Marilena Montarone
MUSIC EDUCATION
BA el. bass jazz graduated at Conservatorio di musica di Como (Italy) - 2014
SESSION WORK
Over the years I have played with various italian and foreign artists.
I have played mostly in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Slovenia, Israel, Egypt, Greece.
TOUR
Carlo Pastori (Zelig-off Tv show) - theater tour (Teatro Strehler - Milan, Teatro Stabile - Turin ecc.. - 2007/2010
Franco Mussida (P.F.M group) - bass player in 2008
Marco Carta (Sanremo Festival winner) - theater & palasport tour 2009 - Italy, Switzerland and Greece
Cats - the Musical - theater tour - Italy (more than 100 shows) - 2009/2010
Silver (X Factor) tour 2010 - Italy
Tony Maiello (X factor) tour 2010 - Italy, Slovenia
Cats - the Musical - theater tour 2010/2011 - Italy
Virginio (Amici talent show winner) - tour 2011 - Italy
Nausicaa Magarini (the Voice of Italy) - live 2013
J-Ax - tour 2015 - Italy
J-Ax & Fedez live 2016 - Italy
Sagi Rei - tour 2017 - Italy
Giorgio Vanni - tour 2017 - Italy
The Greatest Show - theater tour 2018 - Italy
Sergio Sylvestre - live 2018 - Italy
Sagi Rei - acoustic tour 2018 - Italy
Life is Musical - Tour 2019 - Italy
Matteo Romano - Tour 2022 - Italy
Van De Sfroos - live 2022 - Italy
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MUSICALS
Cats The Musical - theatre tour 2009/10, 2010/11 - Italy
MammaMia! - the Musical @ Teatro Nazionale, Milan - Italy (dep bass player 2010/11)
Priscilla the queen of the desert - The Musical @ Teatro Ciak, Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan - (dep bass player 2012)
Rent - the Musical @ Alfred Hitchcock Theatre, London - 2014
The Greatest Show - theatre tour 2018 - Italy
Life is Musical @ Teatro Nazionale, Milan - 2018
Treasure Island @ Winston Churchill Theatre, London - 2019
Life is Musical - Italy - 2019 (bass player & Musical director)
Grüezi Italia @ Parktheater, Switzerland - 2022 (bass player)
TV SHOW
CD Live Rai2 - resident live band, 2006 - Italy
Radio Italia live - Marco Carta live showcase, 2009 - Italy
Concerto 1° maggio live in Rome (Rai 3) - J-Ax live 2015 - Italy
RTL 102.5 live - 'Il bello d'esser brutti tour' live Carroponte (Milan) - 2015 - Italy
Premio Nilla Pizzi (La5) - Salsomaggiore Terme live 2018 - Italy
Foodloose (Go Tv) - resident live band, 2021 - Italy
Aspettando Colombo (RSI) - Resident live band, 2022 - Switzerland
RADIO
Giovani Talenti @ Radio Number 1 - 2006
Ilham Al Madfai Group @ Radio TSF - 2012
TV appearances
Top of the Pops, italia 1 (Kate Kelly) - 2005
Scalo 76, Rai2 (Marco Carta) - 2009
TRL awards, MTV (Marco Carta) - 2009
Coca Cola live, MTV (Marco Carta) - 2009
Wind Music Awards, Rai2 (Marco Carta) - 2009
Striscia la domenica, Canale 5 (Ventosa band) - 2009
Top of the Pops, Rai2 (Virginio) - 2011
Domenica 5, Canale 5 (Virginio) - 2011
Wind Music Awards, Rai2 (Virginio) - 2011
Class Tv Moda, Sky (Marmaduke - Kiehl's private event) - 2013
Italia's got talent, Sky 1 (Caterina Giordano) - 2015
Maurizio Costanzo Show, rete 4 (J-Ax) - 2015
VIDEOCLIP
J-Ax - Maria Salvador - 2015
Miss Dag - My way - 2020
Cubo di Rubik - Ucronìa - 2021
STUDIO SESSION
I recorded in many Studios in Milan such as Metropolis, Indiehub, Massive Arts Studio, Accademia del Suono, INCD Studio, Bips Studio (Varese), Up Music Studio, Produzioni MusicAly (Cernusco s/n), Aemme Recording Studio (LC), Time Track Studios (BG), Alari Park Studio (Cernusco s/n), Crossroad Recording Studio (Cologno), Mad Music Studio (Rome).
I also recorded at Scream Studios, Resident Studios and Wax Recording Studios in London.
Other sessions available/done at my home studio recording.
OTHER (occasionally) LIVE PERFOMANCES WITH
Noemi, Fedez, Nina Zilli, Davide Van De Sfroos, Brooke Borg (Maltese singer), Daniele Silvestri (workshop), Fausto Leali, il Cile, Marco Ferradini, Zero assoluto, Chiara Iezzi, Club Dogo, Ivan Cattaneo, Sherrita Duran, Loretta Grace, Silver, Giulia Penna, Graziano Galatone e Marco Guerzoni (Notre Dame de Paris), Orchestra filarmonica italiana, Obliquido, Arianna, Leonardo Manera, Giorgio Vanni, Alteria, Ricky Portera, Wena (Ghemon), Alberto Radius, Ryan Morgan, Archimia 4et, Ilham Al Madfai (Iraqi composer), Giulia Ottonello, Francesca Miola, Simonetta Spiri, Harouna Dembelè, Ottavo Richter, Miza Mayi, Ettore Cappelletti Trio, Damiano Della Torre trio (Terence Trend D'Arby), Vanessa Grey, Simona Malandrino Trio, Nicola Oliva Band, Nicola Nite (Tazenda), Monia Russo, Soul Circus, David Daniel & Tehillah Michelle Louise Daniel (London Community Gospel Choir), Dancefloor Motel, Giulia Malaspina, Lokomotion, Sursumcorda ecc...
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I had the pleasure to work/play with: Nicolò Fragile, Ivan Ciccarelli, Silvio Masanotti, Paolo Manzolini, Fabio Valdemarin, Ernesto Ghezzi, Eugenio Mori, Eros Cristiani, Luca Meneghello, Giulio Visibelli, Andrea Polidori, Mattia Tedesco, Max Elli, Valeriano Chiaravalle, Max Longhi, Pasquale Angelini, Eric Cisbani, Rino di Pace, Giorgio di Tullio, Francesco D’Auria, Mirko Puglisi, Daniele Moretto, Lorenzo Livraghi, Luigi Albertelli, Luca Dell'Anna, Andres Villani, Marco Scipione, Enrico Santangelo, Giordano Colombo, Alberto Centofanti, Diego Maggi, Guido Bombardieri, Roberta Gentile, Stefano Volpe, Anais Drago, Andrea Montalbano, Silvio Centamore, Dario Tanghetti, Paolo Petrini, Giulia Monti, Aldo Banfi & others..
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MAIN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
International Jazz Day, Paris 2012 - France (Ihlam Al Madfai Group)
Rock in Roma 2015 - Italy (J-Ax)
Lucca Summer Festival 2015 - Italy (J-Ax)
Collisioni Festival 2015 - Italy (J-Ax)
Home Festival Treviso 2015 - Italy (J-Ax)
Indies Festival Ventimiglia 2016 - Italy (Obliquido)
Verdi Remix Festival, Busseto (PR) 2016 - Italy (Marmaduke)
Out of the Blue's Festival, Samedan 2017 - Switzerland (Ettore Cappelletti 3io)
La Lumia Summer Festival, Palermo 2017 - Italy (Sagi Rei)
Festa dell'Unicorno, Vinci (FI) 2017 - Italy (Giorgio Vanni)
Carsica Festival, Taranto 2018 - Italy (Sergio Sylvestre)
Endless Jazz Festival, Teatro Sociale Como 2019 - Italy (Mixolydia 4et)
Ladies Sing the Blues Festival, Bergamo 2019 - Italy (Giuseppe D'Avino 5et)
Second Hand Guitar, Milan 2019 - Italy (Simona Malandrino trio)
International Jazz Day, Bergamo 2022 - Italy (Giuseppe D'Avino 5et)
Asti Musica 2022 - Italy (Matteo Romano)
Jazz MI 2022 - Italy (Soul Circus)
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BASS GUITAR (press & books)
'Feel the bass line' - GUITAR CLUB magazine 2021
Basso elettrico jazz vol 2 - Alex Carreri 2021 (my bass on 'Afro Blue')
BAND LEADER
Marmaduke (funk, soul and jazz band) - 2013/2018
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Thriller live - Gran Teatro Roma 2009
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Some Music Agencies I've worked with:
F&P Group
Live Nation Italia
Warner Music Italia
Universal Music Italia
D'Alessandro e Galli
Compagnia della Rancia
Stage Entertainment Italy
Milano Music Consulting (as MD)
All Star Agency (U.S.A)
New Step Italia
M.A.S (Music Arts and Show)
Alive Network (UK)
Lova Music
Newtopia
Faustini Produzioni
Fremantle Italia S.p.A.
HIT Factory Production
Play Music Swiss (Switzerland)
Blunotte Eventi srl
Yamaha Music Italia
Sartoria della Musica s.n.c
UpBeatMusic s.r.l
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