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 Giovanni is one of the most successful expressionist pianists of the 21st Century… composer, recording artist, inventor (the Gini Method™, & the Gini Short Cut Method™ ), Caricature Artist,
Cartoonist, teacher (over 20 years), arranger and performer, with scores of accolades attesting to his credit.
One hundred twenty thousand CDs sold in one 120 minute segment on QVC! A record that still stands as one of the outstanding achievements of Giovanni, international composer, arranger and pianist who was born April 17 of Italian heritage to famed trumpeter and conductor Alfredo Marradi. Giovanni studied since the age of five and was one of the youngest students to attend the famed Russian  Conservatory under the tutelage of Michael Cheskinov.
Over the years, Giovanni performed throughout Europe and, in 1984, finally achieved his lifelong dream to become an American citizen. Hearing about an opportunity in the city "where the stars play", Giovanni moved to Las Vegas and began his career performing "live" at Caesar's Palace for more than ten years. While in Las Vegas, Giovanni developed a close friendship with Frank Sinatra. "Frank used to come and listen to me play all the time", says Giovanni, with a smile. "He used to call me "my Italian boy". "We became very close friends and he was the master of his craft".
Giovanni also produced, directed and hosted "Giovanni's World of Music", a TV series broadcast on stations around North America. Both "Giovanni's World of Music" and Giovanni himself have been nominated for and received several awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, The  Telly Awards, EMA, The New York Festivals and among his accolades. His Special on PBS is still being replayed.
Giovanni has filled concert halls, venues and showrooms worldwide, and has sold over six million CD's during his appearances on QVC and The Home Shopping Network. All of Giovanni's current CD's and mp3s are available at his official website.... www.giovanni.com. Giovanni signed with BFM Digital that will make available his music to be found on all the popular downloads (i.e.: ITunes, Amazon, etc) as well his Holiday Music as a APP in 2010. Giovanni’s Roll-Out Keyboard was the Christmas delight for two years. The keyboard is a portable roll up piano that is compact enough to take just about anywhere.
Along with the keyboard, Giovanni invented an easy to learn system called the "Gini Method™" that consisted of an overlay for the piano keys to teach beginners the fundamentals of the piano, included with the Giovanni Roll-out Keyboard. The results were phenomenal which translated to worldwide sales that sold out the offered package within two weeks. It was a natural progression, since Giovanni maintains teaching piano for the past 20 years to a limited number of students a year, to perfect the “Gini Method™” with the Alphabet Road Map for his students to learn quickly and progress to being able to perform like a concert pianist in a short period of time. The Gini Method™ guarantees the student or anyone the ability to play the piano/keyboard instantly with gratification of accomplishment.
He has recorded over 140 CD’s and two DVD’s from his TV Specials …. Today he continues to compose, teach his students, record and perform for audiences around the world. |
