Carlos Alberto Ficicchia (born March 27, 1963), known as Charly Alberti, is an Argentinian rock musician. He was a drummer for the rock band Soda Stereo, which formed in 1982 which later broke up in 2022. He is the eldest son of Dolly Gigliotti and jazz drummer Tito Alberti.

Charly Alberti
Alberti in 2022
Alberti in 2022
Background information
Birth nameCarlos Alberto Ficicchia
Born (1963-03-27) March 27, 1963 (age 61)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
GenresRock
OccupationDrummer
Years active1982–present
Formerly ofSoda Stereo
Websitecharlyalberti.com

Biography

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Alberti in 1984

Charly Alberti, born March 27 1963, in Buenos Aires, is the son of jazz musician and drummer Tito Alberti. He began studying music at the age of 6.[citation needed]

In 1982, Charly co-founded the Argentinian rock band Soda Stereo.

In 1986, Remo Belli the CEO of Remo musical instrument company sponsored Charly to use Remo drumheads leading to a lasting personal relationship.[citation needed]

In 1997, Charly launched Cybrel Digital Entertainment, a content application company based on avant-garde technology. [1]

In 1997 Soda Stereo split with a final concert at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires. [2] Alberti was named an AppleMaster by Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. He became the only Spanish-speaking AppleMaster in its history. At the end of the same year, he launched URL Magazine, URL Records, and Yeyeye.com. [1]

In 2003, MTV Latin America invited Charly Alberti, Ricky Martín, and Juanes to perform at MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003

In 2005, he founded MOLE with his brother Andrés Alberti (lead guitars), and band members Ezequial Dasso (Chorus and Bass) and Sergio Bufi (Singer and 2nd guitar). They released their first album, titled, MOLE in April 2007, MOLE released their first album, MOLE.[citation needed]

On March 26, 2008, MOLE won Best Album by a New Rock Band by Gardel Awards.[3]

In 2008, at the request of the Secretary of Tourism of the Nation, Charly designed and directed the project "National Secretariat of Tourism of Argentina". The project won a prize at the Webby Awards.

In 2009, he returned to the River Stadium, now with MOLE, to share the stage with the British band Oasis. In May 2009, he traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend the Annual Meeting of Directors of The Climate Project foundation (TCP), where he met with the former Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize, Al Gore, who invited him to the project.

In 2017, he became a U.N. Development Program Goodwill Ambassador.[3]

After a year of preparation, in 2019, Gracias Totales began an International Tour. to allow the public to enjoy one "last time" of the band live.

On September 23, 2024, The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Alberti as a Regional Goodwill Ambassador for The Caribbean and Latin America.[4]

Instruments

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Since the beginning of his career, Charly has used Remo drumheads, Zildjian cymbals, Shure microphones, Gibraltar, Hardware, Roland Electronic Drums, and Pro-Mark drumsticks.

Since mid-2007, Charly Alberti has been playing a Yamaha drum, breaking his tradition of using brand Remo drums. Charly stated that Yamaha provided the rock sound, and Remo was spending more on drums for jazz; this decision was made in conjunction with Charly and Remo Belli, founder of Remo.

References

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  1. ^ a b "www.charlyalberti.com - Biografia". 2007-03-19. Archived from the original on 2007-03-19. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  2. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (1997-06-28). Billboard. unknown library. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b "Charly Alberti | Remo". remo.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  4. ^ "Argentinian musician Charly Alberti named UN Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador". www.unep.org. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
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