METRONHOMME – 4
presentation
About
Métronhomme:
The
musical group Métronhomme was formed in Macerata (MC), ITALY, in the summer of
2003; the idea of the members was that of developing an unusual project,
based on original music compositions, open to a wide type of sounds and
experimentations.
The first Metronhomme’s work was
characterized by the form of the "concept": not single pieces for the
sake of themselves, but a single conceptual composition divided into several moments;
the purpose was to represente the work in a theatrical context. With this
method, the first three works of the group come to life: “L’ultimo canto di
Orfeo” (The last song of Orpheus), “Neve” and “Bar Panopticon”.
The show entitled "The Last Song of Orpheus"
was played in public for the first time in 2005: a free musical-multimedia
interpretation of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The idea is based on
the representation of a musical journey using a small dance troupe; some backgroud
narrating voices accompained the unfolding of the musical paintings as a small vademecum for the spectator (meglio
viewer?!) and the band used the synchronized video-projections as sound for the
paintings.
The band, represented its first work
in numerous theaters; the performances were welcomed by the critics and Metronhomme
decided to create a CD of the musical part of the show. In 2008 it was the turn
of "Neve" (tr. “Snow”). It is a musical-theatrical representation,
freely taken from Maxence Fermine’s homonym novel witch constitute a research
work exploring the fusion of a theater and music.
In 2010, the group was involved in a
new project: "Bar Panopticon";
the work was first played at the Lauro Rossi Theater in Macerata, with the
contribution of AMAT (Marche Theatrical Activities Association) and the
Municipality of the town. Proceeding along the path of interference between
music, theater and video, the Métronhomme give life to a multimedia show with
live performances and a dream-like music style. The band is the author of the
music and also of the tale; videos of the projections were made with the
collaboration of professional actors of the Piccolo Teatro of Milan.
In 2019 the album "4"
takes shape, the fourth new work of Métronhomme: an LP 33 rpm 180gr.
self-produced by the band, in which there are 11 instrumental tracks, for a
total duration time of 43 minutes of great
emotional music. "4" for the band is
the result of a long period of separation from the "live" scenes,
passed in the rehearsal room and dedicated exclusively to composition and
musical exploration, with the subsequent studio recording final moment. The
musical material was the result of the freest creative moment of the band, a
freeness that previous works of the band had necessarily contained.
The
music from LP “4” is freely available
for listening on the Métronhomme youtube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClAs-LfNlNI2qNMqcsERrFQ/playlists, while for
the purchase of the vinyl, as well as for the engagement of the group for live gigs/shows,
you can contact the n. 334/6862612 (Andrea) or by
mail to: [email protected]. The disc can also be purchased in Macerata
record stores and on the discogs.com website (searching for “Metronhomme – 4”).
"4" was presented for the first time on
April 12 2019, at the recently renovated "Politeama" theater in
Tolentino (MC). For the occasion, the execution of the music rigorously live,
was accompanied by the contextual video-projections of a selection of evocative
cinematographic images, made by Riccardo Minnucci (courtesy of Officine
Mattòli).
Métronhomme
are also active in the composition and adaptation of music and soundtracks for
theatrical, audiovisual, movies, short movies, advertising videos, video games,
etc., and they are available for the participation of music festivals.
Métronhomme are:
•
Mirco Galli: electric
bass
•
Tommaso Lambertucci:
piano, synth
•
Andrea Lazzaro Ghezzi:
drums
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Marco Poloni: guitars
Collabotation
for the album’s recording:
•
Paolo Scapellato:
keyboards
•
Manuele Marani: double bass
in "Chiuso per Gatti"
The
graphic of the album "4" was created by
Tommaso Gomez; Mastering performed by: Marco Vannucci at Spitfire Mastering
Studio; Vinyl printing: Phonopress - Milan; Produced by Métronhomme.
Contacts:
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Andrea Lazzaro Ghezzi -
+39 334 6862612
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Mail:
[email protected]
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Website: http://www.metronhomme.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow -
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Instagram
(under construction): https://www.instagram.com/metronhommeband/" rel="nofollow -
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Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/metronhommeband/" rel="nofollow -
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Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/it/Metronhomme-4/release/12224923" rel="nofollow -
Mètronhomme – 4 Reviews
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