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Kiko Lalonde (born September 27, 1972) is an Italian bass player. Kiko Lalonde was born as Chicco Parisi Lalonde. His interest in music began when he was 9. He began to study the electric bass guitar with composer Marco Tindiglia when he was 15, focusing on the Berkeley method of jazz. He started his career as a performer with flamenco bands, Fandango and Impronta Latina and his name spread quickly in the national scene as a skilled and versatile player. In 1993 he recorded the album ''Tribe'' with cult band, Sadist which took him throughout all of Europe touring and performing over the next 4 years. In 1994, he recorded the video clip for MTV Europe and VIVA TV entitled ''Sometimes They Come Back'' and later, recorded the video for title song ''Tribe''. Lalonde continued touring and performing alongside international bands such as Carcass, Blind Guardian, Cannibal Corpse and Samael. He left Sadist in 1997 and performed and recorded a variety of music styles and genres, including acid jazz, funk, pop, rock, fusion and blues. It was then that he began to dedicate the majority of his time to the study of classical music as a double bass virtuoso. At the Conservatorio Paganini Genova, Italy, Lalonde studied under Franco Pianiggiani, the first double bass musician for the Monte Carlo Symphony Orchestra. In 1999, he was the first double bass for the Chamber Orchestra "Ensemble du Mediterranee" based in Marseilles, France. With the ensemble, he toured extensively throughout Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria. In 2002, Lalonde moved to Seville, Spain to focus on flamenco studies. He then re-located to Canada to perform the 2003/2004 season with the Victoria Chamber Orchestra in Victoria, BC. At this time, he also freelanced with various bands and classical ensembles. In 2004, he returned to perform flamenco with guitarist Oscar Jose Garcia at the Timms Centre for the Arts in Edmonton, Canada and recorded for songwriters such as Corey Woodward and Lost Republik, SoniCa, Sean, Bio-VitaminiC, LuMiaSaBor and collaborated with Shawndel, K-tels, Thomas Alexander, Steve Hoy and Leigh Friesen. In 2010, Lalonde recorded in London with Bobby Soul, the highly anticipated album, "Conseguenze del Groove". The EP for "Un'Assoluzione" making it to number 9 on the Italian Indie Music Charts which continues to be played on major Italian radio stations such as Isoradio, Radio Popular and more as well as recording a video for “Un’Assoluzione”. He also spent time touring with the Roberto Polisano Orchestra as well as recording with previous Fabrizio DeAndre’ percussionist, Marco Fadda and Luca Falomi, Baccini guitarist. He recorded the album ''We Are But Human''with American band, Gone in April; the album ''Within Reach'' for Noah Schrader; the album ''Tres Puntos'' with Mexican band, La Boquita; and with BusKa, he recorded ''Last Day on The Beach''. He started 2012 touring in Mexico with La Boquita, World Music and Flamenco band based in Puerto Vallarta and was able to tour with Bobby Soul. In 2012 Lalonde also founded the Band Cuartolatente based in Fuerteventura, Spain and later moved on to tour Canada and the US. After returning to Fuerteventura, he joined the Nelson Sánchez Quartet, performing Jazz and Fusion with fellow band members, Nelson Sánchez (Sax), Pedro Rivero (Guitar) and Leo Olivares (Drums) as well as working on various side projects with rock singer, Simon Korsak Band, house bass player at Rock Café in Corralejo and performing as a member of Israel Garcia Blues Power Trio. ==References== *(Shapeless interview ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kiko Lalonde」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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