Biography

Andrea Ferroni, Turin - 1977. Charmed by the didjeridoo, he begins his studies as a self-taught musician, therefore he follows courses and workshops hold by worldwide famous artists such as Matthias Mueller, Ansgar Stein, Michael Jackson, Si Mullumby, Mark Atkins and Alan Dargin. He makes use of everything he learns, and mostly studies very personal techniques in depth.
Since 2002 he studies also overtone singing, jazz harmony, saxophone and beatboxing.
So far, he's worked with: “Architorti”, Tony Esposito, Daniela Paci, Roberto Laneri, Marco Trochelmann, Giuseppe Verticchio, Ilario Vannucchi, Ilaria Drago, Roberto Canone, The Wimshurst's Machine band, Paolo Sanna, Fabio Santagostino, Alekalimba, Lord Theremin, Dario Voltolini and many others.

In less than four years, he participates to the most prestigious European festivals in France, Switzerland, Germany, Portugal and Great Britain achieving great feedback from crictics and reviews in specialized magazines.

He establishes the 'Scuola del Didjeridoo' ('Didjeridoo School'), where he starts teaching in 2003. He focuses on his teaching methods and research on phonetics, logopedia and physics. He holds workshops and courses all over Italy and Europe.
In 2006, he teaches in the ethnic school 'Iat Gong' in Genoa, an institute which has gathered the major experts and performers of various traditional art disciplines from all over the world.

He founds the cultural association 'Yidaki', involved in promoting the native Australian music and culture, which has reached a number of almost 100 members in Italy and abroad in less than one year.
With it, he also establishes 'Yidakipedia.com', the Italian didgeridoo enciclopedia dedicated to the didjeridoo and the aboriginal culture.

He publishes five CDs named: "Noises & Voices" (2004), "Tribal Revolution" (2005) and “Breaking Through” (2006), "Ritratto" (2007), "Windproject 2008" (2008).
He also cooperated in several CD and compilations like: "Compilation.Didgeridoo.IT" - various artists(2005), "Sentimental Journey" Roberto Laneri (2007), "Yidaki Compilation Vol.I" - various artists (2008), "Tutti Pari" - Ipercussonici (2008)

He personally builds his instruments, which are very appreciated in Italy and by many artists who play them live.
For this reason, he cooperates with European and Italian researchers to work on possible internal didjeridoo forms on the basis of the main techniques adopted by contemporary musicians.
Some of his studies are published on "didgeridoo encyclopaedia lexicon", the didjeridoo encyclopaedia.

Some relevant concerts:
2003 'Io danzo' – contemporary dance festival in Turin, 'Cante Magg' - Bergolo CN, 'Interplay' - contemporary dance festival in Turin;
2004 'Lunatica e Onirica' - Biella BI, 'Notte bianca' - Milan, 'Didjefest' – Pinerolo (Turin), 'Le Rève de l'aborigène' - Airvault France, 'Didjin'OZ' - Cesenatico, 'Emmas' festival - Olbia;
2005 International Didjeridoo Festival - Bern (CH), Dreamtime Didjeridoo Festival - Berlin (GER), Festival del Mediterraneo - Genoa (awarded by the newspaper "La Stampa" as the best event of the year in the Liguria region), Natibongo - Udine;
2006 Outbackdreams festival - Bern (CH), Didje Fest UK – Devon (UK), Didge Day – Milan, International Didjeridoo Festival - Bern (CH), Yidaki Fest – Turin
2007 FATT Residencia – Portugall, Aboriginal Art & Instruments – Amsterdam, International Didgeridoo Festivals – Bruck – Austria, 'Le Rève de l'aborigène' - Airvault Francia, Didge Village – Stendal – Germania, FATT Residencia – Portugall, London didge club – London, Fantadia – Asolo - Italia
2008 DIDGERIDOO RITIRO - Turin Italy, Incontro con la Multivisione - Bra Italy.

Radio and TV:
2003 In the Italian TV programme 'Alle falde del Kilimangiaro', on Rai3.
2004 Interview on the didjeridoo scene in Italy and on the didjeridoo school plus a live performance on Radio Flash.
Extracts from the CD "noises & Voices", on air on the "Orizzonti Folk" radio from Lecce.
2005 Several invitations to a programme series about the didjeridoo on Radio Beckwith
Extracts from the CD "noises & Voices" on air on the national Radio2 Rai.
On air on LifeGate Radio
2006 Several invitations to a programme series about the didjeridoo on Radio Beckwith
2007 Live performance together with Lord Theremin on Radio Flash 2008 Interview and introduction of the didgeridoo during the TV program for children "TREBISONDA" - RAI3
Live Performance with Ipercussonici on Radio2 RAI

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