Who are they?

Even sons & Odd Music is the latest music project by Leonardo D'Angelo and his sister Elena.

The Band is made up of only three elements: bass, drums and vocals, plus the electronic part.

They come from different artistic background: Leonardo is a musician, he played drums in the late 80's with several bands. In the last years he came in contact with classical music and he improved his technical studying percussion at the "Licinio Refice" Conservatory of Music. Elena is a writer, she studied Drama at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica and during the last 5 years she worked as dramaturg in several theatre project. She's always loved music and had some experiences in singin.

Leonardo and Elena decided to put together their passions and strated working on a new idea of soul music. Leonardo creates music and Elena writes lyrics.

What is their project?

Even sons & Odd Music wants to explore electro soul music, mixing a new idea of soul with melodies tha recall the tradition of international soul music. Theirs songs talk about every day life. Their first album Like leaves on Trees has 7 original tracks.

Pople who listened it said that :

"A luminous Soul track [Get Slowly] with a good electronic touch that takes the listener back to the golden age of lounge and chillout music. De Phazz comes to mind for the feminine vocal interpretation close to R&B and its jazz-inspired musicality" Boulimique De Musiche (web media).

"Very cheerful song with a captivating groove.[Get Slowly] Rhythm, music and voice mixed very well together, with an excellent final result". Onda Musicale (online music magazine).

"Very good start to the song! [Get Sloly] I really like his style, he is fresh and although he sometimes reminds me of other artists, he is still quite original and, above all, I enjoy it. It transmits what it has to transmit, the musical base has very catchy and well mixed sounds. I really like this job, well done! I will share it with pleasure, thanks for letting me listen". Maduixarepipi (influencer).

"[...]Unbelieveble how talented you are with your sister. Her voice has so big range, and beautiful deep colour (it's little bit like Annie Lennox, isn't it?). I could not tell you the style of them....has lot of different features each....but that's why so interesting! (Who plays the guitar solo for example in the ""Take you back"? Is it acoustic?) Congratulations to both of you![...]" Kata Kortvesi

It's a studio project: we realized all our songs during the Covid-quarantine, cooperating in a virtual way with other musicians. That made this experience so particular. In the future we would like to meet our fans in live performance, that's why we are planning a tour in Europe next spring.

The Band

Leonardo D'Angelo

Born in 1969, he began studying the drums in the mid-80s, following the courses of the music schools Lab2 and Timba, and following the teachings of the masters John Arnold and Giovanni Lo Cascio. He continued his studies at the Academy of Modern Music in Milan with Franco Rossi following the masterclasses of Dom Famularo. He then graduated in Percussion Instrument at the Frosinone Conservatory. He performs during his thirty-year career in the most renowned clubs in Italy with the cover Band Adika Pongo. He accompanies among others Niccolo Fabi, Mike Francis, Charlie Cinelli, Audiosfera, Fabrizio Giannini.

Elena D'Angelo

Born in 1982, she trained in the Roman ambient arts of the 90s, attending the university theater. Her masters are Carlo Quartucci, Rem & Cap, the Solari Vanzi group, Antonio Rezza. To the passion for the theater she joins that for singing and music, studying with Miki Piperno, Gina Fabiani and performing in choristers. Her authorial vocation leads her to write for the theater, participating in numerous reviews and festivals with original and adaptive works.

With the Even Sons and Odd Music project she is her first songwriter experience.

Francesco Saverio Cefaloni

Born in 1994, he has always shown interest in the world of art and live performance. He began acting and singing at the age of 18, first with private lessons, then following courses in experimental theater. He has appeared in numerous musical performances and is the author and performer of two songs in the dance music scene.
To date, while he continues to train as an actor specializing in film acting, following among other courses at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografa in Rome, he continues his musical journey by collaborating with Even Sons & Odd Music, a new proposal from the independent Roman scene.

Gianluca del Torto

Born in 1972, he trained in the early 90s in the Popular School of Music of Testaccio in Rome, where he studied Electric Bass with Valerio Serangeli and Double Bass with Mauro Batst, while attending jazz improvisation workshops with Francesco Arduini and harmony with Nicola Stilo. In addition to performing in almost all the most renowned clubs, Roman and not, with numerous cover bands of various genres, he joins the following original projects: E42 (ex Eletrojoyce), Kanga-Roo, Audiosfera, Even Sons & Odd Music .

He also collaborates with the following songwriters: Alessandro Orlando Graziano, Stefano Pais, Mirella Lipari, Fabrizio Giannini Valentna Gravili.

Luca Stazi

Luca Stazi began studying the guitar in 2005 at the "Viva Musica" music school with several teachers: Federica Di Rienzo, Sabino de Bari, Andrea Avena and Franco Vinci.

In 2019 he obtained the II Level degree in Guitar with a score of 110/110 at the Conservatory of Music L. Refice in Frosinone with Maestro Stefano Palamidessi.

He attended the master class on improvisation by U. Fiorentino and William Pavia Lenihan. He follows the Master Classes of A. Del Sal and M. Gasbarroni, M. Catalano, L.Sorgi, L. Attademo, S. Fontanelli, A. Mirante, A. D'Antò, M. Torta, N.Jappelli and participates in that of Miguel Angel Jimenez, C. Marcotulli, A.Pace, C. Poli Cappelli and Eduardo Baranzano, E.Becherucci, G.Mirto, Ezequias Lira. Since 2013 he has been part of the E-Cetra guitar orchestra conducted by Maestro Eugenio Becherucci, and of the Pontina Guitar Orchestra.

he is part of the duo "Pocaroba" with whom he wins the "Monterocktondo" Festival and the "Sonority Festival" of Ferrara. He records the single "Ritratti" at the San Luca Sound record company in Bologna. He joins the folk / rock quertet "Kentucky Avenue" and the swing quartet "Mazzeo and The Blueswingers", and is co-founder of the pop group "Franky & the Lightworkers". He plays with the show orchestra "Bella Epoca" and in 2020 joins the emerging rock group "White Noise".