Vi-ViD’s owner and soundmeister, Simon Scardanelli, began experimenting with battered old tape recorders from the age of ten. Pretty soon he was bouncing tracks between several machines and creating sound sculptures and soundtracks to imaginary films. As he hit his teens and started playing the guitar his interest in the recording process continued. By the age of sixteen he was recording with professional bands and learning not just how to play in a band, but how a band plays in the studio. His professional career as a musician spans several decades and many countries. Simon has lived and worked in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Berlin, Los Angeles and New York, along with the occasional “studio in the country - man - peaceful” along the way, and has had major label releases that have charted top 20 in the USA & Canada.
Simon was the man behind the desk of the highly acclaimed debut album by Surinder Sandhu - SauRang Orchestra, which featured guitar god Steve Vai. Working with forces as diverse as the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, world-renowned Tabla player Shabhaz Hussein, Sax maestro Andy Sheppard, along with a stellar line-up of renowned Jazz, Classical, and Southern Indian musicians, the album is a tour-de-force blend of Jazz, rock & Indian Classical music. Check out the link above for an inspiring listen!
Simon wrote and recorded the score to the short film Flaws, directed by Paul Winter. He also recorded the dialogue, and engineered the final soundtrack with dialogue, foley and score. He has composed music for several plays produced by Different Theatre, and the music for two musicals. One of which - "Clean - the Musical" will debut at the Brighton Fringe Festival in June 2021.
Simon Scardanelli studied classical guitar in the 80s, took a degree in 20th Century Music in the 90s, and in 2010 completed his PhD in musical composition at the University of Birmingham, with a portfolio of Electroacoustic & Acousmatic compositions. Simon was an early adopter of music technology, starting in the 80s with the Commodore C64, then Atari 1040ST, and now works primarily on a Mac, but also keeps a PC handy for those odd jobs around the sonic house. Having worked with Pro Tools, Logic and Cubase from the very early days, he has an instinctive knowledge of the technology that has grown to be a dominant force in our creative world.
Simon performs regularly both solo and in a trio with percussion & accordion, and of course regularly releases music, all of which can be found on Spotify and other digital sites. CDs can be ordered from his website at www.songman.org
With a recording career starting in the 1980s, and experience at Air, Mayfair & SARM (London), Electric Lady & Soundtracks (New York), Bavaria (Munich) & Hotline (Frankfurt) you can trust an experienced pair of golden ears to give you the very best recording of your performance.