The intention of the band was to propose a set of original, instrumental pieces that would be enjoyable both for the musicians involved and for the potential listeners. The pieces played had to be therefore, both technically challenging and harmonically and melodically pleasing. Much of the repertoire was born during band practices. Paolo would propose a drum beat, Ivano a bass riff and Ian would then go home to work on the ideas using Cubase as a music editor. The result was an explosive mixture of funky bass lines, progressive drum breaks and jazzy guitar melodies.

A few years later Ivano opened up his own recording studio called Feedback Studio and Paolo decided to leave the band. He was substituted by Roberto Marziali on drums and Luca Benvenuto was asked to join in as the keyboard player. By the year 2003, Individual Choice had been gigging successfully for various years and with a recording studio at hand and Luca's expertise as a sound engineer as well as a musician, the time was now ripe to record an album.

Make Your Choice is entirely self-produced with a lot of care and time used both in the recording and in the mixing. From the prog and heavy rock feel of Hole in the Stomach, to the spacey and relaxed 6/4 tempo of Timewarp, to the humorous and bouncy Packman, to the obsessive rhythm of Jungle Jazzin', to the jazz fusion experiments in Fusian, to the celtic sounds of Scott, to the funky bassline of Moving Head, this album is a unique blend of different styles, harmonies and rhythms.

Ivano, Luca, Roberto and Ian hope this can be your choice as well as ours.

Make Your Choice