Claudio Fabi (born 29 July 1940) is an Italian record producer, composer, conductor, pianist and arranger.

Life and career

Born in

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, Fabi studied at the

Pesaro Conservatory Pesaro (; ) is a (municipality) in the Italian region of Marche, capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the Marche, ...

and later at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, where he graduated in piano. In 1966 he became responsible for the classical music sector of

RCA Italiana RCA Italiana was an Italian record company founded in 1949 and active until 1987, the date on which, together with the parent company RCA Records, it was bought by BMG Entertainment. History Founded in Rome in 1949 under the Vatican's protec ...

. In 1969 he became director of the Italian branch of

Phonogram Records Phonogram Incorporated was started in 1970 as a successor to Philips Phonographic Industries, a unit of the Grammophon-Philips Group (GPG), a joint venture of Philips N.V. of the Netherlands and Siemens AG of Germany. It was a holding company f ...

, and in 1971 he became artistic director of Numero Uno, a label founded by Mogol and

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and

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. In 1982 he founded an indie label, Aleph, with whom he released his first album with the same name. In the 1990s he moved to Spain, and in 1999 he released the

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''Anima Mundi''. He is the father of the singer-songwriter

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Discography

;Album * ''Aleph'' (1982) * ''Anima Mundi'' (1999) * ''Hermetico'' (2012)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabi, Claudio 1940 births Living people Composers from Rome Italian record producers Italian music arrangers Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia alumni