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Alberto Barsi, guitarist and songwriter, started playing the guitar at the age of 11 at the Jam Academy school in Lucca, beginning with the study of blues and then becoming passionate about rock oise music and the world of shred.
He finally graduates from the London College of Music in the Music Performance and Recording course. Over the years, Alberto has formed numerous collaborations in the national and international scene: among the most recent experiences, he plays alongside Madame, Il Volo, Albano, and Maestro Enrico Melozzi during the Notte della Taranta 2021 broadcast on Rai 1; he plays alongside the Orchestra Notturna Clandestina and Anastasio at the Teatro Regio di Parma; he appears as a solo guitarist on “You are my Everything” by Il Volo for the Eurovision Festival 2022, and also in 2022, he plays in the group of the program “Dalla Strada al Palco” hosted by Nek broadcast on Rai 2.
Since 2020, he has been an endorser of the brand Legator guitars, joining the roster alongside Jon Donais (Anthrax), Chris Poland (Ex-Megadeth), Ed Garcia (Vitalism), and many others.
Alberto is very active on social media, managing an Instagram profile with over 10,000 followers and receiving positive feedback over time from artists such as Tosin Abasi, Kiko Loureiro, Marco Sfogli, Stephan Forte and others.
Through social media, Alberto also wins international contests such as "Solo as Perfection" – organized by Fleshgod Apocalypse – and the "JTC July Jam of the Month" organized by Jam Track Central in collaboration with Marco Sfogli (James Labrie, PFM) and appears in numerous video collaborations with musicians such as Charlie Parra del Riego, Oni Hasan, Stel Andre, Diego Tejeda (Haken) and many others.
As an artist, Alberto released in 2019 "A Matter of Priority", the debut solo album consisting of 6 tracks featuring various guests: Luis Kalil, Giovanni Cilio (former drummer of Upon this Dawning; Blanco, Marracash) and Edoardo Taddei (Roman guitarist; Ibanez endorser and Reference Laboratory).