Pietro Amato

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Pietro Amato
Pietro Amato performing with Bell Orchestre in 2006.
Background information
Instruments	French horn
Associated acts	Torngat, Bell Orchestre, The Luyas, Arcade Fire

Pietro Amato is a Montreal French horn player. He plays with three bands: Torngat, Bell Orchestre, and The Luyas. Amato is also involved with Arcade Fire providing studio contributions and occasional touring.

In 2006 Bell Orchestre performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival and in 2007 Amato and company were nominated for a Juno Award for their work in Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light. In 2010 they won best instrumental album for As Seen Through Windows.

Amato is a founding member of Torngat, his longest standing musical project. In July 2006 a stand-in temporarily replaced Amato for Bell Orchestre's European tour while he devoted his time to Torngat's 2007 album, You Could Be.

Touring

2006

March with Bell Orchestre in Europe (promoting Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light)
April with Torngat in Eastern Canada (promoting La Rouge)
May with Bell Orchestre in the U.S. (promoting Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light)

2007

March with Arcade Fire in Canada (promoting Neon Bible)
April with The Luyas in Ontario (promoting Faker Death)
September–November with Torngat in Eastern Canada and New York City (promoting You Could Be)

2008

January–March with Torngat in Canada and Austin, Texas (promoting You Could Be)

2009

March–April with Torngat in Canada and the US (promoting La Petite Nicole)
April–May, July with Bell Orchestre in Canada and parts of the US (promoting As Seen Through Windows)
October–November with Torngat in Canada and the US (promoting La Petite Nicole)

2011

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March–April with The Luyas in Canada and the US (promoting Too Beautiful to Work)
April–May with The Luyas in Europe

Discography

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Studio Albums

Torngat

Torngat (2002)
Live at The Bread Factory (2004)
La Rouge (2005)
You Could Be (2007)
La Petite Nicole (2009)

Bell Orchestre

Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light (2005)
Who Designs Nature's How (2009) EP
As Seen Through Windows (2009)

The Luyas

Faker Death (2007)
Tiny Head (2009) self released EP
Too Beautiful to Work (2011)

Studio Sessions

Islands - Return to the Sea (2006)

Evalyn Parry - Small Theatres (2007)

Amon Tobin - Foley Room (2007)

Sevens Project - Sevens Project (2010)

Ferriswheel - Woodsongs from the Backroom (2010)

Plants and Animals - La La Land (2010)

Snailhouse

Lies on the Prize (2008)
Monumental Moments (2010)

Arcade Fire

Funeral (2004)
Neon Bible (2007)
The Suburbs (2010)

Belgrave

Belgrave (2011)

Paper Beat Scissors

Paper Beat Scissors (2012)

References

↑ "The Luyas". Word Press. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
↑ "Pietro Amato Discography". Discogs. Retrieved March 6, 2011.

External links

v t e Bell Orchestre

Pietro Amato Michael Feuerstack Kaveh Nabatian Sarah Neufeld Richard Parry Stefan Schneider

Albums	Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light As Seen Through Windows

Related bands	Arcade Fire

Persondata
Name	Amato, Pietro
Alternative names
Short description	Montreal French horn player
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