4 x 20 minute sets: £450 |
Hi,
I am Davide, also known as Dado.
I am a professional drummer/percussionist with Italian roots. I began my professional music career in 2002 as a London Underground busker; after one year of playing the didjeridoo with a mini drum-kit for the London commuters, I started receiving copious booking requests from various London based artists and bands.
I travelled a couple of times to Cuba to study and immerse myself in Afro-Cuban rhythms with local musicians.
I have been described by fellow musicians as a versatile drummer/percussionist and I feel comfortable behind a drum-kit, a percussion set, or a hybrid kit.
I have performed with top bands and artists across the world, from the UK, Europe, South America, Africa and Hong Kong.
Based in South East London
I will be improvising drums and
percussion alongside your favourite D.J.
The music which would suit
the most would be house, funk, electronic.
Power
Arrival: 90 minutes before the performance
Set up / pack down: 1 hour
Leverkusener Jazz Stage (Germany);
Ronnie Scott’s (London, UK);
Mandela’s 90 Birthday (Hyde Park, London, UK);
Guitar Festival (Tampere, Finland);
Big Chill Festival- main stage – (UK);
North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands);
Luminato Festival (Canada);
Cemal Concert Hall (Istanbul);
The Sage (Gateshead, UK);
London African Festival (UK);
X Mercado Cultural (Bahia, Brazil);
New Port Jazz Festival (UK).
Opera House (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Opera House (HCMC, Vietnam)
I have worked and collaborated with many artists including:
Carmen Souza; Antonio Forcione; Gwyneth Herbert; Sara Schiralli; Heidi Vogel; MaciekPysz; Maurizio Minardi; Modeste Hugues; Nancy Vieira, Urban Soul Orchestra, Michael Schiefel and Seckou Keita.