Donato is a keyboard player and sound designer based in Geneva, Switzerland. Currently, he is a member of “Freddie and The Cannonballs”, band nominated for the 2024 Swiss Blues Awards. The band gained recognition by securing victory in the 2021 Swiss Blues Challenge, leading them to proudly represent Switzerland at the 2022 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, where they reached the semi-finals, and at the 2023 European Blues Challenge in Chorzów. In 2025, the band was also featured in the Swiss Blues Awards.

Donato’s musical versatility extends beyond blues, encompassing projects such as “NextOne” (rock), and “Extempura” (experimental). In addition to his band affiliations, Donato actively engages as a featured artist in diverse studio projects, with recent collaborations including “Hus-Band” (classic rock), “My Beautiful Disorders” (pop), and “eXomind” (pop-rock).

Donato kicked off his musical journey at the age of six when he first tinkered with the keyboard. By eleven, he was already performing, setting the stage for a passion that would shape his life. In 2004, he joined the rock band “The Flag,” clocking in over 200 gigs in Switzerland and northeast Italy and recording five albums.

Hardware: Hammond Skx Pro with Leslie Tornado, Moog One 16, Arturia MatrixBrute, Korg Kronos II, Nord Electro 6D, Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61, Moog Theremini, Moog Theremin Etherware.

Software/DAW: Cubase 9 Artist, Ableton Live 10 Standard, Pure Data

VST/Plugins: Waves Diamond Bundle, Native Instruments Komplete 12 Ultimate Collectors Edition, Arturia V Collection 6, Heavyocity Collection, Soundiron (Ambius Prime, Antidrum Machine, Apocalypse Elements, Apocalypse Percussion Micro, Aztec Death Whistle, Elysium Harp, Emotional Piano, Glitch Hero, Mercury Boys Choir Micro, Mercury Elements, Motor Rhythms, Olympus Choir Micro, Olympus Elements, Requiem Light, Shudder, Sick1, Sick2, Sick3, Sick4, Sick5, Sick6, Theremin+, Voices of Gaia, Voices of Rage)