Dear listener, friend and music lover,

If you’re here it means that you just bought my new album. I would like to thank you for supporting my music. This album, “Out of the Blue,” has a lot of meaning for me. “Out of the Blue” is an informal English language idiom that describes an event that occurs unexpectedly, without any warning or preparation; It’s also a perfect way to describe my music. I always try to tell all the things that happen in my life day by day along with the emotions humankind embraces. I’m happy to share with you my new sounds and hope they can be a faithful companion for you. I suggest enjoying the album with big headphones while totally lost in nature.

With love and a big hug,

Bruno

01 Out of the BlueI wrote this song while recording in the studio and decided to put in on the album.

02 MountainsImagine the outline of the mountains, so obviously making music.

03 MareaTide in English. The wonderful movement of the sea, always chasing itself.

04 HeartbeatYou can hear a heartbeat throughout the song; it means life.

05 Mr. RailMr. Rail is a character in a book by Italian author Alessandro Baricco. Mr. Rail is always traveling without a destination.

06 PassengersWe are all passengers.

07 LoversTwo lovers chasing each other, finally meeting at a train station.

08 Beyond the CloudsJust a dream.

09 Warm EmbraceSomething warm and familiar.

10 Dusk in the EastI’ve traveled in Eastern Europe and Japan. Seeing the dusk in the East is really fascinating. I don’t know why.

11 HorizonSomething we can chase, it’s not so far.

12 BreathOne of my first songs that I wanted to recompose for this album with a new sound.

13 SnowSometimes a song sneaks up on you.

Special thanks

First of all, big thanks to Collin for making all this beauty happen and making this wonderful journey possible. Thank you to producer Dan Merceruio for his precious advice and making the studio feel like my home. Thank you to Dan Shores for recording my emotions in the best way possible and for the amazing sound captured. Thank you to Caleb for the social media help, the morning hugs and fresh donuts, and thank you all at Sono Luminus. Thank you to my girlfriend, Linda, who helps me day by day with graphics, videos, photos and is my first supporter in everything. Thank you to my friend Marzia for making the wonderful artwork, and my friend Vincenzo who helped me figure out the title of the album. Last but not least, a big thank you to my mom.

Bruno Bavota is a Neapolitan composer and multi-instrumentalist. His intimate and warm piano recordings express a lyrical romanticism, a familiar sound caressing and surrounding the audience. Bavota cherishes the harmonies he creates and his gentle touch forms a peculiar sound recog-nizable at the very first notes. His attraction to music came “only” at the age of twenty.

Music decided to save his life, covering him with an enormous, warm hug from which the echoes of the deepest emotions of his soul are constantly exposed. A few years later he discovered the piano, whose strings naturally replaced those of his heart, spreading his love song across the world.

On 22 December 2010 he published his first self-produced LP “Il Pozzo d’Amor”. On 10 March 2013 he released his second album on Lizard entitled “La Casa Sulla Luna”. The

album release continued with a show on 2 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London – a truly unforgettable and amazing experience. While he was performing at Iceland Airwaves in November 2013, he started recording his third album “The Secret of the Sea”, which was released in April 2014. After the release of his last album “Mediterraneo”, he played all over the world (Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, UK, Iceland, Latvia, Japan) with sold-out shows in Russia and Ukraine.

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Bruno BavotaOut of the BlueDSL-92206Producer: Dan MerceruioRecording, Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Daniel ShoresEditing Engineers: Daniel Shores, Dan MerceruioPiano Technician: John VeitchPiano: Steinway Model D #590904 (New York)Cover Painting: Marzia FiglioliaPhotography: Linda RussomannoGraphic Design: Caleb NeiExecutive Producer: Collin J. Rae

Piano, Prepared Piano, Live Electronics & Guitar: Bruno BavotaViolin: J FreivogelCello: Michael Nicolas

All songs composed by Bruno Bavota.

Recorded at Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, VirginiaApril 18-22, 2016sonoluminusstudios.com

Recorded with Merging Technologies Horus. Mastered with Merging Technologies Hapi. Recorded in DXD at 24 bit, 352.8kHz in Auro-3D 9.1 Immersive Audio.

Mixed and mastered on Legacy Audio speakers. legacyaudio.com