| Influences | My favorites:
Billy Cobham, Ringo Starr, Karen Carpenter, Louie Bellson, Buddy Rich, Dennis Chambers, Tullio De Piscopo, Steve Gadd, Stefano Rigato, Paolo Prizzon, Carl Palmer, Bill Bruford, Mike Giles, Simon Phillips, Joe Morello, Stewart Copeland, Mickaël Shrieve, Tony Williams, Lenny White, Horacio Hernandez "El Negro", Carmine Appice, Guy Evans, Phil Collins, Steve Ferrone, Peter Erskine,Charlie Watts, John Densmore, Jack DeJohnette, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa, Steve Smith, Max Roach, Agostino Marangolo, Walter Calloni, Al Foster,, Giovanni Hidalgo, Tito Puente, Franz Di Cioccio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ray Mantilla, Alan White, Nick Mason, Ginger Baker, Jeff Porcaro, Thomas Lang, Terry Bozzio, Keith Moon, Don Henley, Ola Brunkert, Nigel Olson, Derek Wilson, Tony Royster Jr, Akira Jimbo, Dave Weckl, Ian Paice, Bernard Purdie, Tony Thompson .
Players & Composers (and artist that I like):
John McLaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Beatles, Barry White, Bee Gees, Billy Cobham, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Beach Boys, Abba, Credence Clearwater Revival, John Denver, Fleetwood Mac, Supertramp, George Benson, Randy Crawford, The Doors, Antonello Venditti, Ennio Morricone, John Williams, John Barry, Iron Butterfly, A-ah, Procol Harum, Vangelis, Aphrodite's Child, Miles Davis, Gram Parsons, Genesis, John Scofield, Alphonso Johnson, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Weather Report, Eric Clapton, Cliff Richard, Steve Winwood, Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, Lucio Battisti, Pink Floyd, Alphaville, Wakeman, Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin, King Crimson, Rick Wakeman, Yes, Deep Purple, America, Van Der Graaf Generator, PFM, Mogol, Alan Sorrenti, Cream, Jethro Tull, David Bowie, The Style Council, Trevor Horn, The Buggles, Art of Noise, Alan Silvestri, Brad Fiedel, Art Tatum, Bill Evans, Bob Dylan, Velvet Underground, Graham Nash, Allman Brothers Band, Antonio Vivaldi, Eric Burdon and The Animals, The Byrds, David Crosby, Brian Auger, Sylvain Luc, Derek & The Dominos, Billy Idol, Grateful Dead, Gianluca Mosole, Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jaco Pastorius, McCoy Tyner, Joni Mitchell, Patty Pravo, Van Morrison, Pooh, Mina, Franco Battiato, The Who, Enya, Dire Straits, Fabrizio De Andrè, velvet underground, Gerry Beckley, Terzo Movimento, Goblin, Kraftwerk, Michael Jackson, Wham!, The carpenters, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, The Police, Ph.D. , Scorpions, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Rita Pavone, Gino Paoli, Nico Fidenco, Edoardo Vianello, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Hans Zimmer, Johnnie Johnson, Muddy Waters, James Brown, The Cure, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Can, Uriah Heep, Luciano Pavarotti, Carlo Striuli, Mario Del Monaco, Maria Callas, Wilson Pickett, Gong, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chick Corea, John Scofield, Dean Brown, Zucchero, Elton John, Queen, Anna Oxa, Buddy Holly, The Chordettes, The Everly Brothers, Edoardo Vianello, Henry Mancini, Le Orme, Grand Funk Railroad, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Daft Punk, Jamiroquai, Elvis Presley, Wilson Pickett, Bob Marley, Al Stewart, Van McCoy, Mamas & Papas, Scott McKenzie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rod Stewart, Christofer Cross, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Tavares, Return to forever, Level 42, John Lennon, The Beatles, Mina, Adriano Celentano, Camel, Caravan, The Who, Gary Numan, Alice Cooper , Riccardo Cocciante, Claudio Baglioni, Industry, Moody Blues, Spectra, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Max Steiner, Toquino, Eagles, Buena Vista Social Club, Frank Zappa, Falco, Fiction Factory, Spliff, Righeira, Bruce Springsteen, USA FOR AFRICA, Quincy Jones, The Smiths, The Verve, Pat Metheny.
some names are missing, soon I will add 'em |
