Marco Sabiu nasce nel 1963 a Forlì, dove tuttora vive. Diplomato in Pianoforte al Conservatorio "G. Rossini" di Pesaro dove ha studiato anche Composizione, Marco inizia prestissimo a lavorare nell'industria musicale come tastierista e arrangiatore.
Trasferitosi a Londra nel 1991, Marco crea una prolifica collaborazione con Charlie Rapino come i "Rapino Brothers". I Rapinos lavorano con alcune delle maggiori popstars del mondo, fra cui: Kym Mazelle, Take That, Kylie Minogue.
Nel 1998 Marco decide di lavorare da solo, e su progetti più impegnativi: Tanita Tikaram , Perry Blake, Francoise Hardy, Filippa Giordano, Luciano Pavarotti, Ennio Morricone sono alcune delle collaborazioni di questo periodo.
Tornato in Italia nel 2001, Marco costruisce il proprio studio e continua a lavorare, questa volta in progetti che includono popolari shows televisivi: "RockPolitick di Adriano Celentano, Gianni Morandi, etc.
Dopo molti anni al servizio di un'incredibile lista di artisti internazionali, Marco si sente pronto ad uscire con la propria musica. Va al Cosmos Studio di Stoccolma e, usando soltanto un piano a coda ed un vecchio armonium, registra il suo primo album: una collezione di 12 ninne-nanne.
Nel 2008 Marco inizia la collaborazione, ripetuta nel 2009, con la rockstar Ligabue. Marco arrangia, orchestra e dirige l'Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona (70 elementi) nelle ormai famosissime "Notti in Arena" davanti a circa 125000 spettatori ogni anno (8 concerti sold-out ogni estate). CD e DVD live, riprese TV sono parte di questo spettacolo - attualmente fra i più popolari live shows italiani.
Il 2010 vedrà l'uscita mondiale del monumentale symphonic metal CD "CHARLEMAGNE: By the Sword and the Cross" - musica composta, orchestrate, arrangiata e diretta da Marco - con il leggendario attore britannico Christopher Lee (Star Wars, Dracula, Lord Of The Rings...) che canta, narra e recita l'epica storia dello storico re europeo (un antenato di Christopher Lee).CHARLEMAGNE è un CD con orchestra, coro, rock band e cantanti ospiti. CHARLEMAGNE diventa un Musical nel 2011.
Marco Sabiu è anche attivo nel mondo delle colonne sonore: ha appena finito di lavorare ad un documentario su Christopher Lee per la rete televisiva europea ARTE TV.
MARCO SABIU (English)
"I was born in 1963, and started playing the piano at age 9. Few years later I knew that music was going to be the only way of expressing myself, so I started attending lessons at the Conservatory of Music in 1977."
Marco Sabiu Marco Sabiu was born in Italy, where he currently lives. While still studying Piano and Composition at the "G Rossini" Conservatory of Music in Pesaro Italy, Marco entered the music business. By the time he fully graduated, Marco had already established his career as a keyboard player and arranger.
Marco moved to London in 1991, starting a prolific production collaboration with Charlie Rapino as the "Rapino Brothers". The Rapinos have worked with some of the biggest pop acts in the world: Kym Mazelle, Take That, and Kylie Minogue just to name a few.In 1998 Marco started working on his own on more challenging projects with artists like Tanita Tikaram , Perry Blake, Francoise Hardy, Filippa Giordano, Luciano Pavarotti, Ennio Morricone amongst others.
He moved back to Italy in 2001 where he built his own recording studio and continued working on different projects including major national TV shows, and soundtracks.
After many years at the service of an incredible array of international artists, in November 2007 Marco felt ready to go out with his own music. He went to Stockholm's Cosmos Studio where, with just a grand piano and an old harmonium, he recorded his first solo album which is a collection of twelve lullabies.
In 2008 Marco started his ongoing collaboration with the Italian rockstar Ligabue for the now legendary "Notti in Arena".
Marco arranges, orchestrates, and conducts a 70-piece orchestra each year in the 8 sold-out summer nights at the
Arena of Verona before a total audience of about 125,000 every year. Those shows - presently the
most popular live shows in Italy - are nationally televised, and commercial live DVDs/CDs
are released.
2010 will see the worldwide release of the monumental symphonic metal CD "CHARLEMAGNE:
By the Sword and the Cross" - music composer, orchestrated, arranged, and conducted
by Marco - with the legendary British actor Sir Christopher Lee (Star Wars, Dracula,
Lord Of The Rings...) singing, narrating, and acting the epic story of the historically-renown
European king (who happens to be one of Christopher Lee's ancestors!).CHARLEMAGNE
features full orchestra and choir (both conducted by Marco), a rock band, and international
guest singers. CHARLEMAGNE will become a fully-fledged Musical in the year 2011.
Marco Sabiu is also active as a soundtrack composer, including a documentary on
