April 10, 2026

Questions from friends

Just yesterday, a dear friend asked me a complex question: "Will you ever be able to play live again?" The answer is layered. I rebuilt Galactica only after I had rebuilt my own hearing, pixel by pixel. It took three years of recovery. Hearing through a cochlear implant is a brutal challenge, and reaching my current level was anything but easy.

I am still training. Listening in noisy environments is incredibly difficult for me because I no longer have the "natural filter" of human hearing. I must manually train my brain to discard ambient noise and focus on the signal. It is a constant exercise in educating my mind to reject what is useless or disturbing, because audio processors simply cannot do it for me.

Then, there is a second, vital factor: the audio quality of the venue and the sound system. We are doing painstaking work here. We have studied sounds to the point of exhaustion, making significant leaps in recording quality—all to provide a faithful and optimal listening experience. We will not waste years of sacrifice just to "do a gig." If we play live, it will be strictly on our terms and according to our standards.

It is not a matter of money—thank God, we don’t need it; we pay our bills regardless. It is a matter of quality. We aim to provide an event, not a mere concert. We will not sacrifice a single note, nor a single second of our time, if we do not have the right venue, the right system, and the right engineer.

FENICE is an essential work for us; it represents my rebirth, the rebirth of the Ross54 family and our studio. For the love of music, I risked my life undergoing surgery after four heart attacks. For the love of music, I dedicated every waking hour to relearning how to hear, translating digital electrical impulses into clean acoustic signals.

There can be no compromises. I don’t care about likes, money, or critics. I only have the need to express myself through music with my lifelong friends—people I love deeply, who are dedicating their immense talent to this project and to a friendship that has endured for decades.

I have already won my battle. If even one person outside the band claps their hands, I HAVE WON. I have conquered the silence and the isolation that deafness brings. I have defeated exclusion. I have won the battle for life, supported by my family and by the Ross54 brothers who never left my side.

So, no—I cannot compromise, and more importantly, I will not. Today, I am alive thanks to a heart that is strong despite being ill; I hear thanks to a bionic ear; I exist thanks to an uncommon determination. Yes, we can play live—but only and exclusively under these conditions.

One final note: the availability of our preview is limited and time is running out. This isn't arrogance; it is protection. We allowed a glimpse into our process, but that door is now closing as the work nears completion. We need silence and peace to finish this.

You can still reach us through the contact section of the site. Anyone can write to us; we have never mistreated or ignored anyone. We are not "unreachable rock stars" surrounded by security cordons. We are ordinary people—friends making music for other friends. If you want to interact with us, we are here.