ANDREA NERI

"Enraptured by the scent of immensity"

 8 and 6 strings electric and acoustic guitars.
 

When he was a 9 years old child he looked his father eyes and said to him: "Please, Buy me a guitar and let me learn to play it"

So Andrea starts to keep his hands on that piece of wood that made the history of the modern music.

Until 26 he only studies on modern guitar methods, books that he uses to buy at the music shop near home.

Day after day he studies scales, chords, picking and phrasing techniques, legato, sweep, bending and tapping,  spending a lot of hours on that books but it's not enough.

So, in 2002, he decides to follow the guitar lessions of Mats Hedberg at "Nova Musica Arte" school in Rome. The school is directed by M R.Fabbri

The metal method mixed with jazz, classical and spanish styles, is the key for him to improve technique and speed up the phrases that before he knew as groups of very hard to play notes

After some coverbands and participations in some live situations like jam sessions and unplugged sets he become the Steel Alive's first guitar (a metal prog/hard rock coverband).

2000: he plays in the Steel Alive a cover band that played a lot of hard rock, metal and prog stuff.

2003 he begins the Astarte Syriaca’s story as axeman and e co-author of the songs together with Alessio Contorni. He plays in the musical "Les Miserables" on stage in numerous roman theaters, for example Teatro Brancaccio

2005: he plays and composes the music for "Le donne di Pola" by M.Cortesi.

2006: he arranges and records "Lei" by Massimo Russo and he acts in the related videoclip written by Barbara Alesse and directed by Alessandro Giordani. He works for "Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico" writing several themes and soundtracks.

2007: he writes the music for "Leggere Lolita a Teheran" directed by Barbara Alesse, "La soglia proibita" and "Fermata a Battaglia" directed by Carlo Fineschi.

2008: he arranges and records "Aquile in volo", "Hoga Hoga Hey" and "La Bambola" by Massimo Russo with Tony Cercola at the percussions

SIDE PROJECTS

MAX RUSSO SOLO PROJECT
BARBARA ALESSE THEATRE PROJECTS
ROCKY HORROR TRIBUTE SHOW
BLUES BROTHERS & SISTER ACT TRIBUTE SHOW

GEAR:

Manne Taos 8 strings 2H pickups by Magnetics + Piezo
Jackson Soloist SL2H
Fender Stratocaster Amercan Standard
Ibanez Prestige limited edition (RG2820CT-TW) EMG 81-85
Ovation Custom Elite CE 768 acoustic guitar
Mesa Triaxis
Mesa 2:90
Mesa Boogie 4x12 recto speaker
T.C. Electronic G-Major
Rocktron MidiMate
Rocktron Hex Volume Pedal
Morley Bad Horsie Wha 2
Boss GT8
2 Marshall cabinets 1x12
Rocktron Velocity 100

ISPIRATIONS:

My beautiful love Barbara, J.S. Bach, Steve Vai, Chick Corea, Al di Meola, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dream Theater, Rush, Act, Queen, Weather Report, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Iron Maiden, Mahavishnu Orchestra and more, more, more...