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Who the Fuck is Ninio Z ?

Born on the French Riviera in 1985 Ninio Z is a French Guitar player , raised in Montreal , Canada . He discover music trough his mother and

father who where dire strait fans . But the real first  big rock effect on his life came from Elvis Presley at 9 years old , at this time his walkman had only one tape runing with on a side Elvis and on the other the Wu Tang Clan . At the age of 15 Ninio Z was hanging out with a gang in his neighbourhood and never tough that he will be one day a guitar player , in fact at this time Ninio wanted to become an actor . His uncle who is a famous french guitar player push him to start guitar to help him for staying away from troubles . After two years of hard practicing alone in his bedroom , he decide to leave the house of his mother for a music school in Avignon ( France ) there he became a Jack Berbiguier Student and learn discipline , scales , and discover guitar players like satriani , Steve Vai , Carlos Santana but also every Jazz genius , Miles Davis , Coltrane and others. Of course Ninio never put himself into Jazz practicing what he admire into that kind of music, is the perception of improvisation wich he felt in love for . After that few years in music scholl with a Musical degree in pocket he start playing for local bands in the whole south of France , his goal was to play for every different kind of bands , rock , blues , funk , jam session , rap … after  year 3 years of touring in 2001 his first Album named Mystic Testament get out with a band named Freedom Gang Music , influenced by experimental blues and  the artistic violence of nonconformist artists like , Marilyn Manson , Dali , or Jackson Pollock .Ninio tried to bring on stage with his band around all Europe ( France , Germany , England , Spain and Italy ) Art . After a final show in Juan Jazz Festival opening for BB.King ,for personal reasons he decied to split the band after the European Tour and came back to music after a 2 year break in a French band name The 21's Project , a band who gave him oportunity to become a session man for a  French pop singer ( Jordan Chevallier ) or the amazing underground electro producer ( Ayman Kenobbi) , in March 2015 his new solo record will came out ELECTRONIK GYPSY , an eclectic album with moderns sonorities , real mix of virtuoso and feeling , without forgeting this quest of improvisation and savages feelings . Walking in the path of all those 70's experimental blues rock bands . For this album Ninio Z called a lot of intersting guest Rob Balducci the famous guitar hero from New York City , Ayman Kenobbi , Regis Lobjeois the french rock singer , Papsy Dacks the raper from England , and Jordan Chevallier for a cover of Marilyn Manson's hit «  last day on earth » , Ninio Z is a total underground artist with a singular way of making music . stay tuned for news on Facebook for tourdates and link tou youtube , and soundcloud

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