Alessandro De Rosa (Milan, 1985) began studying composition upon the advice of Ennio Morricone. He studied with Boris Porena and later graduated in the Netherlands at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

As a composer, arranger, producer, he has collaborated with Jon Anderson of the band Yes, Brazilian singer-songwriter and two-time platinum award winner Fantine Tho, the renowned and acclaimed Italian singer Irene Grandi, as well as numerous agencies and companies specializing in music for media. His concert pieces have been performed by major institutions and ensembles, including Gaudeamus, Residentie Orkest, and the Venice Biennale.

Together with Ennio Morricone, he co-authored the book Ennio Morricone – In His Own Words. Ennio Morricone in conversation with Alessandro De Rosa (Oxford University Press, 2019, 2020, 2022), the Maestro’s official autobiography, originally published in 2016 in Italy by Mondadori Libri and translated into several of the world’s most spoken languages, as well as the podcast Io e Ennio Morricone (Amazon Audible, Feb. 2020). He also took part in the documentary Ennio (2022) by Giuseppe Tornatore, a project jointly desired by the Oscar-winning director and Morricone himself.

In recent years, Alessandro has worked as Head of A&R and Talent Manager at Pastelle Music, and in the last months of 2023, he became Irene Grandi’s manager. He currently continues his musical and managerial activities as a freelance professional while also working as a author and speaker for the cultural channels of RSI and RAI in Switzerland and Italy.