Nicolás Repetto is the founder, owner, and editor of DogSmile Music. He is an Argentinian-American television, film, and concert composer who has uplifted many projects with his diverse musical voice. As a violinist, Nicolás has performed with the Miami Symphony Orchestra, Alhambra Orchestra, and the New World Symphony. Nicolas has also performed with Andrea Bocelli at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles and with the EDM-artist, Deadmau5 at the historic Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles as well playing on DeadMau5’s album, “Where’s The Drop?” recorded at the historic EastWest Studios in Hollywood. Most recently, he has performed violin/viola solos as part of the Cantina Band for the video game, Star Wars: Outlaws. In 2024, Nicolas won a Telly for his two-hour original score to Empire Queen: The Golden Age of Magic playing on Amazon Prime. He continues to compose, play in live shows, and records in studios around the Los Angeles area for films, television, and video games while maintaining a private violin studio for students of all ages. Nicolas’s concert music has been performed throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and he has been commissioned by various ensembles including the Sequoia Symphony, Alhambra Orchestra, the Helix Collective, Doral Preparatory Academy Orchestra, and the Winter Park High School Orchestra.

Brazilian cellist, pedagogue, and composer Bianca d’Avila do Prado is cello faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago and online instructor for the University of Idaho Preparatory Division. She is the coordinator of the MIC Third Coast Suzuki Strings, a tuition-free cello program for the community in Evanston, IL. 

Ms. Prado holds a Master of Music in Cello Performance and String Pedagogy degree from Illinois State University, where she worked as a Graduate Assistant for the ISU String Project and was the principal cellist for the ISU Symphony. She recently completed her Suzuki Teacher Training of all 10 Units plus supplemental courses and was nominated as a Distinguished Young Teacher by the Suzuki Association of the Americas. 

Her composition Brazilian Habanera for strings was published as part of the Mosaic Collection beginning volume. In 2023, she was commissioned by the Cello Teaching Repertoire Consortium to compose Suite Pequenina for cello, an intermediate piece in 5 movements featuring Latin American rhythms and styles. In the same year, she was selected to be part of the ASTA New Canon Project’s first cohort and wrote Valsa para Sofia for strings. 

Dión Morales (pronounced: dee-oan) was born, raised, and lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife and two daughters. He began his orchestral studies as a high school student at Lane Tech College Prep High School in the Chicago Public School system. Dión received his undergraduate degree in music education from VanderCook College of Music in 2010 and returned to VanderCook for his Master’s degree, which he completed in 2021. He has taught elementary and middle school orchestra in Des Plaines District 62 since 2010. Additionally, as of 2024 he is an adjunct professor of String Arranging and String Music Education at VanderCook College of Music.

His journey as a composer and arranger started with the development of the“Composers of Color Project,” through which he arranged for school orchestra programs, music written by minority composers. The publication of the works from this project led to opportunities to add his own musical ideas to the orchestral repertoire, including original educational compositions and music for various media projects. In addition to writing for his own students, Dión has been commissioned by multiple schools and districts to compose pieces for special events and performances. Dión has also had the honor of being a judge, guest conductor, and clinician across the United States, where he uses his experience as an educator to give students a positive and memorable experience. His full catalog, resume, and contact information can be found on his website, dionmorales.com.