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"This Is What They Call Rock'n'Roll" by guitar player and producer Ruggero Catania available on Bandcamp

I always wanted to be able to write a song shorter than 1'30". 
This song has been sleeping in my hard drive for years.

But today the weather is hot and so am I. Enjoy

   

I'm Your Father - First song on Bandcamp for the guitar player and producer Ruggero Catania

I decided to bring to life some songs stacked in my hard disc for too many years waiting for the right project.

The un-romantic name for this series is "Emptying HDs"

Fin de la collaboration entre Ruggero Catania et Romano Nervoso

Je ne serai pas sur scène avec Romano Nervoso ce soir.
Il y a parfois des choses dans la vie qui vont dans une direction que c’est pas la direction attendue et espérée.
C’est bien le cas.
La collaboration entre moi et Romano Nervoso arrive donc à la fin. Les raisons, on pourrait en parler pour des heures, mais ce ne sont pas des raisons intéressantes ou importantes pour ceux qui nous suivent.

Je veux donc remercier les gens qui ont rendu cool ces années de rock’n’roll. Le public d’abord, les fans, les techniciens, les musiciens, les salles de concerts, les festival, les organisateurs, les labels, attachés de presse, les booking agents, promoteurs, la crew des concerts, les studios et les autres. I care about you all. I really do.

Je remercie également les Romanos passés, présents et futurs et je souhaite au groupe une bonne continuation.

Moi, j'arrête pas la musique, au contraire, je suis sur plusieurs projets.
Si vous lisez ça, vous savez où me trouver.
A bientôt.

Ru

BRAND NEW! - Nuovo brano Ruggero Catania - Sogni di Balene

Eccolo.
Un mio nuovo brano. Sperando che vi garbi anche senza schitarrate maledette.

Lady Lovely Label · Ruggero Catania - Sogni Di Balene

BIAS FX 2 LE Giveaway - How to save money buying original plug-in

Hi there, maybe you know I'm a huge fan of grabbing offers when I can.

In particular, free LE editions giveaways (or for a very small fee, or coming as a bundle with your hardware/software) allow you to save big money in the future, upgrading from LE version to full version even years later, when the Black Friday madness (or what else) comes.
There are several offers throughout the year, just subscribe to the mailing list of the products you're waiting for to be sure not to miss the offer. And be patient.
That's the way I collected plugins and software for many thousands of dollars value, at a fraction of the cost, from 1/4 up to 1/10 (yes, a tenth!) of the retail price.

Also, LE versions could be all that you need if you're not "a professional doing it for living".
Even if you can't go deep into programming details, there is often enough room to have some fun end record pretty decent stuff.

This one is a perfect example

Hurry up!

My young students playing Riptide by Vance Joy

They are sisters.
We recorded this one some months ago.

Bohemian Rhapsody guitar solo MADE EASY - tutoriel en français

I have to admit I'm not a huge fan of Queen and Brian May, but this solo is absolutely great.
Some students needed a version for their School Party, and here you are. 

Disclaimer for advanced players: you wanna bend a lot of notes more than this, but this is a transcription for mid-skilled players. Read the video description on YouTube.

If you need a backing track to practice, voilà:

HAVE FUN!

Free plugin selection for your holidays: Arturia, IK Multimedia, Native Instruments et TSE Audio

Hi there!
I hope you're doing well.
I'd like to wish you a Happy New Year with a little selection of free plugin.
Take a look at the deadline, offers ending soon!

A Good Old 1176 Compressor by IK Multimedia

A super cool Plate Reverb by the respectable Arturia

A brand new Creative Reverb by Native Instruments

A plugin version of the guitar pedal RAT by TSE Audio 

Need pro guitar tracks for your music? Hire Ruggero Catania on SoundBetter!

Romano Nervoso featuring Danko Jones on Spotify

I'm lucky enough to play in a band lucky enough to have Danko Jones as a guest in a rock'n'roll song.

We will play some gigs together in Belgium in January, stay tuned!




...and please add this tune on your Spotify, and share it as much as you can.

Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love - Acoustic guitar cover

I do love this song so much...
Some songs are not hard to play or sing, but they've got an unrepeatable strength.
That's the case.

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Il catalogo di Lady Lovely label è su Soundcloud. Cosa aspetti?

L'anno che verrà - versione di Ruggero Catania del bellissimo brano di Lucio Dalla (caro amico ti scrivo)

Ho lasciato il mio paese d'origine, l'Italia, parecchi anni fa, per trasferirmi in Belgio.
Questo brano l'ho registrato nel 2016 per il compleanno di un amico che ormai abita a mille chilometri di distanza. Anzi, sono io che abito a mille chilometri di distanza.
Un brano non semplice col quale confrontarsi, ma è la questione emotiva che mi spinge a pubblicarlo, più di quella artistica.
Spero possiate emozionarvi come ho fatto io, e cantarla anche voi a un amico lontano.

Romano Nervoso - it's only Rock'n'Roll but I like it

Proud to play with this band



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Corsi di Musica - La chitarra come punto di partenza per andare oltre

Questo mio allievo non aveva neppure 12 anni quando ha scritto questo brano.
Lui aveva scritto il primo verso, e da lì  l'ho accompagnato nella composizione cercando di lasciarlo libero di creare, ma aiutandolo ad individuare le idee più efficaci e quelle meno efficaci, e le frasi più funzionali.
Ho aggiunto qualche accordo e l'ho guidato nello sviluppo della melodia, indirizzandolo nell'intenzione e nel registro, cercando, come si dice, di farlo "sfociare" nel ritornello.

Ad un anno di distanza, mi sembra ancora un buon brano.

Amo questo, dell'insegnamento.
Continuo a chiamarle lezioni di chitarra, ma quello che mi interessa è proprio l'interdisciplinarità.
Chitarra, basso, composizione, arrangiamento, registrazione, preparazione al live, music business.
Mi piace fornire gli strumenti adatti e condividere quelle 4 cose che ho imparato in 30 anni di musica.
Forse è proprio questo che credo di poter dare: una visione di insieme.

Questa è una versione che ho suonato io,  volevo cimentarmi ;)

My students will play at Winterfeest - Schaerbeek

Some of my students are going to play some songs this Saturday at 20h.
Good luck you all.
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Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti - Signorina Primavolta (guitar cover) - Talentarm

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I love this song, and the #Talentarm contest on Instagram was a nice reason to try my own version.

Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti - Instagram TalenTarm contest - L'impegno

That's how my version of this song sounds like.
As huge fan and friend of this band since the beginning, it's a pleasure sharing my tribute.
Go on Instagram and search for the hashtag #talentarm to see tons of bands covering Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti.