Mellow Mood (band)

Mellow Mood are an Italian reggae band from Pordenone, formed in 2005.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Mellow Mood
At the Storm Twin in Rome, 2012
Background information
OriginItaly
GenresReggae, New Roots, Dub, Rocksteady
Years active2005–present
LabelsGraduate, DEP, EMI
Websitemellowmoodmusic.com
MembersJacopo Garzia, Lorenzo Garzia, Antonio Cicci, Giulio Frausin, Filippo Buresta
Past membersRomeo Enrico Bernardini, Stefano Salmaso, Roberto Dazzan

History

Italian reggae band Mellow Mood officially debuted in 2009 with “Move!”. Produced by Paolo Baldini, who was later to become their sound architect, the album was intended to be their first “move” on the reggae scene and gained unexpected international success. Thanks to their heartfelt live shows, Rototom Sunsplash named Mellow Mood best Italian reggae band, and ranked them third at European level in the same year. The two singles “Only You” and “Dance Inna Babylon” now have a total of more than fifty million views on YouTube.

After a line-up change, Mellow Mood went back into the studio with Baldini to record “Well Well Well”, and were signed by Italy’s most important independent label, La Tempesta, in 2012. Sailing through roots-reggae, rocksteady and tribal clubbing, Mellow Mood proved to be among the protagonists of a new generation of reggae artists hailing from all over the planet. A major European tour followed and led the band to play in 12 countries, performing at important festivals like Rototom Sunsplash and Sziget Festival, Reggae Camp. Mellow Mood then released twin albums “Twinz” and “2 The World” in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Produced by Paolo Baldini and published by La Tempesta, the albums are enriched by international collaborations (Tanya Stephens, Jah9, Richie Campbell, Hempress Sativa, Sr. Wilson and Forelock among others) and couple the rediscovery of roots music with a deeper knowledge of the most recent Jamaican sounds.

In late 2015 Mellow Mood also celebrated the birth of their own sub-label La Tempesta Dub (to release the band’s future works) with a touring mini-festival featuring international guests. Mellow Mood kept busy touring Europe and America intensively in 2016 and 2017 performing at many of the most important reggae events of both continents.

The band

Current members
  • Jacopo Garzia - vocals, guitar
  • Lorenzo Garzia - vocals, guitar
  • Antonio Cicci - drums (from 2015)
  • Giulio Frausin - bass, vocals
  • Filippo Buresta - keyboards (from 2011)

Former members
  • Romeo Enrico Bernardini - keyboards (until 2011)
  • Stefano Salmaso - sax (until 2012)
  • Roberto Dazzan - trumpet (until 2013)

Discography

Albums
  • 2009 - Move!
  • 2012 - Well Well Well
  • 2014 - Twinz
  • 2015 - 2 the World
  • 2018 - Large

Singles
  • 2010 - Dance inna babylon
  • 2010 - Only You
  • 2012 - Inna Jail
  • 2012 - She's So Nice
  • 2012 - Refugee
  • 2012 - Free Marijuana ft Damas
  • 2013 - Show Us
  • 2013 - Do mi Thing
  • 2013 - Informers ft Kg Man
  • 2013 - Dig Dig Dig
  • 2013 - Extra Love ft Tanya Stephens
  • 2014 - Inna Jamaica ft Richie Campbell
  • 2015 - Inna Jamaica pt.2 ft Hempress Sativa & Forelock
  • 2015 - Criminal ft Andrew I

Collaborations
  • 2010 - Sensi (Africa Unite)
  • 2012 - Nel giardino dei fantasmi (Tre allegri ragazzi morti) [8]

Awards

References
  1. Oliva, Raffaella (2012-11-24). "Quelli che han trovato la Giamaica a Pordenone" (in Italian). archiviostorico.corriere.it. Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  2. "GIORNO & NOTTE" (in Italian). ricerca.repubblica.it. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  3. Paoli, Silvia (2012-11-23). "Il reggae firmato Mellow Mood" (in Italian). gazzettadimodena.gelocal.it. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  4. Di Puma, Federico. "Reggae In Italy: Mellow Mood Exclusive". JamaicansMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  5. "Mellow Mood". OverJamFestival.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  6. Morgan, Simone (2015-02-27). "Italian reggae band Mellow Mood, in Jamaice for documentary and recording". ClintonLindsay.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  7. Stein-Kanjora, Gardy (2014-07-02). "Interview Mellow Mood (Giulio Frausin), 10.06.2014". irieites.de. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  8. "TRE ALLEGRI RAGAZZI MORTI in Nel giardino dei fantasmi" (in Italian). newspettacolo.com. 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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