Giovanni Doneda bass and choir · Ferruccio Perrone guitar and choir · Alessandro Paolone synthesizer, piano and vocoder · Pietro Gregori drums · Elia Pozzi percussion · Martina Campi brass · Alessio Dal Checco saxophone
Il Mago Del Gelato is a band formed by four musicians (Giovanni Doneda, Ferruccio Perrone, Pietro Gregori and Alessandro Paolone) fascinated by the cultural diversity of the world. This curiosity—both musical and human—lies at the heart of their project, starting with the band’s name: a tribute to a bar on Via Padova in Milan — a meeting point for the four musicians and the whole neighborhood — where different languages and cultures constantly mix. From that corner of the world they observe, blend influences and find inspiration for their music.
After winning over audiences in Milan’s most underground venues and performing numerous concerts in Italy and abroad, in April 2023 — despite not having released a single track yet — they were included in Rolling Stone’s Class of 2023, a selection of the most promising acts of the year. In May they performed at the Mi Ami festival, coinciding with the release of their first single, Zenzero, followed in June by Elisir and in September by Stracciatella. These three tracks anticipated their first EP Maledetta Quella Notte (October 2023), produced by Marquis. With this work the band consolidated their funk-jazz sound, blending it with influences from 1960s Italian film music.
In 2024 Il Mago Del Gelato officially joined the Dischi Numero Uno label, releasing the single Pandora in April and starting a new artistic phase. In December 2024 they released Granturismo, followed on January 24, 2025 by Tic Tac (with French artist Mélanie Chedeville), both previews of their debut album Chi È Nicola Felpieri?, released on March 14, 2025 on Dischi Numero Uno.
Standing concert.
