thefrancescofonteband

Francesco Fonte: Childhood influences Aretha Franklin, Freddie Mercury, Robert Plant, Sainkho, Lisa Gerrard and Demetrio Stratos have helped Francesco Fonte build his distinctive style. Singing and creating sounds in the large rooms of this South Italian family home, which consisted of huge empty rooms, where he could achieve natural echo effects. Illusica: At 14 his father introduced him to musical instruments starting with an old drum kit. Through family connection he was soon drafted into to a fully functioning working rock band Illuscia