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Fabrizio Grossi is a USA-naturalized Italian, known as a bass player, producer and sound expert with a vast array of talents and a long list of collaborations.

After obtaining his college diploma in International Music Business Trades in Milan, Fabrizio moved to the US in 1991 to start his career as a US representative, developer and A&R associate for several European and Latin American record and entertainment companies, including East/West-Warner Italy, Edel Europe and EMI Italy. His duties have ranged from projects coordinator/executive producer (eg. Laura Pausini, Warner Italy, 22 million albums sold worldwide), to A&R scout and producer (Tribe after Tribe, Glenn Hughes, George Clinton & P-Funk, Ice T) and licenses and strategies advisor (Buddha Bar, Toto, Heart).

At the same time, Fabrizio developed a parallel career as bass player for the guitar heroes, playing alongside Steve Vai, Neal Schon, Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Frank Gambale, John5, Ritchie Kotzen, Slash, Eric Gales, Tracii Guns, Gilby Clarke and others. He also played with several international acts including Tina Arena, Nina Hagen, George Clinton and Ice T.

Fabrizio is also an award-winning producer/engineer/remixer for a wide range of rock, pop and hiphop artists such as Glenn Hughes, Dave Navarro, Killah Priest & Wu-Tang, Ice T, George Clinton & P-Funk, Body Count, Starship, House of Lords, Steve Lukather, POD, Starbreaker and many others. He has also written and produced music for many TV shows and feature movies, including WWF Women of Wrestling and "Shaft", for which he cut tracks with Chad Smith and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Currently Fabrizio is splitting his time between the production of the second volume of his signature and critically acclaimed lounge-chill-house-techno project "Sounds of Pisces", a remix album for Mexican-American internet superstar Elan, the completion of a new CD for Toto singer Joseph Williams, and the production of DVDs for Body Count/Ice T and T&A (Pat Travers & Carmine Appice), which will both feature his acclaimed 5.1 surround sound mixes.

 
Fabrizio Grossi