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Recorded by Chico Jones at Ohm Studio, Austin, Tx
Mixed by Eddy Hobizal
Produced by Eddy Hobizal and Giulia Millanta
Executive producers: Giulia Millanta, Dona Perinelli, Giovanni "Sia" Fera
Mastered by Chris Burns

Artwork: Mishka Westell
Photos: Romina Olson​

A funambulist is a tight rope walker. The name comes from latin, therefore it's pretty much the same in italian (funambolo) and in spanish (funambolista)

 A funambulist is a person who connects two places that are far away, or separated. 

 She walks suspended in the air, running the risk of falling…and loosing everything. 

 The Funambulist" saw the light of day a year and a half after Giulia's third record, during this time Giulia has travelled a lot, toured, visited new places, encountered different people...

 When you travel, you are somehow suspended, you are in no place and no time. You are in between. 

This can invite a great a sense of unsettlement but if you’re willing to dance and make music on that tightrope, you also get  a chance to think and evaluate all the things we often don’t take enough time to think about. Questions about…life, death, God, people, deceased loved ones, people that are yet to be born, love, broken love, healing love, fraternal love, fear, gratitude, all of those life/death tightrope paths that we all take in this journey of our humanness. 

 This is what "The Funambulist" is about.

Giulia Millanta: vocals, guitar
David Pulkingham: guitars,  background vocals, additional percussion
Glenn Fukunaga: bass
Michael Longoria: drums and percussion
Eddy Hobizal: piano
Roberto Riggio: violin
Brain Standefer: cello