GUITAR

ENRICO SANTACATTERINA

Musician and record producer, Enrico has been working in music since 1983, starting his recording career with the band FARD and several successful singles for EMI and CGD.
He carried out an intense activity as a session man and shift worker in the 1980s, participating in hundreds of recordings in various musical genres.

His experience with international-level producers has also allowed him to become a record producer, collaborating with labels such as GALA in Italy and LabelBleu and Verve in France.
In the field of Italian jazz, he has produced and released numerous albums with artists such as Enrico Rava, Roberto Gatto, Maurizio Giammarco, Franco D’Andrea, Umberto Fiorentino, Francesco Bruno, Nico Stufano, Enrico Pierannunzi, Romano Mussolini.
He won the Musica Jazz magazine award for best Italian producer four consecutive times from 1988 to 1992.
"It has also produced foreign artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Paul Bley, Lee Konitz, Richard Galliano, Richie Havens, London Community Gospel Choir, Crystal White and others."

"He participated in various collaborations in pop and dance music, and in 1999 he reached the top of the sales charts in Scandinavia with Arvingarna."

He was part of the legendary 1960s group I Giganti with which he has 4 tours and a participation in the Sanremo Festival, plus various appearances on TV.
In 2014, he became part of the international project “Hit Italy” and in 2018 he co-produced the album “Funkodrome” with the new name Mr.E, together with Siggi Bemm.

Santacatterina has collaborated with the largest musical instrument companies and has held clinics and masterclasses around the world.
He is currently engaged in various music projects, as a solo artist, in the band of Riccardo Fogli and others, such as the duo formed with singer Chiara Pastò.