BIOGRAPHY
David Vito Gregoli is a Composer/Producer/Multi Instrumentalist. His music is diverse & intense as well as passionate and romantic.
“Listening to the radio as a kid I enjoyed the diversity & the eclectic types of music that were easily accessible to all of us on FM radio. For many years radio was a great way to hear new sounds, songwriters, bands, etc. Unfortunately, times have changed & with few exceptions this is no longer the case. So at the turn of the millenium, I founded Da Vigi Music & Dharmapala Records.
I had a car accident in 2001 which left me unable to play guitar for almost a year. This gave me time to turn my attentions to producing & developing new projects as I healed".
Vito plays "Hotel California" guitar solo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzV-ObI_xy4
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music, California State University Northridge, Emphasis: Classical Guitar, Composition, Early Music & Latin American guitar
• Jazz w/ Jimmy Wyble, voice w/ Helen McCommis & Robert Edwards;
• Sitar w/ Ustad Shujaat Khan; Sarod w/ David Trassoff
TV
"The Jeff Foxworthy Show", "Days of Our Lives", "High School Reunion", "Far East" ,"L.A. Heat"; (plus others), Various local & National Commercials;
FILMS
"An American Affair", "Boy Of Pigs", "Donor 2437"; "A Time To Die", "CIA Codename: Alexa I & II", "Scanner Cop", "Fuzzy Logic", plus many others
THEATRE
Odyssey Theatre “Three Friends”, Bay Area Rep./Children's Theatre "Midsummer Night's Dream", Director's Theatre "Rishikesh" (about John Lennon’s experience in India)
Vito plays "And I Love Her":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0J6g1asCHU
CLIENTS/COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE:
- Grammy Nominated World music artist Jai Uttal
- New Age Visionary Constance Demby
- Yoga Chantuese Donna de Lory
- Trance/dance artists Tulku
- World music flautist Suzanne Teng
- Tibetan Buddisht Teacher/Author Lama Surya Das
- Sharon Salzburg (Insight Meditation)
- Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
- Marianne Williamson
- Candace Peart (What the Bleep Do We Know?)
- New Age Wizard Deepak Chopra
- New Age/Healing Music pioneer Stephen Halpern
- Composer/Arranger Jimmie Haskell
- Tamara Champlin Project w/ Bill Champlin of "Chicago"
- Indie artist Ellen Smith w/ Jon Anderson of "Yes"
- Actor/Singer Daphne Ashbrook
DHARMAPALA RECORDS - Artist Roster:
· Tibetan Lama Her Emenience Jamyang Sakya
· North Indian Diva Mala Ganguly
Singer Songwriter Cherie Deeds
· World Jazz Fusion from the Dharma Buds
· Classical violinsts the Morgan Sisters
Folk/Pop/Jazz from Daphne Ashbrook
· New Age/Classical fusion artists the New Edge Ensemble
· …& of course, David Vito Gregoli
“One of the most exciting things about starting Da Vigi Music is working with these talented musicians/artists who have not yet been discovered or recognized. Bringing them into the studio & working together to produce something we are all really proud of, helping them to create a project showcasing their talent, is something I find very fulfilling”.
DVG believes that being a musician, composer & artist himself helps him respond more to the artist’s needs when he’s producing. As he refers to himself, he’s a sound painter & the music & musicians are the brushes & paint.
“Music is such an integral part of our lives & I want us to remain true to the organic process of creating. Not a lot of labels really allow artists this freedom. This void led to my creation of Dharmapala Records in 2001, the recording arm of Da Vigi Music.”
“The word Dharmapala translates as ‘guardian of the dharma’, the teaching. It’s actually the name my spiritual teacher gave me. This translates to guarding the artistic integrity of the artists I’m working with. That’s a responsibility I take very seriously.
I spend around an hour a day in meditation practice, I do hatha yoga regularly, I eat organic foods & stay away from red meat. It’s good for the music & good for my soul. These things enrich my life experience greatly.”
STUDIO
• Expertise in Production, Guitars, Computer & Drum Programming in various styles
• Production Facilities include fully Digital Hard Disk Midi Studio w/Macintosh Computers
• Music Studio Computer Consultation on Mac OS X
INSTRUMENTS
• Guitars: Lead, Acoustic, Classical, Slide, Bass; Mandolin, Dobro, Banjo,
Sitar, Dotar, Sarod, Esraj, drums: frame, djembe, dumbek, gubbubi; Keyboards, Flutes, harmonica, Drum programming
& various pots & pans
Vito plays "Prayer to Kuan Yin" w/Donna De Lory & Suzanne Teng:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpM5ux4n2gA
