Marco Esu
Label: Blue Pie Productions
Artists Genre: Acoustic
Marco Esu was born in San Gavino Monreale (a small
town in Sardinia) on 16 December 1973. He took his
first steps in the art world when he was just 8 years
old, initially showing interest in the figurative
arts. Subsequently, thanks to his sisters who were
studying piano, Marco began to take an interest in
music and with the help of his family he learned his
first tunes.
When he was fifteen years old, Marco began to study
the guitar and create his first melodies in his own
distinctive style, eventually making him stand out
from the others in his field. Being self-taught
initially and listening to a wide range of musical
styles, including Jazz, he grew to love improvisation,
which will often feature widely in most of his
concerts.
Having studied the guitar for two years, Marco then
decided to learn the technical side of music from
Antonello Lixi, a guitarist he held in high esteem.
Lixi taught him the technique and theory involved with
his instrument and also instilled in him a passion for
South American music, which was an important part of
the maestro's repertoire at the time. Marco also
studied with other maestri like Patrice Graff
(otherwise known as "Tito"), Jorge Cardoso at a
specialisation course in classical guitar and other
specialisation courses arranged by maestro Marco
Meloni, the director of "la Nuova Accademia".
When he was sixteen, Marco began to play in bands as
their solo guitarist, moving from one genre to
another. This experience enabled him to learn more and
more styles of music and taught him to appreciate the
pleasure of performing for an audience, something that
he adores.
In 1994 Marco won a regional competition for electric
guitars (Solo & corde]) by presenting improvised tunes
for the guitar and a beautiful composition by
guitarist Joe Satriani (Midnight).
Marco performed with groups like Slamina and Wizard
but it was Axioma that had considerable success with
the public and also some journalists who wrote some
interesting articles about them. Axioma's musical
genre was barely acceptable in Sardinia and was
practically censored due to the band's "Rock" style.
However, thanks to their fans and concerts dedicated
to Rock and Metal music, they were still able to
perform their repertoire and produced their own CD.
Axioma featured Marco Esu at the guitar, Giovanni
Serra at the bass, Giuseppe Melis on drums and
Emanuele Pittau was the singer and responsible for
lyrics. Fabrizio Melas had been the band's first
drummer and it was with him that the band was
initially formed.
Marco took up his solo career again in 1996, setting
his dear friend, song-writer and singer, Simone
Uteri's lyrics to music. Together with Simone, Marco
was able to sing in various venues and musical
festivals and some favourable articles were written
about their artistic musical achievements and poetic
work.
Marco and Simone then formed another band, which they
called S.A.A.S.D.N.A. The band, which specialised in
experimental music, featured Andrea Ruggeri on drums
and Stefano Porceddu on bass and were later joined by
Emanuele Contis on the saxophone, Matteo Muntoni on
the bass and Valentina Urban as the singer and on the
violoncello. They performed the drummer's
compositions, which were arranged by the band. At the
same time, Marco decided to also perform in the "Marco
Esu Duo", which participated in the Sant'Anna Arresi
International Jazz Festival, one of the most important
jazz events in Sardinia. Marco then worked with
fashion designer, Zigno (who he respects and admires
for his brilliance) and with him, he was able to
perform his compositions live on television and in
many other fashion parades with Sardinian designers of
haute couture and famous models.
It was thanks to the fashion parades that Marco was
also able to work with the great Sardinian painter,
Sergio Putzu, who is very interested in social
problems and the maintenance of popular traditions.
With all these experiences behind him, Marco then
worked with the on-line newspaper, Capitanata.it and
wrote a number of articles for their music section.
The Internet proved to be invaluable for him in
publicising his most recent work during September
2003.
After an initial presentation period on their site,
Marco signed a contract with Sabino Mogavero at
Idyllium s.n.c., who found him ideal for his style of
publishing. At the same time, his involvement with
Italian sites like Jazzitalia.net and "Portare la
musica - a group of young and famous Italian
musicians, bound by the aim of offering music, a gift
they themselves received, to those who would otherwise
not have access to it.
Offering high-level concerts to the disabled, the ill,
elderly people, inmates, children in need, Marco tries
to contribute in destroying the walls of prejudice and
selfishness and to realise an exchange of experiences
and communication through music. This has helped him
to learn a great deal and to raise his profile through
the new fans he has collected along the way.
Marco's new CD was completed after this period and he
called it "U.S.E. Angiola". The CD features ten
classic guitar tracks in various styles.
Marco has many plans for the future, including a new
CD and more musical and artistic publications. Amongst
the many artists with whom he has performed on the
same stage are names like Andrea Parodi (a talented
singer with a number of recordings), Piero Marras and
Elena Ledda, Timoria and Flor de Mal. Marco continues
to be professionally involved with fashion designers
from all over Sardinia and London, models and
presenters like Ambra Pintore or Arinna Accorte, who
are both models and TV presenters and Valentino
Meloni.
Marco is a Blue Pie artist. He has achieved his first
Number 1 in Australia with " A Silvia " and we look
forward to many more in the future.
You can see more from Marco at www.marcoesu.com
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