Frank Pilato on SoundBetter

Solo artist and guitarist for Jeff Berlin, Gary Willis, Sophie Bextor, Garden Wall and many more.

I'm Frank Pilato (born Francesco Paolo Pilato, Firenze, December 4, 1982) I am an Italian guitarist and sound engineer.
I began studying music theory and clarinet at age of 7. At the same time he began studying the guitar, the clarinet, and subsequently followed a degree in jazz guitar in the Ottorino Respighi Conservatory of Latina with Umberto Fiorentino.
At the age of 20 he moved to California to study Rock and Fusion at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood where he obtained numerous awards including a scholarship. In 2014 he attended the summer courses in contemporary composition at the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany.

Career
2004 – PLEBS ( Guitar solo on "United Gates" )
2007 – Giovani Giusti ( Guitar solo on "Buongiorno caporale" )
2008 – Giovani Giusti ( Guitar solo on "Brivido Elettrico" )
2009 – Passogigante ( Guitar solo on "Boppin' Around" )
2011 – Sophie Ellis Bextor ( Synth Guitar on "Starlight" )
2014 – Jolly Rox ( Guitar solo on "So We Are" )
2014 – Jolly Rox ( Guitar solo on "Dreamers Paradise" )
2015 – Sushi Rain ( Guitar solo on "Jesus Cries From Your Eyes" )
2019 – Paolo Volpato Group ( Guitar Solo on "Preludio/Contro" )
2020 – Michael Johnson Bop Quartet ( Guitar on "Giant Steps" and "KOKO" )
2023 – Y.O.U. ( "Sette Note In Nero" )

BOOKS:
2024 - Cromatizzazione Modale e Tecniche per l'improvvisazione

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