Dom Capuano

Dom Capuano

Dom Capuano
Background information
Birth name Domenico Capuano
Born April 21, 1975
Turin, Italy
Genres Film score, Video game score, Pop Music, Electro
Occupation(s) Music Composer, Music producer, Film composer, Songwriter, Video game composer
Instruments Piano, Keyboard, MIDI Master Keyboard, Synthesizer, Double Bass
Years active 1993–present
Labels Dom Capuano Music, Universal Music, Warner Music, EMI, Bliss Corporation
Website domcapuano.com

Dom Capuano (born Domenico Capuano 21 April 1975), is an Italian film composer, songwriter and music producer

He broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Eiffel 65, Da Blitz, the DJ Gabry Ponte and the German Pop Band of Karmah, also has collaborated with several international artists including: Jean Michel Jarre, Kool & The Gang, Laura Pausini, 883, Aqua. Zucchero, Nek, Andreas Johnson, Alphaville, Toni Braxton, S Club 7 and more..

Early life and career

He studied music, in particular the double bass at the G. Verdi Conservatory of Music in Turin Italy. He is also a piano player, composer and orchestral conductor. His musical career is spli into two different ways, the records industry and the symphonic music.

Since the early 90's has established itself as a composer and record producer, music producer and is considered a "success, and in step with the times" due to its continuous research and experimental sound manic.[1]

Over the years he has composed and produced some hits record.

In 1993 composed "Let me be" starting up the career of the Da Blitz. (Maximum number 11 position [1]). In 1994 and again for "Take My Way"

As a composer and arranger enters with the Da Blitz repeatedly in the Italian charts with "Let Me Be" and "Stay with Me" which eventually reached the position number 1 (source: hitparadeitalia [3]). The Da Blitz will be in the standings again with the songs "Movin 'On" (Max Pos # 4 [4]) "Take Me Back" (Max Pos # 4 [5]), and "I Believe" (Max Pos.#8 )

3 times platinum with over 3 million copies sold in the U.S. (certified RIAA), 2 Platinum and 3 gold in Europe with over 1,500,000 copies (source: Bliss Corporation) for composing Move Your Body of Eiffel 65, in addition to other awards, reaching over 10 millions of copies worldwide. He also received gold discs wi the Blitthz, Gabry Ponte, Karmah (2 in Germany, 2 in UK, 6 in Italy including for the single "Let Me Be" from the Blitz, 1 France, 1 Spain) [2]

The album of Europop Eiffel 65 gets Pos # 4 of the U.S. charts by selling a total of 3,800,000 copies (source: BlissCo. [7]) also getting good reviews in the American press (Ref: Pop Matters , Entertainment Weekly All Music )

also with Eiffel 65 project getting good reviews in the American press, the Eiffel 65 received the Grammy Awards Nomination in the 2001(source: Universal ), also Move Your Body was played in the Music Award in Montecarlo in the 2000, in front at an VIP audience hall, included Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson (source: Universal ).

He has also collaborated, produced and remixed songs for numerous artists of national and international level including: Jean Michel Jarre, Kool & The Gang, Laura Pausini, 883, Max Pezzali, Aqua. Zucchero, Nek, Andreas Johnson, Alphaville, Toni Braxton, S Club 7.[3]

Collaborated to the production of 2 albums of the DJ Gabry Ponte, "Doctor Jekyll and Mr. DJ" and "Gabry Ponte" both released by Universal Italy, entering the national rankings (source: HitParadeItalia [13]) (source: HitParadeItalia ) (source: ).

In 'Summer 2007 met the band of Dari where begin an artistic collaboration as artistic producer and co-author of the songs, and a little later in February 2008 with DARI achieves Success with the song "Wale (Tanto Wale)". After the success of Wale with Dari and with the 'label' Fondazione Sonora" received some awards including: Award of the 2008 Meeting of Independent Labels, Clips Italian Prize in 2008 as" Video revelation of the Year "for" Wale "of Dari. The DARI also won 2 MTV TRL Awards in 2008 as "Best New Artist" and 2009 "Best Look).

In 2010 Capuano has produced the "Salentino" Rock band of the "Fonokit". In the same year he completed his studies of music and orchestral conductor, this gave him the input to move in USA to try to follow his passion for movie and soundtrack score. (source: Imdb )

Hollywood Film scoring

After few soundtracks such "Ninja Turtles" and some short in the 2011 has moved in Los Angeles to improve his experience and follow his dream as film composer. He composed the music for the movie "The Sleeping Warrior" and later 2012 the soundtrack for "The Solid State". (source: Imdb ) In 2014 composed the music for "Beautiful Destroyer" a movie of Christopher Dorrah and later in the same year Richard the Lionheart: Rebellion directed by Stefano Milla.

Discography

Singles

Selected Singles.

Albums

Soundtracks and Film Scoring

Remixes and cooperations

Awards

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ziomusic.it/news/viewnews.php?id=12177
  2. ↑ Eiffel 65 o Bloom 06 (source: Wikipedia en:Move Your Body) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europop_(album) http://www.sorrisi.com/sanremo/schede/art016002000239.jsp http://www.rockol.it/musicaitaliana.com/biografie/eiffel65.html http://www.discogs.com/release/322407, http://www.discogs.com/release/501292, http://www.discogs.com/release/11763, http://free.napster.com/view/album/index.html?id=10793378,
  3. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/search?type=all&q=mimmo+capuano&btn=Search, http://www.jarrography.free.fr/details.php?id_media=550, http://www.discogs.com/artist/MTJ+Capuano
  4. ↑ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database,
  5. ↑ http://www.musikindustrie.de/566/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_Your_Body
  6. ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditationawards.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_Your_Body, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europop_(album)
  7. ↑ http://www.snepmusique.com/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_Your_Body