The Spins

The Spins

Rock

About

THE SPINS are an international pop/rock outfit headed by Alessia Mattalia, arguably Europes best known female drummer having done session work for Jeff Beck and particularly noted for her drumming on Jeff Beck's Grammy Award winning track ‘HAMMERHEAD’ featured on the album ‘Emotion and Commotion’.

ALESSIA MATTALIA (Drums, bass guitar) is arguably Europes best known female drummer. Besides her participation to Jeff Beck's HAMMERHEAD sessions, other key elements of her career have been: opening act with italian pop band B-Nario of Michael Jackson's gig at S.Siro stadium in Milano (June 1997), touring member with italian popstars Eros Ramazzotti, Massimo Ranieri, Dario Baldan Bembo, headliner at Lyon Bag' Show (2004) Montluçon international drumming festival (2005) and Torino drumming festival (2006).

SALLY McFERRAN (Lead vocals, Rhythm Guitar) as solo artist ALABASTER QUEEN, Sally has graced the stages of the Larmer Tree Festival, LFest, Red Fest and performed in at the Artist Stage at Glastonbury. Her self-penned song "SWEET SONG" was used on Jimmy Govern's BBC Drama MOVING ON.

MARCELLO GIORDANO (Keyboards, Backing vocals) is band's keyboardist and main composer.
Marcello wrote his first hit in 1996 (I WISH YOU, Proprio Records) for italian dance pop band LIES IN A BOX. In 2011 Marcello wrote a set of rock variations on the first 8 bars of "I DUE FOSCARI" by Giuseppe Verdi, arguably the most influent italian opera composer during Risorgimento, then performed live with Alessia, guitarist Mario Pignatelli, bassist Roberto Cassetta and flute player Marco Giaccaria during the opening day of the official celebrations to commemorate 150 years of italian political unity.

MARCO LUCA' (Lead guitar) joins a band for the first time in his musical career after more than 20 years teaching guitar.
They basically create an indie supergroup (Tom Coombs, GENIUSBABBLE)