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Beppe Crovella

Beppe (* 1952 in Torino) began playing at the age of 15. He made his debut in 1967 with the X5 in the village theater. In 1968 "The Mystics" were born, who performed continuously in village festivals, in ballrooms and opening for artists such as Mal and Farassino. In 1969 "The Mystics" won the gold medal, the first prize at the Chivasso Festival of Complexes.

In 1974 the stupendous musical adventure with the "arti & mestieri" began. The test was brilliantly passed at the debut at the Parco Lambro Festival, the "Italian Woodstock" in front of 45,000 people where the group was defined as "the revelation of the Festival". This album was followed by a national tour on PFM which took the group to the best theaters and sports halls throughout Italy. In 1978 he began the recording work with the soundtrack he composed of "I care" dedicated to Don Milani, with the RAI director Sergio Ariotti. Beppe composed and recorded with a certain continuity music for acronyms and documentaries for the 3 RAI channels, radio and TV up to the 42 complete episodes of the classic "Journey to the Americas" directed by Carlesi.

Beppo specialized in writing and producing music for cartoons, winning 2 very important international festivals, with cartoons by Altan, directed by Enzo D'Alo': "Cartoon On The Bay". In the 90s Beppe founded the Electromantic Music Publishing House which also became a Record Company. More than 150 musical productions were made with 41 artists, distributed worldwide by Maracash and in Italy by Self.

In 1999 the arti & mestieri were reformed, and an exciting season opened in Italy and in the world, bringing the group to the most prestigious world festivals as "headliners" in the USA, Mexico, where they will return both to the festival and on tour, in France, Portugal and above all in Japan where a success story that will continue over time will start. In Japan he also made his debut in Tokyo, with his trio, the C3. Beppe to date has written more than 2500 compositions, including songs.

Of particular importance in Beppe's artistic career are his solo productions as a pianist, as Hammond organ player and "Vintage" keyboardist. He has released numerous albums, obtaining significant awards. "It's a great addition to the 'Hammond library'", says Brian Auger. Alone, on piano, he has performed in Italy, Belgium and Japan. A double album was made of the 'solo' moments with arti & mestieri and the C3 from the live concert at the Castle of San Sebastiano.

Hammond Homage 1: Lucio Battisti iMD-Radical Records released 1992	Beppe Crovella, Hammond organ, piano Franco Rivagli, guitars Slep / guitars, dobro Frank Gambale, guitars Akil Wemusa, bass Giovanni Faga, bass Mark Shulman, drums
Kings Of Clubs Synergy Records SYNLP 9004 released 1992	Beppe Crovella, Hammond B-3 and M-3 organ, Wurlitzer piano, clavinet Piero Vallero, alto sax, tenor sax Gian Franco Marchesi, trombone Gigi Mucciolo, trumpet, flugelhorn Antonio Santoro, flute Slep, guitar Franco Rivagli, guitar Mario Petracca, guitar Enrico Cresci, guitar Giovanni Faga, bass Guido Guglielminetti, bass Elio Rivagli, drums, percussion Beppe Canavero, drums Lello Bellarte, percussion
Soulful Traffic Electromantic Music ARTB 303	Beppe Crovella, guitar, slide guitar, dobro, Hammond A-100 and M-3 organ, Vox organ, Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, mellotron, bass Diego Boroti, sax, flute Aldo Caramellino, trombone Amik Guerra, trumpet Alex Loggia, guitar Dany Martinez, guitar Frank Gambale, guitar Franco Rivagli, guitar Kenwood Denmark, drums Mark Schulman, drums Steve Gadd, drums Steven Wolf, drums Clive Bunker, drums Furio Chirico, drums Giovanni Faga, bass Marco Fenocchio, bass Massimo Camarca, bass Lello Bellarte, congas, percussion

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