Gianluca Palmieri was born in Naples in 1982, he started playin drums at the age of 12. He studied for 5 years with Sergio Di Natale, great drum teacher in Naples aerea.
G.P. studied also with Maxx Furian (Laura Pausini) and Christian Meyer, attending to a lot of clinics like Gregg Bissonette, Sonny Emory, Terry Bozzio, Akira Jimbo, Billy Cobham, Peter Erskine, John JR Robinson, Simon Phillips and Dave Weckl.
In 2006 he leaves from Italy to attend the prestigious MUSICIANS INSTITUTE (PIT) in Hollywood, California: he graduates in the Associate of Arts Degree program receiving also the "Oustanding Player Achievement Award".
Gianluca Palmieri is the winner of the M.I. Carlos Vega Memorial Drumoff 2006 , winning the prestigious scholarship in the name of this great drummer and playing in the Carlos Vega Memorial Concert 2006.
LIVE AND STUDIO with
Greg Howe, David Garfield, Neil Stubenaus, Luis Conte, James Harrah, Reggie Hamilton, Jeff Richman, Greg Adams, Airto Moreira, Jennifer Batten, Ernest Tibbs, Brandon Fields, Jon Reshard, Lenny Castro, John Pena, Walt Fowler. Ack Van Rooyen, Larry Klimas, Richie Gajate Garcia, Dave Weiner, David Cook, Dennis Hamm, Rene Camacho, Andrea Mingardi, Solis Strings Quartet, Peppe Servillo, Marco Zurzolo Band, Lorenzo Feliciati Trio, Graziano Galatone (Notre Dame de Paris, Tosca), Stefano Palatresi, Dario Zeno Quartet, Ivan Manoloff (Derek Sherinian Project), Antonio Solimene Combo Orchestra, Big Band Orkestra, Marcello Coleman band, Lino Volpe quintet, Nini Band (Official Noa's tribute), Tribunal Myst Jazz Band, Sandro Deidda, Pippo Matino, Marco Zurzolo, Andrea Palazzo, Lutte Berg, Alfio Antico, Alfonso Deidda, Vito Ranucci, Davide Costagliola, Fabrizio Bosso, Luca Aquino, Alfonso Deidda, Sas� Flauto, Alessandro Tedesco, Annibale Guarino, Gianfranco Campagnoli, Carlo Fimiani Valerio Silvestro, Pino Tafuto, Oscar Montalbano, Giulio Martino, Mimmo Langella, Tony Miele, Luca Gianquitto, Annalisa Madonna, Antonio Jos� Molina, etc
TOURS
Solis Strings Quartet METRO' Tour 2001-2003
Stefano Palatresi Tour 2001-2002 (some gigs)
Savonardo Tour 2002
Marco Zurzolo Band 7 E MEZZO Tour 2005
GREG HOWE EUROPEAN TOUR 2008
GREG HOWE INDIA TOUR 2010
TV SHOWS
VOLPE SHOW 2000
BIRD MAGAZINE 2004 (National TV)
AIRBAG 2005 (National TV and Cable)
From 2007 Gianluca is the drummer for guitarist Greg Howe, he recorded the new album SOUND PROOF (Tone Center/Mascot Records) released on June 2008 in Europe, USA and Japan.
GIANLUCA PALMIERI PROUDLY ENDORSES YAMAHA ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRONIC DRUMS, VIC FIRTH STICKS, PAISTE CYMBALS, VICK FIRTH STICKS AND EVANS HEADS
