Guitar player/singer/composer, currently working on my "One minute songs" project.

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Diego started his guitar study at the age of eight, learning quickly the technical aspects of the instrument and showing a natural gift with his touch, expression and execution.
At age of 11, he studied the modern electric guitar in a little school of music in Turin, Italy. At age of 13 Diego met the great guitarist Massimo Arminchiardi, who introduced Diego to a professional level of music study encompassing advanced aspects of modern guitar music.
At age of 15, Diego began studying with Tony De Gruttola, who is a master level teacher of both “Centro Professione Musica” and “Accademia Lizard – Piedmont Section”. Diego learned improvisation and rhythmic techniques, across blues, rock, metal and funk genres.
Diego is now attending the “Università di Torino – D.A.M.S.“ http://dams.campusnet.unito.it/cgi-bin/home.pl and the Accademia Lizard: http://www.lizardaccademie.net/old/index.htm  where he complete the 4th level with a deep focus on music composition.
 

PERSONAL INFORMATION
 
Name: Diego Budicin
Date of Birth: 26th the August 1990
Home Address: 2, via Don Bosco – 10044 – Pianezza (Turin - Italy)
Telephone: +39.011.9662230
Mobile: +39.3479336876

Email 1: diegotheflash@hotmail.it
Email 2: diegotheflash@fastwebnet.it


Diego’s Fan page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diego-Budicin-Fan-Page/116447891731266
 

EDUCATION

Liceo Scientifico “Charles Darwin” Rivoli (Torino) 2004 - 2009

Student V year “Accademia Lizard Torino”. 
Student III year “Univeristà degli Studi di Torino – Scienze della Formazione - Discipline Arte Musica Spettacolo” focusing on Music.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

2006 January

Diego, at age of fifteen, was selected as the best electric guitarist during a TV shown on Rai 1 (“Domenica In, Ieri, Oggi Domani - Sunday 29th 7:00pm)  from a jury composed by Enrico Ciacci (brother and guitarist of Little Tony the most famous “rockabilly” man in Italy), Alberto Radius (guitarist of the Formula 3 group one of the first prog-rock groups in Italy) and Dody Battaglia (guitarist of “The Pooh”).


2006 May

Diego was invited to play his electric guitar again on Rai 1 television twice in May 2006 with other eleven guys, composing the “Orchestra di Domani”. Diego was playing some movie soundtracks and “The Godfather” theme solo.

2007

Diego was invited to play in a jazz club in Turin. He performed some instrumental covers by Satriani, Vai and Moore.

2008

Diego composed his first song, “Thinking of Chopin” inspired by Nocturnes op. IX pt.1  by Frederick Chopin. The song published on Garageband and Ourstage websites and received many awards from the community.
 
2009

Diego was invited to play at “Guitarshow 2009” in Milan, representing Accademia Lizard: he played “Fives” by Guthrie Govan.

2010

Diego won the “1 concorso nazionale per chitarra elettrica ed acustica” in Parma playing his “Thinking of Chopin”.
Diego was invited again to represent “Accademia Lizard” school of music in many towns and cities of Northern Italy to promote the school together with the Accademia Lizard teachers.
Diego was selected by the movie director James Smith for his documentary project about six guitar stories. Diego one of the six guitarists worldwide.
Diego was invited by John Dargan, founder of nurturemusic.biz, to perform a music tour in US starting from 8/2/2010 to 9/3/2010. During his stage Diego played for free in DaytonaLagoon, Athens Theater and many other sites around central Florida. 

2011
"Canevel Music Lab" Semi-finalist 
Winner of the "Chickenfoot" nationwide contest 2011 promoted by Rock TV Italy.
On tour in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland and UK as supporting act with Stoney Curtis Band and John D'Amato, starting from 20 November 2011, booking agency: AmsterdamMusicPromotors.

Diego’s standard repertory includes:

    Thinking of Chopin (Diego Budicin) - 2008
    Lost in a Dream (Diego Budicin) - 2010
    Sonority Part 2 (Diego Budicin) – 2007
    Per Vito (Diego Budicin) – 2009
    My Own Fantasies (Diego Budicin) – 2010
    Mai Più (Diego Budicin) - 2011
    Riflesso (Diego Budicin) - 2011
    Out of Me (Diego Budicin) - 2011


Covers and tribute

    Juice (Steve Vai)
    Meltdown (Vinnie Moore)
    Fives (Guthrie Govan)
    Jump Start (Greg Howe)

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