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THE SOUND OF
TEESA
Bio
Teesa D'Agostino
Teesa D'Agostino, an Italian American piano and film composer, began her musical journey at the age of two, playfully banging the piano. From a young age she was inspired by musical legends such as Rachmaninoff, Giovanni Allevi, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, and Mozart.
During the global pandemic of 2020, Teesa devoted countless hours to composing and producing music, leading to the release of her debut album "Peaceful Solitude" in 2021. The album accumulated millions of streams across various platforms, marking the beginning of Teesa's success as a composer. In the same year, Teesa was awarded the "Berklee World Tour Scholarship" and enrolled as a full-time student at the prestigious Berklee College of Music to study film scoring.
In 2023 her composition "Moments" went viral, gaining over a billion listens on both TikTok and Instagram. Similarly, her composition "Where Roses Bloom'' has captured the hearts of listeners, gaining billions of listens on TikTok and Instagram and has been used with over 500,000 videos across Instagram. This piece is celebrated for its blend of Romantic Era piano melodies with contemporary minimalist styles. Teesa has performed and recorded recorded her original compositions in world famous studios like the renowned Power Station Studio in New York City as well as the Synchron Scoring Stage in Vienna. Her music has been featured by The Olympics, Seventeen Magazine, British Vogue, Access Hollywood, as well as The Champions League.
Teesa's expertise in composing extends beyond social media, as she has served as the Lead Composer for Colorado State University's LIFE Program and Wake Forest University's CRM Graduate School Program. In 2024, she orchestrated and arranged for Emmy winning director and producer Alan Yang and was awarded the "George Delerue Memorial Scholarship" at Berklee College of Music. In the following year, Disney awarded her composition "Power Up" first place in their Disney Television and Animation Composing Competition. She then went on to compose for viral director Phillip Linnick's film "They Were Art Thieves", which premiered at Camp Film Fest at the Paramount theatre. Currently, she composes music for Red Bull.
Inspired to bring piano and orchestral music back to life for her generation and beyond, Teesa aspires to continue creating authentic and deeply emotive compositions for years to come.
Sheet Music
“Music is most impactful when it becomes a direct heart-to-heart communication”
Teesa D'Agostino
Artist Statement
Making Little Things with Great Love
As someone who has felt immense peace, love, comfort, healing, and understanding through music, I only hope that my compositions could do the same for others. I value the art of storytelling greatly, whether it be sharing my own stories through my compositions or striving to enhance someone else’s through film scoring. Music, to me, serves as a direct heart to heart communication between the composer and audience; it is this connection that I am committed to nurturing throughout my life. I firmly believe that the most beautiful forms of art in this world are born from a place of authenticity and life experiences.
