Matteo Mancuso
{{short description|Italian guitarist}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Matteo Mancuso
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Palermo, Sicily, Italy
| genre = {{Flatlist|
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| occupation = Guitarist
| years_active = 2006–present
| label = Mascot Label Group
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
- SNIPS
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| website = {{URL|matteomancuso.net}}
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Matteo Mancuso (born 22 November 1996) is an Italian jazz and rock guitarist and composer from Palermo, Sicily. Mancuso is known for adapting a quasi-flamenco/classical right-hand technique to the electric guitar and improvised solos without the use of a pick. Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Joe Bonamassa and others have publicly praised him, with Vai calling him "the future" of electric guitar.{{Cite web |last=Milkowski |first=Bill |date=2023-10-19 |title=Steve Vai was stunned when he heard him, Joe Bonamassa says he's reinvented the guitar, and Al Di Meola says that it "would take lifetimes to catch up with him." Meet Matteo Mancuso the man who's light years ahead of us all |url=https://www.guitarplayer.com/player/matteo-mancuso-interview-2023 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Guitar Player |language=en}}{{cite web |title=This guitarist is SHOCKING pro players |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4mzml2Tz8M |website=Face Melters |publisher=YouTube |access-date=23 February 2024}}
In 2023 he released his first studio album, The Journey.
Education
Mancuso was born in 1996 in Palermo. He started playing the guitar at the age of 10 with his father Vincenzo, an experienced professional guitarist and music producer who performed with many well-known Italian artists. Mancuso began performing live on stage at the age of 11.{{Cite web |last=Lamorte |first=Antonio |date=2023-10-25 |title=Matteo Mancuso, l'enfant prodige della chitarra che ha sconvolto il mondo: "La tecnica è un mezzo non un fine" |url=https://www.unita.it/2023/10/25/matteo-mancuso-lenfant-prodige-della-chitarra-che-ha-sconvolto-il-mondo-la-tecnica-e-un-mezzo-non-un-fine/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=L'Unità |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |title=Matteo Mancuso's Biography and Music Influences |url=https://www.matteomancuso.net/bio |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Matteo Mancuso |language=en}}
In 2017, following his performance at the Umbria Jazz Festival, he was awarded a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston.{{Cite web |title=Matteo Mancuso |url=https://europe.yamaha.com/en/artists/m/matteo_mancuso.html |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=europe.yamaha.com |language=en}}
After obtaining a diploma from the music high school, where he studied classical guitar and transverse flute,{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title=Matteo Mancuso, tre date live a maggio del talentuoso chitarrista (Roma, Firenze e Milano). A fine aprile sarà a Brema |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/spettacoli/musica/matteo_mancuso_concerti_date_roma_firenze_milano-6614713.html |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=www.ilmessaggero.it |language=it}} in June 2022 he graduated with honours in jazz guitar from the Palermo Conservatory of Music.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-07-10 |title=MATTEO MANCUSO |url=https://www.amatmarche.net/matteo-mancuso/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=AMAT |language=it-IT}}
Career
In 2009, at the age of 12, Mancuso performed at the Castelbuono Jazz Festival in Sicily and in 2017 at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia.
Mancuso performed at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California in 2019 and 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-27 |title=Matteo Mancuso Showcasing Bacci Guitars {{!}} NAMM.org |url=https://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2024/session/matteo-mancuso-showcasing-bacci-guitars-2 |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=www.namm.org |language=en}} In 2019 he participated in the Asia International Guitar Festival in Bangkok, the Hard Rock Guitar Battle in Pattaya and the NAMM Musikmesse Russia, and held a series of guitar clinics in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Perm.
In 2022, he was invited by Al Di Meola in the thirty-first edition of Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, to duet with him on stage.{{Cite web |title=Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, finale col botto: il duetto Di Meola-Mancuso infiamma il palco {{!}} isNews - Molise |url=https://www.isnews.it/2022/08/01/eddie-lang-jazz-festival-finale-col-botto-il-duetto-di-meola-mancuso-infiamma-il-palco/amp/ |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=www.isnews.it}} He was also chosen by Italian progressive rock band PFM to perform live in Lugano Estival Jazz, replacing their guitarist, who was busy on that day.{{Cite web |last=Redazione |date=2022-08-31 |title=Matteo Mancuso in concerto con la PFM |url=https://madonielive.com/2022/08/31/matteo-mancuso-in-concerto-con-la-pfm/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=MadonieLive.com |language=it-IT}} PFM then released a 16-track double album called The Event – Live in Lugano, which is the first live record to feature Matteo Mancuso on guitar.{{Cite web |last=TG24 |first=Sky |date=2023-05-16 |title="THE EVENT – Live in Lugano", il nuovo album dal vivo della PFM |url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2023/05/16/the-event--live-in-lugano-pfm |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=tg24.sky.it |language=it}}
In 2024 Mancuso was a featured artist at Steve Vai's "Vai Academy 7.0" guitar camp in Orlando, Florida.{{Cite web |title=4 Days and Nights of Non-Stop, Next Gen Guitar |url=https://vaiacademy.com/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |language=en-US}} He conducted clinics, performed in concert and jammed with Steve Vai and his band, joined by keyboardist Jordan Rudess.
=SNIPS=
In 2017, Mancuso founded a trio called "SNIPS", which includes Salvatore Lima, on drums and Riccardo Oliva on bass. SNIPS is a jazz fusion band and their music is based on rearrangements of popular fusion standards and original compositions. Their version of The Chicken hit 2.2 million views on YouTube.{{cite AV media |people=Matteo Mancuso - Riccardo Oliva - Salvatore Lima |date= 14 April 2017 |title= The Chicken |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST9--HWOTA8 |access-date=2024-02-29 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= video }} In the following year the trio has played at the Musika-Expo in Rome and at Musikmesse in Frankfurt.{{cite web|url=http://www.bagherianews.com/tutte-le-brevi/20543-il-chitarrista-matteo-mancuso-vola-a-los-angeles-per-il-namm-show.html|title=Guitarist Matteo Mancuso flies to Los Angeles for the NAMM show|last1=Florio|first1=Maria Luisa|website=Bagheria News|publisher=LG MULTIMEDIA|accessdate=15 March 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Guitar World Staff |title=Watch This Breathtaking Cover of Jaco Pastorious' "The Chicken" |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-this-breathtaking-cover-of-jaco-pastorious-the-chicken |website=Guitar World |date=13 June 2018 |publisher=Future Publishing Limited Quay House |accessdate=15 March 2019}}
=Matteo Mancuso Trio=
The trio was formed in 2020 with Stefano India on Bass and Giuseppe Bruno on Drums.{{Cite web |last=Fabbri |first=Laura |date=2023-07-22 |title=L'enfant prodige della chitarra Matteo Mancuso protagonista di Stresa Festival. Questo weekend Rigoletto a Orta |url=https://www.vcoazzurratv.it/lenfant-prodige-della-chitarra-matteo-mancuso-protagonista-di-stresa-festival-questo-weekend-rigoletto-a-orta/informazione/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=VCO Azzurra TV |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |last=Internazionale |first=Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione |title=Il trio di Matteo Mancuso in concerto a Sofia – Italiana – Lingua, cultura, creatività nel mondo |url=https://italiana.esteri.it/italiana/eventi/il-trio-di-matteo-mancuso-in-concerto-a-sofia/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |language=it-IT}} When Mancuso uploaded their performance of 'Havona' by Jaco Pastorius to YouTube, the trio received recognition for their "killer lineup"{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Corey |date=2020-01-27 |title=Matteo Mancuso, Stefano India, and Giuseppe Bruno: Havona |url=https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2020/01/27/matteo-mancuso-stefano-india-and-giuseppe-bruno-havona/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=No Treble |language=en-US}}
In 2022, Matteo Mancuso Trio performed at the Bremen International Festival; the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome; Uppsala Jazz Festival in Sweden; Spoleto Jazz Festival, in Italy.{{Cite web |title=Matteo Mancuso's Biography and Music Influences |url=https://www.matteomancuso.net/bio |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=Matteo Mancuso |language=en}}
= North America 2024 =
Matteo toured from January 25 - February 4 in the following US cities: Agoura Hills (Los Angeles), San Pedro, Bakersfield, Orangevale (Sacramento) and Chicago.{{Cite web |title=Matteo Mancuso Tour Dates {{!}} Experience Live Music Magic |url=https://www.matteomancuso.net/tour |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Matteo Mancuso |language=en}}
Style
Mancuso switches to using a free stroke with his index finger and middle finger to pick the strings like a classical guitar player,{{cite web |title=Matteo Mancuso reveals the guitar techniques that saw Vai call him "the evolution of guitar" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZTSunkoXuY |website=YouTube}} a finger-style right hand technique reminiscent of flamenco.{{cite web |title=Watch Matteo Mancuso (SNIPS) jam with Yamaha Revstar 720B. |url=https://europe.yamaha.com/en/news_events/2018/matteo-mancuso.html |accessdate=15 March 2019 |website=Europe Yamaha |publisher=Yamaha Corporation.}} He is considered a very talented guitarist and has been described as a virtuoso of the instrument by renowned guitarists such as Al Di Meola, Steve Vai, Joe Bonamassa, Tosin Abasi{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Matt |date=2023-05-26 |title=Steve Vai called him "the evolution of guitar", Tosin Abasi said he was "a virtuoso beyond virtuosos" – now Matteo Mancuso shares his mind-twisting new single |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matteo-mancuso-drop-d |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=guitarworld |language=en}} and Trevor Rabin.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-08 |title=Trevor Rabin, l'incatalogabile {{!}} Rolling Stone Italia |url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/trevor-rabin-lincatalogabile/795631/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=it-IT}}
Discography
The first albums he is credited with, were published in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Matteo Mancuso |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/7522520-Matteo-Mancuso |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Discogs |language=en}}
Studio
- [https://www.matteomancuso.net/music The Journey] (2023)
Live
- [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ypFjgsnvT5k&list=OLAK5uy_nJ7ChE_ThcoAjGNOn0rgOs15u5Qq56l1s&index=9&pp=8AUB&t=2m20s THE EVENT - Live In Lugano] Estival Jazz, with PFM (2022)
References
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External links
- [https://www.matteomancuso.net/ Matteo Mancuso Official Website]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKhIckum4bg Matteo Mancuso in 2014 developing his fingerstyle technique]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynz2IYIYfZ8 Matteo Mancuso in 2018 developing his fingerstyle technique]
- [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ypFjgsnvT5k&list=OLAK5uy_nJ7ChE_ThcoAjGNOn0rgOs15u5Qq56l1s&index=9&pp=8AUB&t=2m10s Matteo Mancuso 2022 playing live for pfm, in the record called: "THE EVENT – Live in Lugano"]
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/7522520-Matteo-Mancuso Matteo Mancuso] on [https://www.discogs.com Discogs]
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