CURRICULUM VITAE
Tommaso Imperiali is a singer-songwriter born in 1999 in Como and a student in Bologna. Since 2015 he has been playing with the band Five Quarters in which he sings and plays the guitar. The energy of the band’s live shows and its characteristic sound allowed it to create an increasingly greater relationship with progressively larger audiences, becoming one of the most popular groups on the Como music scene with over 100 concerts under its belt. The win at the national Obiettivo Bluesin contest in 2016 allowed the band to perform on the Pistoia Blues Festival main stage. The band won first prize at the 2018 and 2019 editions of the local Atomica contest. Five Quarters’ music was included in the soundtrack of the RAI TV series Ognuno è perfetto, which aired in December 2019. The band participated in the 2019 edition of XFactor, reaching the live auditions in Turin’s Pala Alpitour. In 2020 the single “Tutto in una foto” became the theme song of the AIM Festival held at Milan’s Sforzesco Castle, and in summer 2021 the band performed at the WOW Festival opening for Selton and Margherita Vicario. In 2021, Five Quarters released its first album Storie Nuove, distributed by the Bagana B-district label, which marked Tommaso’s vocal debut and the switch to writing lyrics in Italian. As a solo artist, Tommaso participated in the 2020 and 2021 editions of the national Cover Me contest dedicated to interpreting Bruce Springsteen songs, finishing third on both occasions. In 2022, he participated in the Area Sanremo contest, becoming one of the 50 finalists. Tommaso Imperiali’s style attempts to combine deep writing with a rock sound inspired by the style of Bruce Springsteen and Sam Fender. On 24 March 2023, the first single “Ragazzini Viziati” was released, produced by Lorenzo Cazzaniga and the first track of the solo album Meccanismi di Difesa to be released after the summer.
DAKETO
Vittorio Simonetto, stage name DAKETO, native of Como, born in 2002. His approach to the music world began at a very young age, and when he was five, he began taking guitar lessons. He pursued this passion of his for the guitar by watching the great mainstays of the music world. Starting at the age of 14 he began touring with different bands as a guitarist and eventually bass player. In 2020, returning from a year in the United States, Vittorio began writing lyrics and music for The Sunflowers, the duo formed with his girlfriend, with which he participated in various local events that also allowed some of their songs to be broadcast on the radio. Vittorio continued to write and came to understand that certain pieces did not fit the duo’s style, thus the idea of the DAKETO project came into being. On 21 April 2022 “RIFLESSI” was released, the first single entirely written and produced by him. In the meantime, he continues to play the guitar with Tommaso Imperiali and the Five Quarters. Due to his active presence on TikTok, he was contacted by Stefano Cece, producer of “Una Cosa Meno Classica” (8 July 2022) and “GOKU” (10 March 2023)
