Biography

 

GIACOMO   BONDI    was   born   in   1966   in   Genova   (Italy). Since   1989   he   moved   to   Rome   where   he   lives   and   works. Owner    and    director    of    GBMUSIC,    is    a    self-taught musician   of   various   instruments,   who   grew   up   with   the records   of   Kraftwerk,   Tangerine   Dream,   J.M.   Jarre,   as well   as   the   Beatles   and   Italian   artists   like   Pino   Daniele. As   early   as   1985,   still   very   young,   he   worked   in   many recording          studios,          working          on          music technology/computers    as    an    audio    engineer,    a    midi expert   and   arranger.   He   has   always   been   enthralled   by the   world   of   computers   and   music   technology,   having experimented   in   this   field   and   continuing   to   study   the relationship    between    sound    and    its    effects,    so    as    to compose     pieces     dense     with     noises     and     rarified sonorities,   in   the   hopes   of   recreating   the   typical   visual atmospheres   of   cinematic   and   television   music.   Over   the years   he   has   gained   tremendous   technical   experience tied   to   his   gifted   abilities   as   an   arranger   and   pianist.   He was    editor    both    for    the    magazine    MUSICFILE    and STRUMENTI   MUSICALI   (SM),   the   most   important   in   Italy   in the   field   of   electronic   musical   instruments   and   music technology.   In   1992   he   started   his   own   recording   studio in    which    he    started    producing    many    up    and    coming Italian   pop   artists,      at   the   same   time   continuing   to   play with   some   of   the   most   important   soul   and   blues   groups on   the   Roman   scene   in   that   period.   In   1996   he   chose   to leave   the   stage   and   became   his   own   producer,   preparing hundreds   of   refined   musical   compositions   ranging   from lounge,   chill-out   to   electro   jazz   and   bossa   nova.      He   has produced   important   PRODUCTION   MUSIC   LIBRARIES   for important    companies    like    RAI,    MACHIAVELLI,    FABLE MUSIC,   MEDIASET.   His   compositions   have   appeared   on the      RAI      and      MEDIASET      networks      in      adverts, documentaries,   and   news   segments.   He   prepared   over 200   minutes   of   music   for   many   DVD   series   published   with the   famous   Italian   sport   magazine   “Gazzetta   dello   sport" :   equalling   over   1,000,000   copies!   In   2002,   he   came   in second   in   the   national   music   composition   contest   for   TV soaps   and   Television   SOUNDTRACK   LAB   in   Italy.      He   has licensed   his   music   in   dozen   of   movies   and   hundred   of promotional   and   company   videos.   To   this   date   he   has written   some   of   the   most   refined   electrobossa,   soul, lounge    and    chill    out    projects    printed    and    licensed around   the   world.   His   first   album,   entirely   produced   and composed   by   him   with   the   band   name   LO   LIGHT,   was printed   in   2003   by   DO   IT   YOURSELF.   With   the   LATIN   VIBE 1    &    2    projects,    he    brought    out    two    BOSSA/LOUNGE albums,    on    the    italian   Antibemusic    label.   The    artists with   whom   he   collaborates   have   been   featured   on   many radio   specials   (interviews   and   live   performances   on   the program   BRASIL   on   RADIO   UNO   RAI   the   national   radio station,   disk   of   the   week   on   Radio   Centro   Suono   Due ROME). As   arranger,   he   has   collaborated      with   important artists(Corona,   In-Grid,   Gatto   Panceri,      Jim   Porto)   Under the   pseudonyms   VibraPHile,   Mazachigno,   Luna   Lounge, Soft    Sofa    and    2    Dancing    Dogs,    Giacomo    Bondi    has appeared   as   producer   and   remixer   on   important   national and   foreign   labels   on   over   300   CD   compilations.   Most important   were   BESTO   OF   LOUNGE   (WAGRAM,   FRANCE), CAFÉ   ROMA   and   BREAKFAST   CLUB   series   (WATER   MUSIC RECORDS,      USA),      SUNSET      AND      SUNRISE      series (PLANETWORKS,     GREECE),     CARGO     series     (ENERGY, ITALY),   ASTORIA   LOUNGE   series   (ITALY)   and   many   others. He    unceasingly    continues    his    work    as    producer    on Lounge,   Nu:jazz,   and   Bossa   record   projects,   thanks   also to    his    precious    collaboration    with    artists    of    national fame     as     well     as     French,    American     and     Brazilian vocalists.    Together    with    his    friend    and    co-producer BRASS    from    2005    to    2007    he    produced    the    artists STCLAIR,    EVANDRO    REIS,    LISA    MARONI,    JAZZISTIC    and GABRIELLE   CHIARARO.   In   2008   together   with   THE   APPLE PIES,   he   has   created   the   most   renomed   production   : THE BEATLE    RELOUNGED.    This    prokect    was    released    by different   labels   in   different   countries:   Germany,   Swiss, Austria,    France,    Germany,    Australia,    Taiwan,    Korea, North America,   South America,   Japan,   Italy.   In   total   have been   released   more   than   40.000   CDs   in   those   countries, followed   by   the   digital   releases.   In   2009   he   produced   the THE   BEATLES   REGROOVED   that   gained   the   same   success world   wide.   In   total,   on   Spotify   he   has   totalized,   with this album, more than 4.000.000 plays!