Yamaha Artist- Sal Giancarelli
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Door Prizes:
Yamaha Pro Pedal FP-9500C (used by Yamaha artists), see the pedal: http://www.yamaha.com/paragon/medialibrary/medialist.html?CNTID=5181082&CLLNTID=5807697
Yamaha T-Shirts, Yamaha Lanyards
Sal Giancarelli Bio
For Sal Giancarelli, it was just drums and music, all day, everyday, starting in the 5th grade. Through all of middle school and high school, Sal participated in many musical events: wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, solo competitions, all-county and area-all-state wind and jazz ensembles, musical pit bands, marching bands, private lessons, as well as jamming and forming original and cover bands.
In the late 1990’s Sal gained a very small scholarship to Berklee College of Music. Unfortunately he couldn’t attend due the “very small” part of it, but the visits and the audition were an incredible process. He studied music at Onondaga Community College, and played in a steady original band. The band relocated to Northampton, MA. They spent a few years there, forming other bands, and playing around the northeast. They also played shows with other bands in the area: Staind and Shadows Fall.
This band then came home, regrouped, and headed to Los Angeles. During their few months there, they attended a Sevendust, Skunk Anansie, and Staind show. They met up with the band and the road crew. After that show, only a few months later, “change was knocking”
Back from Los Angeles, Sal’s brother informed him that Staind would like him to come out and try the drum tech position for a couple weeks. That couple of weeks has turned into 13 years and counting. Starting in October 1999 Sal was drum tech for Staind on the Family Values Tour, and in between Staind tours, worked with Poison, Prince, Filter, Slash, and Rob Thomas.
Sal was also very diligent in trying to maintain a drumming career as well. After going through some hardships while recording their latest album, Staind was left without a drummer and Sal got the call. The last year and half have been amazing for Sal to be behind the kit with a band and crew that he has toured with for many years.
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