Vinny Piana is a highly talented musician, producer and writer based in London,
UK.
Having been the main songwriter in a number of bands over the years
and played live extensively, supporting White lies, Crystal castles, The Soho
Dolls, Lene Lovich, The Rakes and Wendy James (Racine) to name but a few, Vinny
finally released his first solo album "Beg me to forgive" (Sept 20th 2010 -
Media Attack / EMI, Europe, USA: Interscope / Universal).
Vinny’s recent work has seen him attract the attention of a number of
respected DJ’s and producers with dance and ambient remixes by artists
such as Chris McCormack (Gary Newman, Ministry of Sound) along with sampling
on Fatboy Slim’s million selling album ‘Halfway Between The Gutter’ and
Mark Berry (Talk Talk, David Bowie) as well as dance mix of Love is your fear
by "Debauched": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrBZ3juHLAM (Universal).
Having also written for a number of well-known music libraries in the UK,
USA and Canada, Vinny has composed music for TV documentaries for BBC, Channel
4, ITV and numerous independent movies including “Love Sexy” (Sundance
Festival selection). He has also recently signed a licensing agreement with
MTV for use of the album on their TV shows such as The Hills, Cribs etc.
“Love is Your Fear” is the single taken from
his debut album “Beg
Me To Forgive”, released in the UK on September 20th. Produced
and recorded in London, and released in the UK through EMI and Caroline Distribution
(USA: Interscope / Universal), the
single has already received numerous airplays on TV and Radio in the USA and
across Europe as well as a licencing deal with Samsung to pre-loaded in their
next generation of phones.
Vinny recently teamed up with the great artist Williams Shamir to add the
award winning album track (it received the Finalist Award by “The Great
American Song Contest“, a huge songwriter competition in the USA) “Tonight” digitally
to his painting and you can see the amazing results: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK3zUFvtBEQ
Vinny’s own website features a number of free tracks and video downloads,
including a video for the albums title track “Beg Me To Forgive”,
which are all iPod and iPhone compatible.
“Recommended Gig”
Time Out London
“A real gem of a track”
Time Out London - single review
“Sexy little number”
XFM
“Fresh and exciting…dark at times and unashamedly pop at others.”
Alternative London
For more info, free downloads and up to date live dates please visit www.vinnypiana.co.uk
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Press
Release:
VINNY PIANA
Single Love Is Your Fear Release: 7th March Record Label: Krushed Ice / Interscope / Universal
Available via i-Tunes, EMI, Amazon and
All major download sites
“Love is Your Fear”: Old School New Wave
Meets Contemporary UK Indie
Rock
Vinny Piana is a highly talented musician, producer and writer based in London,
UK.
“Love is Your Fear” is the single taken from
his debut album “Beg
Me To Forgive”, released in the UK on September 20th. Produced
and recorded in London, and released in the UK through EMI and Caroline Distribution
(USA: Interscope / Universal), the
single has already received numerous airplays on TV and Radio in the USA and
across Europe as well as a licencing deal with Samsung to pre-loaded in their
next generation of phones.
An indie / electro / pop production, this is Vinny’s debut album release.
Vinny has also been the main songwriter in a number of bands over the years
and played live extensively, supporting White lies, Crystal castles, The Soho
Dolls, Lene Lovich, The Rakes and Wendy James (Racine) to name but a few.
Vinny’s recent work has seen him attract the attention of a number of
respected DJ’s and producers with dance and ambient remixes by artists
such as Chris McCormack (Gary Newman, Ministry of Sound) along with sampling
on Fatboy Slim’s million selling album ‘Halfway Between The Gutter’ and
Mark Berry (Talk Talk, David Bowie) as well as dance mix of Love is your fear
by "Debauched": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrBZ3juHLAM (Universal).
Having also written for a number of well-known music libraries in the UK,
USA and Canada, Vinny has composed music for TV documentaries for BBC, Channel
4, ITV and numerous independent movies including “Love Sexy” (Sundance
Festival selection). He has also recently signed a licensing agreement with
MTV for use of the album on their TV shows such as The Hills, Cribs etc.
Vinny recently teamed up with the great artist Williams Shamir to add the
award winning album track (it received the Finalist Award by “The Great
American Song Contest“, a huge songwriter competition in the USA) “Tonight” digitally
to his painting and you can see the amazing results: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK3zUFvtBEQ
Vinny’s own website features a number of free tracks and video downloads,
including a video for the albums title track “Beg Me To Forgive”,
which are all iPod and iPhone compatible.
“Recommended Gig”
Time Out London
“A real gem of a track”
Time Out London - single review
“Sexy little number”
XFM
“Fresh and exciting…dark at times and unashamedly pop at others.”
Alternative London
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Vinny Piana is a highly talented musician, producer and writer based in London,
UK.