Renato Marcianò was born in Milano in 1969. From his earliest childhood on he was enthusiastic about music. So he started to teach himself in playing guitar in his early school years. He also had private lessons in classic piano for 4 years, achieving a licence of music theory.
After absolvating a course in music harmony with guitar player Adrian Fioramonti, in 1993 he finally decieded to dedicate his musical energy into electric bass studies, especially in the style of african-american music.
He started to work with - in Lucca's area well known - bass player Milko Ambrogini. He also took part in some jazz workshops with Steve Swallow, Pietro Tonolo, Vittorio Alinari and Dimitri Grechi Espinoza und improoved his studies by self teaching and jaming with other musicians. He kept on extending his skills in jazz, blues, funk, ....
From 2006 to 2010 he regularly played at the wednesday's jam sessions at Dt. Jazz club in Pisa as a resident part of the band .
From 2009 to 2011 he worked with the italian singer Karima.
Since october 2010 to october 2015 he played as an integral part in the Blues/BluesRock-band of Rudy Rotta

Guitarist and composer. Played in several projects and records of genres such as jazz fusion, acoustic rock, soundtracks, pop, swing and gypsy jazz.

Always looking for new musical collaborations!

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EMMA MORTON + THE GRACES (Scotland / Italy)

“Sound that tastes like the Highlands ” (SKY NEWS)  
★★★★
 “The best music on the Italian scene today” (Ernesto Assante, La Repubblica)
★★★

Combining elements of Roots-rock, blues, Jazz and homespun Scottish Folk, Emma Morton & the Graces transcend these to become an emotionally engaging act that is truly unique. Based in Italy, Emma herself originates from Scotland, and combines her roots with broad influences from her Italian band, blending vocals with a guitar (Luca Giovacchini) and drum (Piero Perelli) combo. 

Their 2018 European Tour of over 120 sold-out shows saw great success, wide press coverage, radio play and TV performances. (UK, France, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovenia).  

Their debut album Bitten by the Devil has over 250k Spotify downloads. It was recorded live in an analog studio. Guests and collaborators include Grammy Award winner Gene Paul (USA), known for his work with Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin, Rolling Stones and many more, Antonio Gramentieri who’s collaborations include Alejandro Escovedo, Dan Stuart, Hugo Race, Raphael Gualazzi (piano) and Gabriele Evangelista (Doublebass). 


Emma has collaborated on stage and in studio with artists such as Glen Hansard, Alejandro Escovedo, Paolo Nutini, Olly Murs, Gary Lucas and Petra Magoni. 
Her work on film soundtrack “Saremo Giovani e Bellissimi” is currently nominated for a David De Donatello Award, and won Venice Film Festival’s Soundtrack Stars Awards 2018
She has also written and produced music for Samsung, Expo, Rai as well as high fashion brands Piquadro, Sergei Grinko and Edda Berg.

Emma uses her music to raiser awareness on political and social issues facing today’s society. Her unique and empowering performative act of song and dance takes us on a journey of rebirthand discovery of cross-cultural sounds. Inspired by her personal life experiences she tells us stories of epic battles with devils, with loss and fear. Bitten by the Devil  is a courageous rebellion against inequality and a call to all people to unite with compassion for a fairer world. 

"It is in the live arena that this trio really come into their own. Their performances project a sincerity and passion that is highly infectious." (Rockol) 

★★★★ 
“Energy is the key word” (Italian Music Review) 
★★★★ 
“A unique psychotropic sound-cocktail fizzing with roots, jazz, soul and folk influences… exploring controversial stories with an unquestionably captivated audience.” (Volver Magazine)
★★★★

Emma Morton + the Graces already have an established online fan base. Emma’s two Facebook pages have a combined following of over 32,000, Instagram over 23,000, and some YouTube videos have reached over one million views.  

Voice: Emma Morton 
Drums: Piero Perelli (Dana Fuchs, Don Antonio)
Guitar: Luca Giovacchini (Frank Frost, Sam Carr, Piano. C Reed)  

SPOTIFY: http://bit.ly/bittenbythedevil
  
WEBSITE: www.emmamortonandthegraces.com
FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/emmamortonandthegraces
INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/emmamorton/

VIDEOS:
 https://www.youtube.com/user/emmaaristomorton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWhUzGVHXHU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-cYBAEwouM
 https://www.youtube.com/user/emmaaristomorton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=logFtwq2ivg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6uUaQSCwv0

Music completes the narration of a story and becomes a narrative itself.
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