Fabrizio Grossi
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Fabrizio Grossi, is an Italian-American Grammy nominated producer/mixer and label consultant.
Musically broken in the New York City scene of the early 90’s, he started his career as US representative, developer and A&R associate for several European and Latin American record and entertainment companies, such as East/West-Warner Italy, Self Spa, Frontiers Records
, Edel, EMI Italy and Silverlight Records USA/Mexico.
As the first Italian born bass-player to successfully enter the international Rock scene, he was officially introduced to the masses by punk icon Nina Hagen
and by guitar virtuoso Steve Vai
. He then used these experiences, as a launching pad for a series of very lucky collaborations, that resulted with his bass plucking landing on tracks featuring Neal Schon, Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Frank Gambale, John 5, Ritchie Kotzen, Slash, Eric Gales, Tracii Guns, Gilby Clarke, and more mainstream international acts such as, Tina Arena, George Clinton, Ice T, Sean Dogg and Cypress Hill.
Even though he is very active with his production company in organizing events,workshops,charities, educational strategies and collaborations , his main role stays the one of an award winning producer/mixer/re-mixer for an extended array of rock,pop and hip-hop artists including:
Fabrizio also linked his writer/producer name to feature movies and TV shows music like the WWF Women of Wrestling (FOX), Mary and Kate Olsen (ABC), Las Vegas
(NBC) and to more recent tracks featuring Chad Smith
and John Frusciante
(Red Hot Chili Peppers) for the Sony Picture Shaft
, featuring Jamie Foxx.
Some other friends and colleagues Fabrizio has performed and/or recorded with with include:
Steve Vai, Alice Cooper, Paul Stanley,Slash, Billy Gibbons, Mickey Thomas, Nina Hagen, Stevie Salas, Herman Matthews, Cheche Alara, Ice-T, ,Alex De Rosso ,Francis Benitez Sen Dogg, Killah-Priest/Wu-thang, George Clinton & P-Funk, Soler, Dave Navarro, John Frusciante, Micheal Landau, Jerry Cantrell, Dave Rodgers, Carmine Appice, Pat Travers, TM Stevens, Tony Levin, Tracii Guns, Gilby Clarke, Steve Riley, Arik Marshall, Toshi Yanagi, Kevin Brandon ,Robert Trujillo ,Jeff Pilson ,Traa Daniels,Greg Hampton, Danny Saber, Pamela Moore, Ralf Scheeper, Tony Morra, John 5 ,Robbi Rob ,Mike Inez ,Phil Soussan ,Marco Mendoza ,Novarex ,BeppeCantarelli ,Sol ,Conspiracy ,Silvia Querci ,Peter Felisatti ,Joseph Julian ,Mark Wolfson ,Jack Rouben ,Mick Jones ,Kane Roberts ,Steve Lukather ,Cecilia Noel & The Wild Clams ,Frank Gambale ,Jimi Crespo ,Bill Champlin ,Randy Castillo ,Matt Laug ,Gregg Bissonette ,Vinny Colaiuta ,Carlos Hatem ,Jean Michel Byron ,Nils Cline, Warren Haynes, Steve Weingart, Kenny Aronof,Joseph Williams ,Neal Schon ,Ritchie Kotzen ,Teddy Andreadis ,Alvino Bennet ,Dino Soldo ,Carmen Grillo ,Trevor Thornton ,Cleto Escovedo Jr ,Jeff Babko ,Renato Neto ,Joey Heredia ,Ray Fuller ,Gene Allen ,Johnny Angel ,Carlos Rios -John Macaluso ,Steve Tavaglione ,Joey Sykes ,Kevin Ricard,Tony Harnell, Danny Vaughn, Eric Ragno, ,Marco Marinangeli ,Alex Alessandroni ,Kenny O'Brian, Michael Thompson.
Fabrizio always uses and endorses the following products:
TC Electronics , Mark Bass Bass Amplifiers , DV Mark Guitar Amplifiers, Dean Markley Strings , KRK Speakers, CAD Microphones , Manne Signature and Malibu series Basses, , IK-Multimedia and Overloud software, Digitech efx and pedals, Morley Pedals.
Musically broken in the New York City scene of the early 90’s, he started his career as US representative, developer and A&R associate for several European and Latin American record and entertainment companies, such as East/West-Warner Italy, Self Spa, Frontiers Records
Frontiers Records
Frontiers Records is an Italian record label, predominantly producing melodic rock. It was formed in 1996 by Serafino Perugino and is based in Naples, Italy.-History:...
, Edel, EMI Italy and Silverlight Records USA/Mexico.
As the first Italian born bass-player to successfully enter the international Rock scene, he was officially introduced to the masses by punk icon Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen is a German singer and actress.-Early years:Hagen was born as Catharina Hagen in the former East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of Hans Hagen , a scriptwriter, and Eva-Maria Hagen, an actress and singer...
and by guitar virtuoso Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
. He then used these experiences, as a launching pad for a series of very lucky collaborations, that resulted with his bass plucking landing on tracks featuring Neal Schon, Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Frank Gambale, John 5, Ritchie Kotzen, Slash, Eric Gales, Tracii Guns, Gilby Clarke, and more mainstream international acts such as, Tina Arena, George Clinton, Ice T, Sean Dogg and Cypress Hill.
Even though he is very active with his production company in organizing events,workshops,charities, educational strategies and collaborations , his main role stays the one of an award winning producer/mixer/re-mixer for an extended array of rock,pop and hip-hop artists including:
- Alice Cooper
- Joe Bonamassa
- Steve Vai
- Billy Gibbons/ZZ Top
- Leslie West feat. Zakk Wylde, J. Bonamassa, Slash, B.F.Gibbons & S.Lukather
- Ice T
- Paul Stanley/Kiss
- Dave Navarro
- Casa Mendoza
- George Clinton & P-Funk
- Killah Priest and Wu-thang
- Glenn Hughes feat Dave Navarro,Chad Smith & John Frusciante
- Elan feat Slash
- Tina Arena
- Faithsedge
- Ksenija Miatovic
- The Slam
- H Bomb featuring Snoop Dog,Cool Keith & Rick James
- Hazy Dreams band feat. Buckcherry, POD, S.Lukather, Downset, Beautiful Creatures, Stereo Mudd, Cypress Hill
- Erik Rogers and Stereo Mudd (Epic )
- Jerry Cantrell feat. Chad Smith & Glenn Hughes
- Dope
- Joe Leste and Beautiful Creatures
- Sen Dogg
- Level
- Starbreaker
- Joseph Williams
- Tommy Bolin Anniversary feat. Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Peter Frampton, Nels Cline, Steve Morse, Greg Hampton etc.
- Mickey Thomas/Starship
- Robin Beck
- Perfect world
- Appice-Travers-Stevens
- House of Lords
- Joe Lynn Turner
- Graham Bonnet
- Pushking
- Eric Martin
- James Christian
- Tommy Funderburk
- Mario Lavezzi
- New C’Zars feat Adrian Belew and Greg Hampton
- From the inside featuring Danny Vaughn
Fabrizio also linked his writer/producer name to feature movies and TV shows music like the WWF Women of Wrestling (FOX), Mary and Kate Olsen (ABC), Las Vegas
Las Vegas (TV series)
Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
(NBC) and to more recent tracks featuring Chad Smith
Chad Smith
Chad Smith is an American musician, best known as the longtime and current drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot which includes Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, and Michael Anthony, former Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes' backing band and...
and John Frusciante
John Frusciante
John Anthony Frusciante is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, record and film producer. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he had been for a number of years and recorded five studio albums...
(Red Hot Chili Peppers) for the Sony Picture Shaft
Shaft (2000 film)
Shaft is a 2000 American action-crime film directed by John Singleton, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Pat Hingle, Toni Collette, Busta Rhymes, Vanessa L. Williams, and Mekhi Phifer. This film is not a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, but rather a sequel,...
, featuring Jamie Foxx.
Some other friends and colleagues Fabrizio has performed and/or recorded with with include:
Steve Vai, Alice Cooper, Paul Stanley,Slash, Billy Gibbons, Mickey Thomas, Nina Hagen, Stevie Salas, Herman Matthews, Cheche Alara, Ice-T, ,Alex De Rosso ,Francis Benitez Sen Dogg, Killah-Priest/Wu-thang, George Clinton & P-Funk, Soler, Dave Navarro, John Frusciante, Micheal Landau, Jerry Cantrell, Dave Rodgers, Carmine Appice, Pat Travers, TM Stevens, Tony Levin, Tracii Guns, Gilby Clarke, Steve Riley, Arik Marshall, Toshi Yanagi, Kevin Brandon ,Robert Trujillo ,Jeff Pilson ,Traa Daniels,Greg Hampton, Danny Saber, Pamela Moore, Ralf Scheeper, Tony Morra, John 5 ,Robbi Rob ,Mike Inez ,Phil Soussan ,Marco Mendoza ,Novarex ,BeppeCantarelli ,Sol ,Conspiracy ,Silvia Querci ,Peter Felisatti ,Joseph Julian ,Mark Wolfson ,Jack Rouben ,Mick Jones ,Kane Roberts ,Steve Lukather ,Cecilia Noel & The Wild Clams ,Frank Gambale ,Jimi Crespo ,Bill Champlin ,Randy Castillo ,Matt Laug ,Gregg Bissonette ,Vinny Colaiuta ,Carlos Hatem ,Jean Michel Byron ,Nils Cline, Warren Haynes, Steve Weingart, Kenny Aronof,Joseph Williams ,Neal Schon ,Ritchie Kotzen ,Teddy Andreadis ,Alvino Bennet ,Dino Soldo ,Carmen Grillo ,Trevor Thornton ,Cleto Escovedo Jr ,Jeff Babko ,Renato Neto ,Joey Heredia ,Ray Fuller ,Gene Allen ,Johnny Angel ,Carlos Rios -John Macaluso ,Steve Tavaglione ,Joey Sykes ,Kevin Ricard,Tony Harnell, Danny Vaughn, Eric Ragno, ,Marco Marinangeli ,Alex Alessandroni ,Kenny O'Brian, Michael Thompson.
Fabrizio always uses and endorses the following products:
TC Electronics , Mark Bass Bass Amplifiers , DV Mark Guitar Amplifiers, Dean Markley Strings , KRK Speakers, CAD Microphones , Manne Signature and Malibu series Basses, , IK-Multimedia and Overloud software, Digitech efx and pedals, Morley Pedals.