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| Surname: |
Liva |
| First name : |
Pier Carlo |
| Birth place : |
Sherbrooke, Qc, Canada |
| Current home : |
Stoke, Qc, Canada |
| Role in Liva : |
Composer, singer, guitarist and electronic
sound operator |
| Other instruments played : |
Classical guitar, bass and drums |
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| Musical training : |
Bachelor’s Degree in classical
guitar. |
| Hobbies : |
Soccer, playing with my kids and my dog. |
Musical projects
apart from Liva : |
Classical duet with Catherine Elvira, composer
in different genres such as electro, classical, and rock music. |
Job apart
from Liva : |
Clerk in the “classical section” of
a music store. |
| Musical influences : |
The world of classical ((Bach,
Villa-Lobos, Brouwer, Barrios, Ligeti, Nono, Beethoven, John Williams
(guitarist), etc.), metal (Van Halen, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Metallica,
Michael Sweet, Oz Fox, Alex Skolnick, Vinnie Moore, Marty Friedman,
Paul Gilbert, etc), and electro music (Steve Roach, Robert Rich,
Scorn, Fluxon, etc.). I have so many influences it could read like
a “grocery
list” in each genre. |
| Favourite bands, musicians
or composers : |
Queensrÿche, Megadeth, Testament,
In Flames, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Stryper, Believer, Bach, Mahler,
Luigi Nono, Xenakis, Villa-Lobos, Pavarotti, Dawn Upshaw, Loscil,
and it never ends… |
| The first
album I’ve bought : |
Van Halen (Van Halen) |
| 5 favourite albums : |
Van Halen (Van Halen), Operation
Mindcrime (Queensrÿche), Master
of Puppets (Metallica), Reign in Blood (Slayer), Rust
in Peace (Megadeth). |
| Favourite
songs from Liva : |
Hostias, Kyrie, Luge penam, Terra superbit,
Regula mundi. |
| Pre-show routine : |
Some stretches and a nap… Stress
makes me sleepy. |
| A venue where
I would love to perform : |
In California, Europe, and Japan. |
| Worst nightmare
on stage : |
Our show at Montreal’s Foufounes Électriques.
I was sick like a dog and I was experiencing some technical difficulties
with a piece of equipment but couldn’t figure out what was
causing the problem. |
Most memorable
concert/
Best memory on stage :
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Opening for Nightwish and the concert
we recorded for Bande-à-part with 13 classical musicians. |
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