The band

Who we are

Estremi are an Italian progressive rock band, formed in the late 1980s and currently active with a seven-member line-up, some of whom were already part of earlier incarnations of the band.
The members are based in different cities across Italy and in Vienna.
Estremi work primarily remotely: composition, arrangement, recording and production develop through constant collaboration and the sharing of ideas and work, overcoming geographical distances thanks to the tools made available by today’s technology.

Roberto Cardone
Composition and Keyboards
Turin
Since 1987

Founder of Estremi in 1987, he has been part of every chapter of the band’s history through to the current line-up.
He also founded the acid jazz big band GEO, followed by RES, developing a musical path through pop, funk, soul and acid jazz, later moving into DAW-based music production.
Keyboards, composition and arranging have been the common thread running through more than forty years of music.

Elisabetta Giove
Vocals
Turin
Since 2014

She joined the band several years ago and has remained a permanent member of the line-up as its female vocalist.
Her musical experience, which began at a very young age, ranges from Italian and international pop to soul, smooth jazz and, more recently, gospel.

Aldo "Oldo" Giove
Bass
Brindisi
Since 2023

A relatively recent addition to Estremi, he has a reasonably long and varied musical background as an honest four-strings worker. He has played Italian and international pop, smooth jazz, rock, as well as original material by local bands.
Whenever possible, he likes to play fretless bass, shamelessly pretending to be a virtuoso; on occasion, he also contributes backing vocals.

Lorenzo "Fireball" Ciuciat
Drums
Trieste
Since 2023

A pyrotechnic pounder of stretched skins and vibrating sheets of metal, he apparently started kicking out a steady 4/4 while still in his mother’s womb.
He got his first drum kit at a very early age, but not before destroying three sets of household cookware.
Across North-Eastern Italy, he plays pretty much everywhere, sometimes apparently at two gigs at the same time — all while recording for Estremi.

Francesco Betti
Guitar
Forlì
Since 2024

Born of humble origins, he has wielded the guitar for three decades, spending twenty-five years scattering his creative talents across the live circuit through respectable metal tributes, funk detours, pop temptations and smoky blues joints.
An omnivorous listener with a 360-degree musical appetite and a proud devotee of prog, he found ultimate enlightenment in this project, sacrificing himself as its guitarist with stoic and enviable freshness.

Salvatore Gramaglia
Vocals
Turin
Since 2025

Out of nowhere

Lorenzo "Ultravox" Bartolini
Lead and backing vocals
Vienna
Since 2025

(bio to be added)