# Alessandro Del Vecchio

Alessandro Del Vecchio (born 21 April 1979) is an Italian musician, singer, record producer and songwriter. He is a current member of hard and heavy bands Edge of Forever, Hardline, Jørn Lande and Vanden Plas.
He is also well known for his collaborations with hard rock and heavy metal artists such as Revolution Saints, Fergie Frederiksen, Ted Poley, Kelly Keeling, Mat Sinner and Alex Beyrodt, and for his work as the in-house producer for Neapolitan record label Frontiers Music SRL from his personal Ivorytears Music Works Studio located just north of Milan.

## Biography
### Formation

Born and raised in Italy, his career started at a very young age while honing his skills as a singer, songwriter and versatile instrumentalist. Among his many musical accomplishments, Alessandro found himself at the pinnacle of the industry's most difficult processes. Alessandro began indulging in producing, engineering and mastering hundreds of world-class Billboard chart topping albums including a multitude of collaborations from the most sought after rock groups in the world.

### Edge of Forever, Moonstone Project and Lionville (2003-2011)

Some of Alessandro's most memorable accomplishments were with famed artists Jeff Scott Soto and Marcel Jacob of Talisman and Malmsteen in 2003. In fact, in 2004, they worked collectively on compositions like Edge of Forever's Feeding The Fire, which also featured Bob Harris from Frank Zappa and Axe and in 2005 on second album Let The Demon Rock And Roll.
In 2006 Alessandro was called to sing, play Hammond organ and keyboards in the Moonstone Project first album Time to Take a Stand featuring Kelly Keeling, Graham Bonnet, Glenn Hughes, James Christian, Carmine Appice, Paul Shortino, Steve Walsh, Ian Paice, Tony Franklin and Roberto Tiranti.
In 2009 Alessandro resumed Edge of Forever project without Bob Harris and Marcel Jacob, but with himself on vocals, keyboards and producing and with new line-up released third album Another Paradise. In the same year he was in the Moonstone Project second album Rebel on the Run with artists as Clive Bunker, James Christian, Robin Beck, Roberto Tiranti, Glenn Hughes, Ken Hensley and Ian Paice.
In 2011 he formed Lionville project with Stefano Lionetti and produced and released the eponymous album with collaboration of Swedish singer Lars Säfsund.

### Frontiers Records (2011-2024)
#### Hardline, Lioville, Alex Beyrodt/Mat Sinner and Revolution Saints

In 2011 Frontiers Records called Alessandro for third Johnny Gioeli's Hardline reformation and in 2012 he produced, arranged and played their new album Danger Zone with hit "Fever Dreams". In the same year he produced, arranged and played the Lionville second album II.
In 2013 Alessandro was on keyboards in German guitar player Alex Beyrodt's project Silent Force for Rising from Ashes album in which he started a long date collaboration with German guitar player and producer Alex Beyrodt. In the same year Alessandro collaborated with Toto former singer Fergie Frederiksen for his solo album Any Given Moment.
In 2014 he produced, wrote, recorded, played keyboards, mixed and mastered the eponymous album of supergroup Rated X formed by Joe Lynn Turner, Karl Cochran, Tony Franklin and Carmine Appice.
In January 2015 Frontiers combined the skills of Alessandro with German bass player and producer Mat Sinner for the Level 10 record with Symphony X singer Russell Allen the album Chapter One with Randy Black on drums, Alex Beyrodt and Roland Grapow (ex-Helloween, Masterplan) on guitars. Alessandro continued his collaboration with Sinner and Beyrodt with David Readman (Pink Cream 69) on vocals and Francesco Jovino on drums on Voodoo Circle album Whisky Fingers released in November. 2015 was an important year for Alessandro because of Revolution Saints' eponymous album with Deen Castronovo, Doug Aldrich and Jack Blades. This album received important international feedbacks and was acclaimed for Alessandro production and songwriting, particularly for the hit "Back of My Trail". In the same yeah Alessandro worked for supergroup Resurrection Kings (formed by Chas West, Craig Goldy, Sean McNabb and Vinny Appice) for eponymous album and for Kelly Keeling with the album Mind Radio.

#### Sunstorm, Jorn, Edge of Forever return and Jeff Scott Soto

In 2016 Frontiers entrusted to Alessandro Joe Lynn Turner's project Sunstorm for new production, keyboards and songwriting after Dennis Ward three-albums era. He called on guitar Simone Mularoni of DGM, on bass guitar Nik Mazzucconi of Labyrinth and Edge of Forever and on drums Francesco Jovino of Hardline, Primal Fear, Voodoo Circle and Edge of Forever. On May they released Edge of Tomorrow. In the same year Alessandro started collaboration with Norwegian metal singer Jorn and he produced and played keyboards on cover album Heavy Rock Radio. In October he released with Hardline's Human Nature album.
In 2017 Mat Sinner asked Alessandro to become one of the singers of the massive production of "The Original Rock Meets Classic", featuring the likes of Don Felder, Steve Lukather, Rick Springfield, Francis Rossi among many others. On June he wrote, produced, recorded, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered the new Jorn album Life on Death Road with musicians of the Voodoo Circle's Whisky Fingers Mat Sinner on bass guitar, Alex Beyrodt on guitars and Francesco Jovino on drums. On September Alessandro was involved as producer, session musician, songwriter and sound engineer for Kee of Hearts' eponymous album, a project with German singer Tommy Heart (Fair Warning), Swedish virtuoso guitar player Kee Marcello (ex-Europe), Swedish bass guitar player Ken Sandin (Alien) and Italian drummer Marco Di Salvia (Pino Scotto). On October Revolution Saints released their second album Light in the Dark under complete artistic supervision of Alessandro. In the same year he mixed and mastered the Lionville third album A World of Fools not as band member.
In 2018 Alessandro was active with House of Lords singer James Christian for his solo album Craving as producer and sound engineer. On June Sunstorm returned with the new The Road to Hell with Edo Sala on drums (Folkstone) and on July he produced, wrote, played keyboards on, recorded, mixed and mastered Set The World On Fire for Johnny Gioeli and Deen Castronovo project, both on vocals. On September Alessandro was involved in the new project called Dream Child with Argentinian singer Diego Valdez, Craig Goldy and Wayne Findlay on guitars, Rudy Sarzo on bass guitar and Simon Wright on drums for the album Until Death Do We Meet Again and in the project Groundbreaker with Steve Overland of FM and Robert Säll of Work of Art and W.E.T. for the eponymous album. On December produced, played keyboards, recorded and engineered on Johnny Gioeli first solo album called One Voice.
In 2019 guitar player and producer Roy Z called Alessandro to play keyboards as session on supergroup Spirits of Fire's eponymous album with musicians as Tim Owens on vocals, Chris Caffery on guitars, Steve Di Giorgio on bass guitar and Mark Zonder on drums. On March Jeff Pilson and George Lynch (with Robert Mason and Mick Brown) called Alessandro to mix and master The End Machine's eponymous album. In the same mouth Alessandro produced, mixed and mastered Burning Rain fourth album Face the Music with Doug Aldrich on guitars, Keith St. Jones on vocals, Brad Lang on bass guitar and Blas Elias on drums. On April Hardline released their new album called Life with new Italian musicians Mario Percudani on guitar and Marco Di Salvia on drums. On May Alessandro recorded for Lords of Black Spanish guitar player the Restless Spirits' eponymous album with collaboration of Johnny Gioeli, Diego Valdez, Dino Jelusić and Deen Castronovo. On June Jorn released live album Live on Death Road with Alessandro on production, keyboards and engineering. On December Alessandro returned with Edge of Forever and their album Native Soul. The new line-up is formed by Nik Mazzucconi on bass guitar (formerly in Another Paradise), Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere) on guitar and Marco Di Salvia on drums, respectively instead of Walter Galiaro and Francesco Jovino. In the same mouth Alessandro (writing, producing, recording, playing bass guitar and keyboards on, mixing and mastering) released Lovekillers' eponymous album featuring TNT singer Tony Harnell.
In 2020 Alessandro returned with Revolution Saints that recorded Rise in collaboration with Dan Rossall on songwriting. In the same day Jorn released Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing The Classics with Alessandro on producing, recording, keyboards, engineering and Dirty Shirley (Dino Jelusick on vocals, George Lynch on guitars, Trevor Roxx on bass and Will Hunt on drums) released their eponymous album with Alessandro on producing, recording, mixing and mastering. On February Alessandro was involved with mixing and mastering of supergroup Black Swan's (Robin McAuley on vocals, Reb Beach on guitar, Jeff Pilson on bass and Matt Starr on drums) Shake the World and with new Hardline live Life: Live. In the meddle of the year Alessandro were involved on songwriting, keyboards, bass and producing in a hard rock project of Canadian singer Rosa Laricchiuta called Black Rose Maze with Italian musicians Andrea Seveso and Michele Sanna. At the end of 2020 Alessandro began the new collaboration with the singer Jeff Scott Soto and produced, wrote, arranged, played keyboards and bass on the solo album Wide Awake (in My Dreamland).

#### Robin McAuley, Michael Sweet, Tracii Guns and Giant

In 2021 Alessandro wrote, produced, played new album of Issa called Queen of Broken Hearts. Sunstorm returned with new singer Ronnie Romero instead of Joe Lynn Turner and new drummer Michele Sanna instead of Edo Sala and it recorded new album Afterlife. In the meedle of the year Alessandro started his collaboration with Robin McAuley and wrote, produced, played keyboards and bass in the album Standing on the Edge. At the same time he released with Michael Sweet of Stryper and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns the project Sunbomb with the album Evil and Divine. On July Hardline released the new album Heart, Mind and Soul. On 2021 Resurrection Kings returned without Sean McNabb on bass, replaced by Alessandro that played also keyboards. The new album were called Skygazer. On September Alessandro produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered the eponymous album of the new project with Metal Church former singer Ronny Munroe called Between Worlds. At the end of 2021 Alessandro produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered the first cover duets album of Jeff Scott Soto called The Duet Collection, Vol. 1 and wrote, produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered Groundbreaker second album called Soul to Soul.
In January 2022 Alessandro toke part in Giant reunion with new singer Kent Hilli from Perfect Plan band. The album were called Shifting Time that Alessandro produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered. At the same time Edge of Forever released the new album Seminole. On april Alessandro started a new collaboration with Ronnie Romero for a cover album called Raised on Radio. At the same time Alessandro produced, mixed, mastered and play keyboards and bass on new album Little Bang Theory for the new project Poison Rose with Marco Sivo on vocals, Aldo Lonobile and Andrea Seveso on guitars, and Edo Sala on drums. In this period Alessandro mixed and mastered the Black Swan's second album Generation Mind. On May he wrote, played keyboards and bass on, produced, mixed and mastered, Jeff Scott Soto's album Complicated. In the same mounth Alessandro collaborated in the new supergroup project called Skills with Renan Zonta of Electric Mob on vocals, Brad Gillis on guitars, Billy Sheehan on bass and David Huff of Giant on drums with the album Different Worlds on which he played keyboards and produced, mixed and mastered. On June Alessandro took part on the new project Iconic with Nathan James of Inglorius on vocals, Michael Sweet and Joel Hoekstra on guitars, Marco Mendoza on bass and Tommy Aldridge on drums. The band released the album Second Skin on which Alessandro played keyboards and co-produced with Sweet, mixed and mastered. In the same mounth Alessandro released the new Jorn album Over the Horizon Radar on keyboards and mixing. On August Sunstorm returned with new album Brothers in Arms with Luca Princiotta on guitar instead of Simone Muraloni. On November Alessandro took part in the new project Enemy Eyes with Johnny Gioeli (Hardline) on vocals, Marcos Rodriguez (ex-Rage) on guitars and Fabio Alessandrini (Annihilator) on drums with their album History's Hand.

## Discography
### As actual band member

| Band | Album details | Role |
| Edge of Forever | Feeding the Fire Label: MTM Music Release date: 24 May 2004 | Composer, Co-producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals |
| Edge of Forever | Let the Demon Rock 'n' Roll Label: MTM Music Release date: 17 May 2005 | Composer, Keyboards |
| Edge of Forever | Another Paradise Label: 7Hard Release date: 9 December 2009 | Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Edge of Forever | Native Soul Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 6 December 2019 | Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Edge of Forever | Seminole Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 21 January 2022 | Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Edge of Forever | Ritual Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 12 October 2023 | Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Hardline | Danger Zone Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 18 May 2012 | Composer, arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
| Hardline | Human Nature Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 14 October 2016 | Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
| Hardline | Life Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 26 April 2019 | Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
| Hardline | Heart, Mind and Soul Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 9 July 2021 | Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
| Jorn | Heavy Rock Radio Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 3 June 2016 | Recording, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
| Jorn | Life on Death Road Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 2 June 2017 | Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
| Jorn | Heavy Rock Radio II - Executing the Classics Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 24 January 2020 | Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards |
| Jorn | Over the Horizon Radar Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 17 June 2022 | Additional Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards |
| Vanden Plas | The Empyrean Equation Of The Long Lost Things Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 19 April 2024 | Recording, Keyboards |

### As former band member

| Band | Album details | Role |
| Moonstone Project | Rebel on the Run Label: Blistering Records Release date: 27 May 2009 | Composer, Co-producer, Recording, Editing, Co-mixing, Keyboards, Drums, Backing Vocals |
| Shining Line | Shining Line Label: Avenue Of Allies Music Release date: 14 May 2010 | Composer, Producer, Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Eden's Curse | Trinity Label: AFM Records Release date: 18 March 2011 | Keyboards, Additional editing |
| Lionville | Lionville Label: Avenue Of Allies Music Release date: 10 June 2011 | Composer, Arranger, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals |
| Lionville | II Label: Avenue Of Allies Music Release date: 29 May 2012 | Producer, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing Vocals |
| Silent Force | Rising from Ashes Label: AFM Records Release date: 12 December 2013 | Keyboards |
| Alex Beyrodt's Voodoo Circle | Whisky Fingers Label: AFM Records Release date: 27 November 2015 | Composer, Co-arrangements, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals |

### Other projects

| Year | Band | Title | Notes |
| 2006 | Moonstone Project | Time To Take A Stand | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Majestic Records) |
| 2006 | Lizhard | Lizhard | co-producer, keyboards, mixing, mastering (Perris Records) |
| 2012 | Issa | Can't Stop | producing, keyboards, recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2013 | Fergie Frederiksen | Any Given Moment | producing, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2013 | Place Vendome | Thunder in the Distance | songwriting on track 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 and 13 (Frontiers Records) |
| 2013 | Find Me | Wings of Love | songwriting on tracks 1, 2, 4, 9 (Frontiers Records) |
| 2014 | Rated X | Rated X | producing, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2014 | Ez Livin' | Firestorm | mixing, mastering (LZ Records) |
| 2014 | L.R.S. | Down to the Core | producing, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) |
| 2014 | Three Lions | Three Lions | producing, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) |
| 2014 | Bailey | Long Way Down | producing, recording, mixing, mastering, keyboards, additional backing vocals (Frontiers Records) |
| 2015 | Resurrection Kings | Resurrection Kings | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2015 | Revolution Saints | Revolution Saints | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2015 | Level 10 | Chapter One | songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) |
| 2015 | Docker's Guild | The Heisenberg Diaries – Book A: Sounds of Future Past | mixing (Lion Music, Rock Company, Black Swan Records) |
| 2015 | Maya | The Prophecy is Broken | recording, mixing, mastering (Underground Symphony) |
| 2015 | Kelly Keeling | Mind Radio | producing, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) |
| 2016 | Sunstorm | Edge of Tomorrow | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals (Frontiers Records) |
| 2016 | Faithsedge | Restoration | keyboards (Scarlet Records) |
| 2016 | Rebelhot | Rebelhot | mastering (Metallapolis Records) |
| 2016 | Ted Poley | Beyond the Fade | producer, recording, mixing, mastering, additional guitar, drums, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) |
| 2016 | Roth Brock Project | Roth Both Project | mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2017 | Revolution Saints | Light in the Dark | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2017 | Place Vendome | Close to the Sun | additional Choirs on "Strong", songwriting "Strong" and "Yesterday is Gone" (Frontiers Records) |
| 2017 | Kee of Hearts | Kee of Hearts | producer, keyboards, vocals, recording, mixing (Frontiers Records) |
| 2017 | Lionsoul | Welcome Storm | producing, recording, mixing, mastering, backing vocals (Limb Music) |
| 2017 | Eisley/Goldy | Blood, Buts and Games | mixing, mastering, additional keyboards on tracks 3, 5 and 7 (Frontiers Records) |
| 2017 | Graham Bonnet Band | Live... Here Come the Night (Frontiers Rock Festival 2016) | recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2017 | Tyketto | Live from Milan 2017 | recording (Frontiers Records) |
| 2017 | Treat | The Road More ore Less Traveled | recording (Frontiers Records) |
| 2017 | All 4 1 | The World's Best Hope | producer, keyboards, backing vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2017 | Lionville | A World of Fools | mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | Sunstorm | The Road to Hell | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | Mr. Big | Live From Milan | producer (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | Gioeli-Castronovo | Set The World On Fire | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | James Christian | Craving | producer, keyboards on "Jesus Swept" (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | L.A. Guns | Made in Milan | producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | Dream Child | Until Death Do Do We Meet Again | producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | Johnny Gioeli | One Voice | producer, recording, keyboards, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | Nanowar of Steel | Stairway to Valhalla | producer, mixing, mastering, keyboards (Audioglobe) |
| 2018 | Labyrinth | Return to Live | recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | State of Salazar | Superhero | mixing, mastering (Frontiers) |
| 2018 | Issa | Run with the Pack | producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | Groundbreaker | Groundbreaker | producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | Steelheart | Rock 'N Milan | recording, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2018 | Alcatrazz | Parole Denied: Tokyo 2017 | mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2019 | Quiet Riot | One Night in Milan | producer, keyboards, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2019 | Spirits of Fire | Spirits of Fire | keyboards (Frontiers Records) |
| 2019 | Restless Spirits | Restless Spirits | recording, vocals on track 8, songwriting and vocals on track 9, backing vocals on tracks 2, 6 and 7 (Frontiers Records) |
| 2019 | The End Machine | The End Machine | mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2019 | Burning Rain | Face the Music | producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2019 | Lovekillers feat. Tony Harnell | Lovekillers | producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, bass guitar, vocals (Frontiers Records) |
| 2019 | TNT | Encore: Live in Milano | recording (Frontiers Records) |
| 2019 | Be for You (B4U) | The Things I Never Told You | mixing, mastering (Volcano Records) |
| 2019 | Find Me | Angels in Blue | songwriting on tracks 9, 10 and 11 (Frontiers Records) |
| 2020 | Revolution Saints | Rise | producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) |
| 2020 | Black Swan | Shake the World | mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2020 | Dirty Shirley | Dirty Shirley | producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2020 | Michael Thompson Band | High Times: Live in Italy | producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) |
| 2020 | Archon Angel | Fallen | songwriting on tracks 4 and 9 (Frontiers Records) |
| 2020 | Alessandro Del Vecchio | Sound from the Notebook | songwriting, producing, recording, mixing. mastering, all instruments, vocals (Frontiers Records) |
| 2022 | Star One | Revel in Time | lead vocals and keyboard solo on "The Year of '41 (alternate version)" (InsideOut Music) |
| 2022 | Zadra | Guiding Star | producer, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, additional rhythm guitars on "Won't Let Your Love Take Me Down" |
| 2022 | Docker's Guild | The Mystic Technocracy - Season 2: The Age of Entropy | mixing, mastering on "S.O.S. Spazio 1999" (Elevate Records) |
| 2023 | Cassidy Paris | New Sensation | production, bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) |