When: Saturday, August 2nd at 9 pm

Where: Auditorium

Who can attend: Any registered MechaCon attendee!

In her first-ever concert on American Soil, the talented Ilaria Graziano will be performing at MechaCon! Ilaria Graziano "ILA" is an Italian singer and vocalist. She gained popularity with the release of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and the subsequent original soundtrack, written by composer Yoko Kanno. Her recent work includes performing songs for Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 3 (featuring Christmas in the Silent Forest, Dew). She has also performed songs for the recent 2005 Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, Tank! THE! BEST!

In 2003 Ila joined the live band called Rainbow 4et, with Francesco Forni on guitar, Sergio Quagliarella on drums, and Fulvio di Nocera on upright bass. Francesco Forni will be Ilaria's guitar accompanist at MechaCon.

We are also happy to announce that the talented Lisa Furukawa will join us as the piano accompanist for the concert. To find out more about Lisa, visit the Guests Page.

We are very excited to have all of them joining us for this very unique concert experience. It will definitely be an evening to remember!

Featured Ilaria Graziano Discography

* FLUX / DJ Miele (2002 - vocals)

*MUSICHE DI SCENA/Francesco Forni

* Wolf's Rain O.S.T. / Yoko Kanno (2003 - vocals)

* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Original TV Soundtrack 1 / Yoko Kanno (2003 - vocals)

* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Original TV Soundtrack 2 / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)

* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Original TV Soundtrack + / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)

* Wolf's Rain O.S.T. 2 / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)

* COWBOY BEBOP Tank! THE! BEST! / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)

* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Original TV Soundtrack 3 / Yoko Kanno (2005 - vocals)


To hear some of Ilaria Graziano's music, visit her MySpace Page or www.ilariagraziano.com.

To find out more about Ilaria Graziano visit the Guest Page.