Leonardo De Bernardini

Leo Z—real name Leonardo De Bernardini—has built one heck of a rep as a music composer, songwriter-producer, and pianist, all while juggling life in Los Angeles. Dude’s got a serious knack for mixing modern vibes with spiritual undertones—you can tell he’s not just messing around with music, he’s actually living it. Born and raised in Bologna, Italy, Leo learned from the best: Mauro Malavasi, the guy who worked with straight-up legends like Chic, Luther Vandross, and Andrea Bocelli. Not a bad resume booster, right? Leo’s worked with a who’s-who of Italian artists like Elisa, Lucio Dalla, and of course, Bocelli himself. Once he set foot in L.A., the collaborations just kept coming—Josh Groban, Nathan Pacheco, Katherine Jenkins, David Archuleta, Tina Guo, Allan Palacios... the list kind of goes on. And he’s not just chilling in the background—he’s producing, arranging, making his own piano albums, too. Check out “Materia Prima,” “Unbreakable Healing,” and “Penumbra” if you wanna hear what he’s all about. Film scores? Yeah, he’s got those covered—everything from the award-winning “Electric City” web series starring Tom Hanks to the John Malkovich flick “Mindcage,” plus a recent doc called “Unzipped” about financial inequality in Venice, CA. He’s always got something cooking, with an action thriller called “Plain Sight” on deck for 2024. Basically, Leo Z is everywhere music wants to be—innovative, soulful, and a little bit unstoppable.