Interview with Marco Selvaggio

Who are you and what do you do?
Hi, I’m Marco Selvaggio and I’m a drummer. I participate to many different events (from theatre, to dance, fashion shows, concerts) and I work with many clubs and DJs playing my percussion set live on house music tracks. I am the only one in the world that plays the hang drum live on this type of music.

Where do you live?
I’m from Italy, but I travel a lot in search of the perfect sound. This continuous research of new sounds has taken me around Italy and beyond: I have played my music in some clubs in Australia, Japan and in Paris.

Tell us what to expect from you in 2011?
Well, I am sure this 2011 will be full of new surprises. My album, “Into the ocean” has been recorded at the end of 2010 and I am now trying to find the best way to distribute it. Some of my hang drums of different tonalities, together with some new instruments have just arrived and I look forward to start playing them. As I am the only one that plays such instruments over house tracks in the clubs and over chill out music at happy hours I am sure I will have excellent replies as I had in 2010!

What inspires you to make music?
My life is music! There is no time of my life that passes by without music! I create my own music extemporaneously during my performances. Every time it is a new, different experience. Depending on the track I get I create rhythms with my djembe and other percussions or with the melodies of the hang drum inspired by the context around me.

Is there anything you are currently working on that we should keep our eyes peeled for?
Yes! Playing the hang drum over house tracks is something totally new, a musical revolution, something never seen before! The instrument is unknown to most people and thus of paralyses and hypnotizes the public. It’s magic!

What artists would you most like to collaborate with?
I adore Bob Sinclar, I really think our music would be very compatible!

What can people expect from your gig?
Art and music! A percussion set like mine can not be forgotten easily! After you hear them, the melodies of the hang drum will keep playing in your head forever!