10 Questions With Red Sunset

In this week’s 10 Questions we get to know Red Sunset, a project by Salvatore Lo bello, a guitarist and singer from Sicily, Italy.

Their song ‘Women, Blues and Rock and Roll‘ is currently featured on the NAS Spotify playlists

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1. Tell us a little about where you are from.

I am Salvatore Lo bello, the guitarist and lead singer of the band, I come from Caltagirone (CT) which is located in Sicily, a large island of Italy. My profession is that of a surveyor.

Musically speaking, after the first album recorded live, “Libero” written all in Italian, where the band was very close-knit, now “Red Sunset” is a project that revolves around me.

The first album with a very heavy rock sound, as can be seen in the songs “Status “Quo” and “Tempo Perso”, but also melodic songs like “Libero” was written jointly by me and the drummer. Lyrics by the drummer and arrangements by both.

From the second album onwards, the band split up due to studies, work and misunderstandings, and “Red Sunset” became a project that revolves around me with the entry of other members, in fact as can be seen in the album “La Svolta” the sound has changed radically, moving towards “Pop Rock” as in the song “With You” with songs all in English.

Always great support from our Manager Francesca Merigonzi, who takes care of social media, promotions, and much more.

2. What inspired Red Sunset to start playing and making music?

My father always played musical instruments such as the accordion, harmonica, and electronic keyboard. While experimenting with the keyboard, I began to play and sing my first covers, ranging from Italian pop to Sicilian folk artists. The turning point came when I formed a duo—me on keyboards and a singer—and started playing Doors songs. This transition shaped my entire life as a musician, with the blues becoming its cornerstone.

When a friend gave me a guitar as a gift, I began to transfer my passions to it. My friendship with one of the best guitarists in my small town made the guitar my favorite instrument.

I combined the Blues with the rock and distorted sound of the electric guitar, starting to play Rock and Blues Rock

The turning point came when I formed a duo—me on keyboards and a singer—and started playing Doors songs.

3. Who are Red Sunset’s biggest musical influences?

In that period in the early 90s I started listening to all the rock groups of that period and of the 80s, Doors, Guns N’Roses, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Metallica, Iron Maiden, U2, The Cure, I Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the great Italian rockers the singer Ligabue and the band Ltifiba.

The Blues is always inside me, that hypnotic rhythm that the Doors taught me, but bands like the Guns N’Roses, Nirvana, mainly they gave me a very powerful rock sound and imprint.

The Cure and Depeche Mode They inspired me a lot, in fact among the songs of my albums there are many in Dark Rock style such as “Dentro Me” and “Incomprensioni” with Italian lyrics.

My Blues passion exploded in the latest album “Dreaming Of The Blues”, where this is evident in the songs: The Rhythm Of The Blues and Women Blues and Rock and Roll, the latter is the one I presented here in this interview.

To sum up I can say that my style is mainly Rock, Blues with some Dark and Metal influences.

4. What are your goals in the music industry or as an artist?

Giving people great, beautiful music to listen to is a wonderful thing, and creating it is also very beautiful. But as an artist, the thing that makes me feel alive and truly emotional is playing my guitar on stage and singing my songs in front of a large audience!

5. Tell us about your creative process.

Yes, it all starts with my guitar arrangements, where I then adapt the lyrics of my own or other band members. Once the song is created with guitar and vocals, all the other instruments are added. On the first album, the drummer brought me his profound Italian lyrics, which I tried to adapt to my various guitar arrangements until I found the right one.

Music is a true inspiration, and I think there are truly muses for lyrics, arrangements, and even videos. Like in the song “Drift Beyond the Limits,” One of our single dedicated to the fantastic world of Rally. The lyrics, the arrangement, and even the video all came together as if by magic, creating a beautiful video as well.

Music is a true inspiration, and I think there are truly muses for lyrics, arrangements, and even videos.

6. What is your all-time favorite song by another artist and why?

It’s hard to choose just one, but the one that made me feel really emotional when I heard it for the first time was cover of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” by Guns N’ Roses.”

7. What is the best advice you have either given or received in terms of music?

When one of my best friends, who is also one of the best guitarists in my town, told me: When you want to arrange a song very well with the guitar, help yourself with the bass.

8. What is your proudest accomplishment?

Is being able to play guitar at a certain level, and then being able to write four albums. But I miss the concerts of my songs played live on stage with a large audience. If the audience grows and wants it, I’m ready!

9. What’s been your most embarrassing moment so far?

When at one of my first music festivals, at the time of our band’s performance, I was getting confused by plugging my guitar into the various jacks on stage!

10. Tell us about your lowest and highest points in music so far.

“The lowest point came when the band I played with on my first album broke up, despite the bond we shared, which I believed would last a lifetime. But every cloud has a silver lining: with the arrival of other musicians, I was able to write albums with new sounds, and even in English.”

“The highest moment comes when I play live—cover songs, but especially my own. I take great satisfaction in being the author of the lyrics and arrangements for most of the songs across my four albums, which now have a solid audience of listeners around the world.”

But every cloud has a silver lining: with the arrival of other musicians, I was able to write albums with new sounds, and even in English.