Alessandro Del Vecchio

Alessandro Del Vecchio (born 21 April 1979) is an Italian musician, record producer and songwriter. He is a current member of hard and heavy bands Edge of Forever, Hardline, Jørn Lande and Vanden Plas.

He is also well known for his collaborations with hard rock and heavy metal artists such as Revolution Saints, Fergie Frederiksen, Ted Poley, Kelly Keeling, Mat Sinner and Alex Beyrodt, and for his work as the in-house producer for Neapolitan record label Frontiers Music SRL from his personal Ivorytears Music Works Studio located just north of Milan.

Biography Formation

Born and raised in Italy, his career started at a very young age while honing his skills as a singer, songwriter and versatile instrumentalist. Among his many musical accomplishments, Alessandro found himself at the pinnacle of the industry's most difficult processes. Alessandro began indulging in producing, engineering and mastering hundreds of world-class Billboard chart-topping albums, including a multitude of collaborations from the most sought-after rock groups in the world.

Edge of Forever, Moonstone Project and Lionville (2003–2011)

Some of Alessandro's most memorable accomplishments were with famed artists Jeff Scott Soto and Marcel Jacob of Talisman and Malmsteen in 2003. In fact, in 2004, they worked collectively on compositions like Edge of Forever's Feeding The Fire, which also featured Bob Harris from Frank Zappa and Axe and in 2005 on second album Let The Demon Rock And Roll.

In 2006 Alessandro was called to sing, play Hammond organ and keyboards in the Moonstone Project first album Time to Take a Stand featuring Kelly Keeling, Graham Bonnet, Glenn Hughes, James Christian, Carmine Appice, Paul Shortino, Steve Walsh, Ian Paice, Tony Franklin and Roberto Tiranti.

In 2009, Alessandro resumed the Edge of Forever project without Bob Harris and Marcel Jacob, but with himself on vocals, keyboards and producing and with a new line-up, released the third album Another Paradise. In the same year he was in the Moonstone Project second album Rebel on the Run with artists as Clive Bunker, James Christian, Robin Beck, Roberto Tiranti, Glenn Hughes, Ken Hensley and Ian Paice.

In 2011 he formed Lionville project with Stefano Lionetti and produced and released the eponymous album with collaboration of Swedish singer Lars Säfsund.

Frontiers Records (2011–2024) Hardline, Lioville, Alex Beyrodt/Mat Sinner and Revolution Saints

In 2011 Frontiers Records called Alessandro for third Johnny Gioeli's Hardline reformation and in 2012 he produced, arranged and played their new album Danger Zone with hit "Fever Dreams". In the same year, he produced, arranged and played the Lionville second album II.

In 2013 Alessandro was on keyboards in German guitar player Alex Beyrodt's project Silent Force for Rising from Ashes album in which he started a long-term collaboration with German guitar player and producer Alex Beyrodt. In the same year Alessandro collaborated with Toto former singer Fergie Frederiksen for his solo album Any Given Moment.

In 2014 he produced, wrote, recorded, played keyboards, mixed and mastered the eponymous album of supergroup Rated X formed by Joe Lynn Turner, Karl Cochran, Tony Franklin and Carmine Appice.

In January 2015 Frontiers combined the skills of Alessandro with German bass player and producer Mat Sinner for the Level 10 record with Symphony X singer Russell Allen the album Chapter One with Randy Black on drums, Alex Beyrodt and Roland Grapow (ex-Helloween, Masterplan) on guitars. Alessandro continued his collaboration with Sinner and Beyrodt with David Readman (Pink Cream 69) on vocals and Francesco Jovino on drums on Voodoo Circle album Whisky Fingers released in November. 2015 was an important year for Alessandro because of Revolution Saints' eponymous album with Deen Castronovo, Doug Aldrich and Jack Blades. This album received important international feedbacks and was acclaimed for Alessandro production and songwriting, particularly for the hit "Back of My Trail". In the same yeah Alessandro worked for supergroup Resurrection Kings (formed by Chas West, Craig Goldy, Sean McNabb and Vinny Appice) for eponymous album and for Kelly Keeling with the album Mind Radio.

Sunstorm, Jorn, Edge of Forever return and Jeff Scott Soto

In 2016, Frontiers entrusted Alessandro Joe Lynn Turner's project Sunstorm for new production, keyboards and songwriting after Dennis Ward's three-album era. He called on guitar Simone Mularoni of DGM, on bass guitar Nik Mazzucconi of Labyrinth and Edge of Forever and on drums Francesco Jovino of Hardline, Primal Fear, Voodoo Circle and Edge of Forever. On May they released Edge of Tomorrow. In the same year Alessandro started collaboration with Norwegian metal singer Jorn and he produced and played keyboards on cover album Heavy Rock Radio. In October he released with Hardline's Human Nature album.

In 2017, Mat Sinner asked Alessandro to become one of the singers of the massive production of "The Original Rock Meets Classic", featuring the likes of Don Felder, Steve Lukather, Rick Springfield, Francis Rossi among many others. On June he wrote, produced, recorded, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered the new Jorn album Life on Death Road with musicians of the Voodoo Circle's Whisky Fingers Mat Sinner on bass guitar, Alex Beyrodt on guitars and Francesco Jovino on drums. On September Alessandro was involved as producer, session musician, songwriter and sound engineer for Kee of Hearts' eponymous album, a project with German singer Tommy Heart (Fair Warning), Swedish virtuoso guitar player Kee Marcello (ex-Europe), Swedish bass guitar player Ken Sandin (Alien) and Italian drummer Marco Di Salvia (Pino Scotto). On October Revolution Saints released their second album Light in the Dark under complete artistic supervision of Alessandro. In the same year he mixed and mastered the Lionville third album A World of Fools not as band member.

In 2018 Alessandro was active with House of Lords singer James Christian for his solo album Craving as producer and sound engineer. On June Sunstorm returned with the new The Road to Hell with Edo Sala on drums (Folkstone) and on July he produced, wrote, played keyboards on, recorded, mixed and mastered Set The World On Fire for Johnny Gioeli and Deen Castronovo project, both on vocals. On September Alessandro was involved in the new project called Dream Child with Argentinian singer Diego Valdez, Craig Goldy and Wayne Findlay on guitars, Rudy Sarzo on bass guitar and Simon Wright on drums for the album Until Death Do We Meet Again and in the project Groundbreaker with Steve Overland of FM and Robert Säll of Work of Art and W.E.T. for the eponymous album. On December produced, played keyboards, recorded and engineered on Johnny Gioeli first solo album called One Voice.

In 2019 guitar player and producer Roy Z called Alessandro to play keyboards as session on supergroup Spirits of Fire's eponymous album with musicians as Tim Owens on vocals, Chris Caffery on guitars, Steve Di Giorgio on bass guitar and Mark Zonder on drums. On March Jeff Pilson and George Lynch (with Robert Mason and Mick Brown) called Alessandro to mix and master The End Machine's eponymous album. In the same month Alessandro produced, mixed and mastered Burning Rain fourth album Face the Music with Doug Aldrich on guitars, Keith St. Jones on vocals, Brad Lang on bass guitar and Blas Elias on drums. On April Hardline released their new album called Life with new Italian musicians Mario Percudani on guitar and Marco Di Salvia on drums and in May Alessandro recorded for Lords of Black Spanish guitar player the Restless Spirits' eponymous album with the collaboration of Johnny Gioeli, Diego Valdez, Dino Jelusić and Deen Castronovo. On June Jorn released live album Live on Death Road with Alessandro on production, keyboards and engineering. In December, Alessandro returned with Edge of Forever and their album Native Soul. The new line-up is formed by Nik Mazzucconi on bass guitar (formerly in Another Paradise), Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere) on guitar and Marco Di Salvia on drums, respectively, instead of Walter Galiaro and Francesco Jovino. In the same mouth Alessandro (writing, producing, recording, playing bass guitar and keyboards on, mixing and mastering) released Lovekillers' eponymous album featuring TNT singer Tony Harnell.

In 2020, Alessandro returned with Revolution Saints, which recorded Rise in collaboration with Dan Rossall on songwriting. In the same day Jorn released Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing The Classics with Alessandro on producing, recording, keyboards, engineering and Dirty Shirley (Dino Jelusick on vocals, George Lynch on guitars, Trevor Roxx on bass and Will Hunt on drums) released their eponymous album with Alessandro on producing, recording, mixing and mastering. In February, Alessandro was involved with mixing and mastering of supergroup Black Swan's (Robin McAuley on vocals, Reb Beach on guitar, Jeff Pilson on bass and Matt Starr on drums) Shake the World and with new Hardline live Life: Live. In the middle of the year, Alessandro was involved in songwriting, keyboards, bass and producing in a hard rock project of Canadian singer Rosa Laricchiuta called Black Rose Maze with Italian musicians Andrea Seveso and Michele Sanna. At the end of 2020, Alessandro began the new collaboration with the singer Jeff Scott Soto and produced, wrote, arranged, played keyboards and bass on the solo album Wide Awake (in My Dreamland).

Robin McAuley, Michael Sweet, Tracii Guns and Giant

In 2021, Alessandro wrote, produced, and played new album of Issa called Queen of Broken Hearts. Sunstorm returned with new singer Ronnie Romero instead of Joe Lynn Turner and new drummer Michele Sanna instead of Edo Sala, and it recorded a new album Afterlife. In the middle of the year, Alessandro started his collaboration with Robin McAuley and wrote, produced, played keyboards and bass in the album Standing on the Edge. At the same time, he released with Michael Sweet of Stryper and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns the project Sunbomb with the album Evil and Divine. In July, Hardline released the new album Heart, Mind and Soul. In 2021, Resurrection Kings returned without Sean McNabb on bass, replaced by Alessandro, who also played keyboards. The new album was called Skygazer. In September, Alessandro produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered the eponymous album of the new project with Metal Church former singer Ronny Munroe called Between Worlds. At the end of 2021, Alessandro produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered the first cover duets album of Jeff Scott Soto called The Duet Collection, Vol. 1 and wrote, produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered Groundbreaker's second album called Soul to Soul.

In January 2022, Alessandro took part in Giant reunion with new singer Kent Hilli from the Perfect Plan band. The album was called Shifting Time which Alessandro produced, played keyboards on, mixed and mastered. At the same time, Edge of Forever released the new album Seminole. In April, Alessandro started a new collaboration with Ronnie Romero for a cover album called Raised on Radio. At the same time, Alessandro produced, mixed, mastered and played keyboards and bass on the new album Little Bang Theory for the new project Poison Rose with Marco Sivo on vocals, Aldo Lonobile and Andrea Seveso on guitars, and Edo Sala on drums. In this period, Alessandro mixed and mastered the Black Swan's second album Generation Mind. In May, he wrote, played keyboards and bass on, produced, mixed and mastered Jeff Scott Soto's album Complicated. In the same month Alessandro collaborated in the new supergroup project called Skills with Renan Zonta of Electric Mob on vocals, Brad Gillis on guitars, Billy Sheehan on bass and David Huff of Giant on drums with the album Different Worlds on which he played keyboards and produced, mixed and mastered. In Jun,e Alessandro took part in the new project Iconic with Nathan James of Inglorious on vocals, Michael Sweet and Joel Hoekstra on guitars, Marco Mendoza on bass and Tommy Aldridge on drums. The band released the album Second Skin on which Alessandro played keyboards and co-produced with Sweet, mixed and mastered. In the same month, Alessandro released the new Jorn album Over the Horizon Radar on keyboards and mixing. In August, the Sunstorm returned with a new album Brothers in Arms with Luca Princiotta on guitar instead of Simone Muraloni. In November Alessandro took part in the new project Enemy Eyes with Johnny Gioeli (Hardline) on vocals, Marcos Rodriguez (ex-Rage) on guitars and Fabio Alessandrini (Annihilator) on drums with their album History's Hand.

Discography

As actual band member

Band Album details Role Edge of Forever Feeding the Fire Label: MTM Music Release date: 24 May 2004 Composer, Co-producer, Keyboards, Backing Vocals Let the Demon Rock 'n' Roll Label: MTM Music Release date: 17 May 2005 Composer, Keyboards Another Paradise Label: 7Hard Release date: 9 December 2009 Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Keyboards, Vocals Native Soul Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 6 December 2019 Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals Seminole Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 21 January 2022 Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals Ritual Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 12 October 2023 Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals Hardline Danger Zone Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 18 May 2012 Composer, arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals Human Nature Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 14 October 2016 Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals Life Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 26 April 2019 Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals Heart, Mind and Soul Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 9 July 2021 Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals Jorn Heavy Rock Radio Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 3 June 2016 Recording, Keyboards, Backing vocals Life on Death Road Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 2 June 2017 Composer, Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals Heavy Rock Radio II - Executing the Classics Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 24 January 2020 Arrangements, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards Over the Horizon Radar Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 17 June 2022 Additional Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards Vanden Plas The Empyrean Equation Of The Long Lost Things Label: Frontiers Music Records Release date: 19 April 2024 Recording, Keyboards

As former band member

Band Album details Role Moonstone Project Rebel on the Run Label: Blistering Records Release date: 27 May 2009 Composer, Co-producer, Recording, Editing, Co-mixing, Keyboards, Drums, Backing Vocals Shining Line Shining Line Label: Avenue Of Allies Music Release date: 14 May 2010 Composer, Producer, Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals Eden's Curse Trinity Label: AFM Records Release date: 18 March 2011 Keyboards, Additional editing Lionville Lionville Label: Avenue Of Allies Music Release date: 10 June 2011 Composer, Arranger, Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing vocals II Label: Avenue Of Allies Music Release date: 29 May 2012 Producer, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Backing Vocals Silent Force Rising from Ashes Label: AFM Records Release date: 12 December 2013 Keyboards Alex Beyrodt's Voodoo Circle Whisky Fingers Label: AFM Records Release date: 27 November 2015 Composer, Co-arrangements, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Vocals

Other projects

Year Band Title Notes2006 Moonstone Project Time To Take A Stand producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Majestic Records) Lizhard Lizhard co-producer, keyboards, mixing, mastering (Perris Records) 2012 Issa Can't Stop producing, keyboards, recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)2013 Fergie Frederiksen Any Given Moment producing, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Place Vendome Thunder in the Distance songwriting on track 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 and 13 (Frontiers Records) Find Me Wings of Love songwriting on tracks 1, 2, 4, 9 (Frontiers Records)2014 Rated X Rated X producing, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Ez Livin' Firestorm mixing, mastering (LZ Records) L.R.S. Down to the Core producing, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) Three Lions Three Lions producing, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) Bailey Long Way Down producing, recording, mixing, mastering, keyboards, additional backing vocals (Frontiers Records)2015 Resurrection Kings Resurrection Kings producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Revolution Saints Revolution Saints producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Level 10 Chapter One songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) Docker's Guild The Heisenberg Diaries – Book A: Sounds of Future Past mixing (Lion Music, Rock Company, Black Swan Records) Maya The Prophecy is Broken recording, mixing, mastering (Underground Symphony) Kelly Keeling Mind Radio producing, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records)2016 Sunstorm Edge of Tomorrow producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals (Frontiers Records) Faithsedge Restoration keyboards (Scarlet Records) Rebelhot Rebelhot mastering (Metallapolis Records) Ted Poley Beyond the Fade producer, recording, mixing, mastering, additional guitar, drums, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) Roth Brock Project Roth Both Project mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)2017 Revolution Saints Light in the Dark producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Place Vendome Close to the Sun additional Choirs on "Strong", songwriting "Strong" and "Yesterday is Gone" (Frontiers Records) Kee of Hearts Kee of Hearts producer, keyboards, vocals, recording, mixing (Frontiers Records) Lionsoul Welcome Storm producing, recording, mixing, mastering, backing vocals (Limb Music) Eisley/Goldy Blood, Buts and Games mixing, mastering, additional keyboards on tracks 3, 5 and 7 (Frontiers Records) Graham Bonnet Band Live... Here Come the Night (Frontiers Rock Festival 2016) recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Tyketto Live from Milan 2017 recording (Frontiers Records) Treat The Road More ore Less Traveled recording (Frontiers Records) All 4 1 The World's Best Hope producer, keyboards, backing vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Lionville A World of Fools mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)2018 Sunstorm The Road to Hell producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Mr. Big Live From Milan producer (Frontiers Records) Gioeli-Castronovo Set The World On Fire producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) James Christian Craving producer, keyboards on "Jesus Swept" (Frontiers Records) L.A. Guns Made in Milan producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Dream Child Until Death Do Do We Meet Again producer, songwriting, keyboards, vocals, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Johnny Gioeli One Voice producer, recording, keyboards, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Nanowar of Steel Stairway to Valhalla producer, mixing, mastering, keyboards (Audioglobe) Labyrinth Return to Live recording, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) State of Salazar Superhero mixing, mastering (Frontiers) Issa Run with the Pack producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) Groundbreaker Groundbreaker producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards (Frontiers Records) Steelheart Rock 'N Milan recording, mastering (Frontiers Records) Alcatrazz Parole Denied: Tokyo 2017 mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records)2019 Quiet Riot One Night in Milan producer, keyboards, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Spirits of Fire Spirits of Fire keyboards (Frontiers Records) Restless Spirits Restless Spirits recording, vocals on track 8, songwriting and vocals on track 9, backing vocals on tracks 2, 6 and 7 (Frontiers Records) The End Machine The End Machine mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Burning Rain Face the Music producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Lovekillers feat. Tony Harnell Lovekillers producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, bass guitar, vocals (Frontiers Records) TNT Encore: Live in Milano recording (Frontiers Records) Be for You (B4U) The Things I Never Told You mixing, mastering (Volcano Records) Find Me Angels in Blue songwriting on tracks 9, 10 and 11 (Frontiers Records)2020 Revolution Saints Rise producer, recording, mixing, mastering, songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records) Black Swan Shake the World mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Dirty Shirley Dirty Shirley producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Michael Thompson Band High Times: Live in Italy producer, mixing, mastering (Frontiers Records) Archon Angel Fallen songwriting on tracks 4 and 9 (Frontiers Records) Alessandro Del Vecchio Sound from the Notebook songwriting, producing, recording, mixing. mastering, all instruments, vocals (Frontiers Records) 2022 Star One Revel in Time lead vocals and keyboard solo on "The Year of '41 (alternate version)" (InsideOut Music) ZadraGuiding Starproducer, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, additional rhythm guitars on "Won't Let Your Love Take Me Down"Docker's GuildThe Mystic Technocracy - Season 2: The Age of Entropymixing, mastering on "S.O.S. Spazio 1999" (Elevate Records) 2023 Cassidy Paris New Sensation production, bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (Frontiers Records)