ARTIST BIO

DAVIDE MASTRANGELO is widely regarded as one of the most important musicians and teacher of acoustic fingerstyle guitar in
Italy. He created the CentroStudiFingerstyle* in 2006 and he is the author of the following books about the acoustic guitar:
 

• Traditional Irish Music for Fingerstyle Guitar (libro con CD allegato) by D. Baker e D. Mastrangelo, ed Carisch
  •Fingerstyle Guitar Duets (libro con CD allegato) by D. Mastrangelo e Val Bonetti, ed. Carisch
• Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop (libro con CD allegato) by W. Mann e D. Mastrangelo, ed. Carisch
  •Miniatures for Fingerstyle Guitar (libro con cd allegato) ed. Carisch •Creative Fingerstyle Guitar (libro con cd allegato) ed Crisch
• I vol. Standands for Fingerstyle Guitar (libro con cd allegato) ed Carisch
  •II vol. Standards for Fingerstyle Guitar (libro con cd allegato) ed. Carisch
  •I vol. Scuola di Chitarra Acustica by G. Unterberger e D. Mastrangelo (libro con cd allegato) ed. Ricordi
  •II vol. Scuola di Chitarra Acustica by G. Unterberger e D. Mastrangelo (libro con cd allegato) ed. Ricordi

Editor of the following publications:

• I, II, III, IV e V vol. Fingerstyle Collection (libri con cd allegato) autori vari ed Carisch
  •Guitar Project (libro con cd allegato) by Pino Russo ed. Carisch
  •Christmas for Fingerstyle Guitar (libro con cd allegato) by Lorenzo Piccioni ed. Carisch
• Partial Capos (libro con cd allegato) by Giovanni Bailo ed. Carisch
  •Laap Steel Collection (libro con cd allegato) by Giovanni Bailo ed. Carisch •Einaudi for Guitar (libro con cd allegato) by Giovanni Bailo ed. Volontè & C.

He taught for 12 years for the Lizard School in Fiesole and for the Piedmontese branch , which he opened in 1996 and managed till 2005. Consulting editor for the Carisch publishing house from 2004 to 2014, he collaborated with music specialised magazines such as “Axe” and “Chitarre”. From 2006 to 2014 he was teacher for the training courses of the AGM Sarzana, where he collaborated with: Woody Mann, Bob Brozman, Paolo Giordano, Franco Morone, Diane Ponzio, Duck Baker, Ed Gerhard, Alex de Grassi, Beppe Gambetta, Mike Marshall, Tony McManus, Clive Carroll, Mike Dowling.
Organizer and teacher of the INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar by the CentroStudiFingerstyle, with Woody Mann and of the AREZZO FINGERSTYLE GUITAR LAB (annual meeting dedicated to acoustic guitar teaching).
* The CentroStudiFingerstyle was created and it is headed up by Davide Mastrangelo.The goal of this music study centre and trade mark is that of spreading the acoustic guitar culture, through training courses, workshops and publications. The most important feature of the CentroStudiFingerstyle is the specialization and in- depth examination about the potential of the acoustic guitar. It represents the first Italian teaching centre entirely dedicated to this instrument, to its world and creativity. Here Italian guitar students get all the training they need to become future acoustic guitar musicians, performers and arrengers. The head office is in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. www.centrostudifingerstyle.com