- Marco Sabiu
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Marco Sabiu is an Italian born musician and composer most notable for his work with Take That, Kylie Minogue, Christopher Lee and television.
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Biography
Marco Sabiu was born in Forli, Italy in 1963. Sabiu started playing the piano at the age of 9 and at the age of 14 joined the 'Gioacchino Rossini' Conservatory of Music in Pesaro, Italy to study Piano and Composition. In 1991, he moved to London, UK and began a production collaboration with Charlie Rapino to form the 'Rapino Brothers' where he worked with major pop acts such as Take That and [[Kylie[1] Minogue]]. In 1998, Sabiu started working solo on more challenging projects with artists like Tanita Tikaram , Perry Blake, Francoise Hardy, Filippa Giordano, Luciano Pavarotti, Ennio Morricone and more. In 2001, he returned to Italy where he built his own recording studio and worked on composing soundtracks. Sabiu is a television star in his native Italy and has made appearances on major Italian television shows including 'Sanremo Festival', 'Domenica In' and 'Lo Spettacolo Sta Per Iniziare.' In 2010 he composed actor Christopher Lee's first concept album, 'Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross' which will become a full-fledged musical in 2013. In 2008 and 2009, Marco conducted and orchestrated for the Notti In Arena by the leading Italian rockstar Ligabue, performing before an average of 12000 every night for 20 nights.In February 2011, Sabiu released his solo debut album 'Sabiu No.7' [2] charted no. 1 in iTunes Classic and stayed in the top 10 for over three weeks.
Productions
1990:
Marcello Murru “Marcello Murru” IT Records
1991:
Atomic Brain Shakedown Productions
The Rapino Brothers “Reach to the Top” Final Vinyl
1993:
Kym Mazelle “Love Me The Right Way” Logic
Rozalla “Everybody’s Free” Logic
Corona "Rhythm Of The Night" Eternal
Haddaway "What Is Love" Logic
Heaven 17 "Higher and Higher" Virgin
Heaven 17 "Fascist Groove Thing" Virgin
Take That "Could It Be Magic" RCA
Take That "Everything Changes" RCA
1994:
Barramundi “Go Ahead London” Antler-Subway
Carol Canyon “Here’s My A” Logic Records
The Tabernacle "I Know The Lord" Good Groove
'Trainspotting' Soundtrack "Sleeper Atomic" EMI
Dubstar "Stars" Food
1995:
Kylie Minogue “Love Is On The Line” Track Deconstruction
Suggs "Cecilia" WEA
Space[disambiguation needed
] “Magic Fly” HansaSparks "When Do I Get To Sing My Way" Logic Records
1996:
Kylie Minogue “Automatic Love” Track Deconstruction
Weather Girls "Stars" East West
Wang Chung "Dance Hall Days" Geffen
Zion Train "Do Anything You Want To Do" China
Kavana "I Can Make You Feel Good [Remix]" Nemesis/Virgin
Alicia Bridges "I Love The Nightlife" 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert'
Tanita Tikaram “The Best Of” WEA UK
1997:
Cristiano Prunas “Cristiano Prunas” Universal/Sugar
1998:
Tanita Tikaram “The Cappuccino Songs” Mother
Tpau “With a Little Luck” Gnatfish Records
1999:
Buddahead Various Tracks Rondor Music
Moby "Every Time You Touch Me [Remix]" Mute
Filippa Giordano “Filippa Giordano” Album Insieme/Sugar
Rain Album Tracks Zomba Records
2000:
Lovatux Album Tracks Keystone
Paola & Chiara “Vamos a Bailar” Sony Music
Marcello Martini "Sometimes" Sugar
2001:
Aston Villa Album Tracks Naive
Kylie Minogue "Greatest Hits" RCA
Perry Blake "California" Naive
2002:
Perry Blake "Songs for Someone" Naive
2003:
Luciano Pavarotti “Ti adoro” DECCA
Perry Blake "California" Naive
Perry Blake "Broken Statuses" Naive
2004:
Pavarotti & Friends "Live" DECCA
Marcello Murru “Bonora” CNI
Francoise Hardy Album Tracks EMI/Virgin France
2005:
Perry Blake "The Crying Room" Bluorchardmusic
2007
Laslo Jones Album Tracks TBA
Agricantus “Imaku” RAI TRADE
Victoria Hart “Whatever Happened to Romance” DECCA
Ennio Morricone "We All Love" Sony/BMG
Vanessa & the O's "Je Changerai" SONY/BMG
2010
Christopher Lee "Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross" Charlemagne Productions
Film Music
2000: Andrew Lowes "Kings Ransom" Penultimate Films and Features
2007: Manuel Savoia "33"
2009: Arte TV Christopher Lee Documentary
Television Appearances
2005
Adriano Celentano "ROCKPOLITIK"; keyboards and computer programming
2006
Gianni Morandi "Non Facciamoci Prendere dal Panico"; keyboards
2010
Sanremo Festival featuring Antonella Clerici; MD, conductor, arranger, orchestrator
Domenica In featuring Lorella Cuccarini; MD, conductor, arranger, orchestrator
Lo Spettacolo Sta Per Iniziare, live from the Arena of Verona featuring Antonella Clerici; conductor, arranger, orchestrator
2011:
Sanremo Festival featuring Gianni Morandi; MD, conductor, arranger, orchestrator
Domenica In featuring Lorella Cuccarini; MD, conductor, arranger, orchestrator
Lo Spettacolo Sta Per Iniziare, live from the Arena of Verona featuring Antonella Clerici[3]; conductor, arranger, orchestrator
Live
1998: Tanita Tikaram Tour Musical Director
2002: Perry Blake French Tour Musical Director
2008 and 2009: Notti in Arena with Ligabue at the Arena of Verona[4]
References
- ^ "Londra, Charlie Rapino nominato consigliere dell'md della Polydor". http://www.rockol.it/news-249781/Londra,-Charlie-Rapino-nominato-direttore-A-R-della-Polydor. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Marco Sabiu Official Website Bio". World Concert Artists Ltd.. http://marcosabiu.worldconcertartists.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=1. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Marco Sabiu Official Website Credits". World Concert Artists Ltd.. http://marcosabiu.worldconcertartists.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=2. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "http://www.cinetivu.com/programmi-tv/programmi-musicali/arena-di-verona-2011-lo-spettacolo-sta-per-iniziare-su-raiuno/". CineTiVu. http://www.cinetivu.com/programmi-tv/programmi-musicali/arena-di-verona-2011-lo-spettacolo-sta-per-iniziare-su-raiuno/. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- Italian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- People from Forlì
- Italian pianists
- Italian composers
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