New York based producer, composer, arranger, sound engineer, multi-instrumentalist, with an MA in Ethnomusicology, Filippo De Laura has scored and created original music for film soundtracks and commercial jingles, as well as for recordings projects by major label and indipendent artists in Italy and in the USA. He has received numerous awards and recognition for his work.
The international companies that employed his talent include RAI (Italy’s largest broadcasting television and radio company), Warner Brothers Inc, Virgin, EMI, BMG & RaiTrade Records, ENEL S.p.A (Europe’s third largest energy provider), Warner Chappell Music Italiana, MIBE Music library online (USA), Sky Television (Italy), Wavepaths (UK).
He has produced albums as well as played the role of composer, arranger, co-producer, sound engineer and sideman musician with several established recording artists such as Robert Miles, Jassi Jasbir, Kasey Karlsen,Tabloid Nation, Patti Pravo, Niccolo’ Fabi, Grazia Di Michele, Rossana Casale, Mariella Nava, Simone Cristicchi, Bungaro, Massimo Ranieri, Nada, Paolo Vivaldi, Chiara Civello, Elisabeth Cutler, Francesca Cassio, Davide Ambrogio, Valerio Camporini Faggioni.
De Laura has also produced new emerging artists for X Factor Italia, and other contests at a national level.
Filippo currently serves as the recording studio manager at Hofstra University (NY).
Awards
2016: Nominee for Leone D'Oro at Venice International Film Festival 73. Special jury prize at the Soundtrack Stars Award (“Questi Giorni”, by Giuseppe Piccioni).
2016: Academy Awards 2016 nominee, category best foreign movie. Nominee at David di Donatello for Best Soundtrack. Best Music Award Colonnesonore.net at Bari International Film Festival (“Non Essere Cattivo”, by Claudio Caligari).
2012: Winner of National Songwriting Festival Bianca d'Aponte (“Martarossa”, by Charlotte Ferradini). Best Music Award at National Songwriting Festival Bianca d'Aponte (“Il Contrario”, by Valeria Crescenzi).
2011: Finalist at National Songwriting Festival Bianca d'Aponte (“Scendipioggia”, by Alessandra Falconieri).
2010: Winner 21st National Songwriting Festival Musicultura, Best Music Award (“La Rosa Caduta Alle 5”, by Alessandra Falconieri). Winner 21st National Songwriting Festival Musicultura (“La Notte Che Inventarono il T9”, by Caraserena).
2005: Winner 16th National Songwriting Award Musicultura, Best Music Award (“Due Minuti”, by Caraserena).
1995: Award for best emerging Songwriter “Scena Aperta” contest (La Repubblica newspaper).
1991: Winner 2nd National Songwriting Award Festival Musicultura.