David Rhodes
Guitar, vocals
British guitarist and composer whose long-standing collaboration with Peter Gabriel began in the early 1980s. Atmospheric textures, powerful soundscapes and a strong sense of space define his guitar language.
E-Wired Empathy · The story behind the programme
THE FERMI
PARADOX
Memory, place and the future.
A musical conversation across worlds.
01 · A continuing journey
Since 2021.
Open to what comes next.
E-Wired Empathy began as a musical journey and continues as an evolving ensemble.
Its new phase takes that journey towards an increasingly international and contemporary dimension. Art rock, electronics, world improvisation and traditional music coexist in a repertoire shaped by the musicians who bring it to life.
Co-founder Luca Nobis and producer Giovanni Amighetti are part of a line-up that connects very different musical histories. The performance makes room for both those individual identities and the possibilities of playing together.
02 · The Fermi Paradox
A question
of the future.
Music and science meet in a reflection on the future of humanity.
The Fermi Paradox is one of the ensemble’s two principal narrative works and the guiding theme of this programme. It gives musicians from different backgrounds a shared space in which to explore, respond and imagine.
Listen for the meeting of electric textures, acoustic instruments and voices — the musical encounter at the heart of the project.
Watch The Fermi Paradox ↗03 · City
Literature opens
another door.
Inspired by the work of Clifford D. Simak, City forms the second main thread of the developing repertoire.
Together, City and The Fermi Paradox give each concert its larger narrative shape. Between them, the ensemble moves through Mediterranean musical interludes, making connections between the programme’s different worlds.
04 · Mediterranean interludes
Memory carried
in breath and sound.
Regional traditions enter the flow of the concert as living musical languages.
Southern Italian singing, Romagna’s clarinet tradition and the sound of traditional winds and bagpipe bring a strong sense of place into the ensemble.
These interludes create fresh connections within the performance. Their instruments and voices participate in the same open conversation as the electronics, guitars, violin and rhythm section.
The main line-up
The people
inside the sound.
Giovanni Amighetti
Keyboards, electronics, producer
Italian producer, musician and composer connecting world music, contemporary composition and electronics since the early 1990s. Acoustic instruments, vintage synthesisers and experimental production meet in his work.
Peter Tickell
Violin
British violinist bringing an energetic, contemporary approach to folk, rock and experimental music. His international performing and recording career includes a long collaboration with Sting.
Roberto Gualdi
Drums
Italian drummer and percussionist known for powerful, responsive playing across rock, progressive music and contemporary songwriting. His collaborations include PFM and Roberto Vecchioni.
Stefania Morciano
Vocals
A singer from Salento and a distinctive voice associated with La Notte della Taranta. She connects the vocal traditions of Southern Italy with contemporary performance.
Moreno “Il Biondo” Conficconi
Vocals, clarinet
A leading figure in Romagna’s musical tradition. His work joins the energy of dance music with a contemporary vision for regional musical heritage.
Luca Nobis
Guitar
Guitarist, composer, educator and co-founder of E-Wired Empathy. His work moves between contemporary music, rock, improvisation and world music, with an open approach to different traditions.
Valerio “Combass” Bruno
Bass
A bass player working across rock, popular and traditional Italian music. Experience in major live productions and Southern Italian traditions gives the ensemble a powerful, flexible rhythmic foundation.
Giulio Bianco
Traditional wind instruments, bagpipe
A multi-instrumentalist from Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, rooted in Southern Italian traditions. He brings ancestral wind sounds into contemporary arrangements.
Special guests · Across the project
The conversation expands.
International guest musicians add further perspectives to E-Wired Empathy. The guest line-up for individual concerts is confirmed with GRIOT.
Petit Solo Diabaté
West African traditions
Burkinabé musician and griot bringing traditional instruments, storytelling, rhythm and improvisation into a contemporary dialogue.
Jeff Coffin
Jazz, rock & improvisation
American saxophonist, composer and educator known for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and Dave Matthews Band. His playing moves between jazz, rock, funk and experimental music.
Mostafa Taleb
Middle Eastern traditions
Iranian musician and multi-instrumentalist exploring the meeting point between Middle Eastern traditions and contemporary music.
The music continues
One journey.
More than one horizon.
From the narrative worlds of City and The Fermi Paradox to Mediterranean traditions and guest collaborations, each concert brings these different musical lives into the same room.
Watch the ensemble ↗Booking enquiries
E-Wired Empathy · The Fermi Paradox
Contact GRIOT for dates, the available line-up and production details.