Anna Balestrieri, known artistically as \baan\, is a composer, arranger, performer, and audio technician born in 1986. Based in Bologna, she studies Film Music at the Conservatorio G. B. Martini. Her career began as a guitarist and singer after training as a studio technician, and she has since evolved into a multi-instrumentalist with over a decade of live performances across Italy and internationally, including at renowned festivals like Sziget Fest and Reeperbahn Fest.
Anna’s artistic research focuses on the voice, analog synthesis, and sound transformation through technology. She is currently engaged in sound design, live performances, and orchestrations, collaborating with film composers for whom she provides vocals and guitar, as well as with theater companies to create original scores. Anna has worked, produced, and performed with various artists, including Black Eyed Dog, Cesare Basile, Paolo Buonvino, Costanza Quatriglio, Luca D’Alberto, Fabio Mollo, Guglielmo Brancato, and Sandra Cavallini.
