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Andres brings a unique blend of hands-on expertise and academic insight, having worked with some of the biggest names in music—including Annie Lennox, David Gilmour, Kanye West, and Jay Z—as well as some of the most promising indie artists such as Paris Paloma, Seafret, Flyte and Vraell.

Composer, guitarist, and educator with a Ph.D. in Music Composition from UC Berkeley. My music has been premiered by JACK Quartet, Yarn/Wire, Schallfeld Ensemble, L'Instant Donné, and Dal Niente at festivals across Europe, North and South America.

About Me & My Teaching Approach Professional Background With over 30 years of professional performance and 25 years of teaching experience, my musical journey has spanned across Mexico, Canada, and Brazil. I am a multi-instrumentalist (Bass, Guitar, Piano, and Drums) and a composer currently preparing for an international performance contract with Disney.

I’ve worked with artists like Kendrick Lamar, Daniel Caesar, 42 Dugg, Orion Sun and Robert Glasper, and composed music for Apple TV+, Hulu, and Riot Games. I tour internationally, with performances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, NPR’s Tiny Desk, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

My name is Alessandro Petacca and I am a composer, producer, sound designer and sound engineer since 2014. I studied music and production as self-taught until obtaining the title of Game Sound Designer in 2018 at the Event Horizon School in Turin, Italy. In my career as a musician and producer I can report having: - Produced 16 albums of hip hop, ambient, cinematic genre.

I studied classic guitar for 10 years in Venice. I graduated in Jazz Music (master degree) at the Music Conservatory in Castelfranco Veneto (Italy) I studied music production and electronic music at the Conservatory and around the world. I love to combine different genres to discover new sounds. I do music production and I released 3 album.