Pietro Foresti

Who is Pietro Foresti?

Pietro Foresti is an Italian music producer, engineer, and manager. His production and engineering credits include work in Los Angeles, California, with numerous major label artists, including Tracii Guns, Scott Russo, and Marvin Etzioni. His production and engineering colleagues on more than four dozen albums have included Sylvia Massy Shivy, Michael C. Ross, and Joe Gastwirt.

Foresti is also producer, engineer, and manager for his wife, Italian pop superstar Valeria Rossi, whose hit “Tre Parole” climbed to number one in both the Italian and Spanish charts and was awarded a top prize at the 2002 Italian Music Awards. With Rossi, Foresti created the record label Tre Parole.

As producer, Foresti was nominated for two music awards in 2010 from the Union Fonografica Independiente for the album The Promise by the band Warrior Poet, featuring Scott Russo. The album was nominated for “Best Rock Album” and "Best Alternative Rock Album."