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Artist Bio

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Ermanno Ceniccola is one of eleven family members consisting of his late parents, seven brothers and one sister some of whom are also involved in music. He left Ontario with half of his family at age five relocating to Montreal and returned to St. Catharines at fifteen. Those ten years would have
an impact on his future including how music would come into it, and why it’s darker. He currently resides in Niagara Fals, Canada.

“I’ve been writing and recording music for decades starting off as a drummer and eventualy shifting to piano and synthesizers. I was listening to rock giants at a very young age thanks to my older brother’s album colection. The Beatles, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Rush, Supertramp, Mari lion, Talk Talk and Peter Gabriel inspired me to migrate from just
listening to being part of the world of music. These influences loom on First Light. I love the sound of music from the 70s and 80s and that comes through in how I record and produce. Today, almost everything revolves around loudness or the so caled “Loudness Wars” ultimately sacrificing or destroying dynamics. There’s Zero Ai or AutoTune
on anything I record. The performances are by real people and best described by a quote my son Lennon uses . “You get what you get and don’t get upset.”

After writing the First Light album, he created and assembled the Dark Pale crew to perform on it. There’s much history behind each person. Like many, they come from unique and sometimes chalenging lives. This is clearly expressed in their performances. The First Light album is best listened to in the original track order and in its entirety to get the ful dynamic experience. Instruments include piano, electric and acoustic guitars, synth, saxophone, orchestra, dramatic vocals and rhythms. Some arrangements drift into film score moments.