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Massimo Bianchi's interview in California

 

 

Let's start from the title,  Lauderdale By The Sea, why ?

M: Lauderdale by the Sea is a lil village in Florida, close to Miami, i've been there for my summer holidays in 2008, it's a wonderful place. The atmosphere of that place, its palms, its tropical climate and  people I have met  there gave me emotions and i turned them into music.

 
How is the album promotion going in the U.S.?

M: IMRadio in Chicago is broadcasting Oceanic Sensation and The Story Of Our Life daily on a daily basis since 4 months, Pop Garden Radio  in Florida plays Oceanic Sensation and we are really  proud  we had the possiblilty to rework the album album in Los Angeles so we have the American version of Lauderdale by the sea  plus a promotion made by Rockzion Records through aradio.
I want to thank , in the name of the band,Dennis Renick for the great job he did with the tracks.
By the way we keep our feet down to ground , everyone in the band continues to do its job couse we know there is still  a lot to do and we can't live of music rightnow
 
 
What is about  Oceanic Sensation and The Story Of Our Life?
 
M: The first one describes my stay in Lauderdale by the sea - Florida and the emotions I felt ,Oceanic Sensation is a rock song very american sound. The second one, Story of our life is a ballad and speaks of  a very important and  lovely period of my  life.

What is the reletionship between the band members?

M: Great friendship with Giovanni (keyboard player) we grew up together, I know him since 1986, he is my best collaborator.Giovanni is , with me, one of the leaders of Ocean's 5, he helps me a lot  coming upwith  great ideas for arrangements everytime i write a song he really  has a non common talent in this.
Me and Giovanni played together for years in a hard rock band  called "Aphasia" writing our own songs and also  performing as Europe cover band during Europe fans conventions and  playing with John Leven and Ian Haugland former members of the band Europe.

Nino, although don't see him often couse he lives in another town ,Naples, there's ten-year friendship and collaboration with him, I met him in 1999 in Stockholm-Sweden, but twhat made  our friendship closer  was in 2001 when we were both called to live perform in Milan with Mic Michaeli, John Leven, Ian Haugland (respectively former keyboardist, bassist and drummer of the band Europe).

Michele is friend from my childwood, we started playing together in one of my  first bands, Cristian  is a childwood friend aswell and we've been class mates in high school .
Patrick is a friend since ten years, lives in Rome and occasionally gives his beautiful voice to our songs.

 
What are you currently doing?
 
M:I am working with Giovanni on the arrangements of the new songs i I've written this summer since my stay in New York.

Is travel that  important for you  to write? Can you tell us one of the new songs title ?
 
M: Essential i would say, in New York i chrystalized moments, feelings that  have generated sounds, tunes ... and threw down a text that i put on paper  once in hotel.
One song is called "Lookin to the Hudson."

The U.S. influences u so much, isn't it?

M:The U.S. is a country that I love so much, I love your culture and the American people and  there are incredible music talents in usa one for all ... Jon Bon Jovi,  lately I've also discovered talents such as One Republic, they have a more pop sound but still very good .

 
Are you planning to go back to usa soon?

M: Probably i will go toCalifornia and Florida in 2010  for Lauderdale By The Sea
 

What do you expect from music?

M: Fun and passion , this is enough for us at the moment, we play because we like to do it, because we are friends. And if our music give sa smile or any emotion we are happy and proud.

So good luck!

M: Thank you,