Pietro Amato

Pietro Amato is a Montreal French horn player. He plays with three bands: Torngat, Bell Orchestre, and The Luyas. Amato is also a touring member of Arcade Fire.

In 2006 Bell Orchestre performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival and in 2007 Amato and company were nominated for a Juno Award for their work in Recording a Tape in the Colour of the Light.

Amato is a founding member of Torngat, his longest standing musical project. In July 2006 a stand-in temporarily replaced Amato for Bell Orchestre's European tour while he devoted his time to Torngat's 2007 album, You Could Be.

2006 Touring

* March with Bell Orchestre in Europe (promoting "Recording a Tape in the Colour of the Light")
* April with Torngat in Eastern Canada (promoting "La Rouge")
* May with Bell Orchestre in the U.S. (promoting "Recording a Tape in the Colour of the Light")

2007 Touring

*March with Arcade Fire in Canada (promoting "Neon Bible")
*April with The Luyas in Ontario (promoting "Faker Death")
*September-November with Torngat in Eastern Canada and New York City (promoting "You Could Be")

2008 Touring

*January-March with Torngat in Canada and Austin, Texas (promoting "You Could Be")

Discography

Torngat
* "Torngat" (2002)
* "Live at The Bread Factory" (2004)
* "La Rouge" (2005)
* "You Could Be" (2007)

Arcade Fire
*"Funeral" (2004)
*"Neon Bible" (2007)

Bell Orchestre
*"Recording a Tape in the Colour of the Light" (2005)

Islands
*"Return to the Sea" (2006)

The Luyas
*"Faker Death" (2007)

Trivia

*Amato graduated with a Fine Arts degree from Concordia University.
*In 2005, Amato performed "Rebellion (Lies)" with Arcade Fire on "The Late Show with David Letterman".
*Amato and Sam Roberts occasionally play ice hockey together.

External links

* [http://www.torngat.ca Torngat]
* [http://www.bellorchestre.com Bell Orchestre]
* [http://www.arcadefire.com Arcade Fire]
* [http://www.theluyas.com/ The Luyas]