David Gobello
professors
Producer and guitarist
David is a guitarist, arranger and producer. He plays electric, acoustic, classical, dobro, mandolin, bouzuki and banjo guitar. He has collaborated with Fabrizio Moro, Gianni Morandi, Pierdavide Carone, Ami Stewart, Loretta Goggi, Fiordaliso, Lodovica Comello and many others. He works for Rai programs : Castrocaro, Domenica In, Ti lascio una canzone, with masters Demo Morselli, Marco Sabiu, Leonardo de Amicis.
Alex Mastromarino
professors
Vocal Coach
Italian theater actor, singer and dancer best known as a performer in musicals. He acted for Compagnia della Rancia in the Italian productions of the musicals The Producers with Enzo Iacchetti, Grease directed by Federico Bellone from 2006 to 2008, and in 2010 he is Abu in the Stefano D’Orazio and Pooh musical Aladin with Manuel Frattini. In 2016 and 2017 he plays Frankie Valli in the musical Jersey Boys, for his performance he wins theItalian Musical Award as “best leading actor” in 2016 and the Persephone Award as “best musical actor” in 2017. In 2017 he won the Festival Internacional da Canção Da Serra Da Estrela, held in the town of Seia in Portugal, with the song he wrote and performed Nothing can stop the run.
Riccardo Onori
professors
Guitarist and songwriter
He is an Italian guitarist, composer, and music producer. A long-time guitarist for Jovanotti, considered a cornerstone of his band, he has collaborated with both Italian and international artists, including Stefano Bollani. Among the many collaborations over the years, notable ones include artists such as Max Gazzè, Alex Britti, Syria, Enrico Rava, Gianni Maroccolo, Ernestico Rodriguez, Marco Tamburini, Jarabe de Palo, Horacio Hernández, Michael Franti, Cesare Cremonini, Giuliano Sangiorgi, Luca Carboni, Planet Funk, Karima, and Paolo Buonvino.
Alexander Finazzo
professors
Guitar
Guitarist and co-founder of Bandabardò, he has collaborated in the studio and live with many artists including Carmen Consoli, Max Gazzè, Daniele Silvestri, Gypsy Kings, David Sylvian, Piero Pelù, Dolcenera, Modena City Ramblers, Patty Pravo, Michael Manring, Paola Turci, Franco Battiato, Dario Fo, Giobbe Covatta, Goran Bregovic, Stefano Bollani, Caparezza, Roy Paci, Petra Magoni, Bob Ezrin, etc.
Maurizio Tomberli
professors
Director of studies
Pianist, singer, arranger, composer and since 2009 owner and teaching director of the school ‘Laboratorio musicale Walter Savelli – LMWS’. For more than 30 years, he has combined his training activities as author of books of teaching methods dedicated to the modern piano with his work as a soloist performer in national and international contexts. Since 2000, he has been the pianist and singer of the ‘Oversea Orchestra’, with which he has collaborated with the likes of Raf, Marco Masini, Laura Pausini, Pooh and many others.
Eric Buffat
professors
Artistic Director
Composer, producer, arranger, pianist and author of hit songs, including Laura Pausini’s “Un emergenza d’Amore,” Irene Grandi’s “In vacanza da una Vita,” Raf’s “Stai con me.” He has collaborated with artists such as Laura Pausini (for over 10 years, accompanying her on various world tours), Raf, Vallesi, Irene Grandi, Marco Masini, Jovanotti, Ramazzotti, Spain, Michele Zarrillo, Pino Daniele, Phil Collins. Vocal coach of Amici di Maria De Filippi alongside Rudy Zerbi, since 2016 he has collaborated permanently with Fiorello on the program Edicola Fiore and the highly successful Viva Rai Play, in the role of author, composer and musical director, and on Viva Rai Due 2023.