HISTORY
Andrea Braido was born in Trento. His musical journey started by playing drums at only 4 years of age, as a self-taught. Later on he graduated in Theory and Solfege. When he was about 12 years old,he started playing guitar and bass,still as a self-taught,while listening extensively to all the music he could muster,from many different genres. He plays all kind of guitars,but also electric bass,drums and percussion. After a short stay to Boston and to New York,where he collaborated with leading musicians of the international jazz-scene,he returned to Italy,where his professional career then took off. His fantastic guitar work can be heard in the many CD's and DVD's by celebrated artists such as Vasco Rossi,Mina,Laura Pausini,Zucchero,Eros Ramazzotti,Branduardi and Marcus Miller's CD, 'Marcus',and many others lesser known artists. He has also toured with many celebrated artists of the rock and pop Italian scene. He has played sessions with (and on many occassions also recorded with ) renowned international musicians such as Frank Gambale, Marcus Miller,T.M Stevens and many others! He has played in various orchestras for the Italian TV channel RAI and with various internationally known artists such as Liza Minnelli,Lenny Kravitz, Randy Crawford and others. Between touring and live and studio projects,Andrea Braido has given concerts in Germany,Czeh Republic,Hungary,Spain,Portugal,Belgium, Holland,Estonia,former USSR,almost everywhere in South America,England (London). He is considered by many as one of the most talented and versatile guitarist around today. After having played for many years as a session-man,he has also recorded his own solo projects (which he has done for a long time also). He has made 8 albums ,of which two are'Sensazioni nel Tempo' (2006) and 'Braidus in Funk' (2007) for Raitrade and Distribuzione Self con Videoradio. He has also made two instructional DVD's for Playgame,distributed by Nuova Carish. Many of the leading guitar magazin
Amdrea Braido