Matteo Buzzanca

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Matteo Buzzanca
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Background information
Born (1973-09-28) 28 September 1973 (age 50)
Rome, Italy
GenresSoundtrack
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • composer
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Piano
  • guitar
Years active1996–present
Website http://www.teodorf.com

Matteo Buzzanca, also known by the pseudonym Teodorf, (born 28 September 1973) is an Italian musician, composer and record producer.

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Biography

His work revolves around the creation of songs and soundtracks. He has made arrangements and written songs for various albums and he has produced music for documentaries, exposures, theatrical events, [1] commercials, short films and films, [2] not only in Italy but also abroad.

He has written songs for X Factor Italia, [3] The Voice of Italy [4] and artists such as Max Gazzè, Emma Marrone, Marco Mengoni, Luca Carboni, Malika Ayane, Patty Pravo, Raphael Gualazzi, Noemi, Giusy Ferreri, Francesca Michielin and Zero Assoluto.

He graduated in Application of Music, from Rovigo's Conservatorio F. Venezze, with the maximum of marks and distinction he has also graduated in Economy and Business from the Università degli Studi Cà Foscari, in Venice.

Since 2015 he has been professor of Sound for Movies in Milan's SAE Institute.

He currently is an exclusive author for Sugar Music. [5]

Author and producer for other artists

Between the years 2002 and 2007' he collaborated with the singer songwriter Andrea Chimenti to create two albums, Il porto sepolto (as arranger) and Vietato Morire (co-author, arranger and producer). [6] In the same year he collaborated with Paolo Benvegnù to arrange the arches of Il mare Verticale, a piece that he co-signed and that was subsequently interpreted by Giusy Ferreri in the album Fotografie and by Marina Rei in the album Musa.

2012 – He was co-author of a few songs in Diego Mancino's record E' necessario. In 2011 he composed, with Diego Mancino, [7] the single Odio tutti I cantanti, for Noemi.

2013 – At the Sanremo music festival with the song I tuoi maledettissimi, written with Francesco Gazzè and sung by Max Gazzè. [8]

2015 – He wrote two songs for Marco Mengoni's album Parole in circolo, and three pieces for Malika Ayane's Naif, such as the single Senza fare sul serio (certified double platinum).

2016

2017

Awards

Music composer for the media

In 2002 he created music for his first short film with Marco Ruffatti "Ghosts" [9] that participates to the screenings criteria in the Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica. He also worked on the music in MariaErica Pacileo's "L'ultima stagione", short film presented at Torino Videoevento.

Between 2003 and 2006 he composed various soundtracks for "Lontano dal silenzio del cielo" that participates at Valdarno Cinema Fedic, "Resistenti: cinque ritratti partigiani" by Fernando Maraghini, [10] "La disfatta" by Guido Geminiani and "Annarosa non muore", [11] a documentary about the Bellunese partisan resistance and it participates in the 2003 Bellaria Film Festival. He also creates music for two exhibitions set up at Mart Museo in Trento, "Mitomacchina" [12] and "il bello e le bestie", [13] and "la Virtù della Fortezza" [14] in Castel Beseno.

In 2007 he worked in Los Angeles for the music of Vivian Lee Moore's short film The Devil's in the details and for Abhishek Kabli's short film, For the game, [15] both were presented at the Festival On the Lot. He also composed sound-design for exhibitions, such as Giampiero Brunetta's Cosmorama Cinematografico held in the Palazzo dei Normanni in Palermo, and also for the exhibition "La scimmia nuda" held in the Museo di Scienze Naturali Tridentino.

Between the years 2008 and 2010 he composed music for a few projects: "Stagione di caccia" by Andrea Mugnaini and produced by Studio Universal, Charlie Tango's Time up and for Federico Massa's documentary regarding the story of calcio Padova, "Cent'anni di emozioni biancoscudate". [16] He created the soundtrack for the theatrical show Callas, a tragedy by Ottavia Lanza for the teatro Litta of Milan.

In 2011 he created music for the documentary Lacor, [17] by the Canadians Vincent Scotti and Dominique Morisette discussing the touching story of Mary's Hospital of Lacor in Uganda, founded by the couple Piero Corti and Lucille Corti. The same year he also created music for "Guardiamoci negli occhi", national campaign against glaucoma, and for Federico Massa's historical documentary Zorzi da Castelfranco.

In 2012 he wrote the original soundtrack for Andrea Mugnaini's film Non c'è tempo per gli eroi, [18] interpreted by Desiree Noferini and Paolo Bernardini, produced by Cecchi Gori Home Video. For the occasion he also wrote the piece This is not Love, with Francesca Lago's lyrics, interpreted by the English singer Cass Lowe.

In 2015 he composed "Le tango de Zara", interpreted by the Orchestra di piazza Vittorio, for the soundtrack of Fariborz Kamkari's film" Pitza e Datteri". In 2014 he created music for the work of the sculptor Ettore Greco, I bambini sono cattivi, at the Mostra Ecce Pinocchio, [19] held in la Villa di Isola di Garda.

The soloist project Teodorf

In 2015 he published the debut album [20] of his soloist project Teodorf [21] (a mix of electronic music, shoegaze and newwave) created between London and Rome and mixed by Ken Thomas, English eclectic producer and sound engineer (Sigur Ros, Moby, Dave Gahan). The debut single is called Why and the provocative videoclip was accomplished by Tiziano Russo.

Credit as author of songs [22]

YearTitleArtistAlbum
2004Il mare verticale Paolo Benvegnù Piccoli Fragilissimi Film
2009Il mare verticale Marina Rei Musa
2009Il mare verticale Giusy Ferreri Fotografie
2010L'estate Non voglio che Clara Dei cani
2011Odio tutti i cantanti Noemi RossoNoemi
2011Qualcosa cambierà Andrea Chimenti Tempesta di fiori
2012Nei baci no Diego Mancino È necessario
2012Qui è così Diego Mancino È necessario
2012Colpa della musica Diego Mancino È necessario
2013A fuocoTimothy CavicchiniThe Voice of Italy
2013I tuoi maledettissimi impegni Max Gazzè Sotto casa
2014Dove Zero Assoluto Alla fine del giorno
2015Tutto quello che ci restaLeiner Riflessi [23] XFactor Italia
2015Senza fare sul serio Malika Ayane Naif
2015Ansia di felicitàMalika AyaneNaif
2015Dimentica domaniMalika AyaneNaif
2015Se sei come sei Marco Mengoni Parole in circolo
2015Invincibile[Marco MengoniParole in circolo
2015Un cuore in due Francesca Michielin Di20
2015Arriverà l'amore Emma Marrone Adesso
2015Da domani Giovanni Caccamo Non siamo soli
2016Bologna è una regola Luca Carboni Pop-up
2016Ci rivedremo poi Patty Pravo Eccomi
2016L'estate di John Wayne Raphael Gualazzi Love Life Peace
2016Mondello beachRaphael GualazziLove Life Peace
2016Splende il mattinoRaphael GualazziLove Life Peace
2016Lotta thingsRaphael GualazziLove Life Peace
2017La distanza Giusy Ferreri Girotondo
2017Uguale a meShadyShady – EP

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