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Alberto Rigoni (solo, BAD AS, Natural Born Machine, Bassists Alliance Project, Vivaldi Metal Project, The Italians, Kim Bingham)

Biography

Alberto Rigoni is an Italian bass player and composer, internationally known for his career as a solo artist and as a member of the metal band BAD As, The Italians, Lady & THE BASS,  co-producer of the Vivaldi Metal Project and member  of progressive rock band TwinSpirits (no more active).

Between 2008 and 2018 Alberto has released worldwide 7 solo album (Something Different, Rebirth, Three Wise Monkeys, Overloaded, BASSORAMA, Duality, EvoRevolution), spanning from progressive rock metal to fusion. It's albums also featured legendary musicians such as Kevin Moore (ex Dream Theater), Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson), Marco Minnemann (the Aristocrats), Göran Edman (ex Yngwie Malmsteen), Michael Manring and many others. Alberto has been featured on the cover of magazine such as Bass Magazine (Japan), Bass Musician Magazine (USA), Bajos Y Bajistas (Spain), Basistas (Poland), TOP BASS (Poland). Moreover, on March 2015 the prestigious Bass Guitar Magazine (UK) released Alberto’s CD anthology called “Into THE BASS”.

Alberto has also recorded for several international artists such as Italian pop singer Alexia and is now playing bass for Canadian rock singer and songwriter Kim Bingham (Nelly Furtado) and The Italians, sharing stages with artists such as Alan Parsons, Suzanne Vega, Jørn Lande, Paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore and others.

In 2016 founded a new metal band called BADASS (now called BAD As) featuring singer Titta Tani (CS's Goblin, ex DGM), guitarist Alessio "Lex" Tricarico and drummer Denis "Denzy" Novello. Their debut album "More Pain, More Gain" has been released on April 15th 2017 (Lion Music / Cargo Records UK). In 2018 the line-up changed and on November 31 BAD AS released their second album "Midnight Curse" through Rockshot Records and toured in Europe opening for Vinnie Moore (UFO). On December 15th 2017, Rigoni together with bassist Jeff Hughell (Six Feet Under) released a new studio project called Bassists Alliance. The first album "Crush" will feature top notch bassists such as Michael Manring, Adam Nitti, Steve di Giorgio, Colin Edwin, Mark Mitchell, Scott Reeder, Dmitry Lisenko, Brandino BassMaster, Ryan Martini, Leonid Maksimov, Tony Grey. In 2019 BAD As produced its third album "Crucified Society" (released by Sliptrick records on March 17 2020) and Alberto composed his eight solo album featuring Thomas Lang on drums, released on June 7 2019 under the name "Prog Injection". In 2020 signs with prestigious label Marquee/Belle Antique and Sliptrick Records for the release of his ninth instrumental prog solo album "Odd Times" featuring Marco Minnemann on drums and Alexandra Zerner on guitars and keyboards (release date: June 28th 2020 in Japan, July 7 rest of the world) Alberto is now working on a new AOR band called "Natural Born Machine"

Collaboration as endorser/demonstrator: Fender, Music Man, Sadowsky, Cort, Warwick, Ashdown Engineering, D'Addario, HipShot, Nordstrand Pickups, Peterson Tuners, Sonuus, Gruv Gear, RME Audio (Midiware), DarkGlass Electronics, Rheingold Music cables, Waves Audio, Dynaudio

http://www.albertorigoni.net http://www.facebook.com/albertorigonimusic http://albertorigoni.bandcamp.com http://www.youtube.com/albertorigoni http://www.twitter.com/albertorigoni http://www.vivaldimetalproject.com http://www.badas.rocks http://www.theitaliansband.com http://bassistsallianceproject.bandcamp.com

Discography

2020 - Alberto Rigoni feat. Marco Minnemann and Alexandra Zerner (Marquee/Belle Antique/Sliptrick Records) 2020 - BAD As - "Crucified Society" (SlipTrick Records) 2019 - Alberto Rigoni - Prog Injection feat. Thomas Lang (Total Metal) 2018 - BAD As - Midnight Curse (RockShot Records) 2018 - Alberto Rigoni - EvoRevolution feat. Marco Minnemann (Total Metal) 2017 - Bassists Alliance Project - Crush (Self Produced) 2017 - Alberto Rigoni - Duality (Self produced) 2016 - BADASS - More Pain, More Gain (Lion Music / Cargo Records UK) 2016 - Vivaldi Metal Project (Pride & Joy Music / King Records Japan) 2016 - The Italians - Live at Teatro delle Voci] (Self produced) 2016 - Alberto Rigoni - BASSORAMA (Pride & Joy Music / Edel Music / Come Back Media) 2015 - Alberto Rigoni - Into THE BASS (Bass Guitar Magazine) 2014 - Alberto Rigoni - Overloaded (Any and All Records / PowerProg) 2014 - John Jeff Touch - Warnings (Web Art Records) 2013 - Alexia - iCanzonissime (Universal Music) 2012 - Alberto Rigoni - Three Wise Monkeys (Any and All Records / PowerProg) 2012 - Lady & THE BASS - Groovy (AR Music Production) 2011 - the BASStards - Obsession (single) (Black Cavia Record) 2011 - Alberto Rigoni - Rebirth - (Nightmare Records/Sony/RED) 2011 - TwinSpirits - Legacy (Lion Music) 2010 - Gianni Rojatti - Dolcetti Metal Beat (Heart of Steel Records) 2010 - Mistheria - Dragon Fire (Lion Music) 2010 - Lady & the BASS - Quirky Girl single (Emmeciesse Music Publishing) 2009 - Tommy Ermolli - A Step Ahead (Lion Music) 2009 - -The Forbidden City (Lion Music) 2008 - Alberto Rigoni - Something Different (Lion Music) 2007 - TwinSpirits - The Music That Will Heal The world (Lion Music)

Alberto Rigoni (solo, BAD AS, Bassists Alliance Project, Vivaldi Metal Project, The Italians, Kim Bingham) Biografia Alberto Rigoni è un bassista e compositore italiano, conosciuto a livello internazionale per la sua carriera da solista e per l'appartenenza al gruppo progressive rock TwinSpirits (non più attivo), al progetto Lady & THE BASS e al Vivaldi Metal Project in qualità di co-produttore.

Tra il 2008 e il 2018 Alberto ha pubblicato in tutto il mondo 7 album da solista (Something Different, Rebirth, Three Wise Monkeys, Overloaded, BASSORAMA, Duality, EvoRevolution), che spaziano tra il progressive rock metal al fusion. Gli album vantano anche musicisti leggendari come Kevin Moore (ex Dream Theater), Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson), Marco Minnemann (The Aristocrats), Göran Edman (ex Yngwie Malmsteen), Michael Manring e molti altri. Alberto è apparso sulla copertina di riviste come Bass Magazine (Giappone), Bass Musician Magazine (USA), Bajos Y Bajistas (Spagna), Basistas (Polonia), TOP BASS (Polonia), AXE Magazine. Inoltre, nel marzo 2015 il prestigioso Bass Guitar Magazine (UK) ha pubblicato l'antologia "Into THE BASS" (CD allegato alla rivista), contenente una selezione di brani tratti dai primi 4 dischi.

Alberto ha anche registrato per diversi artisti internazionali quali la cantante pop italiana Alexia e attualmente suona il basso per la cantante e compositrice canadese Kim Bingham (Nelly Furtado) e  per gli "The Italians", condividendo palchi con artisti come Alan Parsons, Suzanne Vega, Jørn Lande, Paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore, Russell Allen e altri.

Nel 2016 ha fondato una nuova band metal chiamata BADASS (ora chiamata BAD As) con il cantante Titta Tani (CS's Goblin, ex DGM), il chitarrista Alessio "Lex" Tricarico e il batterista Denis "Denzy" Novello. Il loro album di debutto "More Pain, More Gain" è stato pubblicato il 15 aprile 2017 (Lion Music / Cargo Records UK). Nel 2018 la line-up viene cambiato e il 31 novembre i BAD AS pubblicano il loro secondo album "Midnight Curse" (Rockshot Records) e intraprendono un tour in tutta Europa come opening band per il chitarrista Vinnie Moore (UFO). Inoltre il 15 dicembre 2017, Rigoni insieme al bassista Jeff Hughell (Six Feet Under) ha pubblicato un nuovo progetto di studio intitolato Bassists Alliance. Il primo album "Crush" vede bassisti di prim'ordine come Michael Manring, Adam Nitti, Steve di Giorgio, Colin Edwin, Mark Mitchell, Scott Reeder, Dmitry Lisenko, Brandino BassMaster, Ryan Martini, Leonid Maksimov, Tony Gray.

Attualmente Alberto sta lavorando al terzo album dei BAD AS e il 7 giugno uscirà il suo ottavo disco da solista Prog Injection che vedrà ospite alla batteria Thomas Lang (Phil Collins, Paul Gilbert).

Collaborazioni come endorser/dimostratore with: Music Man, Spector, Cort, Warwick, Ashdown Engineering, D'Addario, HipShot, Nordstrand Pickups, Peterson Tuners, Sonuus, Gruv Gear, RME Audio (Midiware), DarkGlass Electronics, Rheingold Music cables, Waves Audio, Dynaudio

http://www.albertorigoni.net http://www.facebook.com/albertorigonimusic http://albertorigoni.bandcamp.com http://www.youtube.com/albertorigoni http://www.twitter.com/albertorigoni http://www.vivaldimetalproject.com http://www.badas.rocks.com http://www.theitaliansband.com http://bassistsallianceproject.bandcamp.com