Alberto Brigandì
Alberto is an arranger, organist, keyboard player and pianist based in London.
After the Diploma in Organ and Composition in 2003, then in 2013 he obtained the Master of Arts in Organ at the Haute école de musique in Geneva (Switzerland), winning also the Prize “Pierre Segond”. He took masterclasses of internationally renowned organists such as Lionel Rogg, Guy Bovet, Marie-Claire Alain, Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini and Pierpaolo Turetta.
He specialized in Orchestration & Arranging and Film Scoring at Morley College, London.
He’s intensively active as organ concert performer, both as soloist and in orchestral formations.
In addition, he works in popular music area, as producer and keyboard player. His current bands are the original rock band This Mighty Fever and the tribute band to David Bowie Absolute Bowie. He also collaborated with the songwriters Tim Woodbridge, Carmine Torchia and Francesco Covelli.
Recently, he produced the debut album “Lo stupido che canta” of the songwriter Il dEli, co-writing, arranging and recording all tracks.
In 2006 he obtained Bachelor’s degree in “Telecommunications Engineering” at Università Mediterranea in Reggio Calabria and in 2009 the Master’s degree in “Engineering and Design of Sound” at Politecnico in Milan.
He’s currently the organist of St Joseph’s Highgate church, in London.
Filippo Faustini
Filippo is a guitarist, arranger and composer based in London, where he is currently completing his MA in Composition for Moving Images at City University, for which he was offered a bursary in 2014.
After gaining his BA in Guitar at the Conservatory of Music in Frosinone, Filippo moved to London to work as a freelance musician, arranger and tutor.
He collaborated with various songwriters and is currently working as a guitarist and arranger for the act Alice In The Cruel Sea, performing in various venues across London.
In 2015 he worked as an associate recording engineer for The Sparrows of Paris, a swing ensemble.
Believing in the importance of research work, he translated to Italian composer Alan Belkin’s online book “General Principles of Harmony” and produced essays on film music studies (including his undergraduate dissertation on Bernard Herrmann’s famous soundtracks for Psycho and Vertigo and his analysis of the film American Beauty).
During 2014 he worked as a freelance arranger and collaborated with various ensembles, including the Morley Wind Ensemble and he is currently working on his catalog of pop and rock arrangements for various ensembles.
Furthermore, Filippo works as a composer in audio and video formats alike. He collaborated with various independent film makers and videogame creators and entered various scoring competitions.
Alongside with his activity as a musician, Filippo has been involved in various kinds of tuition. He currently holds classes in music tuition for children and guitar and music theory private tuition.