Hello, welcome to my gig! My name is Emanuele Filippi and I'm a professional piano player and composer. I was classically trained, then I switched to jazz and earned a Masters in Music degree at City College in New York City. I live in Paris and in my 10+ years career I have worked with famous artists, radio, television in Europe and the USA.
I can provide you with a high quality recording of a beautiful grand piano or keyboards from my home studio, starting from your music chart, or from an audio or MIDI file you send me.
I work on a wide variety of genres, spanning from Pop to Jazz, Classical, Soul, Rock, Funk, Gospel, New Age, Country, Blues, Hip-Hop, etc.
I am comfortable reading music and improvising.
If you do not have a music chart to send me, no problem! I can transcribe the song or play it by ear.
***As every gig is different, send me a message and let's talk about the details!***
My services:
-create and record a piano part to your existing song
-record a backing track for you to sing upon
-edit and record a piano part from your MIDI file
-create a piano-solo version of a chosen song
-record piano loops to a beat
-improvise a solo on your song
-record a piano cover for you
-edit your existing song, enhancing harmonies
-create a custom chord progression
***Your satisfaction is my top priority, feel free to contact me and let’s kickstart our collaboration!***
Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.
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64 Reviews - 12 Repeat Clients
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check_circleVerifiedI am very happy to be collaborating with Emanuele he is very professional, diligent, and all with a prompt delivery
check_circleVerifiedEmanuele is a talented musician and very communicative. Looking forward to working with him again!
check_circleVerifiedEmanuel is a masterful pianist and and his key stroke radiates great emotions. Thank you for your best effort on every recording.
check_circleVerifiedI was very pleased with Emanuele's collaboration, her talent is incredible and out of the ordinary, it made the track wonderful to listen to, it valued the composition.He understood very well what I needed .Very professional and fast, I hope to have another opportunity with him in the future.
check_circleVerifiedEmanuele was a huge help in creating the perfect chords for my project. His talent and understanding of music made the process easy and enjoyable. I highly recommend him for anyone looking for a skilled and creative collaborator!
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E. has been instrumental and professional in our collaborating partnership, and he's will go the extra mile to make me satisfy with the result. His emotion and passion shows in each note played.
check_circleVerifiedGreat collaborate with E. Looking forward to our next one.
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As always, amazing recording and performance.
check_circleVerifiedI truly enjoy working with Emanuele. He really strives to give you the result and vision you have for your music. I look forward to many more collaborations.
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Great collaboration! E really put in his emotion to the track. Looking forward to our next project.
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Again, very easy to work with and very accommodating. A pleasure to collaborate with.
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Another collaboration with E and he did a perfect job. Thank you.
check_circleVerifiedEmanuele is a great player, and nice to work with. He works at a quick turnaround time, and truly cares about customer satisfaction. I would highly recommend.
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Emanuele is an impressive player! Seriously beautiful parts.
I look forward to working with him again. 
check_circleVerifiedamazingly talented artist. Always delivers as promised. Thank you!
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Another fine piece of work from Emanuele! Great turn around time. Thank you!
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Emanuele did a great job with my pretty unusual guitar composition, I think it was not an easy job by any means, but Emanuele solved it really nicely. Highly recommended!
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Once again, perfect job. Thank you.
check_circleVerifiedGreat pianist and super receptive to feedback as well!
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wonderful artist. Delivered as promised! excellent work
Interview with Emanuele Filippi
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I am pretty proud of my own records, which you can find at www.emanuelefilippi.com Check them out!
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I'm working on a new project that will be featured on national television.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Myself!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: I like analog, because it's more real. But digital sometimes does a great job as well.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: That I'll work on your music until you are happy with the result.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: It's fun because it's always different and makes people happy.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Ask me to create a piano part for their song, and of course I can do it.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: People think making music is easy. I trained myself my whole life to deliver high quality music products.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: I try to understand clearly what they have in mind for their music, so I can deliver exactly what they want.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: You are doing the right thing.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Just a Grand Piano.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Emanuele Filippi is an Italian-born, award-winning pianist and composer. He has earned a Classical piano degree at the Conservatory of Udine, Italy and a Jazz piano Masters degree at City College in New York City. He has performed at prestigious venues such as: Blue Note in Milan, La Fenice Theater in Venice, Mercury Lounge in New York, Jamboree in Barcelona, Ibiza Jazz Festival and many more. Emanuele has performed with some of the greatest jazz musicians in the world including: Seamus Blake, Chris Morrissey, Fabrizio Bosso, Jure Pukl, Glauco Venier and more.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Very creative.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Sting and Pat Metheny because they are great.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Make it feel good.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: All genres including: pop, jazz, singer-songwriter, rock, reggae, hip-hop, techno.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Piano skills, harmonic knowledge, improvisation, sight reading, playing by ear, arranging, orchestrarion.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring to a song exactly what it needs. I don't overplay and I deeply care about each single job I get.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: After receiving your request, I listen to your song, or look at your chart and make an estimate of the cost based on length and difficulty of the task. Then I make an offer, and after it's accepted I start working and deliver as soon as possible.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I play a wonderful Yamaha grand piano GC1 in my home studio. I record with Lewitt LCT 040 stereo pair mics through Behringer Firepower FCA1616 audio interface I mix with Ableton live on Macbook Pro.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, John Coltrane
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: My services: -create and record a piano part to your existing song -record a backing track for you to sing upon -edit and record a piano part from your MIDI file -create a piano-solo version of a chosen song -record piano loops to a beat -improvise a solo on your song -record a piano cover for you -edit your existing song, enhancing harmonies -create a custom chord progression
I was the Pianist, Composer, Engineer in this production
- PianoAverage price - $70 per song
- YouTube Cover RecordingAverage price - $75 per song
- Songwriter - MusicAverage price - $70 per song
- Keyboards - SynthAverage price - $70 per song
- Full instrumental productionAverage price - $300 per song
I will make sure you are 100% happy with my work. Working on long distance can be hard but it my experience it has always worked out great, with my clients being very satisfied.
- Stainway Grand Piano VST - Synthogy Ivory Keys
I always give the best deals based on my clients requests.
