The person behind this project.
Gigi D’Amico was born in Sicily, of a Spanish mother and an Italian father. As a teenager, he became involved in music and started working in radio then into dj’ing in clubs. He later moved on to play with bands and working as a sound engineer, studying at Centro Professione Musica whilst working as a sound engineer, and touring in support of international artists including Tom Harrel, Tonino Horta, Rickie Lee Jones, Gloria Gaynor, Temptations, Cool & the Gang, Blonde Redhead, Warmers, and Uzeda.
However, fashion has always been a big passion of his and the research of style in the second-hand vintage markets. Gigi has spent his life styling himself as the person he wants to be. In 2003, Gigi moved to London where he completed a BA in Commercial Music, specializing in production and the music business at the University of Westminster. In 2007, he started collaboration with Dented Records (Foreign Beggars). In 2008, he collaborated with Kudos Records and the next year with Paul “trouble” Arnold at FAT! Records and Chew the Fat!
Returning to Italy in 2009, he started a new adventure in fashion: Shoe designs, working with old school shoemakers and then starting his own collections. His involvement at the 080 Barcelona Fashion Week, enabled Gigi into the business of fashion. He also played a major role as a stylist for fashion magazines and as personal shopper.
In Barcelona, Gigi started the Raval Music hub which includes the music studio Raval Music productions the record label Alt Avanti records and Radio Raval. Over the years he has written and performed music extensively, developing a live performance which pushes the boundary of technology. Gigi is also producing music for media and short movies.
He is a singer, a DJ, fashionista, designer, photographer and a cook: an artist trying to define and express his individual style in all his work, undertaking each and every ordinary action with love and grace.
Gigi D’Amico fashion projects: Shoe designs Gigi D’Amico shoes
Urban clothing shop Gigi’s Friend
Fashion stylist works
Socials:
booking: info@ravalmusic.com
DJ sets
Selected discography
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Sicilian-born , musician, producer, and sound engineer Gigi has always blazed his own path also in his activities as shoe designer and photographer.
He blends disparate influences, rotating the plethora of art aesthetic for the club sounds.
With a rich history of being a sound engineer for many well-known artists, Gigi D’Amico showcases his multifaceted talent and creative prowess through the captivating live sets which join the dots between his music experiences, from the rock bands to the dance floor’s clubs.
Providing a vital dose of speaker-rattling bass and sound designs with microscopic details across the electronic scene.
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