Symphonic Metal Band/Prog Opera Imaginaerium | Prog Chat w Laura Piazzai

#imaginaerium #symphonicmetal #progrock #progOpera
https://imaginaerium.org
In this video Canadian Guitarist/producer Dean Wolfe interviews Laura Piazzai of Imaginaerium.
0:00 intro/sample music
0:21 introductions w Laura and Anne-Claire/music
1:25 Laura's role
2:29 imaginaerium a band?
2:50 the album story- Italian connection
3:55 Nightwish comparisons?
4:32 touring w/ clive nolan?
5:05 impact of pandemic
6:28 Laura singing experience
7:25 How Laura joined imaginaerium
9:00 method of singing
10:50 singing collaborations
12:48 about prog rock genre/ history lover
14:26 renaissance mandolin/violins used
15:39 Eric Bouillette's work
16:14 Laura's career
16:35 imaginaerium beyond prog
17:00 live show ideas
19:23 Nine Skies/
20:12 new pressings soon
21:00 Laura home countries
22:08 wrap up

A LITTLE ABOUT ME: I'm Dean Wolfe, a mostly self-taught Canadian guitarist/composer/multi-instrumentalist/singer/producer/performer. I started out as a full time musician, on the road at age 17 for two years, then went part-time ever since, while holding day careers including chef and spiritual health care while raising a family.
As a producer I've made hundreds of my own songs for media and award winning documentaries etc. I've been in several bands including a prog/jazz fusion act nFuze, performing in International Jazz festivals and jazz clubs. I mostly abandoned the prog genre in the 90s but have returned to it now with vigour 30 years later. So much prog! My own prog band was rejected by record labels as "too progressive' in the late 80s, so i detoured into grunge, pop and alternative instead (then folk / acoustic fingerstyle guitar and ambient electronic as well).

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