GUITAR

ALBERTO BARSI

Alberto Barsi, guitarist and songwriter, began playing guitar at the age of 11 at the Jam Academy school in Lucca, starting with the study of blues and then getting into rock\metal music and the world of shred.

He finally graduated from the London College of Music in the Music Performance and Recording course. Over the years Alberto forges numerous collaborations in the national and international scene: among the most recent experiences , he plays alongside Madame, Il Volo, Albano and Maestro Enrico Melozzi on the occasion of the Notte della Taranta 2021 broadcast on Rai 1; he plays alongsideOrchestra Notturna Clandestina and Anastasio at the Teatro Regio in Parma; he appears as lead guitarist onIl Volo's"You are my Everything" for the Eurovision Festival 2022, and also in 2022 he plays in the group of the program "Dalla Strada al Palco" hosted by Nek broadcast on Rai 2.

He has been an endorser of the Legator guitars brand since 2020, joining the roaster along with Jon Donais (Anthrax), Chris Poland (Ex- Megadeth), Ed Garcia (Vitalism) and many others.

Alberto is very active on social media, managing an instagram profile of more than 10,000 followers and experiencing positive feedback over time from the likes of Tosin Abasi, Kiko Loureiro, Marco Sfogli, Stephan Forte and others.

Through social Alberto also wins international contests such as "Solo as Perfection" - organized by Fleshgod Apocalypse - and the "JTC July Jam of the Month" organized by Jam Track Central in collaboration with Marco Sfogli (James Labrie, PFM) and appears in numerous video-collaborations together with musicians such as Charlie Parra del Riego, Oni Hasan, Stel Andre, Diego Tejeda (Haken) and many others.

As an artist, Alberto released in 2019 "A Matter of Priority," his debut solo album consisting of 6 tracks in which several guests are featured: Luis Kalil, Giovanni Cilio (former drummer of Upon this Dawning; Blanco, Marracash) and Edoardo Taddei (Roman guitarist; Ibanez Endorser and Reference Laboratory).