Antonio Iorio

Antonio Iorio "Daniel Akim" was born in Salerno, Italy, on the 18th April 1996, and since childhood has shown significant talent, qualities and attraction for the music, impassioning to the sound of the electric bass in particular thanks to Jaco Pastorius, one of his greatest inspirations together with Jimi Hendrix, Louis Armstrong, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Weather Report, Quincy Jones and many others. ​ At the age of 11, Antonio began to play the Electric Bass in different groups (Jazz, Rock, Blues, R&B & Pop) of Salerno and at the age of 13, He had collaborated with incredible Jazz musicians such as Julian Oliver Mazzariello, Roberto Martinelli, Marco Brioschi, Pietro Vitale, Giampiero Virtuoso and many others… ​ By August 2012, at the age of only 16, Antonio became a Featured Artist of the Acoustic Control Corporation, an historical and prestigious Bass-Amplification brand re-launched in 2011 by George Grexa. In particular Mr. Iorio appeared together with Flea (The bassist from Red Hot Chili Peppers) in addition to all the historical artists like Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Carlos Santana, The Doors, The Jackson 5 and many others who contributed in making "Acoustic" one of the most relevant brands in the bass amplification's history. In the period between 2011 to 2015, He attended as preparatory school the Liceo Ginnasio Classico Torquato Tasso in Salerno, graduating on July 2015. In summer 2014 Antonio made his first travel in the United States Of America realizing his aspirations and relating his way of thinking to his dream-society; His visit to the Big Apple's Broadway, Birdland (New York jazz club), Blue Note Jazz Club, Apollo Theater, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, CBS Orchestra and some other incredible places amplified even more his enormous passion for Music. In 2015, by the 1st of November, on ReverbNation the fifty percent of each Antonio Iorio's music sale was donated to the international humanitarian organization CARE. - On July 20th 2014 at 20:17:40 UTC at the same time, in honor of the 45th anniversary of The Apollo 11 landing on The Moon, Antonio publishes "An Overture From the Earth", The first "Moral & Cognitive" Jazz Album in the history of the Mankind... In 2015, by the 1st of November, on ReverbNation the fifty percent of each Antonio Iorio's music sale was donated to the international humanitarian organization CARE. At the beginning of 2015, Mr. Iorio performed "Chameleon" by Herbie Hancock) together with the legendary keyboardist Frank McComb during a date of his European tour in Italy. After "An Overture From the Earth", by 2015 Antonio worked on a future project, collaborating with fantastic musicians and friends worldwide, including the legendary Jim Gilstrap (The Vocalist of Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Bill Withers, The Jacksons, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Al Jarreau, Celine Dion, Narada Michael Walden, The Brothers Johnson, Barbra Streisand, Booker T. Jones, Art Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, Elton John, Billy Preston, Whitney Houston, Joe Sample, Patti LaBelle, George Duke, Neil Young, Joe Cocker, Jackson Browne, Nancy Wilson, Roberta Flack ...). Defrantz Forrest (Soul Train Performer...), Robert Pate (Berklee College of Music...) and many many others... On Summer 2015 Mr. Iorio came back to Hollywood (Los Angeles), his homeland where He began to work on many professional and artistic projects. From: www.antonioiorio.com