Neoclassical Suite is a column that will present 7 recent, distinctive tracks of the neoclassical-modern classical-contemporary -and beyond!- music field.
The Players
Antlerman
(neoclassical, contemporary)
Antlerman is the solo project from pianist Nick Smeaton (From Mountains, Black Martis). Antlerman creates a mix of contemporary classical and electronic music – focusing on a sound that is equal in both elements, rather than rooted in one and borrowing from the other. Taking influence from classical, post-rock, ambient, and electronic music, Antlerman creates a soundscape designed to immerse the listener and remove them from wherever they are.
Sonder City
(neoclassical)
An alternative rock project fused with elements of pop and EDM, Sonder City speaks to an evolving cross-section of the human psyche; its platform a revolving landscape of alternative sub-genres, the core of its message is threefold: raw, critical self-reflection, the bold championing of fundamental love & idealism, and the extraordinary power of belief in oneself.
With soaring melodies at its core, Sonder City drives striding pianos into shimmering, ambient spaces, lacing them with driving percussion and shiny synth anthems. An odyssey into the human spirit, the project’s aim is to dissect, digest, hail, mock, and ultimately embrace the current state of humanity and its oscillating relationship with the Earth we all share.
Roberta Di Mario
(neoclassical, contemporary)
Roberta Di Mario is a contemporary Italian Steinway artist, composer and pianist.
Francisco José Villaescusa / Epic Tales Orchestra
(neoclassical, soundtrack)
Francisco José Villaescusa is a Spanish composer who has published several works of instrumental music, including styles such as symphonic, new age, minimalist music, Celtic music; He has also worked in the composition of BSO and composing music for orchestra, piano, wind bands and concert bands.
Epic Tales Orchestra is a project of the artist Francisco José Villaescusa. This project encompasses cinematic and classical compositions with an orchestral and electronic basis.
Main influences include: Philip Glass, Ramin Djawadi, Hans Zimmer, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Danny Elfman, Max Richter…
Fiamma Velo
(neoclassical, orchestral)
Fiamma Velo, composer and pianist. Viaggio nell’Anima is the single that gives name to her latest album released on November 30th. This album came out with artistic production of Roberto Cacciapaglia.
Brendan Void
(neoclassical, contemporary)
Electronic Music Producer and Film Score Composer Brendan Void, having recently begun crafting and developing his sound in 2019 specialising with his own atmospheric and enigmatic tonality, focusing on deep feeling and nostalgia. BV, a born and bred Londoner, learnt classical piano in his early teens, notably more so a personal hobby growing up, purely as means of escapism.
Visual art is also very relevant in Brendan’s career, an established videographer, heavily involved within his music, all videos and artwork are created by Brendan also.
Fabio di Biase
(neoclassical, piano)
Fabio di Biase is an italian composer and pianist. He lives in Italy, in Foggia, in the southest of Italy.
His music is largely inspired by great film music composers, universal language of jazz music and deep love for nature.
Fabio has studied classical and jazz piano, so his music is able to cross two very different but complementary languages like classical and jazz.
In the past years Fabio has participated in the Orsara Jazz Summer Camp and then Umbria Jazz Clinics studying jazz theory with teachers of the Boston Berklee School of Jazz, in Perugia.
On April 2018 Fabio made is first EP, “Spring”, six original compositions for solo piano.
He recorded at OSB Studio in Florence, Italy, where he played a Steinway & Sons piano.
The Music
Christos Doukakis