Claudio Canzano
ABOUT
“THE MUSICIANS”
Nato il 27/04/73 a Pescara, figlio d’arte, inizia a suonare la batteria in tenera età. Ad 11 anni si classifica 3° al concorso per musicisti Disma; due anni dopo è 2° allo stesso concorso. Inizia un percorso di studi musicali all’età di 15 anni seguito dal M° Roberto Polito durante i tour in cui lo affianca per anni come Roadie . Consegue contemporaneamente due qualifiche professionali nel mondo dell' elettronica e colleziona esperienze incredibili nel mondo del Service, approfondendo la conoscenza nell'utilizzo di hardware Audio e Luci, fino al servizio di leva, durante il quale suona con l’orchestra della Brig. Mec. Gorizia del "Quinto Corpo D'Armata". Alla fine di questo, si specializza nell’uso delle tecniche sugli strumenti a percussione afro cubani e sul latin Drum set seguito dal M° Daniel Rodriguez. Più tardi segue stage con : Giovanni Hidalgo, Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, Ernesttico, Alex Acuña. L' acid jazz, lo swing e la musica etnica, riempiono la sua vita portandolo a suonare continuamente in alcuni dei club più importanti d’Europa :
- 100 Club Londra - Cruise –Inn di Amsterdam- illusion di Bruxelles - Sky Club in Svizzera - Mama’s Club (RA) - Milwaukee 50” (MI) - Seconda Classe (BS) - Border Line (PI) - Bounty (RI) - Heineken tour Italia - Jux Tap (SP) - Naima jazz (FC) - Barfly (AN) - Puerto Alegre (MI), etc.
Best collaborations with musicians and group:
Billy Bros, Daddy’s Rebels, Garrison Fewell, Kyle Gregory, Javier Girotto, Fabrizio Bosso, Italo De Angelis, Paolo Di Sabatino, Massimo Manzi, Cristian Panetto, Renzo Ruggeri, Marco Collazzoni, Ellade Bandini, Bruno Erminero, Pietro Condorelli, Perujazz Big Band, Ada Montellanico, Maurizio Rolli, Francesco Falcioni, Diana Torto, Francesco Ciancetta, Trio Monne, Massimo Zagonari, Carlo Romano. . .
Collaborations with Director and Actors:
William Zola, Claudio Insegno, Pietro Biondi, Sabrina Pellegrino, Silvio Sarta.
Live DJ set with:
Danny Buddha Morales, Frankye Valantaine, Stefano Noferini . . .
Some festival participations as leader and sideman:
- Festival dei 2 mondi - Duke's Festival - Blu Fesival Urbino - Estate Spoletina - Interamnia Jazz Festival - Aventino Blues Festival – Agorà - Capolinea Soul Festival - Il Fiume e la Memoria - Norcia jazz Festival, Vini dal Mondo (Spoleto), Triskell celtic Festival, Pepe Street Festival, Contrade del Piacere, Armonie e Contrasti, Fondazione Michetti, etc.
Music Teaching:
C.P.E. - Ethnic percussion School (Pescara 1997 > 2004)
Scuola media De Lollis – (scuola media a indirizzo musicale Chieti - 1998>1999)
Flamenco Stage on
Accademia Musicale Pescarese
I.M.A.M.
Scuola di Musica “LE ARTI”
Marketing and Management Music Stange
Italy - 2016>2021
Summer 2021/2022/2023/2024/2025 live with:
ALMA GITANA - (rumba flamenca) - play CAJON
ALMA 4et - (rumba flamenca) - play DRUMS & PERCUSSION
DA UNA SEVILLANA (flamenco) - play DRUMS & PERCUSSION
CINEMA D’ASCOLTO - (TRIBUTO AL M° ENNIO MORRICONE, guest M° Carlo Romano) - play DRUMS & PERCUSSION
Managerial Music Career:
A passion intertwines his musical activity with the design, research, and development of musical instruments and audio. Since 2000, he has worked as a Product Specialist in the import and export of musical instruments.
This often took him to the East, where he developed a deep understanding of the market, which he found manufacturing in China and Taiwan.
From 2005 to 2008, he worked on the development of several percussion instrument brands such as LATIN BENSON, XDRUM, and PASHA, currently owned and distributed by Valmusic. From 2008 to 2011, he worked with PROEL S.P.A. as Brand Manager for the GRETSCH, TOCA, GIBRALTAR, and ROLL brands, designing the Die Hard Bags for the company. At the end of 2009, he was promoted to Product Manager for TAMBURO DRUMS, continuing to manage the GRETSCH, TOCA, and GIBRALTAR brands, along with the addition of the GRASSI, VOXMEISTER, and STUDIO49 brands for the national market. During the same year, he designed and developed the BAT percussions brand for PROEL (a complete line of entry level percussion and drums).
Brief Managerial History:
Product Specialist (italy) Valmusic Italian Distributor
Brand > LATIN BENSON, PASHA, X-DRUM
January 2005 > August 2008
Product Manager (Italy) Proel S.P.A
Brand > GRETSCH, TOCA, GIBRALTAR, TAMBURO, VOXMEISTER, GRASSI, STUDIO49, September 2008 > April 2011
Product manager and Sales Manager (italy) MASTER MUSIC DISTRIBUTION
Brand > PREMIER, DIXON, MEINL, HUMES & BERG
September 2011>March 2019
Sales and Marketing Manager (Italy) FACUS DRUMS INNOVATION
September 2019 > July 2021.
Sales and Marketing manager (italy) AUDIO DESIGN
May 2020 > January 2026
SPECIAL EXPERIENCE:
Signature design:
- 2005 NEMESIS PASHA > cymbals set up 4 pcs > (Turkish made)
- 2005 CONGATRAINER > percussion trainer > (Made in italy)
- 2014 RACK CAJON > (signature for Dixon Brand)
- 2017 CAJON HYBRID BRUSHES > (for Facus Drum Innovations brand)
Demonstrator for national and international fairs:
- Musikmesse (Frankfurt)
- Disma Music Show ( Rimini, Milano, Bologna edition)
- Music China Shanghai (Shanghai)
- Maison de la Musique (Parigi)
- Sol Music (Palermo)
- Medimex (Bari)
- Batterika (Roma)
- Musika (Roma)
- Drummer Festival (Merula Shop Italy)
- M.I.R. (Rimini)
- F.I.M. (Milano)
- S.H.G. (Milano)
Technical Consultancy:
- Sonor Percussion > EKO Music Group
- MABER DRUMS
- ROTODRUM
- TECHRA CARBON DRUMSTICKS
- TAMBOR PERCUSSION
Rodie and Tour Manager:
Benny Greb (drummer)
Anika Nilles (drummer)
Thomas Lang (Robbie Williams, Tina Turner, George Michael...)
Chris Coleman (Prince, Rachelle Ferrel, Chaka Kahn…)
Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd…)
Gregg Bissonette (J.Satriani, Duran Duran, David Lee Roth, Toto, Ringo Starr…)
- MARKETING & ARTIST MANAGER MUSICA IN FIERA 2019 and 2022
(Italian musical instrument fair)
- MARKETING & ARTIST MANAGER MUSICA SOUND EXPÓ 2023
(Italian musical instrument fair)