Nick Rivera

Nick Rivera (Michele Sarti’s solo project) was born under a bunk bed in a victorian house in Hackney, London.

Born in Cagliari, Italy, Michele started playing drums in a number of rock bands, slowly developing a strong interest in more experimental and free-form styles of music.

The new approach led him to rediscover the french horn, the instrument he studied for years but never used on any of his projects.

He also started toying with lots of different instruments like guitar, trumpet, glockenspiel, percussions, synths and loop machines.

His first personal project was a free reinterpretation of the music from german composer Kurt Weill,

directing a band featuring banjo, piano, wind instruments, flute and percussions.