Aidan Zammit
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Background information | |
Birth name | Aidan Zammit Lupi |
Born | Sliema, Malta | 20 October 1965
Genres | Jazz, R&B, pop, film scores |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
Instruments | Keyboards, piano, synthesizer, vocals, guitar |
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 . 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 “”, 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 , 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 USA and Latin America as pianist and musical director with Il Volo.
In 2013 he toured the USA 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[]
- 2019 - Exposed[11]
Mystic Diversions[]
- 2001 -
- 2003 -
- 2004 -
- 2006 -
- 2007 -
- 2010 -
- 2015 -
Goblin Rebirth[]
- 2015 -
- 2016 - [12]
Claudio Baglioni and Gianni Morandi[]
- 2015 -
Bungaro[]
Niccolò Fabi[]
- 2003 -
- 2006 -
- 2006 -
- 2006 -
- 2007 -
- 2008 -
Mike Francis[]
- 2007 -
Andrea Bocelli[]
- 2001 - The Homecoming
Lorenzo Feliciati[]
- 2004 -
- 2006 -
Pope John Paul II[]
- 2004 -
Patrizia Laquidara[]
- 2004 - Indirizzo portoghese
[]
- 2008 -
[]
- 1992 -
- 1992 -
- 1993 -
[]
- 2005 - Kunstler
[]
- 1997 - Everytime
Film Scores[]
Aidan Zammit[]
- 2006 -
Music written with Bungaro[]
- 2002 -
- 2005 -
- 2006 -
- 2008 -
Performing with Nicola Piovani[]
- 2002 -
- 2002 - Pinocchio
- 2002 -
- 2002 -
- 2002 -
- 2003 -
- 2004 - Luisa Sanfelice
- 2004 - Maigret
- 2004 -
- 2005 - The Tiger and the Snow
- 2005 -
- 2006 - Fauteuils d'orchestre
- 2006 -
- 2006 -
Performing with []
- 1996 -
- 1997 -
- 2000 -
- 2006 -
- 2007 -
Theatre Soundtracks[]
Aidan Zammit and Vincenzo Cerami[]
- 2005 - Vincenzo Cerami legge L'
- 2007 -
- 2008 -
Television Soundtracks[]
Aidan Zammit and Monica Ward[]
- 2002 - Baby Looney Tunes
- 2002 -
- 2003 -
- 2003 - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
- 2004 -
- 2005 - Baby Looney Tunes
Others[]
- 2005 -
References[]
- ^ http://www.wuz.it/articolo-libri/4697/Spettacolo-Cerami.html
- ^ https://www.proggnosis.com/Release/21117
- ^ http://www.musicalnews.com/articolo.php?codice=4424&sz=2
- ^ http://archive.ctm-festival.de/archive/all-diskctm-events/diskctm-event/article/1754/diskctm-presents-goblin-zombie-zombie-and-turzi-at-donaufestival.html
- ^ http://www.radiomontecarlo.net/audio/181716/Mystic-Diversion.html
- ^ http://www.westcoast.dk/artists/f/fly/
- ^ https://www.musicattitude.it/attualita/news/marco-mengoni-parte-il-3-maggio-il-qre-matto-tourq/2307/
- ^ http://www.ritrattidinote.it/live-report/capitani-coraggiosi-claudio-baglioni-gianni-morandi-milano.html
- ^ https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/spin/article/20982444/goblin-unleashes-mayhem-and-menace-at-exitin
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Aidan-Zammit-Exposed/release/14269204
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Aidan-Zammit-Exposed/release/14269204
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Goblin-Rebirth-Alive/master/1003630
External links[]
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Maltese composers
- Italian people of Maltese descent
- Italian electronic musicians
- Italian keyboardists
- Maltese pianists
- Italian film score composers
- Italian male film score composers
- Italian record producers
- Italian music arrangers
- Maltese songwriters
- People from Sliema