Lexington, Kentucky
49 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter

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BIOGRAPHY

Born in Italy, raised in Cincinnati, Ohio then moved out west amd lived in Breckenridge, Durango, and Aspen Colorado 14 years playing music and skiing and mountain biking. Moved to Athens, Georgia where I began pursuing my aspirations to be a serious singer songwriter. Moved back to Cincinnati, Ohio then Newport, Kentucky where I began performing and started several 2 piece bands. First came The Hay Dudes a Literate Roots Americana band with cello and guitars that lasted 2 1/2 years and 2 albums. Then I started Dos Gringos a more Pop oriented singer songwriter American music band that lasted 1 1/2 years and 1 album. Then the 2 piece, The Furnish a Pop, Rock, American, R&B;, Blues, and Soul band which resulted in 1 self titled album in 2007. From 1999 through 2009 I have written, mixed and recorded 11 albums. Most of the albums I performed and played all the instruments. I own all my songs and masters from all the albums that have been put out including songs from "The Furnish" a collaborative album with individual song contribution as well as co-write credit. I have been performing solo and with various musicians. Self released my 8th album "Some Need" in September 2008. September and October 2009 saw the release of the albums "Gone Away" and "And It's Goodbye" as well as some remixes of previous songs. Antonio moved to Lexington, Kentucky the beginning of 2010, and he is writing songs for an album release before the year ends.

LEVEL

semi-pro

GENRES

Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Country, Pop

Contact

Management: Antonio DiBartolomeo
Publishing: Antonio DiBartolomeo
Label: Self Released
Music Supervisor: Antonio DiBartolomeo
Booking: shredboard9@yahoo.com
Administrative: Antonio DiBartolomeo

P.R.O.

OTHER

INSTRUMENTS

bass / cello / congas / drums / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / harmonica / keyboard / percussion / piano / recorder / tambourine / upright bass / violin / vocals / xylophone

INFLUENCES

Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Jim Morrison, Jeff Buckley, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Elliot Smith, Uncle Tupelo, Kurt Cobain, Neil Young,, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Jackson Browne, Ryan Adams, Townes Van Zant, Steve Earle, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Leonard Cohen, Tim Easton, Joni Mitchell, Gram Parsons, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly.

DAY JOB

Bicycle Messenger

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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Cadillac Sky

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Sessions: David Bazan

It was pretty slow. I mean, I played [the songs] on acoustic guitar for a long time, but I didn’t know how to transfer them to the other format. I didn’t want it to be a solo acoustic record. I wanted there to be bells and whistles and full band arrangements even if I didn’t want it necessarily to be electric guitar rock....

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Sessions: Vetiver

“It’s always slightly confounding to me whenever Vetiver is depicted with the same tropes that people have read off of press sheets,” says Andy Cabic. “The same sort of milestones get mentioned but then no one really digs to find out that there are those other things going on.”

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Behind The Song: “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell sang, it has been remarked, like lovers, although they weren’t. Similarly, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, the team behind one of Marvin and Tammi’s most enduring hits, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” wrote as if under the influence of amatory forces; even if, in the spring of 1968,