Aidan Zammit Explained

Aidan Zammit
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Birth Name:Aidan Zammit Lupi
Birth Date:20 October 1965
Birth Place:Sliema, Malta
Instrument:Keyboards, piano, synthesizer, vocals, guitar
Genre:Jazz, R&B, pop, film scores
Occupation:Musician, songwriter, producer
Years Active:1990–present
Website:www.zamm.it

Aidan Zammit is a musician from Sliema, Malta. He has lived in Italy since 1985.

Biography

He has worked as a composer, musician and singer with several artists, including Mike Francis, Niccolò Fabi, Andrea Bocelli, Nicola Piovani, Vincenzo Cerami,[1] Claudio Baglioni, Bungaro, Lorenzo Feliciati,[2] Simone Cristicchi, Antonello Venditti, Marco Mengoni, Angelo Branduardi, Il Volo and Vocintransito. He performed in Khartoum with Fabi, in the first pop concert ever to be held by a western artist in Sudan.

At the Festival di Sanremo in 2004 he arranged and conducted the song “Guardastelle”, awarded for the Best Music that year.[3]

In 2009 Zammit joined Goblin (band), a group renowned for its movie soundtracks.[4]

With Mike Francis (musician) and Mario "Mari-One" Puccioni, Zammit has been a member of “Mystic Diversions”, with 6 albums and compositions featured in over 130 compilations published worldwide.[5]

He has performed and written for movie, television and theatre soundtracks, including films by Roberto Benigni and Warner Bros. cartoons.

In 2009 the album "Fly Away - The music of David Foster" was released and features Zammit as keyboardist and backing vocalist on three tracks. The songs feature international artists such as Jay Graydon, John "JR" Robinson, Neil Stubenhaus, Robbie Dupree and Arnold McCuller.[6]

In 2010 he toured as keyboard player with X-Factor winner Marco Mengoni.[7]

In 2012 and 2013 he toured the US and Latin America as pianist and musical director with Il Volo.

In 2013 he toured the US with Goblin (band)

Since 2014 he has toured with Claudio Baglioni and Gianni Morandi on keyboards, guitar and flute.[8]

In 2017 he has toured with Goblin (band) again in Europe and North America.[9]

In 2019 his first solo album "Exposed" was released.[10]

Discography

Solo projects

Mystic Diversions

Goblin Rebirth

Claudio Baglioni and Gianni Morandi

Bungaro

Niccolò Fabi

Mike Francis

Andrea Bocelli

Lorenzo Feliciati

Pope John Paul II

Patrizia Laquidara

Manuela Zanier

Sei Suoi Ex

Roberto Kunstler

Funky Company

Film Scores

Aidan Zammit

Music written with Bungaro

Performing with Nicola Piovani

Performing with Pasquale Filastò

Theatre Soundtracks

Aidan Zammit and Vincenzo Cerami

Television Soundtracks

Aidan Zammit and Monica Ward

Others

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wuz.it: archivio di articoli, recensioni e interviste. Maremosso.lafeltrinelli.it. 11 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Live at European BassDay & More - a Live release by LORENZO FELICIATI artist / Band. Proggnosis.com.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012116/http://www.musicalnews.com/articolo.php?codice=4424&sz=2
  4. Web site: CTM Festival: DISK/CTM presents Goblin at Donaufestival. Archive.ctm-festival.de.
  5. Web site: Mystic Diversion - RMC BUDDHA-BAR Monte Carlo / Radio - Radio Monte Carlo . Radiomontecarlo.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150618065747/http://www.radiomontecarlo.net/audio/181716/Mystic-Diversion.html . 2015-06-18.
  6. Web site: Fly Away David Foster. Westcoast.dk. 11 October 2023.
  7. https://www.musicattitude.it/attualita/news/marco-mengoni-parte-il-3-maggio-il-qre-matto-tourq/2307/
  8. Web site: Capitani Coraggiosi: Ecco l'oasi felice costruita da Claudio Baglioni e Gianni Morandi . Ritrattidinote.it.
  9. Web site: Goblin Unleashes Mayhem and Menace at Exit/In. Nashvillescene.com. 10 November 2017 .
  10. Web site: Aidan Zammit – Exposed (2019, CD). Discogs. 10 October 2019 .
  11. Web site: Goblin Rebirth - Alive. Discogs. 2016 .

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