Alessandro Buccellati (born September 10, 1998) is a Grammy Award[1] and Mercury Prize winning American musician, record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has worked alongside artists including SZA,[2] Pharrell Williams,[3] Miguel, DJ Dahi, Mike Sabath,[3] Orion Sun, Arlo Parks, Dhruv, Sean Leon, Eddie Benjamin,[4] Easy Life[5] and Terry Presume.

Alessandro Buccellati in 2023

Life and career

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Buccellati, a native of Katonah, New York, now resides in Los Angeles.

In February 2024, Buccellati was nominated for a Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance for his work on SZA song 'Low' on the SOS album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.[6] Time called "Low" a "strip club anthem".[7] The album SOS won Best Progressive R&B Album and was nominated for Album of the Year.[6]

Buccellati also contributed to Arlo Parks' album Collapsed In Sunbeams which in April 2022 received a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards[8] as well as in September 2021, won the Mercury Prize.[9]

Awards and nominations

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Organization Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref
Grammy Awards 2024 Best Melodic Rap Low Nominated [6]
Best Progressive R&B Album SOS Won
Album of the Year SOS Nominated
Grammy Awards 2022 Best Alternative Music Album Collapsed In Sunbeams Nominated [10]
Mercury Prize 2021 The Mercury Prize Collapsed In Sunbeams Won [11]
Brit Awards 2021 Album Of The Year Collapsed In Sunbeams Nominated [12]

Discography

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Year Artist Song Album Label
2024 Dhruv Ode To Boredom Private Blizzard Little Worry / RCA Records
Grieving
Orion Sun Take My Eyes Orion Mom + Pop Music
Mary Jane
Daniel Noah Miller You Never Fight On My Time Disintegration Self released
Ray Silvers Palms Palms Self released
2023 Sean Leon ALIVE IN LOVING MEMORY Self released
Mike Sabath Hers Being Human Warner Records
Stranger
Would That Be Enough
Magic
I Know It's Real
Skins
Sexy!
Kyle Lux Darth Vader Cascade AWAL
Poolside Ventura Highway Blues Blame It All On Love Ninja Tune
Hold Onto You
The Thing Dixie Queen Dixie Queen Onion Records
2022 SZA Low SOS TDE / RCA Records
Easy Life, Kevin Abstract Dear Miss Holloway Maybe In Another Life Island Records
Easy Life Growing Pains
Memory Loss
Moral Support
Buggin'
Grandma I Bleed Angelhood Atlantic Records
2021 Arlo Parks Green Eyes Collapsed In Sunbeams Trangressive Records
Terry Presume Don't Wait Forever What Box? September Records
Act Up
ZaZa And Some Runtz (Smoke Break)
Swimming
Personal
Easy Life have a great day life's a beach Island Records
Eddie Benjamin Emotional Emotional Epic Records

References

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  1. ^ Saponara, Michael (2024-02-06). "SZA Calls 2024 Grammy Awards 'A Fever Dream' & Is 'So Grateful' for 3 Wins Amid Album of the Year Snub". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  2. ^ "Who produced "Low" by SZA?". Genius. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  3. ^ a b "Being Human by Mike Sabath & The Moongirls". Genius. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  4. ^ "Who wrote "Emotional" by Eddie Benjamin?". Genius. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  5. ^ "Who wrote "GROWING PAINS" by easy life?". Genius. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  6. ^ a b c "Grammy Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork. 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  7. ^ "Was SZA's 'SOS' Worth the Wait?". TIME. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  8. ^ "Arlo Parks On How Patience, Film & Falling In Love Molded 'My Soft Machine' | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  9. ^ "Arlo Parks - 'Collapsed in Sunbeams' wins 2021 Mercury Prize". www.mercuryprize.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  10. ^ Billboard Staff (2021-11-23). "2022 Grammy Nominees: The Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  11. ^ "Mercury prize 2021: Arlo Parks wins for Collapsed in Sunbeams". the Guardian. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  12. ^ "BRIT Awards 2021dua lipa and little mix the big winners". sky.com. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-17.