1. Virgil Donati was born on 22 October 1958 and is an Australian drummer, composer and producer.
13 Facts About Virgil Donati
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Virgil Donati holds the drum sticks in the traditional style and is proficient at the keyboard.
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Virgil Donati performed in Melbourne with Jack Jones in a Van Halen tribute band known as Hans Valen before inviting Jones into Donati's own bands The State and Southern Sons.
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Virgil Donati is widely regarded as one of the most technically advanced drummers of all time.
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Virgil Donati was born in Melbourne, Victoria of Italian descent.
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Virgil Donati started playing soon after with his father's showband, and kept on doing these shows until he was around 6 years old.
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Virgil Donati joined his first major rock band and signed with his first major record label at the age of 15.
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Virgil Donati took lessons from snare drum specialist Murray Spivack and Rob Carson.
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Virgil Donati then performed jazz with Allan Zavod and Brian Brown, and played with Peter Cupples' band.
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Virgil Donati recorded and toured with his own bands Southern Sons, Loose Change and On The Virg.
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Virgil Donati played for Asia in "The Heat of the Moment" tour in 2024.
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Virgil Donati is widely regarded as one of the most technically advanced drummers of all time.
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Virgil Donati's piano playing can be heard on his 2016 album 'The Dawn of Time' as well as in various online videos where he's playing the like of Debussy and Ravel.