| Gianluca Firmo | |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Brescia, Italy |
| Origin: | Italy |
| Occupation: | Songwriter, Singer |
| Instrument: | Keyboard |
| Label: | Melodic Rock Records |
| Associated Acts: | Room Experience I.F.O.R. |
| Website: | Archived copy |
Gianluca Firmo (Born 1 August 1973) is an Italian singer, songwriter and keyboard player.[1] [2] Firmo was also the main guitar player and songwriter on Room Experience, an international melodic rock project featuring David Readman.[3]
Firmo studied piano as a child, but decided to concentrate more on songwriting as an adult. Firmo collaborated with various local musicians as he took his first steps in the music industry to begin his career.
In 2013, Firmo met Davide Barbieri and Pierpaolo Monti and created an international melodic rock project called Room Experience,[4] based on his own songs and featuring David Readman (Pink Cream 69, Voodoo Circle) on vocals, as well as many other guest musicians from the European AOR/Melodic hard rock scene. The debut album Room Experience (released worldwide in 2015 by the Australian label Melodic Rock Records, run by journalist Andrew McNeice and distributed by Cargo Records UK) has been acclaimed [5] [6] [7] as one of the top album of the year by many sites and magazines.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
In 2015, Firmo was recruited by the producers Pierpaolo Monti and Davide Barbieri to be part of the I.F.O.R project; he co-wrote lyrics and sang the melodic rock anthem "We Still Rock", along with some of the most important names in the Italian rock and AOR scene (I.F.O.R. stands for Italian Forces of Rock).[13] The single has been released exclusively in digital format by Tanzan Music.[14] In the same year, "Tomorrows Came", taken from the Room Experience album, was included in MRCD13 "Melodic Peak", the collectors compilation, released by Melodic Rock Records.[15]
In 2016, the debut album Room Experience was released in Japan by Anderstein Music.[16]
In 2016, Firmo contributed as songwriter to Raintimes, an international band led by Pierpaolo Monti and Davide Barbieri, featuring Micheal Shotton (Von Groove, L.R.S.) on vocals, Sven Larsson and Ivan Gonzalez on guitars and Andrea Gipponi on bass.[17] In 2017, Frontiers Records released A World of Fools, the third album by Lionville, where Firmo penned the title track and "Bring Me Back Our Love", along with Bruce Gaitsch.[18] Firmo is currently working on the follow-up of Room Experience, as announced in the official social page of the project.