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Meet Giulio

Giulio Bardi

Business Development Intern

Hello everyone!

I am extremely delighted to join the incredible Encore team and to share the common cause of supporting the community of musicians everywhere.

My musical journey began at a very young age with the study of classical guitar. My parents, however, started noticing a tendency to hit (and break) anything I had on hand. That’s how I started studying drums and percussion. With a keyboardist father who grew up in the era of English progressive rock and a mother passionate about music and poetry, it’s easy to understand the origin of my interest in the creative arts. 

I’ve been part of an orchestra for several years, played in a couple of musicals, sang in a choir, and formed a few bands with my friends. You can ask what my musical tastes are at your own risk: I could start humming all Thick as a Brick (in its entire duration of 40 minutes) or tell you about the time I spent a whole day listening to the Smurfs soundtrack.

I moved to London to live in the centre of the European music industry, with the ultimate goal of becoming a professional session player. I continued my studies at the university level and obtained a BMus degree in Popular Music Performance.

Outside of music, I enjoy reading, collecting comics, and spending hours listening to Brazilian music. I’m also learning how to cook! (an Italian who is not good at cooking ?? I know, I know…)

It is my pleasure and honour to meet the team and support Encore in fully realising its potential!

Giulio smashing out some funky grooves!

Jonny Venvell

Jonny is Encore's Head of Artist Relations.

He's responsible for supporting and helping musicians on the platform and writes most of the musician-facing articles on the blog. He can usually be found singing in choirs, drumming in bands, or nodding meaningfully to particularly good chords in London's jazz bars.

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