Maurizio Guarini

Maurizio Guarini is a self-taught keyboardist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, best known as a member of the progressive rock band Goblin.

Biography
Born in Rome, Italy in 1955, Guarini started playing organ and guitar at the age of 10. He started playing live at high school concerts with some rock bands. Later, his music exploration moved on to progressive / jazz-rock. After graduating from high school in 1973, he attended the Math faculty at the University La Sapienza in Rome.

In spring 1975 Massimo Morante from Goblin invited Guarini to join the band, just after Deep Red was released. Starting with the very first concert in September 1975, Goblin, that reached top of the charts at that time, kept touring Italy until the end of 1976. In March 1976 Goblin released the album Roller.

Just after three days of recording of the score for the movie Suspiria, on November 23, 1976, Guarini temporarily left the band. Late in 1978, after two years of studio work mainly in studio at RCA Records in Rome, Guarini re-joined Goblin, with a different line-up. Production of the band in the following years includes scores for the movies Patrick (1978), Buio Omega (1979), Contamination (1980), St.Helene's (1981), Notturno (1983) and the non-movie related album ''Volo]' (1982).

In parallel, during this years, Guarini collaborated with other musicians, mainly with the Italian composer Fabio Frizzi, and performed as session musician in several scores, mostly for movies directed by Italian director Lucio Fulci: The Beyond, City of Living Dead, Zombi 2 and others. Still about film scoring, in 1984 Maurizio started a cooperation with the Italian Composer Pino Donaggio, with whom he collaborated on 25 soundtracks.

Other non movie-related activities up to 1990 include collaborations with Italian artists, in studio production and in live concerts.

In 1993 Guarini earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

In November 1998 Guarini and his wife moved to Toronto, Canada, and for a few years worked mainly in software development.

In 2003 former Goblin bandmates Massimo Morante and Fabio Pignatelli contacted Guarini with the idea to restart the dormant Goblin. The new band, under the name BackToTheGoblin, worked two years to realize the new album BackToTheGoblin 2005, released at the beginning of 2006, with the Canadian independent label BackToTheFudda.

In 2007 Guarini founded a trio with Great Bob Scott and Chris Gartner, former members of the Canadian band Look People. The band, named Orco Muto, played live in Canada, mostly performing revisited Goblin tunes, with the addition of some original compositions.

In 2009 Goblin started a European tour, but in December the band split again. In March 2010 Guarini and Morante asked the original founder Claudio Simonetti to re-join the band, and founded New Goblin, with a new line-up. New Goblin started a World tour that included Europe, Japan and Australia, and released two live albums recorded in Rome and in Tokyo in 2011.

Guarini released his first solo album, Creatures from a Drawer, in January 2013

Guarini has recently begun work on new material for his follow up record to 2013's Creatures from a Drawer.

Guarini was invited by legendary French progressive rock ensemble MAGMA to support and showcase live the world premiere of his new group MAURIZIO GUARINI CIRCLE in Toronto, Canada on April 2, 2016, at The Opera House. More plans for Canadian, U.S., Japanese and European festival appearances are in development.

==Discography ==

Solo albums
2013 Creatures from a Drawer

Goblin

 * 2015	Four of a Kind
 * 2012	Live in Roma
 * 2012	Two Concerts in Tokyo (DVD)
 * 2006	BackToTheGoblin
 * 1983	Notturno
 * 1982	Volo
 * 1981	St. Helens
 * 1980	Contamination
 * 1979	Buio Omega
 * 1979	Patrick
 * 1977	Suspiria
 * 1976	Roller
 * 1976	Chi

Guest appearances and additional discography

 * Various Artists - Prog Exhibition 2 (live with Goblin/Steve Hackett) 2012
 * Samsas Traum – Anleitung Zum Totsein 2011
 * Enzo Carella -	Carella De Carellis	1992	+ arrangements
 * Patty Pravo -	Oltre l'Eden	1989	+ arrangements
 * Grazia Di Michele -	L'amore e' un pericolo	1988	+ arrangements
 * Lucio Quarantotto -	Ehi la'	1986	+ arrangements
 * Franco Bracardi -	Bracardevolmente	1986	+ arrangements
 * Patty Pravo -	Occulte persuasioni/Per una Bambola	1984 + arrangements
 * Nada -	Noi non cresceremo mai	1984
 * Anna Maria Nazzaro -	Anna Maria Nazzaro	1984
 * Scialpi -	Estensioni	1983
 * Adriano Pappalardo -	Oh! Era ora	1983
 * Renato Zero -	Calore	1983
 * Massimo Morante -	Esclusivo	1983
 * Nada -	Smalto	1983
 * Piero Finà -	Indeformabile	1982
 * Beppe Dati -	Beppe Dati	1982
 * Massimo Morante -	Corpo a corpo	1982
 * Gianni Togni -	Le mie strade	1981
 * New Perigeo -	Effetto Amore	1981
 * Edoardo De Angelis -	Anche meglio di Garibaldi	1980
 * Martine Michellod - 	Martine M. and the BVD' ensemble	1979
 * Rita Pavone -	RP '80	1979
 * Starter -	Pole Position	1979
 * Enzo Carella -	Barbara e altri Carella	1979 + arrangements
 * Antonello Venditti -	Buona Domenica	1979
 * Dario Farina -	Destinazione Tu	1979
 * Riccardo Cocciante -	E io Canto	1979	+ arrangements
 * Enrico Simonetti -	Gamma	1975
 * Enrico Simonetti -	Gamma	1975

Other collaborations in studio production

 * Lucio Battisti
 * Gianni Morandi
 * Mia Martini
 * Maurizio Giammarco
 * Perigeo
 * Camaleonti
 * Alunni del sole
 * Bruno Lauzi
 * Goran Kuzminac
 * Mario Zanotelli
 * Alberto Macario
 * Linda Lee (singer)
 * Don Backy
 * Ivan Graziani
 * Sergio Caputo
 * Gino Santercole
 * Daniela Davoli
 * Rokko
 * Tony Esposito
 * Sammy Barbot
 * Donato Ciresi
 * Gianni Bedori

As Goblin

 * The Solitude of Prime Numbers 2010 (Saverio Costanzo)- opening titles
 * Notturno 1983 (Giorgio Bontempi)
 * St. Helens 1981 (Ernest Pintoff)
 * Contamination 1980 (Luigi Cozzi)
 * Patrick 1979 (Richard Franklin)
 * Buio Omega 1979 (Joe D'Amato)
 * Martin 1977 (George A. Romero)
 * Suspiria 1976 (Dario Argento)

Other soundtrack work as performer or composer

 * - Tophet Quorum (Profane Exhibit) 2013 (S.Stivaletti) - work in progress
 * - The Phantom of the Opera 1998 (Dario Argento, E.Morricone) composer of additional music only
 * - Il Portaborse 1991 (Daniele Luchetti, Dario Lucantoni) Kb
 * - Indio 1989 (Antonio Margheriti, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - La partita 1988 (Carlo Vanzina, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Zelly and Me 1988 (Tina Rathborne, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Kansas 1988 (David Stevens, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Don Camillo 1988 (Therence Hill, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Catacombs 1988 (David Schmoeller, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Qualcuno in ascolto a.k.a. - High Frequency 1988 (Faliero Rosati, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - The Barbarians 1987 (Ruggero Deodato, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Phantom of Death - a.k.a. Un delitto poco comune 1987 (Ruggero Deodato, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Appointment with Dead 1988 (Michael Winner, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Sette chili in sette giorni 1987 (Luca Verdone, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Dancers 1987 (Herbert Ross, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - My African Adventure 1987 (Boaz Davidson, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Scirocco 1987 (Aldo Lado, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Jenatsch 1987 (Daniel Schmid, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Renegade 1987 (E.B.Clucher, M.Paoluzzi) Kb
 * - Crawlspace 1986 (David Schmoeller, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - L'inchiesta a.k.a. - The Inquiry 1986 (Damiano Damiani, R.Ortolani) Kb
 * - La monaca di Monza a.k.a. - Devils of Monza 1986 (Luciano Odorisio, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Murder Rock - Dancing Death 1986 (Lucio Fulci, K.Emerson) Additional kb
 * - Il caso Moro 1986 (Giuseppe Ferrara, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Hotel Colonial 1986 (Cinzia Th. Torrini, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - Sotto il Vestito niente 1985 (Carlo Vanzina, P.Donaggio) Kb
 * - The Beyond aka - L'aldila 1983 (Lucio Fulci, F.Frizzi) Kb
 * - Conquest 1983 (Lucio Fulci, C. Simonetti) voice effects only
 * - Hercules 1983 (Luigi Cozzi, Pino Donaggio) kb
 * - Segni particolari: bellissimo 1983 (Franco Castellano, Gino Santercole) kb
 * - Zombi 2 a.k.a. - Zombie 1980 (Lucio Fulci, F.Frizzi) Kb
 * - The Gates of Hell (City of the living Dead) 1980 (Lucio Fulci, F.Frizzi) Kb
 * - White Pop Jesus 1980 (Luigi Petrini, Bixio/Tempera) Kb
 * - Schock 1977 (Mario Bava, Libra) Kb
 * - Gamma (TV) 1975 (Salvatore Nocita, E.Simonetti) Kb

Theatre works

 * Macbeth (Vittorio Gassman, mus. G.Gazzola)
 * Amleto (Gabriele Lavia, mus. Carnini)

Live Music

 * 2013–present Goblin
 * 2012 New Goblin
 * 2011 New Goblin
 * 2010 New Goblin
 * 2009 apr - jul Goblin
 * 2008 aug - oct Orco Muto (trio)
 * 2007 aug - oct Goblinia (trio)
 * 1990 nov - dec Nini Rosso, Japan
 * 1989 may - jun Mario Castelnuovo
 * 1988 jul - sep Luca Barbarossa
 * 1987 apr - sep Mimmo Locasciulli
 * 1986 sep - oct Renato Zero
 * 1986 jan - mar Patty Pravo
 * 1985 dec - dec Patty Pravo
 * 1985 jul - sep Fiorella Mannoia
 * 1984 apr - jun Patty Pravo
 * 1982 jul - sep Riccardo Cocciante + New Perigeo
 * 1982 jan - mar Luca Barbarossa
 * 1981 nov - dec Luca Barbarossa
 * 1980 jul - oct Alberto Fortis
 * 1979 apr - nov Riccardo Cocciante
 * 1978 jul - aug Francesco De Gregori
 * 1976 jan - nov Goblin
 * 1975 sep - dec Goblin
 * 1974 nov - dec Loy & Altomare