LUCA ZAMBERLIN Feat. Atma Anur

DEFOX RECORDS & HEART OF STEEL RECORDS are proud to announce the record deal with guitar wizard LUCA ZAMBERLIN.

The Luca Zamberlin featuring Atma Anur (David Bowie, Journey, Joe Satriani, Richie Kotzen, Tony MacAlpine, Greg Howe…) instrumental solo album “Mad for it” is released with nine songs, two written by Shaun Baxter, with Atma Anur on drums and percussions, Piero Trevisan on bass, Jurj Luisetto on cello and Steve Saluto guesting on one track. 
The work is produced and mastered by Carlo Zundo (who also plays guitar and bass on it), mixed by Claudio Zambenedetti at Imput Level studio.
The digital album will be available in mid March thru Defox Records.

Luca Zamberlin biography
In 1979 he starts taking  classical piano lessons.

In 1981 switches to guitar being influenced by the british-sound of the Sixties and Seventies. 
Starts practising day and night learning from the records.
His influences are classical baroque music, hard-rock, blues and he learns all the newest guitar techniques.

In 1984-1986 Luca starts playing in local bands getting experience and good reputation as a guitarist.
In 1987-1989 starts teaching both privately and in local music schools in Venice (Italy).

Moves to London (U.K.) in 1989 with Italian band “Aries” signing up a management deal with Simon Napier Bell (Wham, Asia, Yardbirds). With Aries he performs at the “Free Nelson Mandela Concert”.

Gets the audition for U.K. TOP HARD-ROCK BAND “Driveshaft” and signs with them a record deal with R.A.K. Records and a management deal with Mystery Music’s Ltd Brenda Brooker (Cozy Powell’s personal manager). With “Driveshaft” featuring legendary drummer Cozy Powell (Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath), bass player Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Black Sabbath), keyboards player John Sinclair (Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne, The Cult) and famous irish singer Gerry Lane, records a never released album (part of it can be heard on Cozy Powell “The drums are back”).
The band (featuring live Nicola Dal Bo on keys- Lisa Dominiques’irish drummer Mick “the hummer” Maher bassist Pete Gourdiller (Angelwitch) and the above mentioned Gerry Lane) plays and tours England (including the prestigious Club “Hippodrome” and “Astoria”) and Ireland. Unfortunately Driveshaft splits up due to musical differences.

In 1991 enrolls at the Guitar Institute studying with guitar Maestro Shaun Baxter.

Pic by Alex Ruffini

Since 1997 Luca keeps on perfecting his technique with Shaun Baxter studying other styles of music. Plays and records with Uk band Dog’s tooth violet (featuring famous 80’s punk-rock singer Honey Bane) getting excellent reviews in the USA as one of most promising rock guitarist. His solo written by Shaun Baxter is featured on the magazine “Guitar Techniques” and his name is put along side famous players like Zakk Wylde, Michael Lee Firkings and Steve Morse.

in 2006 does an instructional video called “Introducing country elements into metal playing” with the help of Shaun Baxter.
Starts working in London in various recording studios as session guitarist with: Leee John (Imagination), r’n’b singer Jocelyn Brown, Uk dance singers Alison Limerick and Juliet Roberts, Style Council, Octavio Sousa (Chick Corea, Imagination, Jocelyn Brown and latino singer Marc Anthony). Also he plays live and in various studios with Roberto Manzin, an exceptional musician, saxophone virtuoso, composer, producer and sound engineer.
Plays with Paul Snook (backing vocalist with Michael Bolton) at the prestigious jazz-café in Camden Town, London.
Goes to New York and collaborates with Chris Avigni (Moby, Pink, Kool and the Gang, Steve Lukether).

Pic by Alex Ruffini

In 2006 he moves back to Venice (Italy) where he’s busy gigging with the Luca Zamberlin Group and teaching both privately than in different prestigious schools.

Official Video on Youtube