Nearly forgetting, I am also passionate about martial arts and photography. I wanted to deeper discover myself, islands are the perfect metaphor of our planet, and an excellent place for freediving…and it is actually working!Ĭurrently I am developing further my space music and researching and lecturing at University in aerospace. In the last nine years, I have worked with several dancers too the latest chapter of this experience is 'BlackShip', an innovative show for contemporary music, contemporary fusion dance and visual art. I teamed up with many artists during the years, like Yossi Sassi, Aliki Chrysochou and Anna Utopia Giordano. I played in several countries like Italy, Germany, UK, Netherlands, and Turkey. I recorded four studio albums and two EPs, with always new music in the flow. Leonardo the Space Pianist on Social Media.
Leonardo the Space Pianists Signature Track. The Latin sentence means 'Not A Day Without a Note'. Leonardo the Space Pianist: Infected Mushroom 'Heavyweight' Discover & Listen to Leonardo the Space Pianist. In 2006 I created the Music House to develop my View - the project 'Nullo Die Sine Nota’. During those years I did a concert at the ESRANGE Space Center in cold Sweden while taking part in his first space mission with the SCRAT Project, a very important milestones of my Journey.
In the meanwhile I graduated with a PhD in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Padova, researching on hypervelocity impacts and space safety. I was mentored by Jordan Rudess, Dream Theater's keyboardist.
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So I became a professional pianist AND an aerospace engineer.Īs a pianist I graduated at the Music Conservatory in Italy, studying composition and developing my passion for synths and electronic music. At the age of 12, by reading Isaac Asimov, playing Beethoven and Bach, listening to Queen, Steve Vai and Robert Miles, I decided I would travel the Space and play my music outside planet Earth. I was born in Venice, Italy, and discovered the piano at the age of 6 and astronomy at 9. Few words about your musical background and career?