Dani is an Award-Winning film composer and record producer, born in Venice, Italy.
After studying composition, orchestration and sound engineering in Italy and France, he moved to the United States in 1988 to pursue his true passion, Music.
And what a ride it’s been! Dani creates original scores for Feature Films, TV shows, Stage Shows, Musicals and Multi-media. He works closely with filmmakers from Florida, New York, Los Angeles and Rome.
Dani composes scores that range from lush orchestrated soundscapes with live orchestra and choirs in the most traditional custom, to high-energy contemporary electronic soundtracks. His forte is to fully understand the vision of the filmmaker in order to define the true feeling of the scene, and ultimately reveal the emotional taste of the picture. His ability to mesh his original tailored music to the picture in order to enlist the audience has been recognized and appeals to the industry professionals. As of today, he has already received three Telly Awards and one Aurora Award for Best Musical Score and Best Song in 2007.
Among other projects, Dani has composed, arranged and orchestrated the score for several animations, including Twin Treasures, Zandora, Defending Camelot, Cereal, The Sailors Swing and recently the award-winning animation short "Once Upon a Christmas Village" for Dream Balloon Productions, Inc.
He has worked for the Walt Disney Company and Universal Studios as a musical artist and has composed the internationally acclaimed CD collection “Relaxing With Nature” (Madacy Records, Canada), as well as the score for several feature films: “Cassadaga”, “Turning Back”, “Two Days”, “Missionary” and the TV show “Game On” for the Disney Channel - Europe.
Dani has founded Donadi Music Productions, located in the backlot at Universal Studios -Orlando, FL and just opened a brand new studio to satisfy the increasing demand for his talents. The new facility features top of the art sound and recording technology any music professional expert would expect.
Unique traits: Fast turn around, can write for live orchestra or samples mockups. Fluent in Cubase, Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Digital Performer.
Finding Eden
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Film
by Left Digital Media
Composer
Cypress Inheritance
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Video
by Cypress Inheritance
Composer
Amerigo
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Film (short)
by StarsNorth Films
Composer
Text Amy
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Film (short)
Composer
Missionary
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Film
by Poiley/Wood Entertainment
Composer
The Congressman's Dinner
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Film
by All Platforms Media
Composer
Cassadaga
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Film
by Poiley/Wood Entertainment
Composer
Turning Back (The Whisper Home)
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Film
by Gravity Films LLC
Composer
Two Days
Film
by BIC Production
Composer
Game On
Television
by Brave Enterprise
Composer
Crystal Reel Award (Best Original Score)
(2010)
Telly Award Winner (Music Producer)
(2009)
Telly Awards Winner (Best Score)
(2007)
Telly Awards Winner (Music Producer)
(2007)
Aurora Award (Outstanding Original Score)
(2007)