Advice Covered: Johnny Fiacconi, Drummer for Classic-Rock Cover Band The Dreamboats …

Gianmarco “Johnny” Fiacconi, drummer of the local ’50s/’60s cover band The Dreamboats, started a new Instagram account on Jan. 7. Every day since, Fiacconi has uploaded a video of himself, sitting in his car and giving advice—about the music scene, performing, marketing a band and countless other topics. These simple videos—urging musicians to practice more, do research, find a niche, or market themselves better—have resulted in a total of 26,600 followers (as of this writing) at instagram.com/johnnyfiacconi. During a recent phone interview, Fiacconi said he started the videos in an effort to share his knowledge. “I feel like I’ve taken so much from other people sharing things like that online—whether it’s about music or just life in general—and I felt like I’ve been doing this for so long, and I’ve gained so much experience, I wanted to give back,” Fiacconi said. “These are the kinds of things that I wish people would have shared with me, or that I would have had access to when I was coming up in music.” Fiacconi has played a big role in the rise of The Dreamboats. The band brings high-energy performances, tasteful musical additions, and suit-and-tie perfection to classic-rock jams—feeling like a ’60s
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