Skonnie Music: Symphonic Power Metal Band

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Connie Yerbic – Vocalist, Flutist, ASCAP, Lyricist/Songwriter, Co-Founder

Sal Moretta – Guitarist, Composer, Keyboardist, Co-Founder

Skonnie Music is a symphonic power metal band based in San Francisco, founded by vocalist and flutist Connie Yerbic and guitarist Sal Moretta. Blending rich orchestral arrangements, soaring vocals, flute, and neoclassical guitar, the band fuses the power of metal with the depth of symphonic composition.

“At Skonnie Music, we believe music has the power and potential to positively impact others. Music is the universal language we all speak.” Connie Yerbic, Skonnie Music

New Album – Nuraghe

Nuraghe is Skonnie Music’s new full-length album: a collection of all-original symphonic power metal songs, composed note by note over several years. Weaving together stories, legends, mysteries, and memories gathered from the band’s travels across Europe and the USA, Nuraghe pairs haunting lyrics and rich orchestral melodies with blistering guitar solos.

The Band

Connie Yerbic – Vocals, Flute, Lyrics

Classically trained, Connie studied flute from age nine while living and traveling throughout the world, trained in Salzburg, Austria under a master flutist, and continued her journey in Boston. An ASCAP songwriter, she brings expressive vocals, imaginative lyrics, and the rare voice of the flute into the world of metal.

Sal Moretta – Guitars, Composition

A neoclassical guitarist in the lineage of Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and John Petrucci, Sal is a composer whose virtuosic solos and melodic sensibility define Skonnie’s sound.

Together, Connie and Sal bring over two decades of combined experience, with song and album recordings made at acclaimed European studios including Massive Arts Studios in Milan with Alberto Cutolo and Fascination Street Studios with Jens Bogren and Johan Örnborg in Sweden.

Recognition

Most Innovative Symphonic Metal Band 2026 – LUXlife Magazine

The judging panel selected the band for its “exceptional creativity, unique sound, and impactful contributions to the symphonic metal genre.“

Skonnie is pleased to announce the new album “Nuraghe” featuring powerful songs with haunting lyrics, rich orchestral melodies, and blistering guitar solos.

Skonnie is a symphonic power metal band created by Connie Yerbic and Sal Moretta. Skonnie Music is currently finishing a full-length album, “Nuraghe” consisting of 15 original symphonic power metal songs.

Our current projects include Amptopia Amps™, an innovative Amp Simulator with precision tone matching and accuracy. We also offer masterminds, music helps and tutorials especially for Indie Artists.

Skonnie Music has an original screenplay in the works, complete with an atmospheric soundtrack composed by us.

Skonnie Music actively composes music to inspire, enrich, and touch anyone with challenges or neurological medical needs, as we seek to inspire our wonderful fans and music lovers everywhere.

Skonnie Music, created by Connie Yerbic and Sal Moretta, is a rock power symphonic metal band and also an Indie Music company with various music-related projects. The band is based in San Francisco, but Skonnie Music actively performs and tours Europe and the USA.

Skonnie features original, melodic orchestral music compositions and the technically impressive, “pyrotechnic” guitar skills of Sal Moretta, combined with the vocals, imaginative lyrics, and flute of Connie Yerbic.

“Blue Eyes and a Smile. Just wow. Beautiful composition. Very well put together, very well harmonized, energetic and just all around badass! Thanks for the ear candy!” ~Harvest the People
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Skonnie Music, created by Connie Yerbic and Sal Moretta, is a rock power symphonic metal band and also an Indie Music company with various music-related projects. The band is based in San Francisco, but Skonnie Music actively performs and tours Europe and the USA.

Skonnie Music is the perfect meeting of two musicians of diverse cultures and interests who enjoy a mutual love for amazing music, exhilarating guitar solos, powerful metal riffs, rich symphonic passages, and
 haunting melodies.

What Is The History of Skonnie Music?

Connie Yerbic (Vocals, Flute)

Connie Yerbic’s journey as a musician ranges from her classical, orchestral training to interest in various musical genres. As a young girl, Connie was interested in playing the drums, but that was not an option at her particular school.

This turned out to be fortunate and the beginnings of her love of symphonic metal. She studied the flute from the age of 9, studied music theory at a well-known Boston college, and trained in Salzburg, Austria exclusively under a master flutist.

Connie’s professional rock music journey began as she filled in for the lead singer of a Boston band one night at a local club, then being asked to join the group. Connie Yerbic loves traveling, touring, and meeting fans in locations ranging from Red Rocks in the USA to the Czech Republic and Italy.

Connie Yerbic has traveled to every continent except Antarctica and lived throughout the world. Connie enjoys writing innovative lyrics, expressive vocals, and introducing the versatility of the flute to the world of metal while also applying her creativity to her songwriting.

Sal Moretta (Guitars)

In his youth, Sal first played keyboards before a good friend encouraged him to try guitar. Sal found he had a natural, all-encompassing passion for the guitar and never looked back. Sal spent considerable time each day focusing on truly becoming proficient in every aspect of classical, acoustic, and especially electric guitar. Soon he was immersed in the music of Malmsteen, spending hours mastering Malmsteen’s Neoclassical style and legendary solos. He has also been influenced by other guitar greats, among them Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Satriani, and John Petrucci.

In his teens, Sal began to develop his own style, and now Sal Moretta’s unmistakable solos, melodies, and recognizable sound contribute to Skonnie’s musical personality. Sal has three studio albums under his belt, has mentored other guitarists, and served as the regional guitar instructor of an area school district, for which he also arranged student recitals and public performances. Sal enjoys mixing songs in Skonnie Music’s studio and is very knowledgeable on amp tone to obtain the best sound for each song.

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