{"id":7968,"date":"2018-08-28T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/?page_id=7968"},"modified":"2019-12-05T22:01:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T21:01:56","slug":"my-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andreaocello.com\/en\/my-story\/","title":{"rendered":"My story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1547042042667{padding-top: 80px !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;]\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"section-title center\">My story...<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text]I don&#8217;t like to talk about me very much&#8230;.<strong>that&#8217;s what music is supposed to do<\/strong> for me in my life.<br \/>\nI make music since when I was 10, and every song I make is like a piece of the puzzle that represent my life.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why I became an <strong>Independent Artist.<\/strong><br \/>\nBecause I always wanted my music to be as much authentic as possible.<\/p>\n<p>When I hear people defining my music and performances as &#8220;<em>heartfelt<\/em>&#8220;, &#8220;<em>soulful<\/em>&#8221; or &#8220;<em>sincere<\/em>&#8220;&#8230;.I know I&#8217;m on the right track, and that every effort has been worth it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row wt_row_padding_top=&#8221;no-padding-top&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7828&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1525786759081{border-top-width: 3px !important;border-right-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;border-left-color: rgba(221,153,51,0.84) !important;border-left-style: double !important;border-right-color: rgba(221,153,51,0.84) !important;border-right-style: double !important;border-top-color: rgba(221,153,51,0.84) !important;border-top-style: double !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(221,153,51,0.84) !important;border-bottom-style: double !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;65px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;I n d i p e n d e n t e m e n t e&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1549102774371{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]I like to learn, study and improve myself as much as possible.<br \/>\nInner growth and challenging myself, are every-day tasks for me.\u00a0 Something I actually need for my life to make sense.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the same drive that led me to learn to play many different instruments, sing, compose, arrange, record, mix and produce all my works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In life, most of the times you can truly rely on just yourself&#8230;..<\/strong><br \/>\nSure, many people will encorauge you, love you, help you sometimes&#8230;..but making important decision and taking action it&#8217;s always up to ourselves alone. Nobody can walk our way for us. Nobody could&#8230;.even if they wanted to!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the path I&#8217;ve made to realize &#8220;INDIPENDENTEMENTE&#8221;, my debut album. It means &#8220;Independently&#8221;, of everything people said and everything people wanted me to do with my life and job.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;bounceInRight&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1529606473028{border-top-width: 3px !important;border-right-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;border-left-color: rgba(221,153,51,0.64) !important;border-left-style: double !important;border-right-color: rgba(221,153,51,0.64) !important;border-right-style: double !important;border-top-color: rgba(221,153,51,0.64) !important;border-top-style: double !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(221,153,51,0.64) !important;border-bottom-style: double !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"album\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"album-img col-sm-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"album-img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Andrea-Ocello-Indipendentemente-Front-Cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Artista Indipendente\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Andrea-Ocello-Indipendentemente-Front-Cover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Andrea-Ocello-Indipendentemente-Front-Cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Andrea-Ocello-Indipendentemente-Front-Cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Andrea-Ocello-Indipendentemente-Front-Cover-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"album-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/andreaocello.bandcamp.com\/album\/indipendentemente\" title=\"Buy on Bandcamp\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-stop-circle\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/68OVoPYX3kNYpT6cfkJxlh\" title=\"Listen on Spotify\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-spotify\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/album\/indipendentemente\/id1201193020\" title=\"Buy on iTunes\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-music\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/music\/album\/Andrea_Ocello_Indipendentemente?id=B4leagz6tomlvtw2xwts2jwgfsq&#038;hl\" title=\"Buy on Google Music\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-google\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deezer.com\/album\/15232055\" title=\"Listen on Deezer\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-headphones\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Indipendentemente-Andrea-Ocello\/dp\/B01N9YMKFM\" title=\"Buy on Amazon\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-amazon\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"album-info col-sm-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIndipendentemente<br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2012<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>My first album. Recorded, mixed and mastered in my own studio beetween September 2010 and January 2012.\u00a0Acoustic piano, keyboards, vocals, drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitar : Andrea Ocello.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Angels in pain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Angels-in-pain-Demo.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"darker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Burned Days<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02-Burned-days.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"darker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Lost City<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/03-Lost-City.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Il silenzio a volte \u00e8 musica<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/04-Il-silenzio-a-volte-\u00e8-musica.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Earth in the eyes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/05-Earth-in-the-eyes.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"darker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Unattainable 4 me<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/06-Unattainable-4-me.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"darker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Looking for something<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Looking-For-Something-Streaming-Demo.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The history book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/08-The-history-book.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Headache<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/09-Headache.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"darker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Come back home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/10-Come-back-home.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"darker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Ora non pi\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ora-non-pi\u00f9-Mp3.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>There's no way<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/andreaocello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/12-Theres-no-way.mp3\" title=\"Play\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-play\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function(){Beat.albumList();});<\/script>\n[vc_gallery type=&#8221;flexslider_slide&#8221; 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I always take a lot of inspiration from there. I love the funky grooves, the soulful vocals and all those warm sounding gears of that era.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and the instruments!<br \/>\nHonher Clavinet, Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer piano, Moog, ARP and my all time favorite : <strong>Rhodes piano<\/strong>!<em>\u00a0(I even have one in my studio!!).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, my music is a blend of those sounds with Jazz, R&amp;B and Rock influences.<br \/>\nWhat I mainly make is called <strong>&#8220;Crossover Jazz&#8221;<\/strong>. In other words, a very Pop oriented Jazz music. 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That resolute glance, so focused, and in touch with his emotions. I felt almost scolded by that. And I asked myself : what happened? Was that me? 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