The heart of the red moon

Ugo Raimondi : After he got high school diploma with full marks, he started his course of study at "Nicola Sala" Conservatory. He degrees in piano performing, thus he initiates to study Musical Composition. During the latest years, he took part in several composition contests, both national and international, winning awards such as: 1st prize and honorable mention at "Città di Albenga" 1st composition contest; 1st prize at "Mandanici" 16th national contest; 1st prize at “A. Falconio” V composition competition, 2nd prize at Cortemilia 23rd contest (cat. A); 2nd price at Cortemilia contest (cat. B); 2nd prize at "Giuseppe Raciti Awards" V contest; 2nd price at II Narnia Arts Academy International Competition; 2nd price at "Renato della Torre" 2nd composition contest; Bronze Medal At Global Music Awards (Los Angeles), 3rd price at Cortemilia 24th contest (cat. A); 3rd price at "Città di Albenga" 3rd composition contest. 3rd price at “Città di Todi” 1st composition contest; 3rd price at “Giuseppe Raciti Awards” VII contest; 3rd and 2rd price at “Mandanici” 17th national contest; 3rd price at III Narnia Arts Academy international competition; Honorabile mention at 44th “Guido D’Arezzo” international composition competition; 2rd and 3rd price at XXIX Europeano Music COmpetition “Città di Moncalieri”. He performed the winner musical piece of the "Città di Albenga" 1st contest, at Leipzig Buchmesse 2016. Furthermore, he spectated the world premiere of "Contaminazione di pura follia", during the International Meisterkurs fur Klavier, performed by German teacher and concert master Heidrun Holtmann, at Detmond ed Herdecke (Germany).
In the present time, he is prosecuting his composition studies at "San Pietro a Majella" Conservatory, in Napoli.

Paolo Passaretti: Paolo was always passionate about music and he started playing the electric guitar and self-thought studying music when he was 16 years old. His favourite music span across the rock to classical heavy metal, therefore, he played in several bands until he co-founded the Wanax Project producing about thirteen original songs, also performing several gigs around Italy between 2010-2013. Currently, he is living in Birmingham (UK) performing gigs with a new band called "The Incidentals" around the west midlands.