Alvaro Paiva-Bimbo is a Venezuelan-Italian composer, orchestrator, and conductor with 60+ film and television projects, including work on the Oscar-nominated films Encanto, Bardo, and Nyad. His music is shaped by old-school orchestral craft, Latin American roots, and jazz colors. A Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated recording producer with ten albums to his name, Paiva-Bimbo’s work ranges from compositions in the Deutsche Grammophon catalogue to collaborations with Gustavo Dudamel, Diane Warren, Los Amigos Invisibles, and leading artists across classical, film, Latin, jazz, and popular music. He studied composition and orchestration at the Manhattan School of Music under Giampaolo Bracali, a disciple of Nadia Boulanger, and holds additional degrees in classical guitar, conducting, and computer science. He works fluently in English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

Alvaro Paiva-Bimbo

Alvaro Paiva-Bimbo is a Venezuelan-Italian composer, orchestrator, and conductor with 60+ film and television projects, including work on the Oscar-nominated films Encanto, Bardo, and Nyad. His music is shaped by old-school orchestral craft, Latin American roots, and jazz colors. A Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated recording producer with ten albums to his name, Paiva-Bimbo’s work ranges from compositions in the Deutsche Grammophon catalogue to collaborations with Gustavo Dudamel, Diane Warren, Los Amigos Invisibles, and leading artists across classical, film, Latin, jazz, and popular music. He studied composition and orchestration at the Manhattan School of Music under Giampaolo Bracali, a disciple of Nadia Boulanger, and holds additional degrees in classical guitar, conducting, and computer science. He works fluently in English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

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Alvaro Paiva-Bimbo is a Venezuelan-Italian composer, orchestrator, and conductor with 60+ film and television projects, including work on the Oscar-nominated films Encanto, Bardo, and Nyad. His music is shaped by old-school orchestral craft, Latin American roots, and jazz colors.

A Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated recording producer with ten albums to his name, Paiva-Bimbo’s work ranges from compositions in the Deutsche Grammophon catalogue to collaborations with Gustavo Dudamel, Diane Warren, Los Amigos Invisibles, and leading artists across classical, film, Latin, jazz, and popular music.

He studied composition and orchestration at the Manhattan School of Music under Giampaolo Bracali, a disciple of Nadia Boulanger, and holds additional degrees in classical guitar, conducting, and computer science. He works fluently in English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

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Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
Italian
Intermediate
Portuguese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Additional Writer, Orchestrator & Programmer at Encanto (Disney)
June 1, 2021 - November 30, 2021
Additional music, arranging, programming, orchestration, and production support on Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning score and songs.
Composer, Orchestrator & Performer at Netflix, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Amazon, National Geographic, FX, and others
June 20, 2017 - Present
Credits include Nyad, Bardo, The Mother, The Invitation, Selena: The Series, The Tender Bar, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Strays, Patriot, Cherish the Day, Low Country, Cuando Sea Joven, and others. Selected collaborators include Germaine Franco, Bryce Dessner, Carlo Siliotto, Dara Taylor, Heitor Pereira, Linda Perry, Joseph Shirley, Eduardo Aram, Alexis Grapsas, Genevieve Vincent, Joshua Moshier, Alex Wurman, and others.

Education

Diploma in Orchestral Conducting at Universidad Central de Venezuela
May 1, 2015 - January 29, 2016
Bachelor of Music (Major in Classical Guitar, Minor in Composition) at Manhattan School of Music
August 27, 2001 - May 28, 2004
Engineer in Computer Science at Universidad Central de Venezuela
October 5, 1992 - July 13, 2000

Qualifications

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Computers & Electronics, Software & Internet, Education