Massimiliano Felice

Italian musician active since 1999 in the folk, world and experimental fields.

He has played in some of the major music festivals in Europe and the world, including: FOLKever, Italian Music Roots In Motion (Hong Kong), “Animali narranti” (IT), Tradicionarius (Es), Venezia Balla (IT), SponzFest (IT), Berguedà Folk (Es), Vertanzt (CH), MajellaEtnoFestival (IT), IsolaFolk (IT), Balfolk Ratisbonne (DE), Adriatico Mediterraneo Festival (IT), Boombal (BE), Karsica Festival (IT), Festival "Muntagnazzinj" (IT), Festival "Di Voci e di suoni" (IT), Reno Folk Fest (It), Civitella Folk Festival (IT), Fuscaldo Diatonic Festival (IT), Auditorium-Parco della Musica of Rome.

Between 2002 and 2022 become a member of Nuova Orchestra SARM, NeòsTrio, BlueReed, Ratablò, Migala Project, Zenìa.

He also released several music albums, for which he was also in charge of the arrangement and composition of many of the songs:
2007 Sponde, Massimiliano Felice and Nuova orchestra SARM (Casa dell'organetto), attached to World Music Magazine for subscribers of the magazine
2008 Transubanda, Ratablò (project co-financed by the province of L'Aquila)
2013 Volume 1, Blue Reed (self-production)
2013 Neòs Trio, Massimiliano Felice (House of the organetto)
2016 Volume 2, Blue Reed (self-produced)
2019 Suonocracy, AA.VV. (Ass. Cult. Malancia Orchestra)
2020 Suoni e storei di un paese immaginario, Zenìa (Note)
2022 Appunti di viaggio, Stefano Paone (self-production)
2025 LIve ar Spin Time, Collettivo G. Logan (Filibusta Records)
2026 Therefore I Dance, Massimiliano Felice (RoxRecords)

Since 2007 he has collaborated with the theater companies Artistidea, Linea di Confine, Kid's ShowTime and Compagnia TeatroViola: with the latter he is still engaged in various shows as a composer, stage musician and actor.  He teaches courses in various music schools in Rome (among others the Scuola Popolare delle arti del CIP Alessandrino, where in addition to teaching he coordinates the "folk and world music" section) in Latina (Isdam Musical Arts), Assisi (Ass. Art Musique) and holds seminars and workshops (including MajellaEtnoFestival, Estadanza, Scuole popolare di musica di Forlimpopoli, Fuscaldo Diatonic Festival).

Awards

Winner of the special prize "Paolo Soprani" at the international City of Castelfidardo competition in 2005

Finalist for the "Alberto Cesa” award at the Folkest in 2025.

Gear

Organetto - an Italian name for a small, compact diatonic button accordion. It features one, two, or *three rows of treble buttons on the right side for melody, chords and improvisation, and a small set of bass/chordal buttons on the left, operated with a central bellows.

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