Almost Midnight
The flawless production blends classic soul, funky R&B with modern dance groove and its sonic achievement is engineered by the legendary sound mixer Tommy Vicari (Quincy Jones, Prince, Barbra Streisand, George Duke, Stanley Clark, Big Phat Band, Tena Marie, Lee Ritenour, Patrice Rushen to name a few.)
Songwriters such as the legendary late Rod Temperton (R&B, funk, disco band Heatwave, whose hit songs included “Boogie Nights” and “Always & Forever”, Michael Jackson “Thriller”, “Off the Wall”, ”Rock with You”, no name a few) and outstanding singer, songwriter, musician and lyricist Jeffrey Osborne (former drummer and lead singer of the American R&B/Soul group L.T.D.), joined Tommy and Filippo in bringing forth a project to be reckoned with.
MAKING OF
Recorded in 2017 in Los Angeles, CA with an “A” list of musicians;
Greg Matheson, Steve Ferrone, Abe Laboriel, Judith Hill, Wayne Bergeron, Gordon Goodwin and so on.
Produced by Tommy Vicari
Associate Producer: Greg Mathieson
Executive Producer: Filippo Perbellini
Rhythm and Horn Arrangements: Greg Mathieson
Vocal Arrangers: Jeffrey Osborne & Rod Temperton
Mixed & Recorded at LAFX Recording Studio L.A by Tommy Vicari
Assistant Engineer: Spencer Guerra
Mastered at A&M Mastering Studio by Bernie Grundman
Music and Lyrics by Filippo Perbellini, Jeffrey Osborne, Rod Temperton, Greg
Mathieson, Federico Malaman, Chris Costa, Samuele Lorenzini
Cover art by Katherina Janichek
Photos by Giovanni Gastel
MUSICIANS:
Greg Mathieson (Keyboards)
Abraham Laboriel (Bass)
Steve Ferrone (Drums)
Jason Holdt (Drums)
Luis Conte (Percussions)
Fabio Massimo Colasanti (Guitars)
Samuele Lorenzini (Guitars)
Andrew Synowiec (Guitars)
Casey Young (Synths)
Paolo Sessa (Keyboards)
Enrico Scatto (Vocoder)
Andy Martin (Trombone)
Gordon Goodwin (Sax)
Wayne Bergeron (Trumpet)
Dan Fornero (Trumpet)
Judith Hill (Background Vocals)
Bridgette Bryant (Background Vocals)