Sergio Prezioso
Sergio Prezioso is an Italian pianist, educator and media composer.
Biography[edit]
Musical education[edit]
Born in Italy, Prezioso was introduced to music with piano studies at age 5. In the early years he began to perform in public as a soloist, participating in and winning numerous national and international competitions, such as the International Piano Competition "Monopoli".[1] At the age of 18 he was accepted as a student by Lucia Passaglia, pupil of Alfred Cortot and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
He studied at the Conservatory of Music “Gaetano Braga”,[2] graduating with highest marks and honours in 2000. In the same year he recorded the Bach-Busoni Chaconne for the Italian series Best Piano Graduates.
In 2006, he graduated in Jazz at the Conservatory of Music “Alfredo Casella” of L’Aquila, Italy, and after winning a scholarship[3] to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston,[4] he moved to the United States and graduated Summa Cum Laude at Berklee in 2012, majoring in Contemporary Writing and Production with a minor in Music for TV & New Media.[5]
Career[edit]
After having been a touring musician for national and international artists, in 2012 he moved to New York City where he worked as a media composer, writing music for TV advertising campaigns.[6]
He wrote the music for a variety of multimedia projects as well as the scores for major TV commercials, including Johnson & Johnson, Mitsubishi, Geico, Comcast and Academy Sports + Outdoors among others.[7]
As a sound engineer, he has mixed and mastered numerous projects, including the award winning documentaries Naleena, and HeartWood.
References[edit]
- ^ "Suonare.it - Il Portale dei Musicisti". www.suonare.it. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Braga, Istituto. "Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali Gaetano Braga". Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali Gaetano Braga (in Italian). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Sergio Prezioso of Allston Earns Place On Dean's List At Berklee College Of Music". readme.readmedia.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Stati Uniti. Insegnante a ritmo di jazz". messaggerosantantonio.it (in Italian). 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Alumni US | Berklee College of Music, Greater Boston Area". alumnius.net. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Il Pianoforte di Sergio". Il Messaggero - Italian Newspaper.
- ^ TV Advertising in the USA, retrieved 31 October 2021