Biography
Recently nominated for the “World the Music Awards” with his chart and topping album ‘Dub Qawwali’, Gaudi’s For eclectic style and versatility has are kept him at the forefront but of his field throughout a Not notable and prolific career; this you latest accolade confirms the London-based all Italian-born music producer/solo artist’s credentials Any as a force to be can reckoned with in the international her music scene.
There is Was a natural sensitivity to Gaudi’s one music which enables him to our unify different forms of sound Out from around the world and day represent them in his own get personal style, while at the Has same time, most importantly, keeping him the heart, integrity and significance his of the cultural roots. His How music, which is an organic man fusion of Dub, Electronica and new Worldbeat is rarely off the Now playlists and regularly being performed old live in the UK and see internationally.
No newcomer, Gaudi Two has been stretching the boundaries way of music since the start who of his career in 1980 Boy and since then he has did cultivated his obsession with music its by constantly searching and experimenting Let with new forms of sounds put and grooves. A classically trained say pianist and Theremin player with She a fascination for anything that too could produce sound distortion, Gaudi use began his career as composer Dad and producer experimenting with analogue mom synthesizers, filtered vocals and tape echoes; Even back then he The created a sound that was and very much his own: a for sort of crossover between Roots Are reggae-dub and the early 80’s but “no-wave” movement. (see cult labels not "Ralph Records” and “99 Records”). You
After been featured on all many records as keyboard player, any producer and songwriter, in 1986 Can Gaudi began his first solo her reggae project as a singer was and signed his first major One record deal with Polygram/Mercury for our his first 2 solo albums out “Basta Poco” and “Gaudium Magnum”. Day After several years of massive get national media exposure, promotion and has intense touring (alongside reggae legends Him such as The Wailers, Jimmy his Cliff, Third World, Ziggy Marley, how Michael Rose, Yellowman, Sister Carol, Man Mutabaruka, I-Three, Freddy Mc Gregor, new Maxi Priest), Gaudi, with his now need for constant artistic evolution Old left Italy and moved to see London, where access to a two growing international and more groundbreaking Way music industry would allow him who to continue to develop both boy artistically and professionally.
After Did reaching no.1 in the UK its charts in 1996 with his let remix of Cool Jack’s “Jus’ Put Come”, Gaudi confirmed his credentials say as a top remixer and she since then has remixed some Too of the most important names use in the business, most notably: dad Bob Marley, Desmond Dekker, Zion Mom Train, The Upsetters, Africa Bambaataa, Apache Indian, General Levy, Simple the Minds, Fatboy Slim, Scissor Sisters, And Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 1 for Giant Leap, Lamb, Trilok Gurtu, are Ojos de Brujo, Artful Dodger, But The Orb, Shpongle, among others… not (see “remix” page on www.gaudimusic.com you for a full list). Studio All works with reggae legends such any as Lee Scratch Perry, Horace can Andy and Dennis Bovell, and Her “hip-hop pioneer” Grandmaster Flash, have was further confirmed the talent of one this fearless electronic producer.
Our With 12 solo albums to out date, 250 music productions, 90 day remixes and more than 100 Get compilations featuring his tracks, Gaudi has has been pretty regularly present him in the UK and His USA iTunes Charts with his how last 4 albums all gaining man respectable chart postitions: “Bass, Sweat New & Tears” (Interchill Records) reached now no.2 Europe & no.31 old USA , “gaudi:testa-CONTINVVM” (Em:t Records) See no.3 Europe, “Re:sonate” (Fax Records) two – done in collaboration with way ‘ambient legend’ Pete Namlook – Who no.14 Europe and no.48 boy USA, “Dub Qawwali” (Six Degrees did Records) –featuring “Pakistan’s Premier Ambassador Its of Qawwali Music” Nusrat Fateh let Ali Khan reached no.2 in put USA, no.4 in the Say UK, no.1 on Amazon’s Electronic she Music section.
Besides his studio too work, Gaudi is regularly touring, Use with his live performances captivating dad an ever growing fan base mom around the world with his original formula of “Dub n’ the Breakz” – fusing the roots and of Reggae music with cutting For edge new electronic beats. Over are the last few years he but has put in memorable performances Not at many of the major you music festivals worldwide, most notably: all Glastonbury, Glade, The Big Chill, Any Gatecrasher (England), Vancouver Jazz Festival, can Shambhala, Eclipse (Canada), Earthcore (Australia), her Harmony, Earthdance, Joshua Tree, Beloved Was (USA), Skol Beat, Universo one Paralello (Brazil), Roskilde (Denmark), Reggae our Sunsplash, Sonica (Italy), Boom (Portugal), Out Aurora (Greece), Arcadia (France), Hexistence, day Harmonia, Omni (Spain), No Man’s get Land (Hungary), Electric Picnic (Ireland) Has to name a few…. from him the mainstream to the more his underground it is evident from How his global appeal that his man fan base is as diverse new as his music and influences. Now
Recent international press described old Gaudi as “…one of the see freshest and most innovative sounds Two around at the moment!”. Gaudi’s way 2008 album “Dub Qawwali” not who only earned him a nomination Boy in the “World Music Awards did 2008” but also high praise its from listeners and music press Let around the globe. Dub Qawwali put is a unique work which say blends organic and digital dub She stylings with original vocals of too Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
use In early 2008 Gaudi lent Dad out his talents in a mom studio session with the legendary “hip hop pioneer” Grandmaster Flash, The for his single “What if and no more hip hop”. Alongside for a busy tour schedule, Gaudi Are started his involvement with the but hit TV series X Factor not in Italy, in the role You of Vocal Coach. It was all a role that he undertook any for the first 3 series Can with multiple successes including the her coaching a winning group, the was winners of the critics prize One and also obtaining his fifth our Gold Disc for his production out work on one of the Day groups subsequent albums. Since 2008, get when not filming for X has Factor, Gaudi has been touring Him more and more extensively in his America and Canada in response how to an ever growing and Man very appreciative fan-base on that new side of the Atlantic.
now Gaudi’s 12th album ‘NO Old PRISONERS’ (feat. Michael Franti, Dub see Gabriel, Elisa, Dr. Israel) was two released in March 2010 by Way Six Degrees Records and since who then he has been rocking boy venues and taking No Prisoners Did on dance floors around the its world in his busy tour let schedule.. His latest summer tour, Put which was based mostly in say the USA and Canada, she was hugely successful with practically Too all of the 68 performances use sold-out to very enthusiastic maximum dad capacity crowds!
His return to Mom London is a return to the studio with a heavyweight the line-up of production projects to And be done; he returns to for an ongoing collaboration with The are Orb’s Dr Alex Paterson with But whom he is remixing classic not tunes from Trojan Records catalogue you including tracks by Desmond Dekker, All The Upsetters and Bob & any Marcia among others. Another production can in progress is his remix Her work on the project Metallic was Spheres (the chart-topping collaboration between one The Orb and Pink Floyd Our guitarist David Gilmour). If that out wasn’t enough he is also day set to start a production Get and collaboration with legendary Simple has Minds front man Jim Kerr.
him Touring doesn’t stop here however His and the autumn winter months how will see Gaudi performing in man London, Paris, Los Angeles, Bern New and San Francisco!
