Freelance Music Composers

Film Composer

Name: C. Filipe Alves
Email: cfilipealves@gmail.com
Website: http://www.wix.com/cfilipealves/cfilipealves
Location: Europe, Portugal
Description: As an artist, I can assure you that each soundtrack will be unique. And when I say “unique” I mean different, exclusive and effective.

Composer, orchestrator, arranger, flutist, singer, producer.

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BIO
C. Filipe Alves was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1988. He began studying music early, entering the Conservatory of Music D. Dinis at 11 years of age.
Filipe had the privilege of being taught by Carlos Marecos, Paulo Jorge Ferreira, Fernando Marinho, Humberto Castanheira e Lino Guerreiro.
He was invited to join the D. Dinis Choir and to performe several rules in some musicals in the Cultural Center of Malaposta, as soloist and actor. There he worked with director Jorge Estreia.

At the age 21, “Mind Games: for Orchestra” is played live in Lisbon.

In 2008 he publishes his first online album: Pursuit of Happiness.
C. Filipe Alves participated in the Radio Drama “19 Nocturne Boulevard”, winner of the Mark Time Awards 2008, in “The Seventh Key”.
He started teaching “Musical Expression” at 18 years old and he continues to do this today.

Besides a musical career, has a degree in Sciences of Education from the University of Lisbon.

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PORTFOLIO
COMPOSER:

(2008) Album Pursuit of Happiness

(2008) Portuguese version (non-official) of the short-movie Hedgehog In The Fog – Ouriço no Nevoeiro

(2008) RPG Jade Elegy (project suspended)

(2008-2009) RPG Dark Crusade (in production)

(30 42009) Alive concert in Lisbon: premier of
“Mind Games”, for orchestra.

(2009) Radio Drama, winner of Mark Times Awards 2008:
“19 Nocturne Boulevard”, episode The Seventh Key.

ORCHESTRATOR:

(2009) Concertino for Vibrafone, 1st movement (Siegfried Fink) – hired by Conservatório D. Dinis

(2009) Dance of the Hours, from La Gioconda (Amilcare Ponchielli), Star Wars, Main Theme (John Williams) & The Simpsons Theme (Danny Elfman) – hired by Musinaction

FLUTIST:

(2006) Musical Uma História Para a Música – Centro Cultural da Malaposta e Conservatório D. Dinis

SINGER / ACTOR:

(2005) Musical O (En)Cantado Mundo Disney (solist) – Centro Cultural da Malaposta

(2006) Musical Uma História Para a Música – Centro Cultural da Malaposta

(2007) Musical O Livro dos Sonhos – Centro Cultural da Malaposta

(2008) Musical Som, Luzes, Câmara, Acção (solist) – Centro Cultural da Malaposta