Biography

Bernardino Ponzani approaches music since he was a child, he begins the study of drums, in 2005. He moved to Rome in 2010, after graduating from high school and began his studies at the Saint Louis College of Music, where he specialized in different musical styles studying with: Gianni Di Renzo, Claudio Mastracci, Daniele Chiantese, Daniele Pomo, Pierpaolo Principato, Gianfranco Gullotto, Antonio Solimene.

In parallel to the degree course, he followed lessons with Maurizio Dei Lazzaretti and Cristiano Micalizzi. In February 2017 he finished the three-year first cycle of academic courses graduating with honors in Drums and Jazz Percussion.

In 2015 he joined the band of singer-songwriter Cigno, in 2016 he was part of the Saint Louis Big Band, thanks to which he collaborated with Javier Girotto and Gegè Telesforo.

He has been active for years in the Roman music scene, both in the studio and live, performing in the main Italian clubs and in prestigious locations such as: EXPO Milano, Circo Massimo, Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Autodromo di Imola, Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome.

Bernardino Ponzani in May 2018 joins the Kutso (runners-up in the young proposals section of the 65th Sanremo Festival).

In the same year he formed Reverse, a band that offers original Brit-pop songs. He collaborates with: Kutso, Nicola Costa, Franco Marinacci, Cigno, Paolo Vallesi, Reverse, Il Sinfonico, Olivia, Valerio Foconi, Stefano Palmieri.