Federica A. Butera

I am a musician, composer and actress trained at Saint Louis College of Music and the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. My work moves fluidly between music, cinema and performance, combining a strong musical foundation with a versatile, research-driven and interdisciplinary approach to artistic creation.

As a composer, I work across a wide range of musical genres, exploring the dialogue between acoustic and analogue instruments, field recordings, electronic textures and experimental sound. I play piano, guitar, bass, percussion and flutes, and use my voice as an integral part of my musical language. I compose original music for audiovisual projects and develop sound-centred performances in which timbre, space and listening become essential elements of the artistic experience. I am particularly drawn to projects that invite experimentation, encourage collaboration and create new relationships between sound and image.

My composition credits include several short films, among them Shards of Absence, presented at major international film festivals, as well as La Janara, Afuera una luz nueva and Isole senza mare.

Alongside my musical practice, I work as an actress across film, television and theatre. My screen credits include Marco Bellocchio’s Il Traditore, Cesare Gomez’s Storia d’amore di un uomo che balla and the television series The Bad Guy. My background in acting informs my compositional work, strengthening my sensitivity to character, atmosphere, rhythm and narrative.

I bring an open, curious and resourceful approach to every project, combining creative intuition with the ability to move between different artistic languages. Whether composing for the screen, developing an original performance or collaborating on an interdisciplinary project, I am interested in creating work with a distinctive identity, emotional depth and a strong sense of purpose.