NICO BORROMEO
PRODUCTION MUSIC REEL
Excerpts from albums made for Warner Chappel and Tree Adams's In-House Library
Documentary Strings
Cinematic Hybrid Tension
Reality TV
BIOGRAPHY
After a decade of major success in Argentina as a music producer and composer, Nico Borromeo made his journey to United States, where contributing to the two-time Oscar winner Gustavo Santaolalla, he participated in the acclaimed feature film Finch, the Sundance-awarded documentary The Fight, and the Hulu series Monsterland.
Most recently, his relationship with Tree Adams (Californication, The 100) led him to co-compose for the two-time Emmy winner, Dan Partland's feature documentary God & Country and to work as his assistant in NCIS: Hawai'i, The Eight, and Unfit.
His original work in film has been showcased at Sundance, Tribeca, and Slamdance festivals. His first feature film, Soledad, won best picture at the Barcelona Film Festival.
WORK HISTORY
TREE ADAMS
Hollywood, CA
Oct 2021 — Present
Recording Engineer, Co-Composer, Composer Assistant
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Co-composed for the documentary God & Country, produced by Rob Reiner, directed by Emmy winner Dan Partland, and distributed by Magnolia Pictures.
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Assisted on the TV shows: NCIS: Hawaii (CBS: Seasons 1 & 2), The Eight (Rozam), Open Book (Amazon Prime), and the documentary: Unfit (CNN).
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Co-composed for 10+ production music albums for Warner Chappell and Tree’s in-house music library.
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Composed additional music for the TV show: The Eight.
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Stemmed and delivered full network TV episodes to music editors and production companies.
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Created and meta-tagged the studio catalog containing thousands of songs.
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Supervised and helped with studio equipment maintenance and software updates (computer systems, DAW, sample libraries, mixing matrix, microphones, pre-amps, compressors, patch bay).
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Served as the lead recording engineer, capturing high-quality recordings of live strings ensembles, percussionists and bands for network and streaming TV shows.
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Orchestrated and supervised scores for all ensemble players using Sibelius, Finale, and Dorico, ensuring seamless performances and exceptional musical interpretations.
GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA
Echo Park, CA
Jan 2019 — Nov 2020
Recording Engineer, Mixing & Composer Assistant
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Demonstrated expertise as a recording engineer while collaborating with Gustavo for Spielberg's prestigious movie Finch, exemplifying a profound understanding of sound engineering and contributing to the film's immersive auditory experience.
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Played a crucial role in recording and mixing Hulu's Monsterland series, showcasing a keen ear for detail and artistic sensibility in delivering captivating soundscapes.
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Contributed to the success of Sundance's critically acclaimed documentary, The Fight, serving the impactful storytelling with a powerful and emotionally engaging soundtrack.
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Efficiently stemmed sessions and delivered high-quality audio stems & stereo prints, streamlining production processes.
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Provided valuable input on instrumentation and microphone selection for well-crafted musical recordings.
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Demonstrated expertise in audio mixing and mastering, creating polished soundtracks for demos and TV pilots to impress industry professionals and audiences.
EARTHSTAR CREATION CENTER Venice, CA
Feb 2007 — Mar 2017
Composer, Producer, Mixing & Recording Engineer
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Composed, recorded and mixed the music for the short film, Museum of Fleeting Wonders (Tribeca and Slamdance).
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Composed, arranged and mixed the score of the feature movie, Soledad (Winner of Best Film at the Barcelona Film Festival).
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Composed for the short films: Amend, When Magic Stops, Above The Dessert, Helper, Dot, Roundtree.
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Composed the music for the video game trailer, Twelve Minutes (Official Voice-Over Session Ft. Daisy Ridley, James McAvoy, William Dafoe).
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Composed, produced, mixed and master the music for M&C Saatchi's Ballantine's commercial, The Soundtrack of You.
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Composed and mixed the music for the Nieve Negra trailer, a feature movie produced by Pampa Films.
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Recorded, produced and mixed the score of the TV series, Como Se Hace produced by Pampa Films.
FREELANCE
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 2006 — Present
Composer, Producer, Mixing & Recording Engineer
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Composed, recorded and mixed the music for the short film, Museum of Fleeting Wonders (Tribeca and Slamdance).
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Composed, arranged and mixed the score of the feature movie, Soledad (Winner of Best Film at the Barcelona Film Festival).
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Composed for the short films: Amend, When Magic Stops, Above The Dessert, Helper, Dot, Roundtree.
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Composed the music for the video game trailer, Twelve Minutes (Official Voice-Over Session Ft. Daisy Ridley, James McAvoy, William Dafoe).
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Composed, produced, mixed and master the music for M&C Saatchi's Ballantine's commercial, The Soundtrack of You.
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Composed and mixed the music for the Nieve Negra trailer, a feature movie produced by Pampa Films.
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Recorded, produced and mixed the score of the TV series, Como Se Hace produced by Pampa Films.
COME & C
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feb 2007 — Mar 2017
Creator / Founder
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Composed, produced, recorded and mixed singles with 10MM+ streams on Spotify, and air played on the top five mainstream radio stations in Latin America & international radio stations.
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Created and managed production of videos and singles featured on MTV Hits Latin America and VH1, among other music video channels.
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Performed as a headliner for Ultra Music Festival, Life in Color Tour, Marquee Las Vegas, Pacha and Blue Marlin venues, and toured Brasil and Latin America.
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Signed record and distribution deals with Sony Music and Universal Music.
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Won Soundclash's competition for the Best DJ of Argentina and was awarded 2nd place worldwide.
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Released over 50 songs on labels in the UK, USA, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Turkey, Greece.