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(born August 15, 1979, in Marino, Italy) is an Italian guitarist, singer, and composer. He is known as the guitarist and founder of the bands Bud Spencer Blues Explosion, I Hate My Village, and Black Friday.
Originally from Castel Gandolfo, he began playing music at the age of 5, starting with the piano and later switching to electric and acoustic guitar.
Since 2000, he has carved out a versatile role in the Roman music scene, collaborating both in the studio and live with numerous artists. He cites Ry Cooder, Blind Willie Johnson, Rage Against the Machine, Tinariwen, Nuno Bettencourt, Weezer, and Beck as his inspirations.
In 2007, together with Cesare Petulicchio, he founded the duo Bud Spencer Blues Explosion. That same year they recorded a self-produced EP and found success in 2009 with a self-titled album, thanks in part to a landmark performance at the May Day concert in Rome.
Cesare Petulicchio and Adriano Viterbini (right) in 2010
In 2008, he contributed to Raf’s album Metamorfosi and took part in the subsequent Metamorfosi Tour. In 2010, he created the project Black Friday with Luca Sapio, releasing the album Hard Times.
On March 22, 2013, he released a solo album titled Goldfoil on the Bomba Dischi label.
The album, recorded and mixed in Rome, consists of 12 instrumental tracks with a minimalist blues style. One track features Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails.
Also in 2013, he collaborated with jazz double bassist Enzo Pietropaoli on an album titled Futuro Primitivo, recorded live at the Auditorium Parco della Musica. In 2014, he joined African artist Bombino on the Nomad Tour, performing in Italy and across Europe.
That same year, he also contributed to the album Il padrone della festa and toured with the trio Fabi-Silvestri-Gazzè.
On October 23, 2015, he released his second solo album Film O Sound, an instrumental record artistically produced by Marco Fasolo of Jennifer Gentle. The album features guest appearances by Bombino and Alberto Ferrari of Verdena. In 2016, he played on the album Inumani and joined the live shows of Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti.
He toured with Malian singer Rokia Traoré for her album Né So, performing across Europe and Africa. Starting in 2017, he became the guitarist, both in studio and live, for Nic Cester’s band, playing in Australia and Europe, opening for acts like Kasabian and Muse.
He collaborated with Cor Veleno on the album Lo Spirito Che Suona, which features posthumous songs by Roman rapper Primo Brown, who died in 2016. He also created the guitar sound and riff in the track Malamore by Enzo Carella, reinterpreted by Riccardo Sinigallia for the soundtrack of the film Lo Spietato.
In 2019, he formed the band I Hate My Village with Fabio Rondanini, Alberto Ferrari (Verdena), and Marco Fasolo (Jennifer Gentle), releasing a self-titled album. In the summer of 2021, he toured with Bombino as a duo for a series of concerts. He later founded the experimental trio ON together with Riccardo Sinigallia and Ice One.
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