THE STUDY
The Underdog Studio was born to give clear creative direction to complex projects.
A single direction that brings together brands, institutions, artists, architects, technicians, and the public.
We deal with vision, narration, visual and sound languages, because all this
whatever you do – from spaces to countryside – you speak the same language.”
BRANDS AND INSTITUTIONS
Some companies we have worked with:
ARTISTS
Some of the artists Boosta has met in his career as a composer, producer and performer.
Mina, Depeche Mode, Placebo, Skin, Client, Vasco Rossi, Subsonica, Caparezza, Malika Ayane, Enrico Ruggeri, Tormento, Roberto Bolle, Benedetta Mazzini, Gian Carlo Caselli, Violante Placido, Vinicio Marchioni, Rocco Papaleo, Daniele Silvestri, Giuliano Palma, Righeira, Gazebo, P. Lyon, Garbo, Tullio Avoledo, Marcello Fois, Chuck Palahniuk, Christopher Moore
Davide BOOSTA Dileo
Creative Director | Composer | Producer | Sound Artist
Musician, composer, producer, and sound artist. Co-founder and keyboardist of Subsonica, with a long history of albums, tours, and electronic experimentation.
He has composed soundtracks for films and series, including '1992', '1993' and 'Adagio' (David di Donatello for Best Original Score), and sound art projects and installations for spaces such as OGR Turin and Gallerie d'Italia.
All this experience converges in The Underdog Studio as an ability to orchestrate languages: music, space, light, storytelling.
THE UNDERDOG SQUAD
Hannibal Siconolfi
Digital Artist & Architect
A digital artist with a background in architecture, he is known for his futuristic and dystopian urban visions that explore the relationship between cities, technology, and post-humanity. He has exhibited internationally, including the Venice Biennale, and collaborated with companies such as Netflix, Warner Bros., NVIDIA, and Adobe, as well as producing immersive visuals for live performances at iconic venues like the Sphere in Las Vegas. His work combines architecture, speculative imagination, and audiovisual sensibility in monumental and immersive settings.
Francesco Mazzei
Videomaker
Videographer and visual storyteller specializing in art, culture, and live events, with a clean and emotional style. He works regularly with Gallerie d'Italia and the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation and oversees video direction for projects related to Davide "Boosta" Dileo, focusing on camerawork, pacing, and narrative aesthetics. A certified Steadicam Gold operator, he creates content for performances, art installations, and complex events, collaborating with museums, foundations, and artists in key cultural contexts.
Nikola Kostov
Event Designer
AVL technical design and management professional for events and live productions, with experience coordinating audio, video, and lighting systems and technical infrastructure for complex productions. He serves as technical lead at SOARI prod, contributing to the success of events and set designs with a methodical and efficiency-oriented approach. His experience combines integrated AV skills with team and supplier management, ensuring high-level technical performance in professional settings.