Giovanni De Lucia on SoundBetter

Hi everyone, my name is Giovanni De Lucia. I am a guitarist, composer and arranger with more than 30 years of professional experience in studio recording. I have collaborated with several artists and I have worked for some important record companies (EMI, Warner, DDD Italy).My favorites genres of music: pop, pop-rock, songwriter, instrumental.

I offer recording and arrangement of acoustic (6 and 12 strings), classical and electric guitars for your song or instrumental piece. I have released two instrumental albums on Spotify, in which guitars play the leading role. Listen to them to get an idea of my style. I arranged the songs, played all the parts, mixed and mastered them. I also produced and arranged the EP by singer-songwriter Giuly Wilde. Listen to that too.
These are my guitars, some of which are originals from the 70s and 80s.:
- Ovation Glen Campbell (1984)
- Fender acoustic (1976)
- Ibanez Electric Pro Line (1985)
- Godin ACS Sa Nylon midi guitar (1996)
- Suzuki classical guitar (1989)
- Alhambra classical guitar (2014)
- 12 string acoustic guitar Vision Guitar (2014);
- Tanglewood acoustic (2018)
- Danelectro (2022)
- Roland Jazz Chorus amplifier;
- Dean Markley Tube Guitar Amplifier.

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Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I worked as producer, guitarist arranger and multi-instrumentalist on singer-songwriter Giuly Wilde's 4Songs project. You can listen to this ep on Spotify and Youtube. In this case I also realised the mix and mastering.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I just finished producing a 4-song ep
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Marco Cremaschini - Pianist Keyboardist Producer - Milan
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital recording, but analogue recording is also possible if desired. I use a Revox B77 from the 1970s. I don't recommend it because signal noise is a problem!
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To do the best possible job
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The power and beauty of music
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: I am often asked to record guitar in the style of this or that artist. I answer OK, but I also answer that it would be better to look for more original solutions more suited to the proposed song
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I honestly don't know
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: The first question is ‘what is your goal?’
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Reliability, care, total availability
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Ovation, Godin, Fender, Alhambra and...a bunch of books!
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I started studying guitar since I was 7 years old (it's been 55 years!). At 21, I began my professional journey as both a live performer and studio guitarist. I have never stopped
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I try to be emotionally evocative
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would love to work with Mike Oldfield, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Suzanne Vega, Samuele Bersani, Niccolò Fabi, Cristina Donà. These artists have always been original, themselves and have a lot to say
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: To be sincerely oneself, curious, experimental and, most of all, inspired
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I usually work in the following genres of music: Pop, Pop/Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Instrumental (Ambient, Lounge, Soundtracks).
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Based on what the artists I work with and have worked with say my main skills are creative taste, precision, touch, sound, and rapidity in executing a work
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: My goal is to bring the right evocative atmosphere that the client has in mind to achieve for his or her song or instrumental composition.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Before anything else, I listen to the song or instrumental piece very carefully, getting involved with its emotional quality. For instance, in songs the lyrics are very important to me. Then I decide on the most suitable guitar sound, choosing between acoustic, classical or electric guitar. In the end I compose the complete arrangement. I record all tracks looking for maximum quiality in the live take of the instrument (microphone position, levels, etc.). Afterwards I work carefully on editing (eq., compression, delay, reverb etc.). In case the client wants the track flat, no problems!
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My studio is very intimate, cozy, where I can focus and inspire myself in the composition and recording stage. I work preferably with Logic Pro 11, I use RME and SSL audio interfaces. My guitars: - Ovation Glen Campbell (1985) - Fender acoustic (1977) - Ibanez Electric Pro Line Series (1985) - Classical guitar Alhambra (2014) - Classical Guitar Suzuki (1990) - 12 strings Vision Guitar (2012) - Godin Classical and mildi guitar (1996) - Tanglewood acoustic (2018) - Danelectro (2022) For electric guitars I use a Roland Jazz Chorus and Dean Markley Tube Guitar Amplifier Microphones: Audio Tecnica AT 4040 and 4041, AKG P220, Shure Sm57 and Sm58,
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: I have always been inspired by artists such as Mike Oldfield, Dominic Miller (Sting's guitarist), Jim Croce, David Rhodes (Peter Gabriel's guitarist), CSNY (Crosby, Still, Nash, Young), Franco Mussida (my teacher), Riccardo Zappa, Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: The most common type of work I do for my clients is arranging and recording acoustic, classical and electric guitars, both for songs and instrumental compositions.