Zanna Records Lands Six Songs on Italian National Television RAI 3 Without an Italian Publisher
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SEDONA, ARIZONA / ROME, ITALY — May 8, 2026 — Zanna Records, the independent American music label founded by composer and entrepreneur Gianluca Zanna, has secured a six-song placement in the upcoming RAI 3 documentary Cronaca di un Crimine, produced by Rose Production srl and scheduled for nationwide broadcast across Italy in summer 2026. The placement was negotiated directly between Zanna Records and Rose Production — without an Italian publisher, sub-publishing agreement, or industry intermediary.
RAI 3 is one of three flagship channels of RAI, Italy's national public broadcaster, with national reach across the country. Cronaca di un Crimine sits within Italy's growing true-crime documentary tradition, a genre whose investigative pacing and atmospheric mood pair naturally with Zanna's cinematic catalog.
The Six Placed Compositions
All six works are from the Zanna Records catalog and registered with ASCAP:
“Moonlight Shadows” — Gianluca Zanna (ASCAP 933048164)
“Nadine Instrumental” — Gianluca Zanna (ASCAP 924729310)
“We Met in Rome” — Gianluca Zanna (ASCAP 530817457)
“Life” — Gianluca Zanna (ASCAP 917783878)
“Payback” — Gianluca Zanna (ASCAP 935962976)
“Never Look Back” — Gianluca Zanna (ASCAP 935963055) and Simone Sello (SIAE 82042)
From the Founder
“For an Italian-born artist returning to my home country with six placements on RAI 3 — and doing it without a publisher, without intermediaries, without ‘who you know’ — this is the Analog Rebellion in action,” said Gianluca Zanna, Founder and CEO of Zanna Records. “The traditional gatekeepers said it couldn’t be done from outside the system. We did it anyway, with the music speaking for itself.”
A Landmark Season for Zanna Records
The RAI 3 placement arrives during a landmark season for the label. Zanna Records' Live with No Regrets — Analog Rebellion — recorded live on analog tape at Clear Lake Studios in North Hollywood, featuring Kevin Martin (Candlebox) on vocals, Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne / Whitesnake / Quiet Riot / Dio) on bass, Robert Sarzo (Hurricane) on guitar, Robin Diaz (Hole / POD / LIVE / Candlebox) on drums, with production by Danny Saber (Rolling Stones, U2, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson) — releases worldwide on May 15, 2026. A subsequent project, an instrumental soul remake of “You Are My Destiny” featuring three-time Grammy-nominated keyboardist Joseph Wooten (Steve Miller Band, Wooten Brothers), follows on June 21, 2026.
Zanna Records currently reaches 383+ verified radio stations across 78+ countries on six continents, as confirmed by WARM (Worldwide Airplay Radio Monitor). The label's YouTube footprint has surpassed 26 million total views, with a monthly YouTube Music audience of 1.13 million — placing it in the top 5% of all YouTube creators.
The track “Wake Up America” crossed 20 million TikTok views in April 2026.
The summer 2026 RAI 3 broadcast window aligns directly with both the May 15 release of Live with No Regrets and the June 21 Joseph Wooten release, concentrating three significant Zanna Records moments in Italy's media landscape inside a single ninety-day window.
About Zanna Records
Zanna Records is an independent American music label founded by Gianluca Zanna, an Italian-born composer, producer, and entrepreneur who immigrated to the United States in 1998. The label's catalog spans 150+ original compositions across rock, EDM, and classical genres, with achievements including #1 on the North American College & Community Radio Chart, #3 on Amazon Dance & Electronic, Billboard Spotify playlist placement as the only independent artist included, and press coverage in Rolling Stone (US and UK), Forbes, Billboard Italia, Music Connection, and Entrepreneur UK. The label's “Analog Rebellion” philosophy emphasizes direct artist-to-audience and artist-to-industry relationships, analog recording, and independence from major-label gatekeeping. Zanna Records operates from an off-grid ranch in the high desert wilderness of east Arizona, with offices in Sedona.
Website: www.zannarecords.com
Media Contact
Gianluca Zanna, Founder & CEO
Zanna Records
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