TonyVitti

SEEKING

Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Other, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Trombone, Bagpipes, Steel guitar, Upright bass, Cello, Accordion.

ABOUT

2012 Finalist of La Grande Battle (TV SHOW - FRANCE 2) Jazz and Blues singer | .TonyVitti

Tony was born and raised in France and was from Italian/French roots, his life was mixed by some different cultures, colored cultures.

In 2005, he began learning the guitar and piano without having any lessons. He just composed pop songs for a little page, offering a few tunes to his friends.

In 2008, Tony performed as the lead singer of a Metal band : Heavenly Night with 3 other members. During the 4 years experience as a band, Tony Learned how to manage a career, how to manage a band, how to create a fanbase etc...

In 2012, after some tours and scenes, Tony decided to leave Heavenly Night to play something a little different : jazz music. Tony heard his first Sinatra's song in 2008 in the Las Vegas Bellagio known for its graceful fountains dances : "Luck Be A Lady". It allowed Tony to release an auto-produced album "Welcome to the Family".

On November 13th (2012), Tony competed against an orchestra in the French TV show "La Grande Battle" (France 2) with his jazzy version of the "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven. The show was broadcasted LIVE and on Prime Time. Tony had the chance to show his art with Jetse de Jong (Piano) and Clément Drigon (Drum) in front of more than 2 millions viewers.

2013 is going to be a special year because Tony's now preparing a blues/jazzy album "Eleven". The album will contain 11 original compositions, including the live on TV version of "The Way I Feel For You". Jetse de Jong (Piano), Maxime Théo (Drums), Victor Aubert (Bass), Nicolas Deiber (Guitar) and Maxime Atger (Saxophone) will be a part of it ! The album may be released for June 2013.

- Coached by Guillaume Coignard (Coach "Mama Mia Musical", "Lion King Musical", "Star Academy...")

- Introduced in All About Jazz by interview

- "According to me, the most musical was Tony Vitti" - Jean François Zygel France 2 TV

- "In this show, there was a very cool guy, Tony Vitti !" - Enora Malagré (Touche Pas A Mon Poste - Direct 8 TV)

Screen name:: TonyVitti
Member since:: May 06 2013; Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:: Committed
Years playing music:: 7
Gigs played:: 10 to 50
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week

Influences

Frank Sinatra / Dean Martin / Miles Davis / Michael Bublé / Nina Simone / Ella Fitzgerald / Tony Bennett / Bobby Darin / Louis Armstrong / Andrea Bocelli / Sammy Davis Jr. / Nat King Cole / Ray Charles / Perry Como / Bing Crosby / Vic Damone / Russ Columbo / Billy Eckstine / Dick Haymes / Al Bowlly / Jean Sablon / Maurice Chevalier / Elvis Presley / Johnny Cash / Willy Moon / Matt Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold) / Sully Erna (Godsmack) /