Co.Crom / COntemporary CROMlech Print

BIOGRAPHY___ Named "Artist of the Day" on Saatchi Art on March 9, 2021. Artist featured in a collection of Saatchi Art 2020. Composer and multi-instrumentalist, painter, photographer and videomaker, Nino Siragusa is graduated in philosophy. He began early to play the guitar and develops a rich experience that leads him to experiment, in over 20 years in music business, different types of styles: from pop to electronic, finding his own way in jazz, studying in the prestigious Siena Jazz Academy writing orchestral arrangements with masters Giancarlo Gazzani and Bruno Tommaso. He started his career like painter showing his artworks in an exposure called "Images" in june 2019 in Messina (Sicily) and in march 2020 he have shows for th second time there his paintings in an exposure called "Land & Sand" in the same art gallery "Arte Cavour". ___ PRESS AND AWARDS___ Nino Siragusa boasts well-reviewed record productions by the leading specialist magazines (Blow-Up, Rocksound, Rockit, etc.) and radio appearances on the Italian national circuit, including Radio Rai. He received the national award “Messina City of Art”, his native city, for musical and artistic merits. ___ LIVE___ He has performed in Europe and America, in the big cities. In Italy he performed live by side of famous names of the Italian national scene. He has also performed at prestigious jazz clubs in the world, among whom we can mention: Vibrato (Bel Air, Los Angeles), Cafe Cordiale (LA) and in London at “Ain’t Nothing But Blues Bar” in central Oxford Circus. He had the opportunity to enrich his experiences playing in jam sessions with some of the most important worldfamous stage musicians including: David Garfield (keyboardist of George Benson), the bassist Jimmy Earl ( (bassist of Chick Corea, Pat Metheny and more), the drummer Steve Ferrone (Eric Clapton, Duran Duran, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Bee Gees, U2, Slash. Pooh, Pausini) , Morris O’Conner (guitarist of Earth wind and fire), Leddie Garcia (percussionist of Carlos Santana).___ VIDEOCLIPS___ Nino Siragusa is a 360 degrees creative and he expressed his talent in other arts, including photography and video. Director of most of all of his videos, he also made the videoclip of the singer Elisa Smeriglio (member of Sei Ottavi, the star band of one of the editions of X Factor Italy).