Drummer  for  David Bowie, John Waite, Julian Lennon and many others. Multi instrumentalist  Alan Childs plays all instruments and vocals on Alan Childs' Aftermath EP "Under Arrest" coming in early 2018

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Born with a gypsy heart in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

As a young man, Fabian spent two decades w/one foot in London, another in Madrid. Circling around European cities first as a true hobo adventurer, later as a successful recording & touring drummer.

He has participated in live & studio projects featuring Rose Maddox, The Chambers Brothers, The Beat (USA), Bill Wyman, The Psychedelic Furs, Levon Helm, Hubert Sumlin, Deacon Jones, Dr John, Uncle Lionel Batiste, The Lucky Stars, Los Van Van, Kiki Dee, Chucho Valdes, The Red Devils, Changuito, Wanda Jackson, Marcy Levy & Scarlet Rivera. Producers John Leckie, Steve Jordan & Richard Dashut. Members of The Cars, Blasters, Plimsouls, Romantics, MC5’s & Blondie. Actors Harry Dean Stanton (Paris, Texas), Jason Alexander (Senfeld), Jessica Harper (Woody Allen), Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men), Q'orianka Kilcher (The New World), etc…


PHOTO AGENT


Represented some of the most important Music & Hollywood photographers. Organizing private sales, advertisement, books, instructional DVD’s, biographies, documentaries &/or exhibitions for the likes of Phil Stern, Marlon Brando, Herman Leonard, Frank Sinatra, William Claxton, Oscar Peterson, The R&R Hall of Fame, Alberto "Che" Korda, Gered Mankowitz, Terry Cryer, Rolling Stone Magazine, Hudson Music, Hal Leonard’s Publishers, Bob Gruen, Jim Marshall & Jan Olofsson, amongst other photography legends. His "Jazz & Blues” Circulo de Bellas Artes, 1992 Madrid exhibition feat 120 iconic images from the world’s greatest photographers toured Spain for a full year.

PRODUCTION MUSIC AWARD WINNER 2021

His experimental Production Music albums have been featured in countless TV Shows & Radios

THE ELECTROROOTS PROJECT & AMERICANA HIGHWAY trilogy released by Standard Music Library UK won London's 2021 Production Music Awards


Exploratory Musician, Rootsy Ace Drummer & Purista Futurista Producer 

“I like to play Dark Mambos, Cheap Tangos & Pure Country Music”


NEW ORLEANS BENEFIT - THE CONGO SQUARE PROJECT & DRUMMERS UNITED (with a little help from our friends)

The day that Hurricane Katrina hit the cradle of modern music, Fabian became an accidental volunteer producer, leading an un-precedented, Alan Lomax inspired, eight album extravaganza. This New Orleans Musicians Clinic benefit features Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Earl Palmer, Louie Bellson, Marshall Allen, Airto Moreira, Dr John, Levon Helm, Hubert Sumlin, Bill Wyman, Larry Campbell, Steve Jordan, Mike Watt, Jimmy Cobb, Chuck E Weiss, Dr. Lonnie Smith, John Densmore, etc...

"This is, without a doubt, one of the most interesting & courageous musical efforts of the past decade” - Louie Bellson


EXPERIMENTAL ARGENGRINGO PRODUCTIONS

Sonic intercontinental adventure that navigates under the radar around the globe’s airwaves, mixing the most brilliant North & South American musicians in an effort to break long established sonic & cultural barriers. Includes participants Moris, Ramon Ayala, Javier Martinez, Andres Calamaro, Freddy Koella, Deacon Jones, Sir Tony Martin, La Victoria (Mariachis), Tetsuya Nakamura, Miguel Botafogo, Ciro Fogliatta, Daniel Melingo, The Mastersons, etc...


BIG SCREEN COMPOSER

You can hear his unusual style in Leo Damario & Andres Calamaro's film "Bohemia" (Argentina 2014) & Julian Higgins award winning short film “Winter Light" (USA 2015), a revisionist western that won a dozen International Film Festivals & received triple Oscar Consideration. Followed by “Japocholo”, short film celebrating Tetsuya Nakamura (WAR) - Japanese harmonica player who is inspired by Mexican culture - co-produced w/Camilla Hall (Copwatch) & Rupert Russell (Freedom for the Wolf)

Fav Composers: Lalo Schifrin, Nino Rota, Bernard Herrmann, Leonard Bernstein, Ennio Morricone, Delia Derbyshire, Harry Partch, Philip Glass & Angelo Badalamenti

Directors: Fritz Lang, Vittorio De Sica, Orson Welles, Elia Kazan, Jean Renoir, Otto Preminger, Roberto Rossellini, Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, Leonardo Favio, François Truffaut, John Cassavetes, David Lynch & Paul Thomas Anderson

One marker of bassist Michael Formanek's creativity and versatility is the range of distinguished musicians of several generations he's worked with. While still a teenager in the 1970s he toured with drummer Tony Williams and saxophonist Joe Henderson; starting in the '80s he played long stints with Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Fred Hersch and Freddie Hubbard. The bassist has played a pivotal role on New York's creative jazz scene going back to the '90s when he notably led his own quintet and played in Tim Berne's barnstorming quartet Bloodcount. Nowadays Formanek's in the co-op Thumbscrew with Brooklyn guitarist Mary Halvorson and drummer Tomas Fujiwara.  
 
Formanek is also a composer and leader of various bands. His principal recording and international touring vehicle is his acclaimed quartet with Tim Berne on alto saxophone, Craig Taborn on piano and Gerald Cleaver on drums, which records for ECM; 2010's The Rub and Spare Change and 2012's Small Places both earned coveted five-star raves in Down Beat. Formanek writes, and the quartet plays, compositions of great rhythmic sophistication that unfold in a natural sounding way – challenging music the players make sound like lyrical free expression.  His occasional groups include the 18-piece all-star Ensemble Kolossus, roping in many New York improvisers he works with. Ensemble Kolossus recorded their first CD of all Formanek originals for the prestigious ECM in late 2014. That CD, The Distance, will be released in January 2016. 

Charlie Apicella was voted onto the 84th and 86th DownBeat Readers Poll for Guitar.

He studied composition and improvisation with musical titans Yusef Lateef and Pat Martino and was trained as a historian by Archie Shepp and Dr. Billy Taylor. As a young guitarist he met his idol BB King, who offered him advice and shared some stories.

He has performed concerts and recorded with jazz legends Dave Holland, Sonny Fortune, John Blake, Jr., and Avery Sharpe as well as contemporary masters Joe Magnarelli, Vic Juris, Dave Stryker, Don Braden, and Jon Herington of Steely Dan.

In 2022 he formed The Griots Speak with bassist William Parker, saxophonist Daniel Carter, and percussionist Juma Sultan who is known for his work with Jimi Hendrix.
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Charlie Apicella is Director of Music Curriculum for The Blues and Beyond He is an Eastman Guitars Featured Artist
a Guild Guitars Sponsored Artist and a
ZT Amplifiers Official Artist.
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“A deeply melodic guitarist along the lines of Grant Green. Apicella faithfully has sought to channel an era of American music when hard-bop and r&b reigned...But the guitarist still manages to keep things fresh.” MATTHEW KASSEL, DownBeat

"As a player, Apicella immediately brings to mind Grant Green. He’s funky, he’s bluesy, and he’s not afraid to get dirty at times." JOHN HEIDT, Vintage Guitar Magazine

"Apicella's playing shines...[he] is aware of the straight-ahead tradition, showcasing his Wes Montgomery influence...Apicella's guitar sound is bright and clean, and easily cuts through the huge sound of the organ." TIM FISCHER, Just Jazz Guitar Magazine

"I think you will find that "SPARKS" will light the artistic fires of the soul and intellect." Heartfully, Yusef Lateef

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