Dario - V

who am I ? Let me tell you. MUSIC. That's the magic word. Music used to mean everything to me throughout all my life. Other outer worlds in which I could escape. The chills up my spine. I've been hearing songs in my mind all my life. Verses, tunes, something I cannot bear inside for a long time. Sometimes I am able to record them on a tape. Then the song is asking to be born and I'll be reckless until this new baby comes to life. That's how songwriting goes for me. And that's how I started writing songs. It's nothing particularly pleasant. It's more an incontrollable urge than a exercise of pleasure. When I was a kid I spent my days traveling (no other term would be more appropriate) with the tapes of The Beatles. Sgt. Pepper, Revolver, The white album. They are written with indelible ink on me. After that I soon discovered the late 60s psychedelic universe. That was an age of high hopes, soon betrayed. The MUSIC, then, had something sacred. MUSIC made us feel like we were living in a sort of community of dreams. But the dreams soon evaporated or turned into nightmares, anybody who's over 40 can remember this. The 70s threw everything in the garbage can with disco music taking over. MUSIC was equal FUN, something too easy for me. I had been having a lot of fun but I needed MUSIC to be more than that. Then, I was sixteen, came the punk. Substance, our screwed up dreams made solid. The rough rage of getting nowhere. Sex Pistols, Joy Division, The Damned, The Clash. My spirit came to know the beauty of raw power. The first song I've ever written came to my fingers while I was strummin' my acoustic guitar. Words and music. Together. All in a once. The words I'd just finished to sing gave me the whole picture of what was inside my mind. That gave me the creeps, I was barely 14 when I met the siren's cry of songwriting. I was 20 when I founded the new wave italian group "The Drivers " . I was the songwriter, singer and keyboard player ; After several gigs and concerts and some appearances on local televisions the band broke up. I continued to write songs and started putting together a home studio where I could record and play all instruments by myself. Besides rock music I experimented ambient music and the using of sound effects in making songs; I'm fond of oriental philosophy and mysticism and I sometimes use the chinese I-King to find inspiration for my songs; In 1989 I started a long series of journeys that led me around the world seeking new experiences. At the moment I'm busy living my life and working on my new songs. Many of my fans describe my music strange yet cool and relaxing.It seems to put them in the right mood, it's pop-rock but has something indefinable, due to my psychedelic background. If you really want to define my music just imagine a cross between Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode.

Dario-V- looks a bit like a refugee from a future nightmare. He started as songwriter, singer and keyboard player in the 80s new wave group The Drivers; after several gigs and concerts in the Italian east-coast and some appearances on local televisions the band broke up because of mental confusion of some of the members. Dario continued to write songs and started putting together a home studio where he could record and play all instruments by himself. Besides rock music he experimented ambient music and the using of sound effects in making songs; Hes fond of oriental philosofy and misticysm and used sometimes the chinese I-King to find inspiration for his songs; In 1989 he started a long series of journeys that led him around the world seeking new experiences . Now hes currently working on his new songs and trying hard to be famous using internet to meet new fans.

"Many of my fans refer to my music as very strange yet cool and relaxing.It seems to put them in the right mood, its pop-rock but has something undefinable, due to my psychedelic background. My music can best be described as psychedelic pop-rock (imagine a hybrid of Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode). "