Frank Pilato

Frank Pilato is a composer, guitarist, clarinetist and sound engineer based in Florence, Italy.
Biography
Frank Pilato (Florence, December 4, 1982) is an Italian composer, guitarist, clarinetist and sound engineer.
He began studying music theory and clarinet at age of 7.
At the same time he began studying the guitar, the clarinet, and subsequently followed a degree in jazz guitar in the Ottorino Respighi Conservatory of Latina with Umberto Fiorentino.
At the age of 20 he moved to California to study Rock and Fusion language at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood where he obtained numerous awards including a scholarship (never used).
In 2014 he attended the summer courses in contemporary composition at the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany.
He is now a composer, guitarist, educator, session player and clinician.
Career
At a young age he succeeds in performing the "24 Capricci per chitarra" (Niccolò Paganini) recorded and produced by Relaxo Record in a limited edition copies.
At the age of 29 he replaces Allan Holdsworth in the last chapter of the "STORIES" trilogy by Maestro Andrea Marcelli.
In 2014 and 2015 he represented Italy at the Berlin Jazz Festival: the most important international jazz festival and in the same year he was cited in the Italian cultural institute in Berlin, Los Angeles and Paris.
His latest LP, "SPETTRI" was entirely produced by "Regione Toscana" in collaboration with "Toscana 100 bands".
He takes part in the official Allan Holdsworth album tribute entitled: "Y.O.U." where 8 of the greatest Italian fusion musicians come together to create an uncompromising official tribute.
He represented Italy at the 2015 Berlin Jazz Festival.
His last work, "SPETTRI" was produced from "Toscana 100 bands", a project of the region of Tuscany.
Live and studio: Jeff Berlin, Gary Willis, Andrea Marcelli, Dave Carpenter, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Jolly Rox, Mitch Forman, Francesco Artusato, Allan Holdsworth, Ludovico Fulci, Philippe Ciminato, Tobias Relenberg, Sushi Rain, Miranda, Frank Gambale, Paolo Fattorini, Andrea "Tower "Torricini, Alex Stornello, Michael Johnson Bop Quartet, Randy Warner, Carmelo Leotta, Leonardo Rossi, Y.O.U. and many more.
Publications
Solo albums
2001 – "24 Caprices" for Solo Guitar (Niccolò Paganini)
2005 – Spettri
2015 – Stories
2024 – Trianon
Singles
2021 – Both sides now
Compilations
2023 – Y.O.U. Allan Holdsworth Tribute
Books
2024 – Uncommon Scales, Ideas & Melodic Patters
2024 – "Moto Perpetuo" for Solo Guitar (Niccolò Paganini)
Sound engineer
2005 – Frank Pilato - Spettri
2015 – Frank Pilato - Stories
2021 – Frank Pilato - Both sides now
2023 – Allan Holdsworth official tribute - Y.O.U.
2023 – Paolo Volpato Group - Metronoise
2024 – Frank Pilato - Trianon
Credits
2006 – PLEBS (Guitar solo on "United Gates" )
2008 – Giovani Giusti (Guitar solo on "Buongiorno..." and " Brivido Elettrico" )
2009 – Passogigante (Guitar solo on "Boppin' Around" )
2011 – Sophie Ellis Bextor (Guitar on "Starlight" )
2014 – Jolly Rox (Guitar solo on "So We Are" and "Dreamers Paradise" )
2015 – Sushi Rain (Guitar solo on "Jesus Cries From Your Eyes" )
2019 – Paolo Volpato Group (Guitar Solo on "Preludio/Contro" )
2020 – Michael Johnson Bop Quartet (Guitar on "Anthropology" and "KOKO" )
2023 – Y.O.U. ("Sette Note In Nero" )
References
External links
Official website
Frank Pilato per Musicaintorno
Frank Pilato Y.O.U. on MusicMap official website
Frank Pilato Recensione Spettri per Rockit
Frank Pilato on Jazz Italia
Interview on Italia di metallo
Press article on MusicOFF
Recensione Stories
Interview for album "Stories" on MusicaJAZZ
New Frank Pilato official website
Italian genius musician win the Contest for "Spettri" on Toscana100band
Review of "Stories" for Truth in shredding
6th Italian jazz festival in Berlin
Frank Pilato play "Stories" for Italian jazz festival in Berlin
Stories in FingerPrint Wiki
Review of album "SPETTRI"
Recensione Stories su Rockit
Cover of the album "Stories" from the M° Marcelli official website
Frank Pilato, Gary Willis, Jeff Berlin, Mitchel Forman, Andrea Marcelli article for the new album
Frank Pilato in M° Marcelli Trilogy All Music
"review of Spettri ep"
Living people
Italian composers
Italian guitarists
21st-century guitarists
Year of birth missing (living people)