Marco Di Meco (born February 5, 1982, in Chieti) is an Italian flute player, composer, music producer writer and teacher.
Marco Di Meco | |
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Born | Marco Andrea Giuseppe Di Meco February 5, 1982 |
Education | Isabella Gonzaga State High School, Luisa D'Annunzio Conservatory of Music |
Alma mater | University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland University of Modena and Reggio Emilia |
Occupation(s) | Composer, flute player, record producer, teacher |
Years active | 2010-present |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Flute, Synthesizer, Live electronic |
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Website | marcodimeco |
Biography
editHis interest in music began with a traditional musical instrument handed down to him by his paternal grandmother.[1] He then decided to study the transverse flute and after a year of private study, he was admitted to the "L. D'Annunzio" Academy of Music in Pescara where he studied the instrument with Sandro Carbone and obtained a diploma. In the same year he began his career as a solo artist playing W.A. Mozart's KV313 concert.[2]
During his military service he played the flute in the band of the Livorno Naval Academy. He then continued his music studies at the Swiss-Italian Music Academy in Lugano with Mario Ancillotti where he obtained a diploma in "Interpretation and Performance". At this time he began to write his first verses. He completed his studies at the Italian Flute Academy in Rome with Angelo Persichilli.[2]
He gained important experience playing in symphonic orchestras with illustrious conductors such as Luis Bacalov,[3] Lu Jia, Giorgio Bernasconi, Bruno Tommaso and others playing in many concert hall in Europe. He has attended several workshops of Afro-American music organized by the Columbia College Chicago and the Berklee College of Music.
In November 2013 he signed with Wide Sound[4] label to record his first album 5 Colori[5] as a solo artist. This album was followed by the album Rosalinda[6] released in 2015 for the same label.[7] He is present in the 10 best Italian jazz flutists rewarded by JAZZIT Awards 2015.[8]
As well as his activity in the field of music he is also very active in the literary sphere as a writer of poetry.[9][10][11] He started writing poetry during military service.[12]
In April 2016 has been released new studio album Lucilla[13][14] for Wide Sound distributed by I.R.D International.[15][16] The album enters the charts in France.[17]
In February 2018 he published the album "Against capitalism Première Symphonie".[18] In this work a new form of musical writing is explored which he calls a hybrid form.[19] In fact, different and distant musical genres are present within the three tracks, such as dodecaphonic music, R&b and swing.[20] In November 2018 he published the plaquette of poetry "Rime" (GEDI Gruppo Editoriale).[21][22]
He has recorded pieces for several radio and television broadcasting companies like RAI,[23] RAISAT[24] and RSI.
On September 23, 2019, he released the single "Moon Mary Light".[25][26]
In March 2020 he published the collection of poems "Mixtape",[27][28] followed by the collection "Marmalù" in February 2022.[29][30] In 2023 he published the collection of poems "I congegni".[31][32] [33]
Influences
editHe has been influenced in music by artists such as Bill Evans, Sun Ra, Cannonball Adderley, Anthony Braxton, Jimmy Smith,[34] Frank Zappa, John Surman.[19]
Discography
edit- 2014 – 5 Colori, Wide Sound
- 2015 – Rosalinda, Wide
- 2016 – Lucilla, Wide
- 2018 – Against Capitalism: Première Symphonie, TuneCore
- 2019 – Moon Mary Light, TuneCore
Publications
edit- 2016 – Armonia Applicata-Gli Accordi, Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, Roma
- 2017 - Notes for a Symphony, ISBN 978-88-92327-53-5
- 2019 - Delia, ISBN 978-88-92358-01-0
Poetic works
edit- 2005 – Luci di luna, A&B Bonanno, Rome
- 2005 – Il Passo delle Sensazioni, Edizioni Ulivo Balerna
- 2006 – Teatro evanescenza, Edizioni Ulivo
- 2012 – Le isterie di Jennifer, Edizioni Tracce Pescara
- 2014 – Artemisia, la rana pittrice e la farfalla, ISBN 978-88-91068-17-0
- 2014 – Negativi ed altri versi, ISBN 978-88-91069-06-1
- 2017 - Intermezzo, ISBN 978-88-92322-75-2
- 2018 - Rime, ISBN 978-88-92351-28-8
- 2019 - Detriti, ISBN 978-88-92357-49-5
- 2020 - Mixtape, ISBN 978-88-92367-01-2
- 2022 - Marmalù, ISBN 978-88-92386-27-3
- 2023 - I congegni, Robin Edizioni
Gallery
editReferences
edit- ^ "Interview by Ilaria Grasso" (in Italian). Vivicentro. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ a b "Il nuovo CD di Marco Di Meco" (in Italian). Agica. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "Interview by Maurizio di Fazio" (in Italian). Ozio Magazine. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "Wide Sound Website". Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "Album credits". Last.fm. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "Album credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "BNF Catalogue" (in French). BNF. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "JAZZIT Awards 2015" (PDF). JAZZIT. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ "SBN Catalog" (in Italian). SBN Opac. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "Swiss National Library Catalog" (in German). SWNL. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "VIDEO VINCITORI LAVACCHIO 2023 POESIE II ED". Arte Pavullo. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "Intervista a Marco Di Meco, autore de "Intermezzo"" (in Italian). Recensionilibri.org. April 11, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "IlCentro Newspaper" (in Italian). Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ "TV review". TelePonte Broadcasting. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Blog" (in Italian). Altervista.org. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ^ "RAI News broadcasting". RAI (article starts at 08m:02s). Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Chartsinfrance" (in French). chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ "Jazz contaminated by classical and pop" (in Italian). Il Centro. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ a b "Interview". May.Live. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "Article" (in Italian). NonSense MAgazine. February 13, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ Meco, Marco Di (2018). Rime. ISBN 9788892351288. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Poesia Proposta" (in Italian). Pioggiaobliqua scritture d'arte. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Battiti". RAI (article starts at 01h:17m:50s). Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ "RAISAT performance". May.Life. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ "Moon Mary Light page on Lastfm". LastFM. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Moon Mary Light". Apple. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Meco, Marco Di (2020). MIXTAPE page on Google Books. ISBN 9788892367012. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "MIXTAPE on Goodreads". Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Marmalù on Goodreads". Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ Di Meco, Marco (2022). Marmalù page on Google Books. ISBN 9788892386273. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Meco, Marco Di (2023). I congegni page on Google Books. ISBN 9791254675427. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Congegni on L'Altrove". Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Marco Di Meco – "Ho visto un angelo" e "L'altalena"". Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Interview for May.Life". Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
External links
edit- Marco Di Meco at AllMusic
- Marco Di Meco's channel on YouTube
- Marco Di Meco at IMDb
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160309055612/http://www.may.life/artist/music/marco-di-meco/index.html, Interview
- https://itunes.apple.com/it/artist/marco-di-meco/id899449958, iTunes.ID
- https://www.modena2000.it/2023/06/07/domenica-11-giugno-premiazione-dei-vincitori-della-biennale-di-poesia-sui-muri-di-lavacchio/