The Platform Group’s creative studio ‘El Oso’ puts the final touches on the “BUONA SERA SIGNORINA” music video for the iconic original strolling band, The Gypsy Queens. The new album's flagship song and music video, “BUONA SERA SIGNORINA,” promoting the upcoming release of The Gypsy Queens’ third studio album, will be available on streaming platforms on October 13th, featuring charismatic performances by guest star Tony Danza.
This beautiful music video was filmed on locations in New York, USA, and Nice, France, and the story was written by Oscar®-winning John Patrick Shanley and directed by Jaci Judelson, starring Michelle Hicks, Giulian De Carvalho-Aliprendi, Nadia Farès, and some other surprising guests.
For the final editorial, color correction, and mastering, Didier “Didi” Casnati, producer and the leader of the band, selected El Oso, a division of The Platform Group, with award-winning Todd Iorio as Supervising Post-production Producer, and Bobby B. Grubic, a multiple Emmy® award winner as Consulting Producer. “The Gypsy Queens' partnership with El Oso helped us bring the BUONA SERA SIGNORINA music video to another level, and we can’t wait to share it with the world,” Didier Casnati exclaimed.
“This was an international collaboration from the very beginning, with Didi in Monaco, the producer traveling between Croatia and Italy, offline editing in El Salvador, and final color correction in Los Angeles, we leveraged our full-cloud infrastructure,” said Todd Iorio, CEO of The Platform Group. The Platform Group’s full-cloud creative studio includes Autodesk Flame running in AWS.
“We are very excited about Didi and The Gypsy Queens' new single and upcoming third album, and we are honored to be part of this amazing project,” Producer Bobby B. Grubic added, “Also, the short film version of the music video features some unexpected guest stars, including The Sopranos’, Joe Gannascoli.
“The Platform and El Oso brought indispensable support to the finishing of this project, and I want to thank them for their support,” Didier Casnati concluded.
The third studio album featuring Los Angeles’ best recording musicians is due to release on November 17th with a repertoire that spans an eclectic musical mix that is sure to be a worldwide favorite.
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