Profusion (band)

Profusion
Profusion in Colle Val D'Elsa in 2012. From left to right: Gionatan Caradonna, Thomas Laguzzi, Luca Latini, Vladimer Sichinava. and Luca Cambi.
Background information
Origin	Italy
Genres	Progressive Rock Eclectic Rock
Years active	2002 – present
Labels	Progressive Promotion Records
Website	www.profusion.it
Members	Vladimer Sichinava Gionatan Caradonna Jury Maccianti Davide Pepi Luca Latini

Profusion is an Italian progressive rock band based in Siena and founded in 2002. Their music is distributed by Progressive Promotion Records.

In 2001, Georgian-born Vladimer Sichinava (drums), Gionatan Caradonna (keyboards), and Marco Pieri (bass) founded Mardi Gras Experience, the trio influenced by American progressive rock of the '90s. After a year, the band was renamed to Profusion. Soon after, band added Alberto Riggi (guitar) and singer Alessandro Buzzo. Immediately after Buzzo’s arrival in autumn of 2002 the band began recording of their demo album, “Una Sera A Samperbuio” that was finished in December the same year.

Soon after the completion of demo, the band began writing new material which was increasingly developing into much more complex songs than those included in Una Sera A Samperbuio. Meanwhile, the band started giving concerts and be known in Valdelsa area, where the band is still active. Soon after in 2003 line-up expanded even more, with the arrival of Fabiano Biagini (flute) and the band’s sound started moving towards seventies progressive rock. In July 2004, Profusion entered the studios to record their first full-length album. The process was plagued by many problems that made it very long and exhausting. In the end, One Piece Puzzle was finished and released in 2006.

The accumulated stress due to length and obstacles during recording sessions made Marco Pieri and Fabiano Biagini leave the band. After their departure, Profusion was on the verge of dissolution. Fortunately, arrival of Luca Cambi (bass) and Sara Pianigiani (flute, vocals), who had collaborated with the band on One Piece Puzzle, as permanent members, gave the band a new boost to the next phase of musical maturation, which ultimately led to the beginning of the recording of the band’s next album. Meanwhile, the renewed live activity brought the band out around Italy. Notable events include the participation in the Trimis International Festival, where they placed 23rd out of 384 bands from all over Europe in 2008; the MostRock Festival in Siena, where they shared the stage with progressive metal bands DGM and Vision Divine on June 21, 2009; and appearance in 9th edition of La Città Aromatica, dedicated to the legend of Italian progressive rock, Demetrio Stratos. There the Profusion performed with Mauro Pagani (famous for being the original violinist of PFM and collaborating with Fabrizio De Andre, among others). In the beginning of 2010 the band won the regional rock-contest “Megarock”. Fabiano Biagini would return for some concerts as a session member. In 2009, Sara Pianigiani left the band and moved to UK. Irene Conforti (vocals) filled the vacant spot. Soon after, Alberto Riggi had to leave to move to Mexico for personal reasons, replaced by Thomas Laguzzi.