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I\u2019m very well, thank you!<\/em><\/p>\n You are a singer songwriter with a very interesting background how did it begin for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n According to my parents it all began when I was still in the crib and The Beatles came on the TV. Apparently I was fascinated by that\u2026 I mean I still am!\u2028And then you now, being half Spanish and half Italian I always heard as a kid lots of different styles of music around the house: Flamenco, Mexican rancheras, and south american folk songs and classical music. I didn\u2019t really think I liked all that a lot when I was a kid (you know, it wasn\u2019t cool enough!) I started playing guitar at 9 years old and, of course, I wanted to play Rock! But then with time I have come to appreciate all kinds of music and tried to learn something from every style.<\/em><\/p>\n One of your biggest influences is the Beatles, what\u2019s your favourite Beatle song and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n Uh, that\u2019s an impossible question! They\u2019re so great that I can\u2019t have a favorite song, it changes from time to time. You have played in different countries, what\u2019s been your most memorable performance?<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019d say Aarau or Lausanne with the Jazzaar Global Ensamble. I was playing with a big orchestra and with Billy Cobham and Gil Goldstein and I felt really confortable in those moments, even though the pressure was high!<\/em><\/p>\n You are a guitarist, what guitar players are getting you excited at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, right now I\u2019m very interested in Tora Dahle Aag\u00e5rd (I know, hard to spell), but she has a great phrasing and everything sounds really fluent. It\u2019s definitely worth checking out!<\/em><\/p>\n What\u2019s in your guitar rig?<\/strong><\/p>\n Unfortunately I can never really build it up as much as I want because I\u2019m moving too much. But I use a Music Man guitar or a Strat, depending on how modern I want the sound to be. As for pedals I have a ToneBone which has a great sound, an Eventide H9 that allows me to program very cool time and pitch effects, and the mandatory Boss Chorus and a Big Muff (in case it\u2019s needed, haha). And tube amps! Always tube amps, be that Fender, Blackstar or Mesa.<\/em><\/p>\n You studied guitar, what was the most important lesson that you learned during this period?\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n The most important thing I learned is the 80\/20 rule:\u2028You can practice something for a 20% of your capacity, and it will yield a 80% of result. So many people would stop there, because if you want to get to a 100% of result (just improving that a 20%) you need to put the other 80%, so 4 times the effort!<\/em><\/p>\n What are you listening to at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n Basically John Mayer, Luis Miguel and early genesis. But somehow I got \u201cSuperstition\u201d stuck in my head!<\/em><\/p>\n You\u2019ve travelled through Europe gigging, what\u2019s your favourite city to perform in?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2028\u2028Wherever the food is good! But I prefer smaller cities, because you don\u2019t feel in such a rush.<\/em><\/p>\n If you could jam with anyone who would it be and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n Guitar-wise I\u2019d love to jam with David Gilmour, to see how the hell is he doing that! But as a songwriter of course I\u2019d love to jam with Peter Gabriel or Paul McCartney. They\u2019re just legends!<\/em><\/p>\n You have very tight harmonies on your songs, specifically \u201cThe Sadness Of Her Smile\u201d what influenced you with that? <\/strong><\/p>\n I think for that The Eagles and The Beatles are to blame, but now I try not to think too much about it. Wherever I feel like it needs second vocals I just start singing over it whatever comes to mind, and usually something stays.<\/em><\/p>\n What\u2019s next for you in 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n You mean this is not enough!? Haha! https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mauronocitomusic\/ Hello Mauro, how are you? I\u2019m very well, thank you! You are a singer songwriter with a very interesting background how did it begin for you? According to my parents it all began when I was still in the crib and The Beatles came on the TV. 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\nHello Mauro, how are you? <\/strong><\/p>\n
\nI can say though, that I\u2019ve always found \u201cHere, There and Everywhere\u201d a beautiful song, that it transports me somewhere else, somewhere peaceful. And that song definitely had some influence on one of the tracks of \u201cOut of Sight\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nJust kidding. Well, the last two years, that this album is the product of, where pretty solitary, and all the work there is basically me. Now that I\u2019m living in a city with so many musicians I\u2019d love to write with new people and maybe the next album will be a little less introverted!<\/em><\/p>\n
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