PIERO CASANOVA ‘Il Nocchiero‘ the man from r.i.v.i.e.r.a.
1988 – 2007 promoter and dj
Promoter of the Mellow Yellow Rock Café, (Soul Cavern, Bestial Market), a club that in the unlikely scenario of early 1990s Bologna managed to impose beat, ’60s soul and acid jazz to a truly heterogeneous audience.
In July 1999 he founded the cult magazine RiViERA BEAT, labelled by Italian opinion as the bible of lounge music.
In the winter of 2001, he created the ‘Soul Shaker Party’ with 110,000 admissions in just two years stands out among the top 10 European club nights as reported by Espresso magazine and and Vogue Italia.
On this time he produced several music festivals and promoted mainstream show advertisement campaign in Italy.
Artists with whom he has performed
Roy Ayers 1993, Prisoners 1994, Thievery Corporation 2000, Nicola Conte 2000,2003, Claude Challe (BuddhaBar) 2001, Eddie Piller 2001/2024, James Taylor Quartet 2001/2008 , Frank Popp Ensemble 2002, 2022: Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari, 2008: Paul Weller, Norman Jay MBE 2012, Gilles Peterson 2012, Son Of Dave (ex gtr Crash Test Dummies)
2008 – 2024 Fashion music consulting dj promoter and yoga school.
Music consultant for fashion brand, fashion magazine.
Creator and host of the wp store radio (www.wpstoreradio.com), a streaming radio dedicated to 9 clothing-related brands,
Clients/Brands: Stussy, Carrhart, Vespa, Woolrich, Barbour, Baracuta, American Apparel, Sergio Tacchini, Yoox, Glamour/Conde Nast, Ikea.
Riccardo Pedrini Author, musician, dj and Muai Thai teacher says of him: it is reductive to speak of the Piero as a promoter or dj, but a dynamo of cultural agitation …. a seismic wave of music and style.
In his private life, in addition to his insatiable pursuit of sound, he teaches and practices yoga.
International DJ sets
2001 Graz, The Dom in Berg opening of cultural Pavilion
2001 Vienna, U4 club April
2005 Dusseldorf, Unique club January 2003,
2008 Sankt Moritz, RAI TV Palimpsest Festival
2011 Dusseldorf Eurovision, After party for Raphael Gualazzi
2011 Dusseldorf May Blue Note
2013 Ottawa Canada for Soul Therapy ‘in prana veritas’
2014 Kyoto Japan for Soul Therapy ‘in prana veritas’
2015 Rishikesh India for Soul Therapy ‘in prana veritas’
2017-2024 Rishikesh India for Soul Therapy ‘in prana veritas’
2018 London Modcast boat party for Acid Jazz
2022 Mallorca Modcast Festival by Acid Jazz
Some performances in Italy
2000 Correggio (RE) International Lounge Festival
2000/2001 Russi (RA) Museum of Contemporary Furnishing
2001 Bologna Independent days Festival
2001 Bologna Festival Presentation of the book Havana Glam by WuMing 5
2003 Milan Hippodrome: American Apparel launch party
2003 Venice Lido Venice Film Festival
2004 Modena Exhibition opening Pop art UK 1958 / 1972 with Peter Blake
2005 Milan Furniture Fair by Piero Lissoni designer
2005 Bologna Academy of Fine Arts
2005 Milan Soul Shaker 2 launch party
2007 Milan Soul Shaker 4 launch party
2011 Bologna Bolognetti on the rocks
2012 Florence Pitti Uomo / Party c/o Sferisterio Baracuta
2014 Saturnia Woolrich Sales Meeting
2015 Palermo, Bari and Bologna for Glamour magazine http://www.glamour.it/partner/hagw15/
2017 Bologna Convention IKEA Italy
2017 Milan Madness live
2018 London Boat party for Modcasters
2022 Cervia – Soul Therapy with Kris&Kris
2024 Bologna Locomotiv with Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting)