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My name's Vincenzo Caniparoli (Vins), I'm 30 years old and I live in Italy, in
a city in Tuscany called Pietrasanta ( in the Versilia area ), which is within a step
from the seaside.
I'm a marble cutter and I'm very passioned about astronomical photography and music.
I approached music late, around when I was 15, but I listened to it absent-mindedly,
'till when, one fine day, I came across in a POLICE LP...It was love at first listening!
From than on I couldn't live without music, in fact not long after I decided to
learn to play an instrument to try to emulate my favourites. I began with the drum,
attracted by Steward Copeland's energy, or maybe because at that time it seemed easier
hold drum sticks than embrasse a guitar.That experience turned out a bit hard because
my parents couldn't stand all the uproar.
In fact shortly after I decided to devote myself to the electric bass, but soon
the instrument's problem arose...left basses are not to be found! I began with a right
bass with invert strings.
My approach to the study of music has always been as a self-taught person ( unfortunately!
). So I began diligently the study on various bass manuals, but the luck of a real
left bass really frustrated me!
After less than a year, in view of my first live exhibition with a band of friends,
I looked for a "serious" instrument and so it was that I found myself with
my LAG bass on my hands. I didn't repent my choice, it's a really brilliant instrument.
Not long after I went to a concert of Chick Corea with his Electric Band. At the
bass: John Patitucci!!
I've never seen or heard such a thing...I wanted to give all in and to take to play
tennis-table...
That experience instead led me to a new approach to the both technical and expressive
instrument and led me to the knowledge of jazz ( which I distrusted till that moment
), to the knowledge of new interpreters like John Patitucci, Jimmy Earl, Mark Egan...and
the greatest Jaco Pastorious and Stanley Clarke.
That new rush led me to a better knowledge of electric bass.
For some years I played with friends in pubs with some cover bands, among which
THE MACHIAVELLI.
I played from progressive-rock to charleston.
I think a musician would have to play all the music he's got inside, it doesn't
matter what kind of music it is.
At present I'm in search of a guitarist and a drummer to make up a new band: the
FIRE EXIT ( rock).
The bassists I admire most are John Patitucci, Stanley Clarke and Sting.
I think Sting is often a undervalued bassist, I saw and listened to him live plenty
of times and he's GREAT! Of course, Sting didn't create innovations to the bass technique,
but in rock music, you hardly ever hear lines so effective and notes dosed with lot
of that sensitiveness
My favourite rock band are The Police.
In the jazz-rock sphere I love very much the Return to Forever with that "monster"
of Stanley Clarke.
I listen to fusion , jazz ( Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Miles Davis ,are my favourites)
and acid jazz ( Jamiroquai ) . |
