Fabrizio 'Fab' Grossi

Fabrizio Grossi is a self taught bass player. As a teenager in Italy, he was active in the local music scene of his native Milan. In 1990 he relocated to New York, and later to Los Angeles, where he began working for different artists, both as a bass player and record producer, most notably Grammy Award winning guitarist Steve Vai, and German punk singer Nina Hagen. 
== Career and record production ==
From 1997 on, Fabrizio Grossi focused on his production career, working on albums for labels like EarMusic/Edel, Avalon Records and Frontiers Records, featuring artists such as Joseph Williams (musician) and Steve Lukather of Toto (band), Mickey Thomas (singer), Robin Beck, Indigo Dying, From The Inside, House of Lords (band), Tommy Funderburk, Glenn Hughes, Kelly Hansen’s Perfect World.
In 2005 together with singer Tony Harnell, drummer John Macaluso and guitarist Magnus Karlsson (musician) he formed the hard rock ensemble Starbreaker (band). The band's self-titled debut album was released by Frontiers Records in 2005.
Grossi also produced pop and rock Italian artists such as Death SS, Laura Smiraglia, No More Dolls and was co-executive producer for two releases for Grammy winner Italian singer Laura Pausini on East West Records.
In 2012 he joined The Allman Brothers Band & Gov't Mule's singer and guitarist Warren Haynes for a series of posthumous Tommy Bolin’s releases, featuring blues and fusion artists like, Derek Trucks, John Scofield, Steve Lukather, Oz Noy, Nels Cline, Peter Frampton, Myles Kennedy & Sonny Landreth. Also in 2012 by enlisting Glenn Hughes, Steve Vai, Chad Smith and Lachy Doley, he produced different renditions of Deep Purple’s music originally featured in the band’s 1972 album Machine Head (album), for the 40th anniversary celebration of the release.
He also produced and collaborated with artists such as Billy Gibbons, Leslie West, Zakk Wylde, Alice Cooper, Ice-T & Body Count (band), Pat Travers & Carmine Appice, George Clinton (funk musician), Paul Stanley, Joe Bonamassa, Slash (musician), Eric Gales featuring Gary Clark Jr. and Aaron Keylock.
== Movies & TV ==
In 2017 Grossi was co-executive producer and composer for the award-winning documentary Sidemen: Long Road to Glory (Abramorama Distribution), in which the story of three blues pioneer musicians is narrated by Marc Maron, and with testimonials by Joe Perry, Bonnie Raitt, Greg Allman and Joe Bonamassa, pays tribute to their idols.
== Performances and touring ==
In 2010, Grossi toured Europe together with Grammy award winner guitarist Steve Lukather, drummer Kenny Aronoff & keyboardist Steve Weingart, under the moniker Goodfellas.
In 2016, with drummer Kenny Aronoff & singer/guitarist Lance Lopez, he founded the blues rock & jam band Supersonic Blues Machine. The band released two studio albums to date “West of Flushing, South of Frisco” and “Californisoul” on Provogue Records. Both records made the Billboard Top 10 Blues charts, and featured the guest appearances of Billy F Gibbons, Eric Gales, Warren Haynes, Robben Ford, Steve Lukather, Walter Trout & Chris Duarte . The band headlined a variety of Music Festivals, most notably The Notodden Blues Festival (Norway), Ramblin’ Man Fair (UK), Mahindra Blues Festival (India), Holland International Blues Festival (Holland ), the :es:Festival_Noches_del_Botánico|Festival Noches del Botanico and the Cazorla Blues Festival (Spain). In 2018 UK singer/guitarist Kris Barras, also signed to Provogue Records, joined the band replacing front man Lance Lopez. The band first release with Barras was the 2019 live album “Road Chronicles LIVE”.
In 2019 Grossi started performing around Los Angeles with the live band Drop The Needle, which featured drummer Stephen Perkins and music director/keyboardist Alex Alessandroni Jr., which provided the bedding for his solo band Soul Garage Experience.
In September 2021, the band released its debut album Counterfeited Soulstice Vol 1 on Soul Garage Records/Unit Media.
== Selected discography and credits ==
*Steve Vai - Fire Garden (album) Song = Brother Labels : Epic/Sony (Europe, Turkey, Brazil, Malaysia,Thailand, US, Canada, Japan, Ukraine, Belarus, Indonesia, Mexico, Australia, Bass
*Nina Hagen - Bee Happy (Album) 1996 Song 1 = Born to die in Berlin Song 2 = Shiva Labels : RCA/BMG (Europe, Russia, Brazil) Bass
*Laura Smiraglia - Lui è così (Album) 1998 - Labels : CGD East West (Italy) Recordings, Production, mix, bass, programming
*Elan - Street Child (album) Song 1 = Midnight Additional Arrangement, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Percussion Song 2 = Another Woman Additional Arrangements, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programming Labels : Silverlight Records/Epic (Mexico) Silverlight/ Festival Mushroom (Australia)
*Sounds of Pisces - Sounds of Pisces Vol 1 (Album) 2001 - Labels : Pick-Up/Self Spa/Edel Recordings, Production, mix, bass, guitar, keyboards, programming
*In Death of Steve Sylvester - Humanomalies COMPLETE RECORD 2002 - Labels : Lucifer Rising/Self (Italy) Regain Records (Sweden) CD-Maximum (Russia) Recordings, Production, Mix, Programming, Bass
*Various - Hazy Dreams (Not just) a Jimi Hendrix Tribute COMPLETE RECORD 2003 - Labels : Edel (Europe-Indonesia) Koch Records (US) Edel, JRC (Ukraine) Танцевальный Рай, (Russia) Recordings, Production & Mix
*Various - Stairway to Rock (Not Just) a Led Zeppelin Tribute COMPLETE RECORD 2003 - Labels : Edel (Europe) JRC (Ukraine) Танцевальный Рай, Edel (Russia) Recordings, Production & Mix
*Vertigo - Vertigo COMPLETE RECORD 2003 - Labels : Frontiers (Europe) Nexus (Japan) Cd-Maximum (Russia) Recordings, Production, Mix, Bass,Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Sampler, Loops, Drum Programming
*Perfect World - Perfect World COMPLETE RECORD 2003 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) thru SoulFood Distribution Recordings, Production, mix, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming
*James Christian - Meet the man COMPLETE RECORD 2004 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) Nippon Crown (Japan) Recordings, Production, mix, bass, keyboards
*From the Inside - From the inside COMPLETE RECORD 2004 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) ,CD Maximum (Russia) Avalon (Japan) Locomotive (Spain) Recordings, Production, mix, bass, keyboards
*House of Lords - The Power and the Myth COMPLETE RECORD 2004 - Labels : Frontiers (Italy) CD-Maximum (Russia) Wet Music (Brazil) Deadline Music (US) Crown (Japan) Recording, mix
*Over the edge - Over the edge COMPLETE RECORD 2004 - Labels : Frontiers (Europe) CD Maximum (Russia) Crown (Japan) Deadline Music (US) Recordings, Production, mix, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming
*Glenn Hughes - Soulfully live in the City of Angels COMPLETE RECORD 2004 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe & S. America) ,CD Maximum (Russia) Avalon - Marquee (Japan) Dead Line -Cleopatra (US) Recordings, Production, mix
*Glenn Hughes - Soul Mover COMPLETE RECORD 2005 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) Yamaha Music Communication (Japan) Thompson Music (Australia) Century Media (Brazil) Sanctuary (US & Canada) IronD (Russia) Recordings, Production, mix
*Starbreaker - Starbreaker COMPLETE RECORD. 2005 - Labels : Frontiers (Europe) Nexus (Japan) IIronD (Russia) Locomotive Records (Spain) Hellion Records (Brazil) Recordings, Production, mix, bass, programming & samples
*Tommy Funderburk - Anything for you COMPLETE RECORD. 2005 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) Nexus (Japan) - IronD (Russia) Recordings, Production, mix, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming
* Robin Beck - Do you miss me COMPLETE RECORD. 2005 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) Nexus (Japan) - IronD (Russia) Locomotive (Spain) Recordings, Production, mix , bass,programming
* In Death of Steve Sylvester - Seventh Seal COMPLETE RECORD 2005-2007 - Labels : Lucifer Rising/Self (Italy) Regain Records (Sweden) CD-Maximum (Russia) Recordings, Production, Mix, Programming, Bass
* In Death of Steve Sylvester - Give ‘em hell CD SINGLE 2005 - Labels : Lucifer Rising/Self (Italy) Recordings, Production, Mix, Programming, Bass
* Ambition - Ambition COMPLETE RECORD 2006 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) Nexus (Japan) - IronD (Russia) Locomotive (Spain) Recordings, Production , mix , bass, keyboards
*Vertigo - Vertigo 2 COMPLETE RECORD 2006 - Labels : Frontiers (Europe) Nexus (Japan) IronD (Russia) Recordings, Production, mix, Bass, Keyboards
*Travers, Appice Feat. TM Stevens - Live at the House of Blues (live DVD & Album) 2005 - Label : Escapi Music (Europe) re issued by Music Avenue (Europe) in 2011 Production, mix
* Indigo Dying - Indigo Dying COMPLETE RECORD 2007 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) Nexus (Japan) - IronD (Russia) Nesen Ent./Loen Ent. (S.Korea) Recordings, Production , mix , bass, acoustic guitar, sitar
* Los Angeles - Los Angeles COMPLETE RECORD 2007 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) ,IronD (Russia) Recordings, Production, mix, bass
*From the inside - Vision COMPLETE RECORD 2008 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) ,IronD (Russia) Nexus (Japan) Blistering Records (UK-Europe) Recordings, Production, bass
*Ramos Hugo - The Dream COMPLETE RECORD 2008 - Labels : Frontiers (Italy) IronD (Russia) Nexus (Japan) Recordings, Production, bass
*Alice Cooper - Along Came a Spider (album) Song 1 = Vengeance is mine Song 2 = Catch me if you can Song 3 = Wake the dead Song 4 = Killed by love Labels : Stemahammer/SPV (Europe-US) Союз, Steamhammer (Russia) Scarecrow (Mexico) Hellion (Brazil) Rock Empire Music (Taiwan) Icarus (Argentina) Sony (Australia) Bigger Picture Universal (Germany) Ume (US) Mix
*Los Angeles - Neverland COMPLETE RECORD 2009 - Labels : Frontiers Records (Europe) ,IronD (Russia) Nexus/Seven Seas (Japan) Recordings, Production, mix, bass, keyboards, programming
* Leslie West - Unusual suspects COMPLETE RECORDS 2011 - Labels : Provogue (US, Russia,Europe) Recordings, Production, mix, bass
* Faithsedge - The Answer of Insanity COMPLETE RECORD 2011 - Labels : Scarlet (The world , thru different local distributions) Recordings, production, mix, bass
* Pushking - The world as we love it COMPLETE RECORD 2011 - Labels : Soyuz Music/Ear Music (Russia) Ear Music (Europe) Hellion Records (Brazil) Avalon (Japan) Ear Music/Riot Ent. (Australia) Recordings, Recordings, production, mix, bass
* Tommy Bolin & friends - Great Gyspy Soul COMPLETE RECORDS 2012 - Labels : 429 Records (US ) 429/Columbia (Japan), Soyuz/Ear Music (Russia) Moon Records (Ukraine), Ear Music (Germany-Europe) Recordings, Production, mix
*Various - Re Machined A tribute to Deep Purple’s Machine Head (album) Song 1= Highway star Song 2 = I am Leo Labels : Ward Records (Russia ) Eagle Records Argentina, US, Canada, Europe) Recordings, Producer, mix
* Faithsedge - The Answer of Insanity COMPLETE RECORD 2014 - Labels : Scarlet (The world , thru different local distributions) Recordings, production, mix, bass
* Supersonic Blues Machine - West of Flushing South of Frisco COMPLETE RECORD 2016 - Labels : Provogue (UK, Europe, US, Russia) Recordings, Production, mix, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
* Željko Samardžić – Mila COMPLETE RECORD 2017 - Labels : Music Play/Sky Music Production (Serbia) Production, mix, bass
*Supersonic Blues Machine - Californisoul COMPLETE RECORD 2017 - Labels : Provogue (UK, Europe, US, Russia) Recordings, Production, mix, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
* Aaron Keylock - Cut Against the grain COMPLETE RECORD 2017 - Labels : Provogues (Russia, Europe) Recordings, Production, mix, bass , backing vocals
*Eric Gales - Middle of the road COMPLETE RECORD 2017 - Labels : Provogue (UK, Europe, US, Russia) Production, mix
* Lance Lopez - Tell the truth COMPLETE RECORD 2018 - Labels : Provogue (UK, Europe, US, Russia) Production, mix, bass
*Supersonic Blues Machine - Road chronicles LIVE COMPLETE RECORD 2019 - Labels : Provogue (UK, Europe, US, Russia) Production, mix, bass, backing vocals
* Josh Ramos - My many sides COMPLETE RECORD 2020 - Labels : Frontiers (Europe) Avalon (Japan) Recordings, Production, mix, bass
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