Indie Music

Vito’s musical journey has been nothing if not diverse. His earliest musical explorations were rooted in Pop, Rock, Jazz and Blues, and shades of The Beatles, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck can be spotted in his work to this day. By the time he was in his teens, he was already hailed as a guitar virtuoso.

Before he would go on to develop his own label, Dharmapala Records, Vito had several other paths to explore. As a songwriter working in the Pop, Rock and Country fields, he’s collaborated with noteworthy artists producing as well as playing on all the songs. Vito’s tasty guitar has been a spotlight in many of L.A.’s most popular bands as well as in studio sessions. His extensive musical IQ also made him a sought-after musical director for many singer/songwriters.

Vito’s spiritual quest that led him to the New Age and World Music scenes. He was introduced to Transcendental Meditation at the age of 13, and later he turned to Buddhist meditation practices and Yoga. This in turn exposed him to Global Music and World instruments, from sitar to charango. His interests in the healing power of music and his Classical blended in with his expansive experiments in New Age music, expressed in his first release as an artist, Yoga Heart Healing. He’s worked with  New Age and World Music artists as Jai Uttal,on Grammy Nominated “Mondo Rama” as guitarist and co-Producer), Tulku, Steven Halpern and produced and co wrote with for the acclaimed album “Songs of Kuan Yin.http://www.dharmapalarecords.com.We'll also be talking with Kimberly Haynes with inspired lyrics, acoustic guitars, piano, world instruments, heartfelt vocals and lyrics from a powerful singer/songwriter, Kimberly Haynes' first album, entitled "Light of My Soul" with Producer/multi-instrumentalist David Vito Gregoli, is nearing completion.