Kevin Besignano
- Composer
Kevin Besignano has been known in the music world for the last 2 decades as a touring musician and musical artist. He's toured the world playing in bands such as Unwritten Law, Bullets and Octane and his own band, True Rivals. Having attended Berklee College of Music, Besignano has always been intrigued by jazz, classical, and the art of composing.
In 2011 he opted to stop touring professionally to focus on his dream to become a film and television composer. After an apprenticeship with Mark Yaeger (who learned at the tutelage of the infamous Klaus Badelt), Kevin began to work on short films, commercials, and cues for brands such as Benefit Cosmetics, DJI, JBL, etc. In 2019 he began work on the feature film, Killing Eleanor. The film is a right to die film based out of the Chicago area and stars Jenny O'Hara, Betsy Brandt, Jane Kaczmarek, Camryn Manheim, David Eigenberg and Thomas Sadowski. In addition to writing the score, Kevin learned to play the cello for a heart-tugging piece that plays over the movies most important scene. The film won Best Narrative at the 2020 Savannah Film Festival where it premiered and had its nationwide release in 2021.
Besignano continues to build his resume and recently wrapped his work as both Composer and Sound Editor on the web series Mixed Nuts. Additionally, Kevin's film composing work can be heard alongside artists such as Neko Case and Frankie Lane in As They Made Us. The film is written and directed by actress Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory) and stars Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergman, Simon Helberg and Dianna Agron. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.
In 2011 he opted to stop touring professionally to focus on his dream to become a film and television composer. After an apprenticeship with Mark Yaeger (who learned at the tutelage of the infamous Klaus Badelt), Kevin began to work on short films, commercials, and cues for brands such as Benefit Cosmetics, DJI, JBL, etc. In 2019 he began work on the feature film, Killing Eleanor. The film is a right to die film based out of the Chicago area and stars Jenny O'Hara, Betsy Brandt, Jane Kaczmarek, Camryn Manheim, David Eigenberg and Thomas Sadowski. In addition to writing the score, Kevin learned to play the cello for a heart-tugging piece that plays over the movies most important scene. The film won Best Narrative at the 2020 Savannah Film Festival where it premiered and had its nationwide release in 2021.
Besignano continues to build his resume and recently wrapped his work as both Composer and Sound Editor on the web series Mixed Nuts. Additionally, Kevin's film composing work can be heard alongside artists such as Neko Case and Frankie Lane in As They Made Us. The film is written and directed by actress Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory) and stars Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergman, Simon Helberg and Dianna Agron. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.