Francesco DiCosmo | |
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 DiCosmo in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Cosmo |
| Born | (1963-09-02)September 2, 1963 (age 61) Hartford, Connecticut, US |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, vocals |
Francesco DiCosmo (born September 2, 1963) is an American rock musician, best known for his work withEvanescence,Thin Lizzy, andChris Poland ofMegadeth, and is an experienced live bassist and singer, andsession musician playing bass guitar, keyboards, and guitar. He has also recently formed his AllStar Band with drummer/vocalist Chad Cancino and guitarist/keyboardist Torbjorn Andersson, and also works as a composer for film and TV.
DiCosmo started to learn the bass guitar aged 15, and played with a number of bands in the northeasternPennsylvania area, before moving to Los Angeles and being chosen byBilly Sheehan to take part in theMusicians Institute Scholarship Contest. DiCosmo attended the Institute during the 1990s, graduating in 1995, and subsequently teaching and providing private tuition.[1]
In the late 1990s, DiCosmo joinedMumbo's Brain with formerMegadeth guitaristChris Poland, and also performed on Poland's solo albumChasing the Sun. He later worked with Stanley Whittaker (ex-Happy the Man), with whom he formed Spirit Noise, along with his brother Rico DiCosmo. He subsequently undertook more session work with a number of artists.[1]
In 2002, DiCosmo worked withEvanescence on their debut albumFallen, which was released the following year. The album produced a number of hit singles featuring DiCosmo's playing, including "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal". The album earned the band five nominations at the46th Grammy Awards:Album of the Year,Best Rock Album,Best Rock Song,Best Hard Rock Performance andGrammy Award for Best New Artist, winning Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance.[2]
Between 2006 and 2009, DiCosmo played bass guitar as a member ofThin Lizzy,[3] in a reformed version of the band in whichPhil Lynott originally played bass. DiCosmo performed as part of a line-up featuring guitaristsScott Gorham andJohn Sykes, and drummerTommy Aldridge. When Sykes left the band, it was reorganised with a new line-up and DiCosmo was replaced byMarco Mendoza.
DiCosmo later toured with ex-Toto frontmanBobby Kimball, and returned to session work with artists such asRonnie Montrose andJason Bonham.[4]
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