Giasone Italiano is a singer/songwriter from Waterloo Ontario who has been writing and performing music for almost 20 years. His 1999 album titled "No Need To Compromise" was followed by his 2001 release "Lizards And Love Songs." He  finished 4th in the 2003 Unisong International Song Contest for his song "Home (A Soldier's song)" competing directly with about 1000 applicants in the Country/Folk category. The spring of 2005 saw the release of a new CD of original material called "In Search of the Perfect Line". In 2006 Giasone was chosen as a featured artist on two compilation albums "Peace Songs for a Better World 2" and the now sold out "Songs Under Starlight" album with all proceeds going directly to the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation of Canada. In 2007 he released the critically acclaimed horror soundtrack "Gruesome". In the summer of 2008 he will be releasing his new CD "Songs of Innocence and of Experience".

Highlights and Awards include: 

• Awarded a certificate of achievement for being a finalist in the 2007 Unisong International Song Contest for the song "Graveyard Blues" written with his wife Marcy.
• Awarded a certificate of achievement for being a finalist in the 2006 Unisong International Song Contest for the song "Everyday is Mother's Day" written with his wife Marcy.
• Awarded 2 certificates of achievement in the 2000 Unisong International Song Contest. His songs "For The First Time" and "Give Me A Try", both featured on his 2001 release, were recognized for making it to the final voting round out of almost 4000 competing songs. 
• Awarded a 1998 Professional Publisher's and Song writing Demo Award from FACTOR. (Canadian government artistic grant) 
• Awarded a certificate of achievement from the 1998 Unisong International Song Contest for the songs "Can't Deny Heaven" and "For The Ride", that were part of the FACTOR funded CD. 
• Awarded a certificate of achievement for the song "Hard To Be Hateful" at the 1997 Unisong International Song Contest. 
• Awarded a showcase at the 1997 NXNE (North by North East) music festival in Toronto with his band Bertha's Attic.

Places/CDs where his music has appeared:

• Gruesome (as Johnny Gruesome) (2007)
• Music for "Gruesome" short film by Greg Lamberson (2007)
• Songs Under Starlight (2006)
• Peace Songs for a Better World 2 (2006)
• Glynn Abbott "Folk Songs" (2005)
• Film Score for "Hatred of the Wheel" by Anton Volcancek (2003)
• Critical Mass “Faith Looks Up” (1997)
• Bertha’s Attic “Stuff” (1996)
• Taster ‘96 (1996 Wilfrid Laurier compilation)
• National Chaos (1996 Canadian compilation)
• Taster ‘95 (1995 Wilfrid Laurier compilation)
• Garage Sale Junkies (1995 Kitchener compilation)
• Campus Grown ‘94 (1994 Wilfrid Laurier compilation)