Alceste Ayroldi

Structured lecturer, music critic, essayist and veejay, professionally active in the music industry since 1982 as a guitarist, singer and drummer. He teaches Entertainment Legislation and Author-Publisher Relations at Saint Louis College in Rome, and Music Research Practice, Music Industries and Academic Writing at the University of the West of Scotland. He has been a regular contributor to Musica Jazz magazine since 2010 and editor manager of the webzine Jazzitalia since 2000. He has served as artistic director of several Italian festivals, including Mast Groove Connection for the City of Bari, and collaborates with The Brass Group Foundation in Palermo, whose biographer he is. He has published various works, including books on entertainment legislation and the Italian music industry, and has interviewed more than 1,000 artists.