Alessandro Del Vecchio
Alessandro Del Vecchio | |
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Lombardia, Italy | |
Genres | Hard rock, progressive metal, heavy metal, power metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, producer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, vocals |
Years active | 2003–present |
Website | alessandrodelvecchio |
Alessandro Del Vecchio (born 21 April 1979) is an Italian multi-instrumentalist, singer, record producer and songwriter.[1] He is a current member of hard and heavy bands Edge of Forever, Hardline, Jørn Lande and Vanden Plas.
He is also known for his collaborations with hard rock and heavy metal artists such as
Biography
Formation
Born and raised in Italy, his career started at a very young age while honing his skills as a singer, songwriter and versatile instrumentalist. Among his many musical accomplishments, Alessandro found himself at the pinnacle of the industry's most difficult processes. Alessandro began indulging in producing, engineering and mastering hundreds of world-class Billboard chart topping albums including a multitude of collaborations from the most sought after rock groups in the world.[3]
Edge of Forever, Moonstone Project and Lionville (2003-2011)
Some of Alessandro's most memorable accomplishments were with famed artists
In 2006 Alessandro was called to sing, play
In 2009 Alessandro resumed Edge of Forever project without Bob Harris and Marcel Jacob, but with himself on vocals, keyboards and producing and with new line-up released third album Another Paradise. In the same year he was in the Moonstone Project second album Rebel on the Run with artists as Clive Bunker, James Christian, Robin Beck, Roberto Tiranti, Glenn Hughes, Ken Hensley and Ian Paice.[7][8][9][10]
In 2011 he formed Lionville project with Stefano Lionetti and produced and released the eponymous album with collaboration of Swedish singer Lars Säfsund.[11][12]
Frontiers Records (2011-2024)
Hardline, Lioville, Alex Beyrodt/Mat Sinner and Revolution Saints
In 2011
In 2013 Alessandro was on keyboards in German guitar player Alex Beyrodt's project
In 2014 he produced, wrote, recorded, played keyboards, mixed and mastered the eponymous album of supergroup Rated X formed by Joe Lynn Turner, Karl Cochran, Tony Franklin and Carmine Appice.[23][24][25]
In January 2015 Frontiers combined the skills of Alessandro with German bass player and producer Mat Sinner for the Level 10 record with Symphony X singer Russell Allen the album Chapter One with Randy Black on drums, Alex Beyrodt and Roland Grapow (ex-Helloween, Masterplan) on guitars.[26] Alessandro continued his collaboration with Sinner and Beyrodt with David Readman (Pink Cream 69) on vocals and Francesco Jovino on drums on Voodoo Circle album Whisky Fingers released on November.[27] 2015 was an important year for Alessandro because of Revolution Saints' eponymous album with Deen Castronovo, Doug Aldrich and Jack Blades.[28] This album received important international feedbacks and was acclaimed for Alessandro production and songwriting, particularly for the hit "Back of My Trail". In the same yeah Alessandro worked for supergroup Resurrection Kings (formed by Chas West, Craig Goldy, Sean McNabb and Vinny Appice) for eponymous album[29] and for Kelly Keeling with the album Mind Radio.[30]
Sunstorm, Jorn, Edge of Forever return and Jeff Scott Soto
In 2016 Frontiers entrusted to Alessandro Joe Lynn Turner's project Sunstorm for new production, keyboards and songwriting after Dennis Ward three-albums era. He called on guitar Simone Mularoni of DGM, on bass guitar Nik Mazzucconi of Labyrinth and Edge of Forever and on drums Francesco Jovino of Hardline, Primal Fear, Voodoo Circle and Edge of Forever. On May they released Edge of Tomorrow.[31][32][33][34] In the same year Alessandro started collaboration with Norwegian metal singer Jorn and he produced and played keyboards on cover album Heavy Rock Radio.[35] In October he released with Hardline's Human Nature album.[36]
In 2017
In 2018 Alessandro was active with
In 2019 guitar player and producer
In 2020 Alessandro returned with Revolution Saints that recorded
Robin McAuley, Michael Sweet, Tracii Guns and Giant
In 2021 Alessandro wrote, produced, played new album of Issa called Queen of Broken Hearts. Sunstorm returned with new singer Ronnie Romero instead of Joe Lynn Turner and new drummer Michele Sanna instead of Edo Sala and it recorded new album Afterlife. In the meedle of the year Alessandro started his collaboration with Robin McAuley and wrote, produced, played keyboards and bass in the album Standing on the Edge. At the same time he released with Michael Sweet of Stryper and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns the project Sunbomb with the album Evil and Divine. On July Hardline released the new album Heart, Mind and Soul. On 2021 Resurrection Kings returned without Sean McNabb on bass, replaced by Alessandro that played also keyboards. The new album were called Skygazer. On September Alessandro produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered the eponymous album of the new project with Metal Church former singer Ronny Munroe called Between Worlds. At the end of 2021 Alessandro produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered the first cover duets album of Jeff Scott Soto called The Duet Collection, Vol. 1 and wrote, produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered Groundbreaker second album called Soul to Soul.
On January 2022 Alessandro toke part in
Discography
As actual band member
Band | Album details | Role |
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Edge of Forever | Feeding the Fire
|
Composer, Co-producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals |
Let the Demon Rock 'n' Roll
|
Composer, Keyboards | |
Another Paradise
|
Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals | |
Native Soul
|
Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals | |
Seminole
|
Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals | |
Ritual
|
Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals | |
Hardline | Danger Zone
|
Composer, arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
Human Nature
|
Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals | |
Life
|
Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals | |
Heart, Mind and Soul
|
Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals | |
Jorn | Heavy Rock Radio[52]
|
Recording, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
Life on Death Road[53]
|
Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals | |
Heavy Rock Radio II - Executing the Classics
|
Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards | |
Over the Horizon Radar
|
Additional Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards | |
Vanden Plas | The Empyrean Equation Of The Long Lost Things
|
Recording, Keyboards |
As former band member
Band | Album details | Role |
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Moonstone Project | Rebel on the Run
|
Composer, Co-producer, Recording, Editing, Co-mixing, Keyboards, Drums, Backing Vocals |
Shining Line | Shining Line
|
Composer, Producer, Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals |
Eden's Curse | Trinity
|
Keyboards, Additional editing |
Lionville | Lionville
|
Composer, Arranger, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
II
|
Producer, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing Vocals | |
Silent Force | Rising from Ashes
|
Keyboards |
Alex Beyrodt's Voodoo Circle | Whisky Fingers
|
Composer, Co-arrangements, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals |
Other projects
Year | Band | Title | Notes |
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2006 | Moonstone Project | Time To Take A Stand | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Majestic Records) |
Lizhard | Lizhard | co-producer, keyboards, mixing, mastering (Perris Records) | |
2012 | Issa | Can't Stop | producing, keyboards, recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
2013 | Fergie Frederiksen |
Any Given Moment | producing, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
Place Vendome | Thunder in the Distance | songwriting on track 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 and 13 (Frontiers Records)[58] | |
Find Me | Wings of Love | songwriting on tracks 1, 2, 4, 9 (Frontiers Records) | |
2014 | Rated X | Rated X | producing, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)[59] |
Ez Livin' | Firestorm | mixing, mastering (LZ Records) | |
L.R.S. | Down to the Core | producing, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) | |
Three Lions | Three Lions | producing, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) | |
Bailey | Long Way Down | producing, recording, mixing, mastering, keyboards, additional backing vocals (Frontiers Records) | |
2015 | Resurrection Kings | Resurrection Kings | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)[60] |
Revolution Saints | Revolution Saints | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
Level 10 | Chapter One | songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) | |
Docker's Guild | The Heisenberg Diaries – Book A: Sounds of Future Past | mixing (Lion Music, Rock Company, Black Swan Records) | |
Maya | The Prophecy is Broken | recording, mixing, mastering (Underground Symphony) | |
Kelly Keeling | Mind Radio | producing, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) | |
2016 | Sunstorm | Edge of Tomorrow | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals (Frontiers Records)[61] |
Faithsedge | Restoration | keyboards (Scarlet Records) | |
Rebelhot | Rebelhot | mastering (Metallapolis Records) | |
Ted Poley | Beyond the Fade | producer, recording, mixing, mastering, additional guitar, drums, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) | |
Roth Brock Project | Roth Both Project | mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
2017 | Revolution Saints | Light in the Dark | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)[62] |
Place Vendome | Close to the Sun | additional Choirs on "Strong", songwriting "Strong" and "Yesterday is Gone" (Frontiers Records)[63] | |
Kee of Hearts | Kee of Hearts | producer, keyboards, vocals, recording, mixing (Frontiers Records)[64] | |
Lionsoul | Welcome Storm | producing, recording, mixing, mastering, backing vocals (Limb Music) | |
Eisley/Goldy | Blood, Buts and Games | mixing, mastering, additional keyboards on tracks 3, 5 and 7 (Frontiers Records) | |
Graham Bonnet Band | Live... Here Come the Night (Frontiers Rock Festival 2016) | recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
Tyketto | Live from Milan 2017 | recording (Frontiers Records) | |
Treat | The Road More ore Less Traveled | recording (Frontiers Records) | |
All 4 1 | The World's Best Hope | producer, keyboards, backing vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
Lionville | A World of Fools | mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
2018 | Sunstorm | The Road to Hell | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)[65] |
Mr. Big | Live From Milan | producer (Frontiers Records) | |
Gioeli-Castronovo | Set The World On Fire | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)[66] | |
James Christian | Craving | producer, keyboards on "Jesus Swept" (Frontiers Records)[67] | |
L.A. Guns | Made in Milan | producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
Dream Child | Until Death Do Do We Meet Again | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
Johnny Gioeli | One Voice | producer, recording, keyboards, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)[68] | |
Nanowar of Steel | Stairway to Valhalla |
producer, mixing, mastering, keyboards (Audioglobe) | |
Labyrinth | Return to Live | recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
State of Salazar | Superhero | mixing, mastering (Frontiers) | |
Issa | Run with the Pack | producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) | |
Groundbreaker | Groundbreaker | producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) | |
Steelheart | Rock 'N Milan | recording, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
Alcatrazz | Parole Denied: Tokyo 2017 | mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
2019 | Quiet Riot | One Night in Milan | producer, keyboards, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)[69] |
Spirits of Fire | Spirits of Fire | keyboards (Frontiers Records)[70] | |
Restless Spirits | Restless Spirits | recording, vocals on track 8, songwriting and vocals on track 9, backing vocals on tracks 2, 6 and 7 (Frontiers Records)[71] | |
The End Machine | The End Machine | mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
Burning Rain | Face the Music | producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)[72] | |
Lovekillers feat. Tony Harnell | Lovekillers | producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, bass guitar, vocals (Frontiers Records) | |
TNT | Encore: Live in Milano | recording (Frontiers Records) | |
Be for You (B4U) | The Things I Never Told You | mixing, mastering (Volcano Records) | |
Find Me | Angels in Blue | songwriting on tracks 9, 10 and 11 (Frontiers Records) | |
2020 | Revolution Saints | Rise | producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) |
Black Swan | Shake the World | mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
Dirty Shirley | Dirty Shirley | producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
Michael Thompson Band | High Times: Live in Italy | producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) | |
Archon Angel | Fallen | songwriting on tracks 4 and 9 (Frontiers Records) | |
Alessandro Del Vecchio | Sound from the Notebook | songwriting, producing, recording, mixing. mastering, all instruments, vocals (Frontiers Records) | |
2022 | Star One | Revel in Time | lead vocals and keyboard solo on "The Year of '41 (alternate version)" (InsideOut Music)[73] |
Zadra | Guiding Star | producer, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, additional rhythm guitars on "Won't Let Your Love Take Me Down" | |
Docker's Guild | The Mystic Technocracy - Season 2: The Age of Entropy | mixing, mastering on "S.O.S. Spazio 1999" (Elevate Records) | |
2023 | Cassidy Paris | New Sensation | production, bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) |
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