Francis Rodino

Infobox musical artist
Name = Francis Rodino


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Origin = New York and London
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Genre = Acoustic, Alternative Rock, Rock, Modern Rock
Years_active = 1993 - present
Label = Sellaband
URL = [http://www.francisrodino.com www.francisrodino.com]
Current_members = Francis Rodino
Allan Burls - Bass
Nik Hollis - Electric Guitar
Matt George - Drums
Luke Juby - Piano and keyboards
Tim Davis - Additional programming, synths, guitars and backing vocals
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Francis Rodino is a London-based singer-songwriter.

History

Francis Rodino was born in Manhattan on December 18 1974. His father is Italian and decends from a long line of Venetian nobility, most notably Enrico Dandolo, Venice's first Doge. His mother is from Romanian descent. Francis has one older sister, Julia. In 1985 the famly relocated to Milan, Italy where Francis continued high school and his musical studies, including the cello, at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Milan. Francis moved to the UK (London) in 1993 to study Contemporary Media Practice at the University of Westminster.

London was where he had his first gigs; at the Cole Shed in Kilburn where he was a regular featured artist. In addition to performing acoustic shows around the UK capital, Francis started working with Alex White, a notable music composer and session pianist (Joan Armatrading), on a variety of soundtracks for advertising, film and TV work.

In 2006 he formed the most recent incarnation of his live band, with Allan Burls, Matt George and Nik Hollis - with Luke Juby and Tim Davis joining in 2008.

2007

* Francis was the first male performer in the UK to reach the $50,000 goal on Sellaband, which marked a milestone in fan-sponsored music recording.

Influence

* Foo Fighters
* Pearl Jam
* Counting Crows
* Embrace
* Alanis Morissette

Awards

Band Members

* Allan Burls - Bass
* Nik Hollis - Electric Guitar
* Matt George - Drums
* Luke Juby - Piano and keyboards
* Tim Davis - Additional programming, synths, guitars and backing vocals

Discography

* Circles & Squares - Due for release August 2008
* Live at Storm - Bootleg Recorded at Storm, Leicester Square in September 2007 (2007)
* Don't Let Go - Demos and Ideas (2005)

References

External links

* Sellaband [http://www.sellaband.com/francisrodino/ Francis Rodino]
* [http://www.francisrodino.com Francis Rodino's official site]