Federica Sciamanna, aka Faith, started studying music and piano at the age of 7.
At the age of 14 she began composing her first demo songs and playing the acoustic and electric guitar. Shortly afterwards she began performing live with various rock bands and started the project THE SHIVER.
At the age of 16 he got in touch with music teacher Francesco Mecorio and studied singing and vocal technique with him for 3 years. Afterwards, for about 10 years she was a pupil of the teacher and Vocal Coach Nina Ricci, known for her technical and stylistic experimentation.
Federica is the founder, composer and singer of the alternative / goth / rock band THE SHIVER, with whom she recorded her first demo “Introspection” in 2003. After starting a massive activity of live concerts all over Europe, the band recorded a new demo, “Shade’s Changing”, which was released by Falp Records. Afterwards, The Shiver signed a contract with the UK label UK Division Records and entered the studio again to record “Inside”, released on January 21, 2008, distributed in Italy by Andromeda Dischi and Europe/Usa by CODE7 through PHD.
In 2008 Federica composed and recorded another album with The Shiver at the West Link recording studio in Pisa, produced by Alessandro Paolucci (Raw Power, Rebel Devil).
The band signed a deal with Californian label Reality Entertainment to release their new album “A New Horizon” in the US, while in Europe the album was released by Dreamcell11 (Aural Music) and then again by RoadRunner BENELUX in 2011. In addition, The Shiver signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Worldwide.
While the official video clips of the first two singles were released, The Shiver continued their intense live concert activity across Europe. In June 2011, The Shiver were the support band for Papa Roach’s Russian tour, in 2012 they opened for The Misfits in Germany and Poland. In the same year they released the EP Acoustic Experience #1.
In March 2014 Alternative Factory released “The Darkest Hour”, an album produced by Vincenzo Mario Cristi (Vanilla Sky).
Among the most important live performances, the band played with famous artists such as The Ark (swe) and Negramaro (ita) as well as the aforementioned Vanilla Sky.
In autumn 2014, the band was involved in the Italian part of the God Is An Astronaut tour. In April and May 2016, the band was in the studio with producer Luigi Stefanini to record a new album to be released later in 2017 (“Adeline”).
In October 2016, The Shiver participated in the European tour of Australian band Dead Letter Circus, along with Polish band Disperse.
In November, the guys toured with Tarja (ex-Nightwish) to the most beautiful theatres in Europe (e.g. Casino de Paris).
In autumn 2018 the band is Official Support Act for The Rasmus’ EU tour.
In 2019 the albums “The Darkest Hour” and “Adeline” were re-released by WormholeDeath and edited by Carlo Bellotti Publishing.
Federica has performed with the famous DJ Giuseppe Ottaviani, as a vocalist, on the NATURE ONE stages, both in Poland and Germany. She also collaborated on his album “GO” released in 2009 by Vandit Records / Universal as a vocalist and lyrics writer. In 2013 she sang on Ottaviani’s song “Nothing Wrong”.
The song “Fallen”, composed by Giuseppe Ottaviani and performed by Faith, was chosen as the soundtrack for the film “Zweiohrküken”, produced by Barefoot Films and Warner Bros.
Faith collaborated with DJ Luca Roccotiello on the track “Another Direction”.
She also collaborated with trance DJ Ciaran Mcauley for the song “I’m Coming Home” released by Together Recordings in 2016.
Faith collaborated on the first album by The Way Of Purity (grind / metalcore) recording synth on several tracks on the album and vocals on one of the tracks. The album was released on the Wormhole Death label. During the months of March, April and May 2009 TWOP were engaged in a 40-date tour of major European clubs (Underworld in London, K17 in Berlin, etc…) and Faith participated in the tour as lead singer of the band.
In December 2010 the band TWOP opened the German tour of Belphegor and Gorgoroth as opening act. TWOP later also performed at EXIT Festival, Serbia.
In 2019, after a long separation, Faith joined this cult project again and composed and sang a new Full-Length: “Schwarz Oder Rot”, released with Wormhole Death Records in January 2020.
Federica worked on the track “Until the End” with the death metal band Afterhell (Mexico) with a featuring.
She worked with guitarist/singer Antonio Topino translating the lyrics of his songs into English and participating in live concerts as a keyboardist and backing vocalist.
Faith collaborated with Russian guitarist Valeriy Ganderberg on some vocals.
For the djent project Thessa, she recorded the track “Twins” in 2015.
Federica collaborated with Andrea Seki (Celtic harpist), performing live at the Montelago Celtic Festival in 2014 and recording a track for her new album.
Faith is Lady Heich (lead vocals) for the folk/irish band HEICH, performing live at many shows including Bundan Celtic Festival and Triskell Celtic Festival. She also composed the first album of this project together with the band.
Federica has been teaching singing since January 2009.
In December 2012 she founded the Backstage Academy with her colleague Francesco Finch Russo. The structure began as a rehearsal room and music school in Viterbo, then opened over the years seven other academies in Italy and Spain.
Over the years, Federica has been the artistic director of many venues and music festivals. To mention: Caffeina Cultura Festival 2015, Subway VT, MagnaMagna VT, Toto’s VT, Bistrot Teatro Caffeina.
Faith appears in the Netflix series “BLACK MOON” and also in the BBC / RAI television programme “Leonardo”, directed by Alexis Sweet.
In September 2018 the first book written by Faith was released in English and Italian: “Storie Di Tour” / “Tour Stories”, for the Scatole Parlanti series, Alter Ego Edizioni.
Federica Sciamanna, aka Faith, started studying music and piano at the age of 7.
At the age of 14 she began composing her first demo songs and playing the acoustic and electric guitar. Shortly afterwards she began performing live with various rock bands and started the project THE SHIVER.
At the age of 16 he got in touch with music teacher Francesco Mecorio and studied singing and vocal technique with him for 3 years. Afterwards, for about 10 years she was a pupil of the teacher and Vocal Coach Nina Ricci, known for her technical and stylistic experimentation.
Federica is the founder, composer and singer of the alternative / goth / rock band THE SHIVER, with whom she recorded her first demo “Introspection” in 2003. After starting a massive activity of live concerts all over Europe, the band recorded a new demo, “Shade’s Changing”, which was released by Falp Records. Afterwards, The Shiver signed a contract with the UK label UK Division Records and entered the studio again to record “Inside”, released on January 21, 2008, distributed in Italy by Andromeda Dischi and Europe/Usa by CODE7 through PHD.
In 2008 Federica composed and recorded another album with The Shiver at the West Link recording studio in Pisa, produced by Alessandro Paolucci (Raw Power, Rebel Devil).
The band signed a deal with Californian label Reality Entertainment to release their new album “A New Horizon” in the US, while in Europe the album was released by Dreamcell11 (Aural Music) and then again by RoadRunner BENELUX in 2011. In addition, The Shiver signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Worldwide.
While the official video clips of the first two singles were released, The Shiver continued their intense live concert activity across Europe. In June 2011, The Shiver were the support band for Papa Roach’s Russian tour, in 2012 they opened for The Misfits in Germany and Poland. In the same year they released the EP Acoustic Experience #1.
In March 2014 Alternative Factory released “The Darkest Hour”, an album produced by Vincenzo Mario Cristi (Vanilla Sky).
Among the most important live performances, the band played with famous artists such as The Ark (swe) and Negramaro (ita) as well as the aforementioned Vanilla Sky.
In autumn 2014, the band was involved in the Italian part of the God Is An Astronaut tour. In April and May 2016, the band was in the studio with producer Luigi Stefanini to record a new album to be released later in 2017 (“Adeline”).
In October 2016, The Shiver participated in the European tour of Australian band Dead Letter Circus, along with Polish band Disperse.
In November, the guys toured with Tarja (ex-Nightwish) to the most beautiful theatres in Europe (e.g. Casino de Paris).
In autumn 2018 the band is Official Support Act for The Rasmus’ EU tour.
In 2019 the albums “The Darkest Hour” and “Adeline” were re-released by WormholeDeath and edited by Carlo Bellotti Publishing.
Federica has performed with the famous DJ Giuseppe Ottaviani, as a vocalist, on the NATURE ONE stages, both in Poland and Germany. She also collaborated on his album “GO” released in 2009 by Vandit Records / Universal as a vocalist and lyrics writer. In 2013 she sang on Ottaviani’s song “Nothing Wrong”.
The song “Fallen”, composed by Giuseppe Ottaviani and performed by Faith, was chosen as the soundtrack for the film “Zweiohrküken”, produced by Barefoot Films and Warner Bros.
Faith collaborated with DJ Luca Roccotiello on the track “Another Direction”.
She also collaborated with trance DJ Ciaran Mcauley for the song “I’m Coming Home” released by Together Recordings in 2016.
Faith collaborated on the first album by The Way Of Purity (grind / metalcore) recording synth on several tracks on the album and vocals on one of the tracks. The album was released on the Wormhole Death label. During the months of March, April and May 2009 TWOP were engaged in a 40-date tour of major European clubs (Underworld in London, K17 in Berlin, etc…) and Faith participated in the tour as lead singer of the band.
In December 2010 the band TWOP opened the German tour of Belphegor and Gorgoroth as opening act. TWOP later also performed at EXIT Festival, Serbia.
In 2019, after a long separation, Faith joined this cult project again and composed and sang a new Full-Length: “Schwarz Oder Rot”, released with Wormhole Death Records in January 2020.
Federica worked on the track “Until the End” with the death metal band Afterhell (Mexico) with a featuring.
She worked with guitarist/singer Antonio Topino translating the lyrics of his songs into English and participating in live concerts as a keyboardist and backing vocalist.
Faith collaborated with Russian guitarist Valeriy Ganderberg on some vocals.
For the djent project Thessa, she recorded the track “Twins” in 2015.
Federica collaborated with Andrea Seki (Celtic harpist), performing live at the Montelago Celtic Festival in 2014 and recording a track for her new album.
Faith is Lady Heich (lead vocals) for the folk/irish band HEICH, performing live at many shows including Bundan Celtic Festival and Triskell Celtic Festival. She also composed the first album of this project together with the band.
Federica has been teaching singing since January 2009.
In December 2012 she founded the Backstage Academy with her colleague Francesco Finch Russo. The structure began as a rehearsal room and music school in Viterbo, then opened over the years seven other academies in Italy and Spain.
Over the years, Federica has been the artistic director of many venues and music festivals. To mention: Caffeina Cultura Festival 2015, Subway VT, MagnaMagna VT, Toto’s VT, Bistrot Teatro Caffeina.
Faith appears in the Netflix series “BLACK MOON” and also in the BBC / RAI television programme “Leonardo”, directed by Alexis Sweet.
In September 2018 the first book written by Faith was released in English and Italian: “Storie Di Tour” / “Tour Stories”, for the Scatole Parlanti series, Alter Ego Edizioni.
Regista, attore e curatore d’arte, si diploma presso la Scuola di Teatro del Teatro San Leonardo in collaborazione con l’Accademia di Belle Arti Lorenzo da Viterbo (1998), diretta da Maurizio Annesi e Marco Paoli, con la regia dello spettacolo Danza di Morte di A. Strindberg.
Già nel 1997 esordisce alla regia con Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll di Eric Bogosian.Seguono le regie di Sentiamoci per Natale di M. Costanzo (con Laura Laurini ed Andrea Carnevale) e le piace Il Direttore di cui è anche autore.
Sul finire degli anni ’90 partecipa come attore a diversi spettacoli prodotti dal Teatro San Leonardo di Viterbo come Storia di Ognuno, Annuncio a Maria e Assassinio nella Cattedrale di T.S.Eliot con la regia di Stefano Piacenti. Ceneri alle Ceneri di A. Pinter per la regia di Laura Laurini. Girotondo di A. Schnitzler e Bugiardo di I. Asimov per la regia di Maurizio Annesi.
Come aiuto regia collabora agli spettacoli Uomini targati Eva e Uomini senza donne di e con Pino Ammendola e Nicola Pistoia, produzioni del Teatro dei Satiri (Roma).
Si laurea in Conservazione dei Beni Culturali con una tesi sull’estetica delle “Macchine Celibi”, lavoro che concilia l’amore per l’arte e quella per il teatro indagando le implicazioni esistenziali del rapporto che l’uomo instaura con macchine ed automi.
Negli anni successivi vive e lavora a Milano occupandosi principalmente di curatela in gallerie d’arte come lo Studio d’Arte Cannaviello, Galleria Tega, Ierimoni Gallery, Jerome Zodo Contemporary e la Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro.
Rientrato a Viterbo collabora con “Teatro Null” di Gianni Abbate partecipando agli spettacoli Il Presidente, Osteria da Shakespeare, A Christmas Carol, Cavalleria Rusticana, Briganteide, Gente comune della grande guerra.
Dal 2017 è docente di recitazione per ragazzi presso l’Istituto “San Giovanni” di Viterbo. Con i giovani attori della compagnia realizza la regia de Il Principe Felice di O. Wilde, I vestiti nuovi dell’imperatore di G. Rodari, Favola di Natale di G. Guareschi ed il radiodramma Delitto a villa Roung di A. Campanile.
E’ ideatore dello stage/spettacolo per ragazzi “Giochiamo al Teatro”, realizzato sia nel 2019 sia nel 2020 e nel 2021 col patrocinio del Comune di Viterbo nell’ambito del “Settembre Viterbese”.
Sempre nel 2020 realizza un serie di tre radiodrammi tratti dai racconti di I. Calvino Il naufrago Valdemaro, La città abbandonata, Le porte di Bagdad (con la partecipazione degli attori Andrea Carnevale, Ester Galli ed il musicista Andrea Roncolini), andati in onda per la prima volta su Radio Unitus.
Dal 2019 collabora col cantautore Simone Gamberi per il quale realizza la regia dell’esibizione dal vivo che accompagna il brano musicale “Italia 2.0” col quale Simone Gamberi vince il primo “Je so’ Pazzo” 2020, concorso dedicato alla memoria di Pino Daniele.
Nel 2021 è regista di T.R.E.N.T.A. Volte Buonanotte concerto /spettacolo di Simone Gamberi prodotto dalla Band & Theatre Company.
Nel 2021 è finalista del Premio Fantasio, festival internazionale di regia teatrale (Trento).
Dal 2022 è docente di teatro presso la scuola di teatro del Teatro San Leonardo di Viterbo.
Del 2022 è la Regia di Panni Sporchi un testo di Marco Paoli con Marco Paoli, Manuele Pica, Francesca Olivi, Giorgia Fabiani e Marta Marino.
Dal 2022 è direttore artistico del Teatro San Leonardo di Viterbo e del Vetralla Summer Festival, rassegna teatrale che si tiene nel comune di Vetralla (VT)
Sempre del 2022 è regista ed attore in Morti dal ridere (con Marco Paoli, Giorgia Fabiani e Marta Marino)
Del 2023 è regista, attore sceneggiatore de Le (In)Amabili, spettacolo tratto dall’omonimo romanzo di Sheyla Bobba (con Manuela Athena, Giorgia Fabiani, Raffaella Fiumi, Marta Marino, Laura Laurini, Fosca Speranza)
I am RYT 500 H Yoga Alliance. ( www.yogaalliance.org)
My 1st Yoga certification was in Rancho Mirage (California) 200 YTT.
My next 300 H YTT was in Italy with Associazione Yogananda Bari (Ba)
I am Vinyasa Yoga Instructor, Restorative Yoga instructor, Pilates mat instructor.
I started working like Pilates Mat instructor at the Wellness Center in La Quinta (California) where I had a wonderful experience for 3 years.
I am very passionate about my job; I love Pilates Mat and I adore Yoga.
I continue to enrich my knowledge in the practice of the Yoga Philosophy.
Link to my teacher profile:
https://www.restorativeyogateachers.com/#home/teacher-details/5ff4643776fd0506b1879770/
https://www.yogaalliance.org/TeacherProfile
Sono nata a Viterbo il 24 giugno del 1992 e, a seguito di una prima fase amatoriale che ha caratterizzato l’infanzia e l’adolescenza, ho intrapreso la mia formazione professionale, entrando all’età di 19 anni al Saint Louis College of Music.
Attualmente lavoro come Performer e Insegnante di Canto Moderno, Ear Training, Teoria e Armonia;
secondariamente, svolgo anche le attività di: corista, autrice e compositrice, organizzatrice eventi, direttrice artistica, insegnante di Ear Training, di Teoria e Armonia.
CORSO DI CANTO
Il mio corso di canto si focalizza soprattutto sulla conoscenza dei linguaggi (Pop&Jazz) e sull’analisi armonica e melodica dei brani, in modo tale da portare l’allievo alla totale padronanza musicale e, di conseguenza, ad un maggiore senso di sicurezza durante la performance. Per questo, sono presenti elementi di solfeggio ritmico, parlato e cantato, ear training e armonia. Di queste due ultime materie, terrò un corsi a parte.
CORSO DI EAR TRAINING e ARMONIA APPLICATA
L’Ear Training (Allenamento dell’orecchio) e semplicemente quella materia che permette a noi cantanti di non “perderci nella struttura” o nella tonalità. Attraverso il riconoscimento di note, accordi e successivamente intere progressioni armoniche, possiamo imparare a scrivere i nostri brani, improvvisare, comunicare meglio con i nostri colleghi musicisti e, soprattutto, divertirci molto di più durante la performance.
“La mia avventura parte nel 2013 con il conseguimento della Laurea in Logopedia all’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, presentando una tesi sull’utilizzo del kinesiotape nel trattamento delle disfonie ipercinetiche.
Inizio la mia carriera lavorativa collaborando con otorinolaringoiatri e foniatri nel trattamento dei disturbi della voce parlata e cantata e della deglutizione.
Dal 2014 al 2020 ho lavorato come libero professionista all’interno di centri di riabilitazione della provincia di Viterbo e di Roma, occupandomi principalmente delle problematiche del linguaggio, della voce e della deglutizione nell’età evolutiva e nell’adulto. In questi anni, ho anche approfondito i miei studi nel campo della voce, frequentando i corsi del Prof. Fussi, del Prof. Gucciardo e del Prof. Alfonso Borragan e nell’ambito del potenziamento cognitivo con il prof. Benso.
Nel 2015 nasce la collaborazione con la scuola di musica “Backstage” di Viterbo, dove, attraverso dei campus estivi, ho offerto supporto ai cantanti, attraverso tecniche di impostazioni della voce e di igiene vocale.
Tra il 2019 e il 2020 intraprendo un nuovo percorso con l’iscrizione al Master in Riabilitazione Cognitiva dell’Università Lumsa di Roma.
Il 2021 inizia con tantissime novità: decido di dedicare tutto il mio tempo all’attività privata, aprendo il mio studio a Viterbo ed iniziando nuove collaborazioni. Oltre a Viterbo, infatti, lavoro all’interno dello studio “PsicologicaMente” di Civita Castellana.
Se l’anno è iniziato con molte novità, finirà con tante altre, a partire dalla collaborazione con il Vocal Studio di Federica Sciamanna, dove sarò ben felice di dare supporto ai suoi allievi, qualora ci fosse la necessità di perfezionare o risolvere momentanee problematiche vocali.”
Dott.ssa Federica Piastra Logopedista
“I have devoted more than 15 years to vocal work, specialising in extreme vocal technique and modern singing. I have recorded plenty of albums and toured with several bands during my career. At the moment I front the technical death metal band Cult of Lilith, which signed last year with Metal Blade Records (Cannibal Corpse, Killswitch Engage, etc).
I speak Spanish and English.
You will learn mostly about extreme vocal technique and modern singing. Even though this is the focus of the course, I face my vocal work with an open-minded approach, so influences may come from all directions.”
Cult of Lilith – Purple Tide (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Mendel | The Mask (ft. Mario Infantes) Filmed at the erupting volcano in Iceland