"This is not the same old show" ft. Davide Shorty, special guest of Saint Louis DOC, an ensemble made up by talented young musicians, students of the two-year specialization course of the Saint Louis' Pop Department .

SAINT LOUIS D.O.C.
&
special guest Davide Shorty

Saturday, December 3rd @ L'asino che vola

Davide Shorty vocals
Roberto Iadanza - piano
Antonino Ganga guitar
Diego Di Ruscio guitar
Alessandro Loggia bass
Vincenzo Protano drums

Vittoria Cascone, Giulia Spinello cori

"This is not the usual show" CONCERT INFO
Saturday, December 3rd, 9.30 pm
L’asino che vola – via Antonio Coppi, 12
Additional charge for the live show with first drink €10

Davide Shorty is a singer-songwriter, rapper and producer from Palermo capable of combining his unmistakable soul voice with melodies contaminated by jazz and rap. After various experiences in the Sicilian hip hop scene in 2010 he moved to London to pursue a new musical path and in 2012 founded the band Retrospective For Love, with which he made a name for himself in the UK.

In 2016, after placing 3rd in the ninth edition of the talent show X Factor (December 2015), the Sicilian singer signed for Macro Beats and released his first official album "Straniero," a work that led him to perform on stages all over Italy in parallel with prestigious collaborations with the likes of Robert Glasper, Jordan Rakei and Mr Jukes (Bombay Bicycle Club).

In 2018 he released together with Funk Shui Project the album "Group Therapy," which was highly appreciated by the public and critics so much that it led the project to perform in more than 40 dates throughout Italy including prestigious international openings to Chinese Man and Daniel Caesar (Grammy award 2019). The successful collaboration between Davide and Funk Shui Project continues in 2019 when the album "La Soluzione" is released on the independent label Totally Imported, confirming the artistic synergy between the singer and the Turin-based collective.

The album was followed by the release of the reboot of the same: "La Soluzione Reboot" with the unreleased "Carillon" feat. Roy Paci inside. Also in 2019, he collaborated with Daniele Silvestri on the song "Tempi modesti," the launch single for Silvestri's own album "La terra sotto i piedi," while July 2020 saw the release of "CANTI ANCORA?!" a single featuring a collaboration with his friend Elio.

In 2021 he participated in the 71st edition of the Sanremo Festival in the category " Newcomers" , where he ranked 2nd and won the " Lucio Dalla Press Room Award " the " Enzo Jannacci NUOVO IMAIE Award " and the " Lunezia 2021 " award becoming the most awarded artist of the edition. In May 2021 he released his album on the Totally Imported label " fusion. " which will take him for two almost two years to perform on major Italian stages. In the summer of 2022 he is invited as a guest on two stages of the Jova Beach Tour.

Game of Chords III, the opening night for the artists competing at L'Asino che vola.

After a long and arduous selection process by our judges and teachers, it is finally known the names of the contestants of the third edition of Game of Chords and we would like to introduce them to you in an evening dedicated to L'asino che vola, the establishment that has hosted the acclaimed songwriter contest since last year.

Game of Chords III
Monday December 5th, h 9:00 pm
L’Asino che vola
Via Antonio Coppi 12

On stage
Alaska
Beatrice La Sala
Jeevan Lama
Vedivenere
Arizona
Anima
Sammartino
Bambina
Iris

Free entry

Luca Stricagnoli presents the Master class "When notes become emotions" on December 14 at Saint Louis

Luca Stricagnoli, an absolutely "made in Italy" talent who delivers decidedly captivating sounds during his performances, thanks to his truly unique fingerstyle , he has over 200 million views on his online videos, which have led him to perform live in every corner of the planet, so much so that he is considered, in his genre, one of the best guitarists on the world stage.
His remarkable creative style led him to invent instruments such as the ""Inverted Three-Handle Guitar" and the "Inverted Slide Neck," with which he largely contributed to the evolution of the acoustic guitar.

“When notes become emotions”
Master class with Luca Stricagnoli

Wednesday 14 December 2022
h 05:30 pm – 07:30 pm
Saint Louis, via cimarra, 19/b

Credits for academic courses : 1/2 CFA

Master class with limited number of places, to participate it is necessary to book by writing to: francesca@slmc.it

Participation fees:: € 20 Saint Louis students; €35 external public

Luca Stricagnoli began his career at only 10 years old, studying classical guitar and attending the Conservatory. Still very young, he distinguished himself so much that he won 1st prize in the "Città di Lissone" competition, and as soon as he finally discovered the "Fingerstyle" guitar style, he began immediately to spend countless hours on YouTube, studying and learning new techniques through just watching videos.
Thanks to his passion for his inseparable acoustic guitar, he won further competitions, including the "VII Fiuggi International Guitar Festival" with a 100/100 score, the "Festival dei Talenti" and even an opportunity to open the concert of the legendary Italian group "New Trolls." Shortly afterwards, Luca met luthier Davide Serracini, with whom he began a close collaboration to develop the new guitars that helped him achieve his well-deserved success.
In the years that followed, Luke began to create his own unique style that includes, indeed, the use of multiple guitars simultaneously, violin bows, modified capoing, and distinctly unusual tunings.
The major breakthrough in his career came when his arrangement in the song "The Last Of The Mohicans," it was selected by the influential American label Candyrat Records, from there he rapidly reached millions of views and streamings.
Following on from this success, Luca was invited to produce his debut album where an amazing version of "Thunderstruck" stood out, which went viral after only two weeks with over 14 million views.
This fact boosted his notoriety even further, so much that he received invitations from all over the world to perform at the best theaters and auditoriums, festivals and other fascinating "venues" of great prestige.
After an intense concert activity lasting a few years, Luca started working to give birth to his second album "What If?", which includes many of his innovative ideas, including the creation of the "Reversed Triple Neck Guitar." This fabulous instrument, can be considered the first "inverted neck" in the history of the guitar, and it immediately went viral as well, a real "booster" to Luca's career that inevitably produced other prestigious invitations to perform on stage along with Nobel Prize winners and Directors of Multinational Corporations, as well as having the reward of the use of his music in several TV shows well known to the public at large.
Luca ha successivamente creato un suo canale personale su YouTube e ha rapidamente acquisito centinaia di migliaia di iscritti, vincendo diversi premi tra cui il “Creator Award” mentre intensifica una piacevole collaborazione con sua moglie, la nota cantautrice tedesca Meg Pfeiffer. Insieme hanno vinto gli “European Songwriting Awards”, 10 premi ai “German Rock & Pop Awards” e a dozzine di concorsi internazionali, oltre ad intraprendere un’attività concertistica esibendosi insieme sul palco, riscuotendo un notevole successo anche dalla critica musicale.
On his fourth album, "Change of Rules," Luca developed other ideas to improve his guitars, such as the "Guitar Ring" and the "Reversed Slide Neck," an innovative removable guitar neck that has received incredible acclaim and even the highly appreciated praise of "New Atlas," one of the most well-known and widely followed science and technology publications in the world.

Throughout his career he has had the opportunity to share the stage with Grammy Award finalists and winners such as Jim "Kimo" West, Linda Briceño, Debashish Bhattacharya and many other immensely talented artists. Luca recently founded his own music label and he is a loyal group leader of "International Guitar Night."

The most awaited time of the year is coming... Get ready for the traditional Saint Louis Christmas party, as always filled with music, fun, gadgets and a brand new game with prizes: Saint Louis Merry Christmas – Golden Party with a Murder!

Golden Party, because it's a Gold themed event: come to the party with a golden accessory or piece of clothingor to brighten up even more this glittering Christmas.

And the crime? You will find out by showing up at 20:30 on Tuesday 20 December to the venue L’Asino che vola (via Antonio Coppi, 12).

Don't forget to participate in the Contest! Take a selfie with each of the four posters displayed in the venues, publish them in a carousel on your social page inviting everyone to the Saint Louis Merry Christmas Party, tag the Saint Louis (@saintlouiscollegeofmusic) and win a free drink on the day of the party!