About Paolo
Paolo Campanari Brancondi is an Italian born musician (Accordion, Piano, Singing), composer, teacher, actor and performer. He is a highly accomplished piano accordionist based permanently in Sydney. Versatile personality with many talents and many years of experience. In the past 10 years he's been performing in a variety of venues in Sydney, as well as Interstate: in Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Hobart.
Paolo started studying piano accordion when he was 8, and at the age of 11 he composed his first original piece for accordion.
He graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts (Painting) in 2001, and at the Conservatory of Music (Concert Piano Accordion) in 2004.
As a solo musician, as well as in several different ensembles, he has performed playing various styles of music: classical, pop, folk, Balkan, Klezmer, jazz, soul and funk, with accordion and piano.
Paolo also holds other talents, such as acting and singing. He has performed in plays, musicals (just to mention a noteworthy one: "The Rocky Horror Show", in the role of Riff Raff) and comedies, as well as voice overs for several TV commercials and short films in his Country. For the past 10 years he's been specializing in French-themed, Italian-themed and general European entertainment, in solo version or in duo with a singer, at restaurants, festivals, markets, special events, Bastille Day Celebrations and more.
Paolo offers a variety of professional music entertainment services; as well as the French music/chansons, he can cover other kinds of repertoire, from German, Italian, Balkan-Klezmer, European in general, standard jazz, classical.
Paolo's accordion performances are suitable for intimate corporate functions, themed parties/events, soft, non-invasive background music.
Beside his activity as an on-stage musician, Paolo is also deeply engaged as a teacher, providing tuition for Piano and Piano Accordion.
NEWS FROM ITALY !
We are pleased and excited to inform that ACCORD-ing To Paolo has been recognized as the OFFICIAL SOLE DISTRIBUTOR of Bugari Armando Accordions for Australia!
Bugari Armando Company has been a leader in the production of accordions since 1961, and still continues with the same passion of its predecessors in Castelfidardo, proud of this tradition and of being known and appreciated for quality manufacturing all over the world.
In 2007 Bugari acquired the Companies ZeroSette and Giulietti, which are also manufactured in house and available for distribution.