Paolo Di Nicolantonio

Paolo Di Nicolantonio is a keyboardist and sound designer with a penchant for electronic music. He fell in love with the synthesizer at the age of 4 after watching a famous Italian artist perform at the Moog modular, and his fascination with that marvelous instrument has not stopped since. In 1991 Paolo was certified as a genuine “synth maniac” by the SSKIO (Synth, Sampler, and Keyboard International Organization) and in 2004 he created SynthMania.com to share his passion with the world. He works in the IT/datacom field and his other interests include multimedia, technology, art, and languages.

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The world's 1st rap keyboard

June 04 2006

I distinctly remember waiting for my band’s turn to play in a Rome recording studio in 1990 or so. Suddenly, from the studio lounge area a hip-hop beat started, followed by a voice that sounded like Darth Vader. “What is that you’re playing?” I asked the guy who sat on… read more

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