Show Notes
In this episode we speak with Christian Dinh Gulino, a UK-based keyboard player and musical director covering everything from pop tours to video game soundtracks. Aside from his arranging and production work for Square Enix Music, he has extensively toured with artists such as Bryan Ferry, Kylie Minogue and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, alongside a long-standing working relationship with Will Young. We chat on all that and more, including some great insights into weekend corporate gigs in other countries and an Andrea Bocelli train wreck anecdote for the ages….
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Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):
Christian’s musical upbringing
Playing at 12 and getting ‘roasted’ by the pros
Moving from Italy to the UK
Early career as a player
Joining Dennis Rollins’ Badbone & Co
Auditioning for, and joining Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Using a Nord keyboard, Reason and a Dell Laptop
Christian in action with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 2009
Working with Will Young
Christian in action with Will Young, 2015
John Newman – Love Me Again
Christian’s thoughts on the key components of a Musical Director role
Negotiating disagreements on musical direction
Working with Kylie Minogue
Christian in action live with Kyle Minogue at Glastonbury 2019
When you have six days to get your driver’s license to be able to join Kylie Minogue in Singapore
Working with Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music on their 50th Anniversary tour
Christian playing with Roxy music in 2022
The keyboard rig for Roxy Music
Composing for games / film, including the Final Fantasy franchise
Kai Kaurismaki
Christian’s two notable train wrecks
Working on Name That Tune
Desert Island Discs: Speak Like A Child – Herbie Hancock, Hotter Than July – Stevie Wonder, Off The Wall – Michael Jackson, 1996 – Ryuichi Sakamoto,
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