Simone

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picture from Green (2009) booklet

Simone Agostini was born in Rome on May 12, 1981. After few months  ne moved to Chieti with his family where he still lives today. When he was 10, he took his first steps into the music world starting with the classic guitar study. For several years he continued the classical studies, until he met the pescarese guitarist Paolo Giordano. Thanks to him, Simone discovered the acoustic guitar world and opened his mind toward it. Getting in these new instrument's sounds and techniques, he performs several times on original compositions as well as on famous guitarists’ tunes. Important performances must be mentioned:  the opening acts of the Paolo Giordano and Michael Manring concerts, Acousticway 2001 and 2007, Frentanacustica 2006, Settimana Mozartiana (Mozart’s week) 2006 and 2007 , the opening act of Franco Morone’s gig  (Lanciano Blues Festival 2008), Tommy Fest 2010 (London), the opening act of the italian band Modena City Ramblers (Villa Vomano Festival 2010), Six Bars Jail 2010. 
In 2005 he wrote music for TV spot “Un Buco nel Muro” where F.Totti, P.Maldini and A.Preziosi were testimonials. On May 2005, on the occasion of the Sarzana 8th Acoustic Guitar International Meeting, Simone wins the second award of one of the most important Italian competition, the “New Sound of Acoustic Music” (Wilder-Davoli Prize). In 2008 he is the “guitar winner” of Emergenza Acosutic Showcase's European Final (Award 2007-08). On April 2008 Simone took degree in Geological Science with honours. On May 2008 he took part in Pierre Bensusan's residential seminar at Château-Thierry (France). Since summer 2008 he play acoustic guitar in Paolo Tocco's band (I Banditi). In June 2009 he relaeses his first album “green” distributed by the italian label fingerpicking.net, i-Tunes and other digital stores. “Green”  received a positive feedback from Italian press.

Since summer 2009 Simone began to play and compose also solo greek bouzouki tunes. In early 2010 Simone’s geology studies led him to London where he performed in some “historical” clubs and took part in a workshop with the australian guitarists Tommy Emmanuel.
On April 2010 Simone played in Florence appearing in the Six Jail Bar official program with guitarists like J. Renburn e P.Bensusan.

In the 2011 shoot the A25 official video directed by Sebastiano Bontempi, with the italian actress Anna Ferzetti.

In 2012 Simone attended the International Film Music Lab at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (CSC) in Rome under the artistic direction of M°Ennio Morricone. Between Autumn 2012 and Spring 2014 he composed several sountracks (see Film Scoring page) and some of his music is licensed for several music libraries and Broadcast editors including RAI and MEDIASET.
In summer 2014 he finished the recordings for his second solo guitar album MAKA that will be available from November 14th 2014.


About Simone...

...the technique is always at the service of composition and the pursuit of musicality prevails over virtuosity. The beautiful “A25” is an excellent example ...

“Chitarre” Magazine - Nov. 2009

...Simone has the qualities to charm also the “common people” with his music. The kind of listeners that don’t look for “super-stratospheric” guitars, but only to be moved simply by listening.”

Beat Bop a Lula Magazine, 2009

Biography
picture from Green presentation Tour 2009 poster
picture from Maka press release