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ABOUT LUCA ZABBINI

BIO

Keyboardist, pianist and multi-instrumentalist, founder of Barock Project and member of Premiata Forneria Marconi since 2021. Over 500 concerts across Italy, Japan, the United States, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Mexico.

Luca Zabbini tastierista Barock Project PFM 2016
18
Released records
2003
Founded Barock Project
2021
PFM member
Japan
United States
England
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Mexico
Italy
On stages worldwide
Biography

BETWEEN CLASSICAL AND ROCK

Graduating with top marks in Piano and Composition, musician and composer Luca Zabbini was born on 26 March 1984 in San Giovanni in Persiceto, near Bologna. From an early age Luca showed a deep affinity for music, growing up in a family of musicians: a pianist grandfather, a father who played flute and saxophone, and a drummer uncle. Blessed with perfect pitch, music became an intrinsic part of his identity.

At just six years old Luca began taking piano lessons, laying the foundations of his musical career. Listening to his father’s vinyl records, especially the works of Emerson Lake & Palmer, shaped his musical path.

In 1995, at the age of eleven, Luca made his stage debut with “Fattore Comune”, a funk cover band devoted to the ’70s. A year later he founded his first band, “K2”, dedicated to progressive rock and playing music by E.L.&P., P.F.M. and New Trolls.

At the age of thirteen Luca enrolled at the “O. Vecchi” Conservatory in Modena, specialising in piano. He later began studying composition under Prof. Antonio Giacometti. In 2009 he graduated in Piano with honours, followed in 2011 by a diploma in Composition with top marks.

Luca has worked with many prominent artists, including Maurizio Solieri, Daniele Tedeschi (V. Rossi), Adriano Molinari (Zucchero), Ricky Portera and Iskra Menarini (L. Dalla, Stadio), Alberto Camerini, Vittorio De Scalzi (New Trolls), Franz Di Cioccio and Patrick Djivas (PFM). Since 2001 he has played in various cover bands and as a solo artist on stages throughout Italy. He has also taken part in theatre productions such as the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar”, and from 2007 to 2009 he toured as keyboardist with Alberto Camerini’s band.

In 2003 Luca founded Barock Project, a project blending symphonic and classical music with innovative pop structures. The band has released seven albums internationally and performed around the world, appearing at international festivals in Japan, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In 2017 he gave a solo piano recital in memory of Keith Emerson at the Kioicho Salon Hall in Tokyo.

In recent years Luca contributed to the arrangements and composition of the album “I Dreamed of Electric Sheep” by the legendary band PFM (2021). That same year he released his solo album “One”, composed, played and recorded in his own studio during the 2020 lockdown. Since 2021 he has toured as keyboardist, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist with P.F.M., demonstrating his versatility and dedication to music.

For more than twenty years he has pursued his passion for music production and mixing, becoming the producer of the Barock Project albums. Alongside his performing career, he gives piano and music lessons for all levels, helping to train new generations of musicians. He is also an official endorser for music technology company IK Multimedia, reflecting his commitment to innovation and music technology.

Alongside his career as a performer, Luca Zabbini is also active as a producer, composer and arranger. With solid experience in music production, he works daily with the leading recording and production software, including Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools, Cakewalk and Studio One.

Bands & projects
2021 –
PFM – Premiata Forneria Marconi
Keyboards · Vocals · Acoustic guitar
2003 –
Barock Project
Founder · Keyboards · Composition
2021 –
Solo
2 albums
2007 – 09
Alberto Camerini
Touring keyboardist
Selected collaborations
Franz Di Cioccio
Patrick Djivas
Vittorio De Scalzi
Maurizio Solieri
Daniele Tedeschi
Adriano Molinari
Ricky Portera
Iskra Menarini
Alberto Camerini
Matteo Macchioni
Curriculum

EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATION

Education

Studio & Collaborations

Live & Touring

Teaching

Discography

LATEST RELEASES

LIVE VOYAGER

Barock Project

TIME VOYAGER

Barock Project

CINEMATIC STORIES

Luca Zabbini

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Luca Zabbini
Luca Zabbini Musicista Composer Barock Project PFM Keyboardist Music Piano
Luca Zabbini tastierista Barock Project in concerto in Giappone nel 2017

MASTERCLASSES - CLINICS and RECITALS