Domenico Solazzo was conceived in Watermael Boitsfort, Brussels on Wednesday, September 26th 1973 at around 10:30pm. Soon after, the hospital was demolished. He was immediately interested in any artistic activity, including drawing (he planned to study at St Luc Institute as a comic book creator and published Incommunicado), acting, and filming (he participated in two cult short movies), writing (mainly as a music critic on French-language webzines Guts of Darkness and Traverses), and making music. This was influenced by the immense number of albums he listened too during his puberty. At the age of 19, he bought his first drumkit and started Unpleasant Nature. It was wildly adventurous. Each instrument (bassophone, saxophone, and drums) created unusual sounds to create weird music. Domenico already had faith in the power of improvisation. After that, he tried out several times with other bands to be a drummer. However, the sounds he wanted and his imagination were always thwarted. He took almost ten years before he was able to achieve his goal of making his own album. He was aided greatly by technology and computer advancements. CaRPIGSTRoKe was released in September 2003 to celebrate his 30th anniversary. Although it was an amateur production, it received positive reviews and sold well from Europe to Argentina! Domenico continued his musical career with a wide range of interests. He played in Jan Rzewski’s Orchestre de la Gare from 2003 to 2006. From 2003 to 2006, he was a drummer and co-wrote the material. They recorded a demo and an album in 2004. In 2006, they performed several shows. The Carpigstroke Band was short-lived in 2005 and 2004. They only made two appearances to present their own compositions in front of an audience. In less than three years, he had released ten albums under his name. They ranged from minimal pop to experimental music. He produced Rhinestone Lives’ first album in 2004, and was featured on several other releases, such as the Ximeng split cd. * Multiply, a collaborative album featuring ten artists, was released in 2006. It was, in some ways, the beginning point to… *… the all-improvised electric Jazz PaNoPTiCoN collective that began intensive touring in April 2007 (until the next december 2008 they made more than 20 dates). * The same year, there were many collaborations: wrote songs for Percy Howard (Bill Laswell protegee), remixed Code314, worked under Carbon7, recorded studio sessions for Ivan Georgiev, and co-wrote songs to Landing Grace. * From 2007 to 2008, he was Fungus Imperator’s keyboard player. He quit the band in November after a string of successful shows. He also played drums for Unity, a prestigious quartet that covered jazz standards. The band broke up in June. * 2008 was his “on stage” year. He performed more than 20 concerts with his various projects, including PaNoPTiCoN and Fungus Imperator. * Domenico signed his return to solo with Deadend, his studio album. It received a huge response from many specialist media! Domenico continued to work on various projects six months later. These included performing shows, rearranging songs for Landing Grace (since May), working with Daniel Palomo Vinuesa, starting Habemus Papam, a new power-metal trio. He decided in June to record his PaNoPTiCoN album in the studio. The result was Cycle, a set of two CDs that will serve as the beginning point for a new tour, which began in October. It continued happily in 2010! From January to June with PaNoPTiCoN, the band had more dates than ever. This led to new direction (introducing chamber-like quartets and performing live on air). In addition, the band made their debut with Habemus Papam, released their first album, and had some guest appearances as drummers in a jazz trio. * The PaNoPTiCoN never-ending adventure continued on 2011. The band had made a significant leap by spring when they performed outside of their home country for the first time. Habemus Papam performed more shows and shared the bill with Alan Davey’s Gunslinger, ex-Hawkwind bassist. Domenico Solazzo made the surprising decision to end music at the beginning of 2012. He decided to leave Habemus Papam, a difficult decision. This also put an end PaNoPTiCoN performances. His solo field is not expected to see any new releases. However, six anthologies called Live Remains that cover more than seven hours worth of unreleased improvisation by PaNoPTiCoN are scheduled to be published throughout the year. from http://domenicosolazzo.blogspot.com
