I'm Riccardo
Singer, songwriter, vocal coach and dreamer.
I’ve been singing, teaching and learning for more than 20 years. And the lesson continues..
SIAE author since 2005, singer, performer, vocal coach in public and private schools, Open Mic Biella and Groove association events’ Art Director and organizer.
To my name, a dozen of record publications distributed on the international market mainly with the bands Lomé, Syndone, Le Lavatrici Rosse and Gibilterra, that get valuable reviews (XL, Rockstar, LaRepubblica, etc) and with whom I took part in international festivals and competitions (Premio tenco, Heineken Jammin Festival, Premio Bindi, Premio Demetrio Stratos, Gouveia Art Rock, Veruno Prog, Prog Resiste Marseille), in parallel with a constant live activity in live clubs throughout Italy.
During my career I sang and played with esteemed musicians such as: Aldo Romano, Louis Sclavis, Irene Grandi, Patrizio Fariselli, Sandro Cerino and in the last two years with Bobo Stenson.
I’m also Music Composer for theatrical performances, I cooperated through the years with collettivo Alipus, Michelangelo Pistoletto, StalkerTeatro, compagnia URGE (TO), Mercato dei Sogni, Andrea Gallo Rosso, Belfiore Danza (TO), Teatro stabile Biella and Odin Theatret. I give my voice to dance music in collaboration with Bliss Record, The Klaim and other producer.
In the last 5 years I performed in some international festival such as Ansan (Korea), Shenzen (China), Surge (Glasgow), Spoffin (Denmark and Sweden), Cirk (Belgium) and a lot of other like these. A complete list available on www.stalkerteatro.net.
Session vocalist of lead and back vocals for Bliss Record, for “Doran” (music series on fb, instagram and you tube) and for other pop, dance and rock projects.
Graduated at the Conservatory of Alessandria in Jazz singing and improvised music, I completed the Master in Vocology University of Bologna with Franco Fussi (2018); during the years I juxtaposed to my academic training other studies: functional singing with Marco Farinella-Istituto MODAI, harmonic singing withTran Quang-Hai (CNR Parigi), Enrico Di Lorenzo (extreme singing), Stefano Solani (improvisation), Stefano Battaglia (improvisation), Circle Songs with Albert Hera, Sachal Vasandali (jazz/New York), studies and personal research in the ethnomusicology field (Rete Italiana Cultura Popolare) and electronic music and vocal experimentation; experiences of dancing and Italian traditional folk music with Melannurca band from Turin and the Senzala Capoeira group.
Since 2006 I’m a singing teacher at Sonoria School of Cossato and in Lizard Academy (from 2017) in Turin. During the last years, I’ve held vocal workshops of vocality and musical codes at primary, secondary, high and private schools.
Currently i’m coming out with new records with my own indie pop project RICCARDO RUGGERI, Le Lavatrici Rosse (2020), SYNDONE (2020).
In 2020 start the Riccardo Ruggeri YouTube Voice lessons channel.
2021 student in Torino Conservatory – Biennio di regia e multimendia con Paolo Ricagno.
Link musica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maZGlrwyp8c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXDFGkPyC84
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=odDlEZlU7Lk
masterclass and workshop
Lavatrici rosse it’s an indipendent duo, Voice/electronics + drum/electronics, playin contemporary music mixed with traditional folk melody from all over the world.
nu jazz, drum’n’bass, minimal electronic style are played in live session with the two originary instrument voice and percussion, going through original and traditional songs. Improvisation it’s the other main practice of the duo, creating a non stop performance, also available with video installation. the two musician comes from different experiences in jazz, rock and songwriting also with important artist as for example Bobo Stenson and Poppa Chubby.
musicians:
riccardo ruggeri: Voice/electronics
andrea beccaro: drum/electronics
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sUDsOedk1qC6P3DBa2xCw
Riccardo Ruggeri,
autore SIAE, cantante, performer, insegnante di canto presso strutture pubbliche e private, dir.art del format di musica live Open Mic Biella e organizzatore di eventi ed iniziative sociali con l’associazione Groove aps.
Odia i dischi mono-genere e l’accademismo, ama suonare per strada quel che gli pare e il gelato.
Ha all’attivo una decina di pubblicazioni discografiche distribuite nel mercato internazionale principalmente con i gruppi musicali Lomé (4Lp+1EP), Syndone (6Lp) e Lavatrici Rosse (1Lp) e Gibilterra (1 singolo+1 EP). Con gli stessi ha partecipato ad importanti festival internazionali e concorsi (Premio tenco, Heineken jammin festival,Premio Bindi, Premio Demetrio Stratos, Gouveia art rock 2015, Veruno prog 2016,PROG-RESISTE 2019) parallelamente ad una costante attività live nei live club di tutta italia. Nel corso degli anni ha suonato con musicisti del calibro di: Aldo Romano, Louis Sclavis, Irene Grandi, Patrizio Fariselli, Sandro Cerino, Bobo Stensson
Compositore di musiche per performance teatrali ha collaborato negli anni con collettivo Alipus, Michelangelo Pistoletto, StalkerTeatro, Mercato dei Sogni, Teatro stabile Biella e Odin Theatret e con questi performato in tutto il mondo, tra i tanti, Ansan Festival (korea), Nature and art festival (cina), cirk(belgio), Imaginarius (Portogallo), Olala (austria), Spoffin (Danimarca) e molti altri. Dal 2017 collabora con il pianista svedese Bobo Stenson per produzione e concerti jazz.
Laureato presso il conservatorio di Alessandria in canto Jazz e musiche improvvisate, Master in Vocologia (2018), negli anni ha affiancato alla formazione accademica altri studi: canto funzionale Istituto MODAI, canto armonico con Tran Quang-Hai (CNR parigi), Enrico Di Lorenzo (canto estremo), Stefano Solani (improvvisazione), Stefano Battaglia (improvvisazione), Circle Song con Albert Hera, Sachal Vasandali (jazz/New York), studi e ricerche personali nel campo dell’Etnomusicologia (Rete Italiana Cultura Popolare), della musica elettronica e della sperimentazione vocale; esperienze di danze e musiche popolari della tradizione italiana con il gruppo torinese Melannurca e della Capoeira.
Dal 2006 insegnante di canto presso la Scuola Sonoria di Cossato e dal 2017 per Accademie Lizard Torino. Negli ultimi anni ha tenuto laboratori di vocalità e linguaggi musicali presso scuole elementari, medie, Licei e strutture private. Dal 2020 è online il suo canale youtube con contenuti didattici e artistici, scrive per la rivista internazionale Siing Magazine ed è iscritto al Biennio di Regia e Multimendia presso il conservatorio di Torino con il Maestro Paolo Ricagno.
Link video/audio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maZGlrwyp8c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXDFGkPyC84
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=odDlEZlU7Lk
about:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardo-ruggeri-23276b32/
https://theprogmind.com/2016/11/02/syndone-eros-and-thanatos/
https://www.psycanprog.com/solchisperimentali/intervista-a-riccardo-ruggeri-voce-dei-syndone/
http://www.laprovinciadibiella.it/pages/riccardo-ruggeri-un-vero-talento-6528.html
Born in 1989, in the wake of the second progressive wave, Syndone – led by Nik Comoglio – have delved into every aspect of niche music during their first quarter of a century. Seven excellent albums (Spleen/1990, Inca/1992, Melapesante/2010, La Bella è la Bestia/2012 and Odysséas/ 2014, Eros & Thanatos/2016 and the new Mysoginia/2018) have come out of this collaboration, contaminated with tones that, more often than not, have gone beyond all codes and frontiers. Their sound – which reflects the moods of Emerson Lake & Palmer to a certain extent – is not restricted to a slavish reading of the British band though. It tends to revitalize their spirit with formulas that have little to do with the style per se and move towards new shores, new sounds characterized by a rock background with extensive classical openings (sometimes played on strings), all tied together by a very expressive, sometimes theatrical, voice which brings everything together in an original, cultural and innovative product. While their name might elicit thoughts of the Holy Shroud or Sindon (and all the rules and regulations surrounding it) kept in Turin, we could say that, in the meantime, it also brings to mind the provocative magic of this subalpine capital… “We wanted a name that would evoke all together “Sacredness”, “Turin”, ”Spirituality” and “Scored Grooves” (like an old vinyl LP) so I thought of Syndone, with the “Y” to distinguish it from the famous relic and make it International at the same time, without being blasphemous. This name in fact immediately evokes Turin in any part of the world… and I liked this!” [Nik] Syndone is the band that it trying to re-launch progressive rock onto the Italian and European scene, in an attempt to give it a new lease of life, while remaining closely attached to its cultural roots.
