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ARTIST BIO

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EUDCATION 

Born in Bologna in 1994, he earned his Traditional Diploma in Piano from the "G. Frescobaldi" Conservatory in Ferrara in 2016.

He has performed numerous solo and chamber concerts in prestigious theaters and venues across Italy and abroad.

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Subsequently, he moved to Rome to study film music, first at the "Griffith" Academy of Cinema and Television and then at IITM, working with leading professionals from the film and television industries.

From 2020, he attended the Master in Film Scoring program at the "Santa Cecilia" Conservatory in Rome, under the guidance of nationally and internationally renowned composers. He graduated in 2022 with highest honors (summa cum laude).

PRODUCTION

Since 2018, he has composed music for various short films, including an academic short directed by Pupi Avati. Starting in 2021, he has scored feature films released in theaters and on VOD platforms like Prime Video and Chili. In 2023, he collaborated with Andrea Morricone on several projects, notably the soundtrack for the English film "Eve Groves."

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November 2024 saw the release of his EP, Some Shades of Gloom, a production that explores different facets of his musical personality, set within a nocturnal, at times melancholic, soundscape.

 

As a composer, songwriter, and producer, he also works on albums and singles for various emerging artists within the Italian music scene.

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RECOGNITION

He has won numerous awards, including Best Song Composer at the RAI 1 (first national television channel) talent show "Regoliamoci," Best Soundtrack at the "Golden Peacock" International Festival, second place at the International Film Scoring competition in Cleveland, Ohio, and national winner of the competition for composing the official anthem of ASI, the Italian Historical Automotoclub.

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