Simone Sello _guitar: simone@slaamd.com He started studying guitar and violin when he was about 10, and began his professional career right afterwards. He got to play with many international artists, live and in the studio, and he became the guitar player in the orchestra of the world famous Sanremo Festival for 4 years, having the honor to play with such guests as George Benson, Pat Metheny, Toots Thielemans, Ray Charles, Kenny G, Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Toto Cutugno, Nek and many others. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a guitar player, producer and songrwriter. Here he has done much work with musicians like Billy Sheehan (bass player with David Lee Roth, Niacin, Mr. Big and solo artist), Aaron Carter and his brother Nick Carter, from Backstreet Boys (both multiplatinum singers), Kevon Edmonds (After7, Babyface) and Julia Fordham. He is a member of the art-rock band project Chicanery, together with Warren Cuccurullo and Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, Duran Duran).