The Workshop Environment Imagine what Thoreau must have thought as he wrote his books on the shores of a rural pond. Or what life might have been like in the early fifteen hundreds for Leonardo da Vinci. This is the environment you will find here at Monestevole. World reknown artists done exactly this, coming here to seek inspiration. From Zucchero (one of Italy's most famous) to Chris Difford (of the multiplatinum group Sueeze) to Tommy Rome (musician with songs in numerous Hollywood films, including Ocean's 11, Me Myself and Irene and many others). Despite our reasonably priced services the atmosphere is top of the line. JUST FINNISHED! The Songwriter's Workshop - September 2nd, 2007 September 2nd, 2007 Chris Difford (ex Squeeze ) Owner, Alessio Giotolli during summer musician workshop 2007 The main workshop space (click to enlarge). This expansive main room with ultra-high cielings and windows two stories high facing the italian countryside is jaw-dropping. And there is really no place like this we've ever seen. Heated in winter by old fashioned wooden stoves and sunlight (really!), this space is ideal for music, yoga, dance, etc. The door in the back leads to a beautiful country kitchen and extra smaller rooms. The building is conveniently built 50 meters away from the lodging as to allow the light-sleepers peace and country quiet. Add a grand piano and a couple artists and the space transforms into a creative center (click photo to enlarge). The Recording Environment Tommy Rome's producers workshop Tommy Rome working late during his spring 2007workshop at Monestevole. He recorded many of his songs for movies like Ocean's 11, Me Myself and Irene and upcoming Drillbit Taylor at Monestevole. Could it be the olive oil (that's what he says)? Or could it be the views from the studio (that's what we think...see photos) The Swing Sessions Workshop - March, 2008 Tommy Rome (Jimmy Luxury & the Tommy Rome Orchestra) Will host his sixth workshop here. The two week long workshop is for 10 music producers focusing on production and world of pro-tools in the creation and selling of music. Contact us for more information or to reserve a place for the workshop. The November workshop was beautiful. Thank you Charlie and Dawn!!!		SOME UPCOMING WORKSHOPS! - sign up! The Songwriter's Workshop - May 25th-31st, 2008 Chris Difford (ex-Squeeze) will host his 4th workshop here at Monestevole, and his 18th in 18 years. The fall workshop was such an success we are hosting it again this Spring. The week-long workshop is for 12 songwriters who will write and record the performances every night. Contact us for more information or to reserve a place for the workshop. Songwriter workshop September 2007. Italian great, Zucchero, enjoys Monestevole's beauty and people. VSP Workshops - Late Summer VSP is happy to host one of its famous "Creative Seeing" Photography Workshops in the photogenic surrounding of Monestevole.  The course tackles the fundamentals of photography and discusses why some photographs are more or less successful than others, and helps develop techniques for seeing great shots and making them a reality.  The workshop is led by VSP founder Jonathan Maher and conducted mainly in the field, visiting the stunning towns of Umbria, its emerald landscape and medieval events. Each day is concluded with a group review session in an area of Monestevole especially dedicated for reviewing images .  For further details, please visit our website at www.vspworkshops.com Photography & Folklore School of Seeing May 22nd to May 26th 2008 Four days full immersion photography workshop of art landscapes and folklore during the Infiorata del Corpus Domini in Spello. With Mario Mazziol. Mario Mazziol lives and works in Venice where he was born in 1941. He has worked for years in the world of photography both in journalism as well as hi-style wedding photography. His work has been published in major photography magazines (such as Leica Magazine, Immagini Foto Pratica, Camera Works, FOTOIT, Tutti Fotografi). He has curated and published photo calenders for the company AgipPetroli. He also runs frequent workshops on photograhy, often in English. He has worked with companies, such as a UNICEF, developing a major piece of photo-journalism concerning "The state of the woman and child in Northern Nigeria". His works have been published and exhibited both nationally and internationally and are belong in both public and private collections, among those, the Italian Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. more.... www.schoolofseeing.com World famous artist Chris Difford (of Squeeze) leads his annual songwriter workshop (here in Monestevole)