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MUSIC STUDIES:

Diploma in Pop-Rock Guitar (Gold professional course taught by Marcello Marcellini) at CPM in Milan (Includes: Theory and Harmony, Solfege spoken and sung, Home Recording, tonal and modal language, pop-rock electric guitar, piano as complementary subject, sight reading, special effects & Software)

Theory and Solfege license issued by the Conservatory G. Nicolini in Piacenza
Harmony, Jazz Arrangement and Phrasing with Luca Zamponi (Teacher at Berklee in Boston)
• Practice for registration as a session musician with Nando Bonini (Vasco Rossi's guitar player)
• Classical guitar, Flamenco guitar at the Civic School in Desio with Antonio Porro (session musician / accompanist for flamenco singers and dancers )

CURRENT BANDS:

PLANETHARD (Melodic Hard Rock)
MARCO D'ANDREA PROJECT (solo recording project)

ENDORSEMENT:

actually endorser for MASOTTI Amplifiers. Until december 2009, BRUNETTI endorser for amplifiers.
MOLINELLI endorser for electric guitars (you can find the "Marco "Dandy" D'Andrea" signature guitar on the market)
endorser for D'ADDARIO Strings cables and accessories, through BODE SRL.

DISCOGRAPHY:
2007 "Crashed on Planet Hard" is distributed in Europe by MUSICBUYMAIL / ARTISTWORX, in the USA by Metal MAYEM (including the bonus track:"LOOKING FOR A LIGHT)
and for the Japanese an Korean market from SOUNDHOLIC (also the japanese version of the album includes a special bonus track called "ROCK 4EVER").
2008 FUNK ME BABY ... (instrumental single of upcoming album scheduled for 2010)
2009 VIDEOCLIP: "KILL ME (BUT FIRST KISS ME)" from the album CRASHED ON PLANET HARD.

TOUR / GIGS SUPPORT:

• GODS OF METAL 2007 (with MOTLEY CRUE, SCORPIONS, VELVET REVOLVER, THIN LIZZY, WHITE LION)
• opening for:
• EUROPE
• TYKETTO
• WHITE LION
• RICHIE KOTZEN
• PINO SCOTTO
• BACKYARD BABIES
• SILENT RAGE
• MAD MAX
• HOUSE OF LORDS
• BONFIRE
• TIGERS OF PAN TANG
• Y & T
• SOUL DOCTOR

ACTUALLY TEACHING AT:

• MUSIC POINT, Sesto San Giovanni (MILAN)
(Marco D'Andrea has also been teaching at CPM, Concordia College, Music time, Pianos Academy of Mezzago.)