Vince Ippolito from Chicago has been in the recording industry for over twenty-five years.He started playing drums at the age of eleven. He formed and led the band "Purple Cucumber" which became "PC Limited", then "Happy Day". By the age of seventeen he was playing on Rush street in Chicago and in clubs and concerts throughout the midwest. At the age of eighteen he signed his first recording contract with Mercury/Smash Records. As his career progressed his band signed with Uni/MCA Records an...
Vince Ippolito from Chicago has been in the recording industry for over twenty-five years.He started playing drums at the age of eleven. He formed and led the band "Purple Cucumber" which became "PC Limited", then "Happy Day". By the age of seventeen he was playing on Rush street in Chicago and in clubs and concerts throughout the midwest. At the age of eighteen he signed his first recording contract with Mercury/Smash Records. As his career progressed his band signed with Uni/MCA Records and Elektra Records through out the years. He and his band performed with groups such as ABC News anchor Joel Daly & The Sundowners, Chicago, Ray Stevens, Roy Clark, Bob Seeger, Janis Joplin, Bobby Sherman, Chuck Berry, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Charlie Rich, The Kingston Trio, Styx, Bobby Sherman, The Bellamy Brothers and Ronnie Milsap to name a few.
In 1970 he ventured out into producing commercials for Radio and T.V. with Bruce Bendinger and Roger Pauly. Since then he co- produced and played drums on T.V. and Radio commercials for The Chicago Transit Authority, Blue Cheer,7up,Uncle Bens Rice ,Oldsmobile,Nova Celluar,Popeyes Chicken, (with Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, & Dr. John, and the Neville Bros.), Archway Cookies, Kraft Co., Ferrara Pan Candy (Chgo, Black Hawks),Tom Dreesen & Tim Reid, Leonas Restaurants, Consumer Electronics Show, Chicago Bulls, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, WHAS Radio & T.V., Eddy Schwartz Theme song for WGN radio,out takes for Wally Philips radio show WGN,Dick Biondi (Hall of Fame), NFL Films "Monsters of The Midway" (on YouTube).
He is a member of American Federation of Musicians and served In The United States Air Force.
Vince has had the pleasure of recording with Donny Hathaway, Richie Cole, Dr. John, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, and Phil Upchurch. Also having the opportunity to produce at Chess Studio's, Universal Studio's, (with Freddy Breitberg & Murray Allen,) Elektra Studio's in L.A, Cadillac Studio's in L.A., Ultrasonic Studios and Allen Toussaint in New Orleans. He co-produced a jazz album for Kirsten Gustafson on Atlantic Records which featured original songs and liner notes by Sammy Cahn.
Currently, Vince and his wife Michele ("Mystic Moods") compose and produce their own music for all types of media, bands, singers & songwriters. They have built a State of the Art Digital recording studio in Dixon Illinois in the country with a 25'x30' tracking room. They enjoy living in the country, and recording singers, songwriters and bands.
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