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Gino Foti

Born in Messina, Sicily, Gino has been exposed to diverse types of music from an early age. Although not from a musical family, some of his earliest recollections are of his father playing European classical works and folk music from various Mediterranean countries on their record player, and his mother singing along to operas and popular Italian songs on the radio.

Emigrating to the United States in the early seventies, at a time when jazz fusion and progressive rock were at the zenith of their popularity, he discovered the music of groups and artists like: Cream, Miles Davis, Al Di Meola, King Crimson, Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius, Jean-Luc Ponty, Return To Forever, Rush, Carlos Santana, and Weather Report. The juxtaposition of European classical elements and ethnic rhythms, along with the finesse and improvisation of jazz and the power and intensity of rock, were musical forms that were at once familiar and brand new, creating a lasting impression on him.

In the early nineties, he decided to devote more time on music and purchased his first bass guitar. Unlike many of his contemporaries who have switched from electric guitar, he chose the bass because of its tonal characteristics and the challenge of exploring the instrument's built-in dichotomy of melody and rhythm.

After supporting several groups in the greater Boston area for a few years, he turned his focus to starting his own band to compose and perform original instrumental music. In late 1995, answering an ad posted on "The National Midnight Star" - then the Rush online digest - he met Dave Kulju, an electric guitarist who shared numerous influences, a love of odd time signatures, and a penchant for exploring unorthodox musical themes with him. Kindred spirit and drummer/percussionist Joe Musmanno completed the power trio, now known as Electrum, in 1996.

Adopting the Do-It-Yourself ethic, Gino built a home studio and started a music label which helped the group record and release two compact discs: Frames Of Mind in 1998 and "Standard Deviation in 2002 to considerable success, mainly due to the strong Internet presence of instrumental and progressive rock fans, musicians, and dealers.

Shortly after Standard Deviation was released, Gino began working with software samplers in an effort to arrange new material for Electrum. After discovering all the ethnic percussion and instrumentation loops and samples available, he embarked on several solo projects that would blend all of his favorite musical styles, in the tradition of first-generation jazz-rock and world fusion artists.

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Four Digital-only World Jazz Fusion Albums By Gino Foti Released On Net Dot Music Label

Four Digital-only World Jazz Fusion Albums By Gino Foti Released On Net Dot Music Label

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Net Dot Music, Inc. announces the simultaneous release of four digital-only full-length albums in several jazz and world music sub-genres by bass guitar and keyboard player Gino Foti. The collection, compiled from his catalog of the past decade, blends traditional ethnic sonorities and modern jazz fusion influences into new experiments of cultural hybridity, with each individual album complementing the others by design. Asian Mosaic - Like the universal Yin-Yang concept, balance, dynamism, and inner harmony are the primary features of ...

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Sixth Jazz/World Fusion Album By Gino Foti Released On Net Dot Music Label

Sixth Jazz/World Fusion Album By Gino Foti Released On Net Dot Music Label

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Global Resonances, the sixth solo album by jazz/world fusion bass guitarist & keyboard player Gino Foti, has been released by Net Dot Music, Inc. For this release, all keyboards and synthesizers have been silenced, so the integration of traditional ethnic music & modern jazz-rock fusion influences is spearheaded by his bass guitars on the thirteen original tracks, featuring a fifteen-minute trilogy based on the triune aspect, and four duets sans percussion. Like his past works, his musical compass points in ...

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Fifth Release By Jazz/world Fusion Artist Gino Foti On Net Dot Music

Fifth Release By Jazz/world Fusion Artist Gino Foti On Net Dot Music

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Xenosonic Journeys, the fifth album by jazz/world fusion bassist & keyboardist Gino Foti, has just been released by Net Dot Music, Inc. A terminal point for the previous four albums, his musical compass points in all directions of the globe, with the arrangements both charted and improvised. For this release, genres & styles like: ambient, downtempo, electronica, techno, trance, et al. are incorporated into his unique fusion of jazz, rock, and world music to navigate through exotic domains, and explore ...

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Four new Jazz/World Fusion releases by Gino Foti on the Net Dot Music label

Four new Jazz/World Fusion releases by Gino Foti on the Net Dot Music label

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BOSTON, MA. - Net Dot Music, Inc. announces the simultaneous release of four new full-length CDs in the jazz/world fusion genres by bass guitar and keyboard player Gino Foti.

Orbis Terrarum (14 tracks, 66:10) - Exploring the relationships between diverse musical traditions and the dichotomy of rhythm and melody of the bass guitar, this aural travelogue blends intricate ethnic rhythms, spacious melodies, and flowing solos with the passion, intensity, romanticism, and introspection usually associated with first-generation jazz-rock and world fusion ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Asian Mosaic

Net Dot Music, Inc.
2014

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Indian Mosaic

Net Dot Music, Inc.
2014

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Latin Mosaic

Net Dot Music, Inc.
2014

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Mediterranean Mosaic

Net Dot Music, Inc.
2014

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Global Resonances

Net Dot Music, Inc.
2013

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Xenosonic Journeys

Net Dot Music, Inc.
2013

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Counting Each Moment Precious

From: Xenosonic Journeys
By Gino Foti

Saraswati

From: Xenosonic Journeys
By Gino Foti

Dancing On The Edge Of A Dream

From: Sphere Of Influence
By Gino Foti

Kujichagulia

From: Orbis Terrarum
By Gino Foti

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