Personal Information

Name: Simone VIGNINI
Date of birth: 29/11/1967
Place of birth: Città di Castello (Perugia)
Nationality: Italian
Address: Via Carducci 13, 06061 Castiglione del Lago (Perugia)
Telephone: +39 3397864353
email: simonguitar@tiscali.it
Marital status: single

Education

1986 High School Diploma (A levels) Classical Studies - Liceo Classico Luca Signorelli - Cortona (Arezzo)

1987-91 University of Perugia (passed 17 exams ) Faculty of literature and languages

Music Experience

1983-88 Guitarist and songwriter in several bands:
The Flying Teapot
The Kids
Us-Filma

1988 Record “Fango”, Us-Filma - Sound City Records, Florence

1989-90 Live Concerts, Us-Filma - Tour of Italy

1992 Course in Computer Music Accademia Lizard, Fiesole (Florence)

1992 Creation of my first Home Studio where I began writing and arranging my first songs . / ..

1992 One-Man-Band live music - Pubs and bars of Tuscany and Umbria

1994 National Competition for Composers where I won a grant for a:

Specialization Course for Composers
Centro Europeo di Toscolano
Diploma attained for legally recognized Composer
Composer in collaboration for publishers:
Unifunk, Milan; Pagina 3, Foligno (Perugia); L’Altra Metà, Milan; Peer Southern, Milan

1992-present Guty & Simone (www.gutyesimone.it ) various live events with an average of 150/200 live concerts a year all over Italy.

2000-present Matisse Art Project Band
live music from bands and artists like Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Beatles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Police, Nirvana, U2 , James Brown, The Who, Dire Straits, Santana, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder, Queen, Jimy Hendrix and many others

1997 - 2003 Music teacher Centro Accademico Musicale, Castiglione del lago (teacher of bass, acoustic and electric guitar)

Ear training and pre-intermediate music courses at secondary schools in Umbria and Tuscany

2003 Creation of Recording Studio, Pro Tools based Castiglione del Lago (Perugia) Computer music and music production

I have a good knowledge of computer music on both PC and Mac, with a specialization in the main softwares ( Pro Tools, Cubase, Wavelab, Soundforge, Acid and so forth) and plug-ins.
Besides songwriting and arrangement I’ve always been particularly interested in all aspects of music production ranging from the various recording techniques to the research of a personal way of working in studio.