| Cosimo explains, “When I am playing I always try to concentrate on the music rather than myself. For me, this is the best approach and has the best results.” | |
| Here are some of the projects he has undertaken during his long adventure in the music business. | |
| LIVE PERFORMANCES | |
| 2008 | Hugh Burns, Avit Crispi |
| 2007 | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Celloman |
| 2006 | Nelly Furtado, Joseline Brown, Ricky Martin, Celloman |
| 2005 | Mariah Carey, LPO, SGI General Meeting (Royal Albert Hall), Celloman |
| 2004 | Peter Andre, Celloman, Hugh Burns (Session Great) |
| 2003 | Lionel Ritchie, Zucchero, Celloman, Tim Cansfield (Session Great) |
| 2001 | Eddie Grant, Junior Marvin (former Bob Marley band member), Dane Bowers, De Nada |
| 2000 | Sakoba Dance Theatre, ATFC |
| 1999 | Lionel Ritchie, Usher, Antonio Forcione, Davide Mantovani |
| 1998 | Kavana, Another Level |
| 1997 | Tanita Tikaram |
| 1998 | National Lottery Eddie Grant, Another Level, Usher |
| 1998 | Children in Need Kavana, Dane Bowers |
| 1998 | Des O’Connor Show Another Level |
| Cosimo started teaching, in various capacities, fifteen years ago. In the last few years, he has taught more regularly and has a varied clientele. He gives private lessons, workshops, teaches at schools and also youth clubs. He enjoys teaching all those who have a passion for music and who wish to learn. Here are some of the projects he has and continues on which to work.
TEACHING 07/2007 – present Drums teacher (private tuition) at Highgate Wood Secondary School, London 01/2007 – present Community music teacher at Oaks Park High School, Ilford (Workshops on how to assemble a band and also private instrumental classes, drums). 09/2006 – present Community music teacher at Thamesmead School, Middlesex (Music knowledge/creativity and band assembling workshops). 09/2006 – 10/2006 Music teacher at New London Orchestra (NLO), London (Music workshops with primary school children on creating music sound tracks which represent a given story or text). 09/2006 Community music teacher at Thurrock Youth Club, Essex(A workshop on creating a rock music based band). 04/2006 Music teacher at Metropolitan Black Police Association, London (Teaching performance techniques to a group of youths for their end of project show). 01/2006 – present Primary school music teacher at Mount Primary School, New Malden 10/2005 – present Music teacher at Surrey Music Service, Staines(Private tuition drums teacher at various secondary schools). 10/2005 – 06/2007 Community music teacher at The Bridge Youth club, Leatherhead (Coaching youths, who wish to create their own bands, about song structure, rhythm and specific instrument technicalities). 03/2005 – present Music teacher and instrumentalist at LPO, London (Music workshops for amateur and semi-professional musicians culminating in a performance at the reopening of the Southbank Centre, 09/06/2007. Music workshops for primary school children culminating in the ‘Southbank Splash’ 13/07/2007 and ‘Incandescence’ 13/06/07 both performed at the Southbank). WORKSHOPS Teaching in workshop is different that private lessons but never the less interesting and challenging. At Goldsmith College, Phil Mullen has been a great inspiration amongst other lecturers in the field of community music. I have been working for Sound People in Redbridge Borough, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Fu Jam in Brent Borough and Scotland and I hope to continue these collaborations.
For more details please see CV |
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