Amplifico
Encyclopedia
Amplifico are a Scottish
band
comprising Donna Maciocia (keyboards and vocals
), Ross Kilgour (guitar
) and Dave Brunton (drum
s). The name Amplifico was chosen from a Latin
dictionary (meaning to increase or enlarge).
Amplifico's roots are from an early teens friendship at Balwearie High School
, Kirkcaldy
.
Donna Maciocia started song writing and performing in 2004 following her completion of an art degree at the University of Dundee
. In addition to playing across the UK & Ireland with Amplifico, she provided backing vocals for KT Tunstall
on her live Acoustic Extravaganza
album, sang with Tunstall on her tour in 2006, appeared in Tunstall's Another Place to Fall
video, and in 2007 joined Aberfeldy
onstage as backing vocal and keyboard musician.
Amplifico won the 'Best Scottish Band' title in a national UK competition for unsigned bands, playing Glasgow Carling Academy and London Astoria within a year of forming.
During this period, the band recorded and self-produced their first material (Hometakes 1 & Hometakes 2) and gained both live and internet based followings.
Unsigned and unmanaged, they utilised their fan base and internet following to fund their first full studio based work.
This brought the group to the attention of the Scottish media with an article about their efforts to fund their first album being seen in 2006 on BBC Scotland main news programme ‘Reporting Scotland’.
The album was largely funded through individual donations and via a live web-streamed "webathon" fundraiser gig.
Via their own ‘record label MDM Creations, Amplifico published See Heart, See Muscle on March 3, 2008. Immediately upon release BBC RADIO 1's Vic Galloway awarded Amplifico the 'Album of The Month' status on his show.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
comprising Donna Maciocia (keyboards and vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
), Ross Kilgour (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) and Dave Brunton (drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s). The name Amplifico was chosen from a Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
dictionary (meaning to increase or enlarge).
Amplifico's roots are from an early teens friendship at Balwearie High School
Balwearie High School
Balwearie High School is a non-denominational comprehensive secondary school at the west end of Kirkcaldy in Scotland. Balwearie serves around 1750 pupils aged from 12 to 18 and includes a Department of Additional Support for children with Additional Support Needs.-Rector:The school opened in 1964...
, Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
.
Donna Maciocia started song writing and performing in 2004 following her completion of an art degree at the University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
. In addition to playing across the UK & Ireland with Amplifico, she provided backing vocals for KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from St Andrews, Scotland. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland...
on her live Acoustic Extravaganza
KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza
-Track listing:CD# "Ashes" – 3:34 # "Girl And The Ghost" – 4:14 # "One Day" – 5:02 # "Golden Age" – 5:00...
album, sang with Tunstall on her tour in 2006, appeared in Tunstall's Another Place to Fall
Another Place to Fall
"Another Place to Fall" is an alternative rock song performed by Scottish singer KT Tunstall. The song was written by Tunstall and produced by Steve Osborne for Tunstall's debut album Eye to the Telescope . It was released as the album's fifth and final single on 13 March 2006...
video, and in 2007 joined Aberfeldy
Aberfeldy (band)
Aberfeldy are a band formed by the singer-songwriter Riley Briggs in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2002. The band is named after the Scottish town.-History:...
onstage as backing vocal and keyboard musician.
Amplifico won the 'Best Scottish Band' title in a national UK competition for unsigned bands, playing Glasgow Carling Academy and London Astoria within a year of forming.
During this period, the band recorded and self-produced their first material (Hometakes 1 & Hometakes 2) and gained both live and internet based followings.
Unsigned and unmanaged, they utilised their fan base and internet following to fund their first full studio based work.
This brought the group to the attention of the Scottish media with an article about their efforts to fund their first album being seen in 2006 on BBC Scotland main news programme ‘Reporting Scotland’.
The album was largely funded through individual donations and via a live web-streamed "webathon" fundraiser gig.
Via their own ‘record label MDM Creations, Amplifico published See Heart, See Muscle on March 3, 2008. Immediately upon release BBC RADIO 1's Vic Galloway awarded Amplifico the 'Album of The Month' status on his show.
External links
- Yeah, you can be my Muse Animated Music Video by LittlenobodyLittlenobodyLittlenobody, founded by Karen Penman, is a small animation collective working from the South East of England.Littlenobody Productions specialise in animation and have screened projects in competition at Bradford Animation Festival, Encounters Film Festival, Northern Lights Film Festival and...