Da Vigi Music Receives 2009 "Best of Santa Monica Award" in the Music Arranging & Composing!

"Grace Notes" by singer/actor Daphne Ashbrook is being previewed for release later this year & is already getting great reviews. It features songs by Americana artists Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Joni Mitchell and others, including David Vito Gregoli, who produced the project. Check it out at http://davigimusic.com/Grace-Notes.html.

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"Primordial Sonics" by David Vito Gregoli is being previewed for release later this year & has been well anticipated. It features Didjeridu Maestro Stephen Kent and is being billed as 'Aboriginal Fusion', whatever that means. Check it out at http://davigimusic.com/Primordial-Sonics.html.

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David Vito Gregoli & friends were again featured at the Los Angeles Zoo's "Music in the Zoo" on 7.24.09. Playing Beatles & Eagles music to a standing room only crowd, the band (Eric Harrington, Lynn Coulter, Mark Moulin & Jim Tauber - with a little help from our friends Kirk Moulin and Aaron Wilson) was smokin'! We were this time featured on the NBC news!
What's next, Letterman? Check it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4fEGbO-3Ik

David Vito Gregoli & Primordial Sonics were featured at the Los Angeles Zoo's "Music in the Zoo" 7.14.09. Playing to a large and appreciative crowd, the band (Andrew Werderitsch, Mb Gordy & Jim Tauber) was smokin'! We were even featured on the ABC news!
Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/user/vitoji#p/u/0/Fww91FVSnPw

The new Screen Media Films released "An American Affair", starring Gretchen Mol & Noah Wylie, features "Sa" from the new Dharmapala Records CD "Prana - Healing Tones for Life" by Mala Ganguly and David Vito Gregoli. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0899138/

RECENT CD Releases:

Sounds True Records has released the compilation CD "Songs to Kuan Yin" featuring the song Prayer to Kuan Yin by Donna De Lory & David Vito Gregoli w/ flautist Suzanne Teng. It also features songs by Deva Premal, Wah! and others. Go to the SoundsTrue website to hear a preview.

Another recent Release is the Ambient/World music CD "Prana - Healing Tones for Life" w/ classical North Indian singer Mala Ganguly. An east/west ambient fusion of Indian vocals on a luscious bed of Soundcape. Produced by David Vito Gregoli along with contributions from new age diva Donna De Lory, Nepalese flautist Manose (Deva Premal, Jai Uttal), & Didjeridu wizard Stephen Kent (Steve Roach, Trancemission).

Also there's the east/west fusion of Indian vocals/instruments with western dance/chill beats CD "Bhajan Beats" w/ classical North Indian singer Mala Ganguly. Already creating a buzz, this will be her first western style release. Produced by David Vito Gregoli along with contributions from Donna De Lory, Manose, David Joyce (Claire Fischer, Natalie Cole, Burt Bacharach), Geoffrey Gordon (David Torn, Carter Burwell), Stephen Kent and others...
It's been regularly featured on kpfa's Music of the World.

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RECENT DVD releases:

Malgorzata Skiba's documentary about nuns of Ladakh/Tibet, "Autumn in the Himalayas" featuring music from Jamyang Sakya "Tara Mantras" is now available at http://www.ecofilms.gr/popup2005en.asp?Year=2008&reqid=M-02

"Tara Mantras" is also featured in the dance DVD "Fat Chance Belly Dance presents Devotion" available at http://www.fcbd.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=72_76&products_id=408

Songs by David Vito Gregoli, along with co-writer/singer Richard K. Wells, are featured in the dance DVD "One More Day To Heaven" available at http://www.dancevision.com/store/CD234/

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OTHER Releases:

The World/Jazz "Dharma Buds" (David Vito Gregoli w/ longtime collaborator David Joyce) have released the ground breaking crossover CD New World Jazz Order.
Go to Dharma Buds to check it out!

The long awaited CD "Organic Nylon" by David Vito Gregoli has been released to rave reviews. Take a look/listen at http://davigimusic.com/Organic-Nylon.html.

"Yoga Heart Healing" by David Vito Gregoli has been released & has been well recieved. It's part of the regular playlist on SomaFm's DroneZone radio show & kpfa's Music of the World. Check it out at http://davigimusic.com/Yoga-Heart-Healing.html.


In 2002 Jai Uttal's "Mondo Rama" CD was nominated for a Grammy,
featuring multi-instrumentalist/co-Producer David Vito Gregoli !!

To hear clips from this wonderful CD, go to www.jaiuttal.com



David Vito Gregoli opened for Deepak Chopra at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza!!
He was accompanied by reknown
world music flautist Suzanne Teng of Mystic Journey
To check her out, go to www.suzanneteng.com

The holiday project "Winter, Snow & Strings", recorded with the Morgan Sisters (featuring arrangements of familiar & not so familar holiday tunes by David Vito Gregoli), was completed in 2005. Go to Winter, Snow & Strings to hear some samples.



David Vito Gregoli has recently worked events with
Lama Surya Das, Sharon Salzburg, Marianne Williamson (A Course in Miracles), Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup for the Soul), & Candace Peart (What the Bleep Do We Know?)


David Vito performed sitar in Santa Monica for the premiere of "Dosha Yoga" with prolific Yoga Instructor/Dancer/Model Hemalayaa Behl.

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