Nice to meet you, my name is Emidio but you can call me Midio
Midio is a Bass Player
Professionally playing in Bands and Orchestras. Recording Studio Sessions and Touring for more than 10 years.
Midio is a Music Teacher
Teaching in Universities, Private Schools, Institutes and on his own, also Online.
About (with Credits and Links)
Emidio Mazzilli (Stagename: Midio) is a Session Bass Player and a Music Teacher.
As a Bass Player: He recorded, collaborated and played live all over Europe, being associated with names like: Talco, The Rumjacks, Hudson Taylor, Adam Wendler, Ligabue, Diodato, Beranger, Daiana Lou, Earl Harvin (Drummer for Seal, Pet Shop Boys, Jeff Beck, Glen Hansard, etc.), Roy Paci, Tullio De Piscopo, Beppe Vessicchio (Sanremoβs most prolific director), Maleducazione Alcolica, Arisa, Il Muro del Canto and many more.
He performed at RAI Television several times with his own projects or featuring as a guest.
Recently, he recorded and/or performed live with: Talco, Hudson Taylor, Adam Wendler, Sarah Bird, Daiana Lou, Stephen Paul Taylor, Hayfitz, Phileas, Beranger, Earl Harvin, Blazey, Dominique Fricot, Mimi Mitina, Enya Elstner, Tom Osander (Drummer for Damien Rice, The Allman Brothers, The Black Crowes, etc.), Sleepwalkerβs Station, Sonny Casey, Scott & Lila, Nate Bernardini, The Hidden Keys, Fedbo, Black Pope, Georgie Fisher and many more.
During the year 2022 he performed live with 93 original artists/bands. (Listed here)
As a Music Teacher: He started to teach privately in Italy, becoming soon an official Teacher for national and international Music Schools.
Right after his graduation he moved to Berlin to teach in a Music University (SRH School of Popular Arts, where he still teaches to this day).
In his teaching career he taught: Electric Bass, Ensemble Playing, Ear Training, Harmony, Rhythm Analysis, Software Notation, Stage Performance, Songwriting and so on, between individual lessons, class lessons and Workshops (check the βLessonsβ page for more details).Studies: he gained a Master Degree in Electric Bass (Pop and Jazz) at Saint Louis College of Music, graduating with full marks and being classified as one of the Best Students of the year by EU.
He studied Bass with Gianfranco Gullotto, Andrea Rosatelli and Marco Siniscalco, while developing a 360Β° music knowledge studying Ear Training, Classical and Jazz Harmony, Piano, Music Production, Music History and so on, following lessons by European Masters like Pierpaolo Principato, Andrea Avena, Vincenzo Presta, Antonio Solimene etc.
He attended several Workshops, held by: Alphonso Johnson, Marcus Miller, John Patitucci, Robben Ford, Peter Erskine, Roberto Gatto, Dario Deidda and many others.Also: Although he never took singing classes, he collected years of experience in singing background vocals on tour and in studio.
For more than a year he took part in the choir Flowing Chords (studio and/or live choir with Achille Lauro, Nanowar of Steel, Noemi, Sabaton, Margherita Vicario, Serena Brancale, Davide Shorty, AinΓ©, etc)