Cloudy sky over a turquoise sea and sandy shore

MUSIC & COMPOSITION

Music is another way of understanding the world.

Piano, composition and production shaped by memory, harmony and sound.

ABOUT THE MUSIC

A practice of memory and sound

Music is part of how I make sense of experience. Piano, composition and sound design let me work with memory, time and emotion through arrangement, texture and space. My writing moves between intimate melodies and broader electronic forms.

PROCESS

Piano, keyboards and production

Piano and keyboards are central to my process. I use a Yamaha MODX+ and a home production setup to explore extended harmony, electric-piano colors associated with Rhodes and Wurlitzer, warm grooves, layered synthesizers and the space created by reverb and delay.

SELECTED WORK

An autobiographical project, shaped over time

01

Emergencia

Developed across roughly twenty years, Emergencia gathers memories and experiences from different stages of my life. Fatherhood, personal change and the passage of time sit alongside questions about people, the things they create and the technological world around them. Its conceptual references include the work and thought of Argentine writer Ernesto Sábato.

LISTENING REFERENCES

A wide listening life, a distinct sound

My listening moves from the atmosphere of Gustavo Cerati’s Bocanada to Bonobo, Little Dragon, GusGus, Sigur Rós, Coldplay, Dua Lipa and Mozart. Ambient, downtempo, dream pop, synth-pop, soul, neo-soul, jazz-funk, funk, atmospheric house, post-rock and roots reggae all inform the wider landscape. These are artistic references, not collaboration credits.

MUSIC & TECHNOLOGY

Technology in the creative process

I use composition and production tools, including AI-assisted systems such as Suno, to test ideas, sounds and structures. The balance between writing, performance, production and generated assistance depends on the work; I do not treat one method as a description of the whole catalog.

SOUND & FORM

A language built from contrast

Rather than settle into one genre, I follow the character of each idea and the sounds it asks for.

Atmosphere

Cinematic space, delicate textures and melodies that leave room for ambiguity.

Harmony

Extended chords, expressive piano voicings and electric-keyboard colors.

Rhythm

Warm grooves, measured electronic pulses and carefully shaped transitions.

Production

Acoustic and electronic layers, deep low end, reverb and delay used to give a piece depth and movement.

LISTEN

Find music by Leandro Donatini

Search the artist name on Spotify and YouTube, or open the artist pages on Apple Music and Deezer.