Phantom Electric Ghost

PEG INTERVIEWS LEONARDO - THE SPACE PIANIST Leonardo is a pianist, composer and aerospace engineer. And he will play the first piano concert on Mars. You can define his compositions as Contemporary Space Music, where he merges the traditional acoustic piano and synthesizer being played live at the same time, very often hacking different techniques. Born in Venice, Italy, Leonardo Barilaro discovered the piano at the age of 6 and astronomy at 9. At the age of 12, by reading Isaac Asimov, playing Beethoven and Bach, listening to Queen, Steve Vai and Robert Miles, he decided he would travel the Space and play his music outside planet Earth. So he became a professional pianist AND an aerospace engineer.​ The Journey of Leonardo hit important milestones to reach his Dream. As a pianist he graduated at the Music Conservatory in Italy, studying composition and developing his passion for synths and electronic music. He was mentored by Jordan Rudess, Dream Theater's keyboardist. In the meanwhile he graduated with a Ph