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How do you describe a multi-talent like Joey DeMaio?“Polymath” comes to mind, also often described as a Renaissance man: someone that the dictionary defines as “a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning”.To most, DeMaio is known as the internationally acclaimed and award-winning virtuoso bass guitarist, founding member, composer, lyricist, engineer and producer for the world-renowned Rock/Heavy Metal band MANOWAR, who have sold over 25 million records to date, and continue stunning their audiences with sold out festival and solo performances ranging from 10,000 to 80,000 people a night.Since their inception DeMaio has successfully steered the career of MANOWAR, who today are more popular than ever, all over the world. DeMaio is also the visionary behind MANOWAR’s stunning artworks, masterfully brought to life by longtime collaborator, iconic fantasy artist Ken Kelly.Yet that’s not all.In 2012, DeMaio wrote his first song for an action movie (“El Gringo”) and in 2015 he partnered with games developer Hi-Rez Studios, USA, providing music for their online game SMITE, with a reach of over 1,600,000 fans to date.An accomplished audio engineer, passionately pursuing the “ultimate sound experience”, DeMaio was there in the very inception of immersive audio and now owns one of the world’s leading studios.A self-made man and shining example of how to believe in yourself and with will and work successfully pursue your dreams.