure SE315 earphones
Shure SM58
Faith Eclipse Acoustic Guitar
Yamaha Acoustic Guitar
Fender Classic Acoustic Guitar

MUSIC