Pierluigi Giombini

Pierluigi Giombini (born December 11, 1956 in Rome) was born in a family of musicians: his father Marcello Giombini was a composer of secular music and film music as well as being interested in electronic music. His grandfather was a music professor specialized in the Oboe who also played in orchestras. Giombini therefore had been introduced at an early age to the classics and progressed to study piano and composition at the conservatory. While he was studying classical music at the Conservatory in Rome, he also listened to 70s progressive rock groups, Emerson, Lake & Palmer in particular and Wendy Carlos. It was Wendy Carlos' 'Switched-On Bach' records that inspired him to study and create the synth sounds that he later used on his hit records in the 80s. Even now he still uses hardware and software synths for his current projects such as "WEB".

He wrote, arranged and produced international successes such as "I like Chopin" for Gazebo, "Dolce Vita" for Ryan Paris, and "Lovin' times" for "Web", that total over twelve million records sold and have hit the top-ten charts all over the world.

Giombini has composed, written, arranged, played keyboards, programmed and last but not least produced and created the main lyrical hooks for his songs.

He has collaborated with numerous singers and lyric writers such as Paul Mazzolini, a former school friend whom he launched into minor stardom through his successful productions, melodies and lyrical concepts.

External links

* [http://www.giombinimusic.com/ Pierluigi Giombini official website]