“Music has been with me since I was a teenager,” shares Lorenzo Vecchiato, from Castelfranco Veneto in the province of Treviso.

Vecchiato grew up in the old-school punk scene of Treviso before exploring music from the United Kingdom.

“Apart from Elvis, [I was listening] a lot of punk, which led me to The Police, Supertrump, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

“I started to love Italian music later, with Battisti, Dalla, Paolo Conte and Jannacci, from whom I take a lot of inspiration when I write music.”

While in Italy, he won the Premio Ciampi in Livorno in 2003 with his rendition of a song by Livorno singer-songwriter Piero Ciampi.

Lorenzo arrived in Australia in 2011, and after starting work straight away, he was soon able to start his own band.

“I immediately started working as a warehouseman, but in the meantime, I got to know local musicians with whom I eventually formed my first band in Australia,” he explains.

“[The band] plays original songs written and sung by me in Italian as well as some tributes to the legends of Italian singer-songwriting.”

The band was initially a trio, before becoming a sextet and taking the name Lorenzo & The Spaghetti Connection.

The group has already recorded a number of songs over the years, performing at all the multicultural festivals in Victoria.

The band’s performances provide a unique experience, with Italian lyrics about love and loss complimenting their classy stage presence as the entire band dresses elegantly.

As a result of these elements and their performances overall, they have won the affection of many fans around Victoria.

Among the many events at which one has been able to move to their rhythms, some of the most memorable have been the gigs at the Italian Film Festival at the Palace Cinemas in Westgarth, concerts at the Italian Institute of Culture in Melbourne, the Reservoir Stomp Festival and the Eighty-Six festival that recently took place along the 86 tram line which passes through the suburbs of Reservoir, Preston, Thornbury and so on up to the CBD.

All their shows have been met with an excellent response from the public, both Italian and non-Italian.

Vecchiato will next be on stage on March 23 at the Mediterranean Festival in East Keilor.

There are also new projects in store, including “recording the Spaghetti Connection album that is in the pipeline, with many new unreleased tracks”.

Vecchiato reveals that the inspiration for the new songs came mainly from moments of loneliness.

“When I’m alone with my guitar and I think about the past, I get a few melodies on the guitar, to which I then add lyrics to sing,” he explains.

To follow Lorenzo Vecchiato’s musical journey and hear the upcoming album, follow the Facebook page ‘Lorenzo & The Spaghetti Connection’.