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Adriano Viterbini

Born: 15. august 1979• Italy• Active: 2000–
Blues RockDesert BluesAlternative RockRoots Rock

Roman guitarist, singer and composer bridging blues rock with desert blues and alt-rock — founder of the duo Bud Spencer Blues Explosion and of I Hate My Village.

Instruments
Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards
Labels
Yorpikus Sound, 42Records, La Tempesta Dischi, Bomba Dischi
from
Italia
Born
15. august 1979
Adriano Viterbini (born 15 August 1979 in Marino, near Rome) is an Italian guitarist, singer and composer who has been a versatile presence on the Roman music scene since 2000 (Source: Wikipedia). He began on piano at age five before switching to electric and acoustic guitar, and in late 2006 formed the duo Bud Spencer Blues Explosion with drummer Cesare Petulicchio — a name combining Italian film actor Bud Spencer with the American punk-blues band the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (Source: Wikipedia). The duo self-produced their debut album "Happy" in 2007 and won the Heineken Jammin' Contest that year, playing the main Heineken Jammin' Festival stage in Mestre and the Open'er Festival in Poland (Source: Wikipedia). Their 2009 self-titled album (Yorpikus Sound) brought a commercial breakthrough after a performance at Rome's "Primo Maggio" (May Day) concert, where the band won the S.I.A.E. Prize at the "Primo Maggio tutto l'anno" contest and launched a US tour (Source: Wikipedia). Further Bud Spencer Blues Explosion albums followed: "Do It" (2011, Yorpikus Sound), "BSB3" (2014, 42Records), "Vivi Muori Blues Ripeti" (2018) and "Next Big Niente" (2023, both La Tempesta Dischi); the band competed at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2012 and played Hungary's Sziget Festival the same year, and Viterbini won the KeepOn 100% Live award for best live musician in 2011 (Source: Wikipedia). Alongside the duo, he released solo instrumental albums "Goldfoil" (2013, Bomba Dischi) and "Film O Sound" (2015), founded the roots-rock trio Black Friday with Luca Sapio (album "Hard Times," 2010), co-founded I Hate My Village in 2019 with Fabio Rondanini (Calibro 35, Afterhours), Alberto Ferrari (Verdena) and Marco Fasolo (Jennifer Gentle), and formed the experimental trio ON with Riccardo Sinigallia and Ice One in 2021 (Source: Wikipedia). As a session and touring guitarist he has worked with Raf ("Metamorfosi," 2008), jazz bassist Enzo Pietropaoli ("Futuro Primitivo," 2013), Niger's Bombino on the 2014 "Nomad Tour," Malian singer Rokia Traoré on her "Né So" tour, Nic Cester (opening for Kasabian and Muse), Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti, Jovanotti, and Ry Cooder's son Joachim Cooder, with whom he performed live in Rivalta, Italy, in July 2025 (Source: Wikipedia; YouTube). His playing draws on Delta and desert blues, rock-funk and Afrobeat, and he cites Ry Cooder, Blind Willie Johnson, Tinariwen and Rage Against the Machine among his influences (Source: Wikipedia).

Musical Influence

A restless multi-instrumentalist who moved fluidly between blues rock, desert blues and alternative rock, Viterbini carried Delta- and Sahara-inflected blues idioms into the mainstream Italian rock scene through Bud Spencer Blues Explosion, I Hate My Village and session work spanning Bombino to Jovanotti (Source: Wikipedia).

Formative experiences

  • •1979: Born 15 August in Marino, near Rome (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2000: Becomes an active part of Rome's music scene (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2006: Forms the duo Bud Spencer Blues Explosion with Cesare Petulicchio (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2007: Debut album "Happy"; wins the Heineken Jammin' Contest (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2009: The self-titled breakthrough album; wins the S.I.A.E. Prize and tours the US (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2011: Album "Do It"; wins the KeepOn 100% Live award for best live musician (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2012: Competes at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis; plays Sziget Festival (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2013: Solo album "Goldfoil" (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2019: Co-founds I Hate My Village (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2023: Album "Next Big Niente" with Bud Spencer Blues Explosion (Source: Wikipedia).

Instruments & Equipment

Stories & Anecdotes

"The band name Bud Spencer Blues Explosion is a pun combining actor Bud Spencer with the American punk-blues band the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (Source: Wikipedia)."
"Viterbini gave the talk "Non blues ultra" at TEDxCastelfrancoVeneto in 2019, on his personal relationship with the blues (Source: YouTube/TEDx)."

Collaborators

Cesare Petulicchio
2006–

Drummer; partner in the duo Bud Spencer Blues Explosion (Source: Wikipedia).

Bombino
2014

Touring guitarist on Nigerien Bombino's "Nomad Tour" (Source: Wikipedia).

Rokia Traoré
n.d.

Touring guitarist on the Malian singer's "Né So" tour (Source: Wikipedia).

Joachim Cooder
2025

Joint live performance in Rivalta, Italy, July 2025 (Source: YouTube).

Jovanotti
2025

Session guitarist (Source: Wikipedia).

Raf
2008

Guitarist on the album "Metamorfosi" and subsequent tour (Source: Wikipedia).

Watch & Listen

Featured

Bud Spencer Blues Explosion - Big Niente (Official Video)

YouTube

Bud Spencer Blues Explosion - E tu? [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Bud Spencer Blues Explosion - E tu? [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Bud Spencer Blues Explosion @OGRTorino

Bud Spencer Blues Explosion @OGRTorino

Bud Spencer Blues Explosion | Adriano Viterbini - Intervista e live in studio

Bud Spencer Blues Explosion | Adriano Viterbini - Intervista e live in studio

Non blues ultra | Adriano Viterbini | TEDxCastelfrancoVeneto

Non blues ultra | Adriano Viterbini | TEDxCastelfrancoVeneto

ADRIANO VITERBINI feat. VERDENA - Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke) Live @ Duel Beat

ADRIANO VITERBINI feat. VERDENA - Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke) Live @ Duel Beat

Adriano Viterbini & Marco Fasolo - Plain & Sane & Simple Melody / Live Session in Tuci

Adriano Viterbini & Marco Fasolo - Plain & Sane & Simple Melody / Live Session in Tuci

Joachim Cooder feat. Adriano Viterbini - Live in Rivalta, Italy, July 18, 2025

Joachim Cooder feat. Adriano Viterbini - Live in Rivalta, Italy, July 18, 2025

Watch & Listen

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Discography

YearTitleProducerStudioLabelChartSalesMusiciansYouTubeNotes
2007Happy——————Self-produced debut album with Bud Spencer Blues Explosion (Source: Wikipedia).
2009Bud Spencer Blues Explosion——————Self-titled breakthrough album, Yorpikus Sound (Source: Wikipedia).
2011Do It——————Bud Spencer Blues Explosion, Yorpikus Sound (Source: Wikipedia).
2013Goldfoil——————Solo album, twelve instrumental blues-minimal tracks, Bomba Dischi (Source: official site).
2014BSB3——————Bud Spencer Blues Explosion, 42Records (Source: Wikipedia).
2015Film O Sound——————Instrumental solo album, produced by Marco Fasolo (Source: official site).
2018Vivi Muori Blues Ripeti——————Bud Spencer Blues Explosion, La Tempesta Dischi (Source: Wikipedia).
2023Next Big Niente——————Bud Spencer Blues Explosion, La Tempesta Dischi (Source: Wikipedia).

Famous songs

01E tu?
02Big Niente
03Duel

Awards & Recognition

2007
Heineken Jammin' Contest
Winner (best band)
2009
S.I.A.E. Prize – "Primo Maggio tutto l'anno"
Winner
2011
KeepOn 100% Live
Best live musician

External links

facebook instagram it.wikipedia.org it.wikipedia.org discogs.com rockit.it

Booking / Contact

Booking agency
DNA concerti
Agent/management
Nicola Romani
Booking phone
+39 06 895 601 16

Booking via det italienske byrået DNA concerti.

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