Luca Stricagnoli
| Luca Stricagnoli | |
|---|---|
| Born | Varese Italy |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Italian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Musician |
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Biography[edit]
Luca Stricagnoli (born 25 October 1991 in Varese, Italy) is an Italian fingerstyle guitar player known for his unconventional playing style[1], innovative techniques[2], and guitar inventions (Soprano Guitar, Reversed Triple Neck Guitar,[3] Reversed Slide Neck).[4][5] He has toured in over 20 countries[6][7] all over the world [8][9]and obtained hundreds of millions of views on the Internet. [10][11]
Luca began playing classical guitar at the age of 10 in his hometown Malnate and continued his studies at the Conservatory of Como.
At the age of 16, facing personal struggles, he decided to give up music believing he would never play again. He focused his energy into the sport of Judo, taking part in competitions and from time to time injuring his fingers. After 3 years away from the guitar after seeing a video of Andy McKee playing the song Drifting, Luca was inspired to finally pick up a guitar again and cultivate new skills.
Technique and musical influences[edit]
Like many other guitarist Luca is a little bit like a one man band What sets Stricagnoli’s apart from these cover artists is his innate ability to push beyond the typical constraints of a cover song. Where most cover artists would simply repurpose the original melodic and chordal lines to suit the guitar, Stricagnoli integrates a vast array of guitar techniques and an astounding sense of rhythmic drive alongside the existing melody to create a cover that is both true to the original and uniquely its own.
He is adept at incorporating other instruments into his compositions, Stricagnoli allows himself to assume the role of both soloist and accompanist through a display of coordination and focus, which often sees him playing multiple instruments simultaneously. [12]
It is in this way that Stricagnoli demonstrates how there are always new ways to make music- even on your own! His rendition of Last of the Mohicans features a violin bow, three guitars and just one performer
He is influenced by a mix of artists from Jamie Cullum and Muse band to Hans Zimmer[13] and classical music as seen by him Banjo cover of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/Serenade in G.[14]
Guitars and technical equipment[edit]
He is known for using multiple guitars and instruments in his videos, He sometimes uses a Guitar that is tuned for the melody of the piece he is playing and he plays the rhythm and percussion with one hand while the other hand plays the melody. This can be seen in his version of Sweet child of mine by Guns and Roses.
He unveiled his triple neck guitar during his cover of Feel Good Inc. by Gorilaz . It features three necks: a standard neck, a Soprano neck and a reversed neck, which is the equivilent of and unside down Bass Guitar. [15]
Since then he has included many instruments in his videos and in 2020 he unveiled the Reverse Slide Neck. It´s an add-on neck which can be fixed and removed in just a few seconds and opens new possibilities to guitar playing.[16].Most of his guitars were built by Italian luthier Davide Serracini
Awards[edit]
Luca Stricagnoli was awarded the Silver Creator Awards for passing 100,000 subscribers on YouTube ( His YouTube channel has currently over 600,000 subscribers )
He recently recieved the Silver Creator Award from Bilibili for passing 100,000 subscribers.
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Luca Stricagnoli |
| 2017 | What If? |
| 2020 | Change of Rules |
Singles[edit]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Bitter Sweet Symphony |
| 2018 | The Prodigy |
| 2018 | Dark Necessities |
| 2018 | Iron Maiden |
| 2018 | With Or Without You |
| 2019 | Hold the Line |
| 2019 | The Real Slim Shady |
| 2019 | Snow (Hey Oh) |
| 2019 | Lose Yourself |
| 2019 | Gangsta's Paradise |
| 2020 | Supermassive Black Hole |
| 2020 | I Miss You |
| 2020 | Piano Sonata No.11 In A Major, K.331: III "Alla Turca" (Arr. for Guitar) |
| 2020 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps[17][18] |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Watch this guy play every part of 'Feel Good Inc.' on one guitar". NME. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ SPIEGEL, DER. "Luca Stricagnoli spielt auf einer Dreihals-Gitarre". www.spiegel.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ "Luca Stricagnoli, il virtuoso italiano che ha conquistato il mondo: "Tutto merito del web"". la Repubblica (in italiano). 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ "Clever attachment makes for melody, slide, bass and beats on one guitar". New Atlas. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ "Novel Reversed Slide Neck guitar attachment readied for release". New Atlas. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ sabah, daily (2019-04-25). "Exceptional acoustic guitarist in Turkey for first time". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ sabah, daily (2019-04-01). "Legendary Italian guitarist to perform in Turkey for first time". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ "Weltberühmt dank Leidenschaft: Nur ich, allein mit meiner Gitarre, Luca Stricagnoli". www.faz.net (in Deutsch). 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche, YouTube-Star mit Gitarre: Luca Stricagnoli | DW | 17.11.2018 (in Deutsch), retrieved 2021-05-26
- ↑ BW, SWR1; BW, SWR1, Luca Stricagnoli: begnadeter Gitarrist (in Deutsch), retrieved 2021-05-26
- ↑ "One-man band wows guitar fans". SHINE. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ "5-contemporary-fingerstyle-masterminds". uberchord. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ↑ "luca-stricagnoli-interview". capitalmusicireland. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ↑ "/mozart-on-banjo". theawesomer. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ↑ "/guitars luca stricagnoli". muca label. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ↑ "/acousticguitarist". littlegreenfootballs. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ↑ "Luca Stricagnoli - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ "Luca Stricagnoli - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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