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Riccardo Dore

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About Riccardo

I’m a 15+ years experienced guitar player, In live performance and studio recording.
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London
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I was born in Sardinia (Italy) and started playing guitar at the age of 10. I've been involved in original and cover/acoustic bands since i was 14, performing live, from small pubs to big local stages, and recording EPs and demos. I have played with the Sardinian based Funk/Rock band Wise Kebabs. We achieved significant success, being very active in the live music scene for more then 3 years. We won the "Olbia Rock festival" in 2012, the most important festival in Sardinia for emerging bands, and recorded the debut Ep and music video. During this time i studied around 3 years, doing private lessons and attending the course at the Lizard Accademy (Fiesole) where i achieved the II level Diploma in rock/Blues electric guitar. I played and worked with the acoustic trio Dreams brothers, a project based on blues, soul, funk and pop/rock acoustic revisitations of popular songs, plus some originals. We won a contest that brought us to play in Genova, opening the band "Perturbzione", famous for the participation at the "Sanremo Festival" the most important national music festival in Italy. I've been teaching and giving private guitar lessons during this years. I moved to London in October 2014, with my rock/funk project Wise Kebabs. In London i also played with the Irish band Sal Vitro, who had previously opened for artists such as Jeff Beck, Status Quo and Thin Lizzy in the past years. With them i had the opportunity to share the stage with Sharon Shannon, an icon of traditional Irish music. I have a big passion for the blues and all the music played with feeling in general.

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Genres:
Classical, Jazz, Folk, Pop, Rock, Electronic, Gypsy jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Blues, Experimental, Acoustic, Soul, R&B, Funk rock, Funk, Motown, Disco
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Other skills:
Arranger, Songwriter, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching
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