What key details about alex staropoli can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: alessandro '' alex '' staropoli -lrb- born 9 january 1970 in trieste , italy -rrb- is a keyboard player and composer , co-founder with luca turilli of the italian symphonic power metal band rhapsody of fire . he does the orchestral arrangements in all the band 's songs . following the split with turilli , staropoli is rhapsody of fire 's only remaining founding member . alex and luca met in 1990 during a course in mental techniques -lrb- how to have more control of your own mind -rrb- , and together they started the band rhapsody -lrb- later named as rhapsody of fire -rrb- in 1993 . due to turilli writing the lyrics and co-composing the songs with keyboardist alex staropoli in the previous albums , the lyrics are written by singer fabio lione , with staropoli now composing the music with his brother manuel . following the departure of other guitarist tom hess earlier in the year , the album also marks the return to one full-time guitarist only . when alex was a child he was mainly interested in nature - mountains , forests and lakes . at the age of nine he got his first piano and began to study its basics , and at the age of fourteen he bought his first electric guitar . after meeting luca , but before the creation of rhapsody of fire , he bought a korg 01/w pro keyboard , a model he still uses .
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- instrument is keyboard , guitar- website is -lsb- http://www.alexstaropoli.com www.alexstaropoli.com -rsb- .- years active is 1993 -- present- caption is alex 2010 . staropoli performing in buenos aires , argentina in- birth name is alessandro staropoli- origin is italy- label is limb music magic circle music spv afm records- genre is power metal- birth date is 09 january 1970- name is alex staropoli- background is non_vocal_instrumentalist- image is alex_staropoli_in_buenos_aires . jpg- birth place is trieste , italy- associated acts is rhapsody of fire- occupation is musician , composer