All of Silvio Capeccia's Decibels
Going on tour and having to carry college books around to take advantage of every free moment available to prepare for exams. It must have not been easy for a guy in his early twenties risen to sudden fame, to maintain focus and manage to graduate in Business Administration from Bocconi with a thesis supervised by Luigi Guatri. The person in question is Silvio Capeccia, born in 1957 and co-founder of Decibel, the punk band led by Enrico Ruggeri, which made it to the Sanremo finals in 1980, thus subverting the traditional canon of Italian pop bands of the time, which meant bell-bottom pants, long hair and an unkempt appearance.
"We looked the opposite, all dressed with same shirt and tie and, above all, sharing a common passion for the likes of David Bowie, Lou Reed, and the Talking Heads, who were still relatively unknown in Italy at the time." The group disbanded after a few years and Silvio Capeccia continued a music career in the field of ambient music, but at the same time he launched his professional career, the one for which he had prepared on university benches. "Back then, there wasn't even time to graduate before you were showered with requests for job interviews from major companies. I chose the Motta-Alemagna group," Silvio recalls. "After a few years I joined Beecham to become Badedas brand manager, a position I left in 1990 to start a pastry company with my father, which still exists." He never abandoned his passion for music, which has in fact recently made a major comeback in his life.
"In 2010, Fulvio Muzio, another historic member of Decibel, and I accompanied Enrico Ruggeri on the Sanremo stage and starting talking about a possible reunion." Then, in 2014, the real turning point. "I alread had some songs ready, and then we recorded a few more; it was natural to make the decision: Decibel was coming back." And so on March 10 the new album will be released containing 12 brand new songs plus two historic hits such as Contessa e Vivo da re. Then we will go on a nationwide tour, which will end at Teatro della Luna in Milan on April 10.
"I went back to being a full-time musician and the return of Decibel is another stage in my career. What I learned at Bocconi was crucial also for my music career: it gave me a window on the real world and taught me a method based on intellectual rigor and the ability to plan accordingly. Fundamental ingredients, whatever you do."