Ellade Bandini (Ferrara, 1946) is an acclaimed studio and independent artist.



From a very young age Ellade was passionate about drums. At 15 he took lessons with the respected drummer Maestro Roul Ferretti. Ellade began his professional career at 17 when he played with Ugo Orsatti, and Janos Deste in numerous clubs all across Italy.



In conjunction with Ares Tavolazzi he played in the Ugo Orsatti’s band; they also created their own band The Avengers.



The band became the preferred group to play with Carmen Villani. In 1965 Ellade started a long career as studio drummer thanks to Vainc Attrempe. Today Ellade Bandini has made over 350 recordings.