Armando Sciascia

Armando Sciascia (1920-2017) was an Italian violinist, composer, arranger and conductor, born in Lanciano. Armando Sciascia founded the Milan record label Vedette in 1962 and is remembered for his orchestral mood records and his scores for Italian mondo documentaries and genre films of the 1960s. Armando Sciascia studied composition and violin at the Pesaro conservatory and played in the Teatro Nuovo and Pomeriggi Musicali orchestras before leading his own orchestra. Vedette promoted Equipe 84 and I Pooh, with sub-labels such as Albatros and I Dischi dello Zodiaco.