Leonardo Cococcia

Musician and audio engineer working between the United States and Italy, with credits released on major labels and featured in international press. Winner of one of only two Fulbright scholarships in the AFAM category in 2023 (worth $50,000), he graduated in 2024 from the prestigious Berklee College of Music at its new New York City campus, based at the legendary Power Station studios. As a guitarist, he has performed in institutional settings and prominent venues such as the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., NYC City Hall for an official event hosted by Mayor Eric Adams, Teatro Ghione in Rome, and numerous venues across Manhattan and Brooklyn, including Sultan Room, Brooklyn Made, and Arlene’s Grocery. His studio credits as a guitarist, producer, and audio engineer include projects mentioned by The New York Times, featured on Billboard in two countries, and releases distributed by Sony Music. He recently collaborated on the quality control of the CD version of A$AP Rocky’s album Don’t Be Dumb at The Mastering Palace in New York alongside Tatsuya Sato, a Tokyo-born mastering engineer known for his work with artists such as Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill, Juice WRLD, and many others. In early 2025, he joined the audio staff at BerkleeNYC, based at Power Station—one of the most legendary recording studios in the United States—where artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Ed Sheeran, Jonas Brothers, Coldplay, John Mayer, and many others have worked and continue to work. In 2026, he begins a collaboration as assistant audio engineer with Grammy-winning producer “Commissioner” Gordon Williams (Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey, KRS-One, Damian Marley), as well as with other figures connected to major labels. Currently based in Rome, his goal is to build bridge-collaborations between top musicians and engineers in Italy and the United States and to organize workshops.