PLAY
It all began for fun.
REC: We start recording.
Frame after frame, the game evolved.
REC.
Images. And music.
REWIND.
PLAY again.
CUT.
PLAY again.
This is how the Il diavolo e l’acqua santa videos (by directors Matteo Ceschi and Federico Ramponi) were born: PLAYING.
SEE IL DIAVOLO E L’ACQUA SANTA YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@DiavoloAcquaSanta/videos
(Photo credits: Vincenzo Del Franco)
The promo teaser of single Clap your Hands (NicOLAsound Records) by Frank Salis and James Andrews – recorded in Lugano, mid August 2023 with the precious help of friend photographer Vincenzo del Franco – is now on-line. On a very hot day the video session developed the concept of my cover for the album “MAC” (out on March 25th). ENJOY!
VIDEO CREDITS:
Matteo Ceschi and Federico Ramponi, directors
Vincenzo del Franco, assistant director
Matteo Ceschi, photography
Federico Ramponi, executive producer
By Il diavolo e l’acqua santa & Nicolas Gilliet – NicOLAsound.ch
SONG CREDITS:
Musicians: Frank Salis, Hammond B3; James Andrews, trumpet & vocals; Roland Guerin, bass; Orlando Gilbert, tenor sax; Sammy Cyrus , percussions; Chris Butcher, trombone; Troy Andrews, drums
Recorded on October 18-20, 2022 by Paul Schoen at Buckjump Studio, New Orleans, U.S.A.
Mixed and mastered by Paul Schoen, New Orleans, U.S.A.
Produced by Frank Salis and Nicolas Gilliet
Executive Producer: Nicolas Gilliet – NicOLAsound.ch
A unique opportunity to film La Scala Theatre étoile and maître Massimo Murru during Wolfgang Alexander Kossuth and Reinhold Rudolf Junghanns exhibition (curated by Matteo Pacini) at Artespressione Gallery in Milan.
Short movie directed by me and friend and creative designer Federico Ramponi featuring Tiberio Longoni (Peter Sellers and the Hollywood Party) and Ferdinando Masi (Casino Royale, The Bluebeaters and The Uppertones) original music.
“ETERNA DANZA”
Starring Massimo Murru
Regia: Matteo Ceschi & Federico Ramponi
Assistente alla regia: Vincenzo Del Franco
Musica di Tiberio Longoni e Ferdinando Masi
Arrangiamenti di Tiberio Longoni
Registrato e mixato da Geppi Cuscito
(HOSTED BY Artespressione Milano)
NOVEMBER 19, 2022… FINALLY… OUT… The amazing cover of Sympathy for the Devil by Frank Salis feat. Anders Osborne (by NicOLAsound)!!!
The perfect mix between late Sixties Rolling Stones’ rock mood and the cajun spirit of New Orleans.
Rhythms and melodies accompanied by black and white photography imaginary and an esoteric video narrative by Matteo Ceschi and Federico Ramponi. ENJOY!
OFFICIAL SELECTION AND FINALIST, Amarcort Film Festival 2022, “Gradisca” category
La rinascita di Eva directed by Matteo Ceschi e Federico Ramponi
ACTOR: Emma Benini; MUSIC: Francesco Farias – Rec In Pause Records; PRODUCER: Saretina 152
Eva’s steps mark a path of transformation and rebirth, a quest that leads the individual to fully recognize her/himself and leave behind other people’s expectations.
Upon her arrival, Eva moves away from everyday life and from the bias of those who wish her to be another person. Eva seeks the generous embrace of the sea and the night, full of possibilities. She emerges from the waves as a goddess. The past remains but does not resist the force of the present. Eva is back.
Inspired by Federico Fellini’s imagery, the short film by Matteo Ceschi and Federico Ramponi explores the concept of hospitality through the inclusive lens of Fellini’s and international cinematography (George Romero, Stanley Kubrick, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Jean-Luc Godard, John Carpenter, Quentin Tarantino). La rinascita di Eva develops all the suggestions of the black and white aesthetics so dear to Matteo Ceschi, a photographer who built his international reputation on a no-compromises monochrome art.
Welcome and hospitality as a 360 ° experience such as only the Romagna Riviera can offer its visitors: in one word, welcoming as inclusion. A concept of welcome and hospitality preserved during the decades has been able to embrace local historic traditions and artistic suggestions. A full experience means transformation: Eva’s ritual can also becomes our ritual, letting us discover new horizons.
TELLING WITH MY EYES 