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{{Short description|Argentine pianist and composer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Bruno Sanfilippo
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|9|13|df=yes}}
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| birth_name = Bruno Sanfilippo
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
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| instrument = Piano, synthesizer, keyboard
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| genre = [[Contemporary classical music]], [[ambient music]]
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| instrument = Piano, synthesizer, keyboard
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| occupation = {{hlist|Pianist|composer}}
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| genre = [[Contemporary classical music]]
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| years_active = 1991{{ndash}}present
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| occupation = Musician, composer
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| label = [[ad21]], [[1631Recordings]], [[Dronarivm]]
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| years_active = 1991{{ndash}}present
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| website = [http://www.bruno-sanfilippo.com/ www.bruno-sanfilippo.com]
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| label = [[ad21]], [[1631Recordings]]
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| website = [http://www.bruno-sanfilippo.com/ www.bruno-sanfilippo.com]
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'''Bruno Sanfilippo''' (born September 13, 1965)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bruno-sanfilippo-mn0000940848|title=Bruno Sanfilippo - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref> is an Argentine pianist and composer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He currently resides in Barcelona, Spain. His sound has been described as an exploration of minimalist piano concepts and electroacoustic music.
'''Bruno Sanfilippo''' is an Argentinian pianist, musician and [[composer]].
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In 2015, he became one of the main exponents of the [[LIFEM]] 2015 festival, specializing in minimalist music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifem.org.uk|title=LIFEM: London International Festival of Exploratory Music|website=www.lifem.org.uk}}</ref>


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Bruno Sanfilippo (born September 13, 1965 <ref>http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bruno-sanfilippo-mn0000940848</ref>)is a musician, pianist and contemporary classical music composer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He currently resides in Barcelona, Spain. His sound has been described as an exploration of minimalist piano concepts and electroacoustic music.
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In 2015, he became one of the main exponents of the [[LIFEM]] 2015 festival, specializing in minimalist music.<ref>[http://www.lifem.org.uk LIFEM: London International Festival of Exploratory Music]</ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
The artist began playing the piano at a young age, starting with the [[Pleyel et Cie piano]] from his parent’s home<ref name = a>http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/bruno-sanfilippo/</ref> in Buenos Aires. Although Sanfilippo draws inspiration from various genres, in his early years, he was influenced by classical composers<ref name = a>http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/bruno-sanfilippo/</ref> such as [[Satie, Debussy]] and Ravel.
The artist began playing the piano at a young age, starting with the [[Pleyel et Cie]] piano from his parents' home<ref name = a>{{cite web|url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/bruno-sanfilippo/|title=BRUNO SANFILIPPO - interview by Peek-A-Boo magazine|website=www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be}}</ref> in Buenos Aires. Although Sanfilippo draws inspiration from various genres, in his early years, he was influenced by classical composers<ref name = a/> such as [[Erik Satie]], [[Claude Debussy]] and [[Maurice Ravel]].

In 1988, Sanfilippo graduated from the Galvani Conservatory in Buenos Aires with a degree in Musical Composition<ref name = b> http://bruno-sanfilippo.com/about/</ref>.
In 1988, Sanfilippo graduated from the Galvani Conservatory in Buenos Aires with a degree in Musical Composition.<ref name = b>{{cite web|url=http://bruno-sanfilippo.com/about/|title=ABOUT - Bruno Sanfilippo . Composer . Minimalist piano|publisher=}}</ref>

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In 2000,<ref name = b/> the artist left his native Argentina and began his life, and a new chapter of his career, in Barcelona, Spain.


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In 2000<ref name = b> http://bruno-sanfilippo.com/about/</ref>, the artist left his native Argentina and began his life, and a new chapter of his career, in Barcelona, Spain.
==Career==
==Career==
In 1998, Sanfilippo started Ad21 music<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pg/ad21music/about/?ref=page_internal</ref>, a personal platform/label responsible for some of his albums except, The Poet, which was signed with 1631 Recordings<ref name = c>http://www.textura.org/reviews/sanfilippo_poet.html</ref>and Decca Publishing in 2016.
In 1998, Sanfilippo started Ad21 music,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/ad21music/about/?ref=page_internal|title=Ad21|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> a personal platform/label responsible for some of his albums except, The Poet, which was signed with 1631 Recordings<ref name = c>[http://www.textura.org/reviews/sanfilippo_poet.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2018}}</ref> and Decca Publishing in 2016, and Unity through the Russian label Dronarivm in 2018.

Sanfilippo has participated in concerts and music festivals in both the national and international music scene. This includes performances at the Insolit Music Forum in Barcelona in 2007, the Stalker festival in Tallinn in 2012, the Antara Festival in London in 2013<ref name = c>http://www.textura.org/reviews/sanfilippo_poet.html</ref> and the LIFM festival in London in 2015.<ref>https://brunosanfilippo.bandcamp.com/album/live-concerts</ref>
Sanfilippo has participated in concerts and music festivals in both the national and international music scene. This includes performances at the Insolit Music Forum in Barcelona in 2007, the Stalker festival in Tallinn in 2012, the Antara Festival in London in 2013<ref name = c/> and the LIFM festival in London in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brunosanfilippo.bandcamp.com/album/live-concerts|title=Live Concerts, by Bruno Sanfilippo|website=Bruno Sanfilippo}}</ref>

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The LIFEM 2015, or the [[London International Festival of Exploratory Music]], was an opportunity for Sanfilippo to participate in the Minimalism Unwrapped series with fellow composers, [[Wim Mertens]], [[Sylvain Chauveau]] and Greg Haines.


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He has been lauded as an "exceptionally refined sound-sculptor"<ref>[http://www.textura.org/reviews/sanfilippo_piano3.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2018}}</ref> and his work has been compared to [[Max Richter]], [[Arvo Pärt]], [[Jóhann Jóhannsson]], [[Harold Budd]], and many more in the area of contemporary classical.
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The LIFEM 2015, or the London International Festival of Exploratory Music, was an opportunity for Sanfilippo to participate in the Minimalism Unwrapped series with fellow composers, [[Wim Mertens]], [[Sylvain Chauveau]] and Greg Haines.


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==In pop culture==
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He has been lauded as an “exceptionally refined sound-sculptor<ref>http://www.textura.org/reviews/sanfilippo_piano3.html</ref>” and his work has been compared to Max Richter, Arvo Pärt, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Harold Budd, and many more in the area of contemporary classical.
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A sample of Sanfilippo's "Ambessence Piano & Drones 1" was used in Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s 2013 song "[[Started from the Bottom]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/09/drake-nothing-was-the-same-samples/started-from-the-bottom|title=A Guide to Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" SamplesDrake "Started From The Bottom" (2013)|website=Complex}}</ref>
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==In Pop Culture==
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A sample of Sanfilippo’s “Ambessence Piano & Drones 1” was used in Canadian rapper [[Drake’s]] 2013 song “Started From The Bottom”.<ref> http://www.complex.com/music/2013/09/drake-nothing-was-the-same-samples/started-from-the-bottom</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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| Piano Textures 2 |
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* Released: 2009
* Released: 2009
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| Piano Textures 4 ||
* Released: 2016
* Released: 2016
* Label: ad21
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| Lost & Found ||
* Released: 2017
* Label: ad21
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| Unity ||
* Released: 2018
* Label: Dronarivm
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| InTRO remastered & expanded ||
* Released: 2018
* Label: ad21
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| Pianette ||
* Released: 2019
* Label: ad21
* Label: ad21
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==References==
==References==
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<ref>[http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/music/lifem-2015-bruno-sanfilippo#.VhUtGulv5Ew/[[Lifem Festival 2015] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907212210/http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/music/lifem-2015-bruno-sanfilippo#.VhUtGulv5Ew/Lifem |date=September 7, 2015 }}</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.cutcommonmag.com/cd-review-inside-life/ CutCommong Mag - Inside Life]</ref>
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<ref>[http://acloserlisten.com/2015/03/10/bruno-sanfilippo-inside-life/ A Closer Listen]</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/reviews/bruno-sanfilippo-ten-albums-that-changed-my-life/ Peek-a-Boo BRUNO SANFILIPPO , Ten Albums That Changed My Life , ARTICLE review Online ]</ref>

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===Sources===
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* [http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/music/lifem-2015-bruno-sanfilippo#.VhUtGulv5Ew/ Lifem Festival 2015] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907212210/http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/music/lifem-2015-bruno-sanfilippo#.VhUtGulv5Ew/Lifem |date=September 7, 2015 }}
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*[http://www.cutcommonmag.com/cd-review-inside-life/ CutCommon Mag - Inside Life]
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* [http://acloserlisten.com/2015/03/10/bruno-sanfilippo-inside-life/ A Closer Listen]
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* [http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/reviews/bruno-sanfilippo-ten-albums-that-changed-my-life/ Peek-a-Boo BRUNO SANFILIPPO , Ten Albums That Changed My Life , ARTICLE review Online]


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Latest revision as of 07:28, 11 November 2024

Bruno Sanfilippo
Background information
Birth nameBruno Sanfilippo
Born (1965-09-13) 13 September 1965 (age 59)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
GenresContemporary classical music, ambient music
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • composer
Instrument(s)Piano, synthesizer, keyboard
Years active1991–present
Labelsad21, 1631Recordings, Dronarivm
Websitewww.bruno-sanfilippo.com

Bruno Sanfilippo (born September 13, 1965)[1] is an Argentine pianist and composer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He currently resides in Barcelona, Spain. His sound has been described as an exploration of minimalist piano concepts and electroacoustic music. In 2015, he became one of the main exponents of the LIFEM 2015 festival, specializing in minimalist music.[2]

Biography

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The artist began playing the piano at a young age, starting with the Pleyel et Cie piano from his parents' home[3] in Buenos Aires. Although Sanfilippo draws inspiration from various genres, in his early years, he was influenced by classical composers[3] such as Erik Satie, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.

In 1988, Sanfilippo graduated from the Galvani Conservatory in Buenos Aires with a degree in Musical Composition.[4]

In 2000,[4] the artist left his native Argentina and began his life, and a new chapter of his career, in Barcelona, Spain.

Career

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In 1998, Sanfilippo started Ad21 music,[5] a personal platform/label responsible for some of his albums except, The Poet, which was signed with 1631 Recordings[6] and Decca Publishing in 2016, and Unity through the Russian label Dronarivm in 2018.

Sanfilippo has participated in concerts and music festivals in both the national and international music scene. This includes performances at the Insolit Music Forum in Barcelona in 2007, the Stalker festival in Tallinn in 2012, the Antara Festival in London in 2013[6] and the LIFM festival in London in 2015.[7]

The LIFEM 2015, or the London International Festival of Exploratory Music, was an opportunity for Sanfilippo to participate in the Minimalism Unwrapped series with fellow composers, Wim Mertens, Sylvain Chauveau and Greg Haines.

He has been lauded as an "exceptionally refined sound-sculptor"[8] and his work has been compared to Max Richter, Arvo Pärt, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Harold Budd, and many more in the area of contemporary classical.

In pop culture

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A sample of Sanfilippo's "Ambessence Piano & Drones 1" was used in Canadian rapper Drake's 2013 song "Started from the Bottom".[9]

Discography

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Title Album details
Suite Patagonia
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: ad21
Visualia
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Neuronium Records
Indalo
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: ad21
Ad Libitum
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: ad21
Anthology Essence 91-04
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Neuronium Records
InTRO
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: ad21
Piano Textures
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: ad21
Ambessence Piano & Drones
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: ad21
Auralspace
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: ad21
Piano Textures 2
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: ad21
Cromo piano & drones
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: ad21
Subliminal Pulse
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Spotted Peccary
Bioma
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: ad21
Urbs
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Hypnos Recordings
Impromptu EP
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: ad21
Piano Texture Found EP
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Laverna
Piano Textures 3
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: ad21
ClarOscuro
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: ad21
Inside Life
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: ad21
Upon Contact Reworked
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: ad21
The Poet
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: 1631Recordings
Piano Textures 4
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: ad21
Lost & Found
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: ad21
Unity
  • Released: 2018
  • Label: Dronarivm
InTRO remastered & expanded
  • Released: 2018
  • Label: ad21
Pianette
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: ad21

References

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  1. ^ "Bruno Sanfilippo - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "LIFEM: London International Festival of Exploratory Music". www.lifem.org.uk.
  3. ^ a b "BRUNO SANFILIPPO - interview by Peek-A-Boo magazine". www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be.
  4. ^ a b "ABOUT - Bruno Sanfilippo . Composer . Minimalist piano".
  5. ^ "Ad21". www.facebook.com.
  6. ^ a b [1][dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Live Concerts, by Bruno Sanfilippo". Bruno Sanfilippo.
  8. ^ [2][dead link‍]
  9. ^ "A Guide to Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" SamplesDrake "Started From The Bottom" (2013)". Complex.

Sources

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