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Stephan Moccio is a Canadian pianist and composer that has worked as a songwriter and producer since the early 2000s, collaborating with recording artists such as Miley Cyrus, Céline Dion, Avril Lavigne, Andrea Bocelli and The Weeknd. He co-wrote and co-produced the soundtrack to the successful movie “50 Shades of Grey”, for which he was nominated for a Grammy and an Academy Award. Since 2020, he’s been focusing on his post-romantic compositions for solo piano, releasing multiple albums on Decca Records.
Celebrating the release of his new solo album Legends, Myths and Lavender, grains talks to the Los Angeles-based composer and pianist about recording in Brad Pitt’s castle in Southern France, turning 50 and still believing in the album as an artform.
