Romano Di Nillo
Percussionist • Composer • Sound Designer
Music for stage, screen, and story.
From Broadway and international touring to recording, television, and interactive media, Romano brings distinctive musical instincts, deep theatrical experience, and a collaborative approach to every project.
SELECTED CREDITS
Original Broadway Company of Come From Away • Wicked U.S. National Tour • Loreena McKennitt • Warframe and Soulframe • Classical:NEXT
PERFORMANCE
More than two decades across theatre, touring, orchestral music, and recording.
Romano was a member of the original Broadway company of Come From Away and spent seven years as drummer and percussion consultant for the Wicked U.S. National Tour.
His work also includes performances with Loreena McKennitt, the Canadian Opera Company, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Ladom Ensemble, and numerous theatre, dance, and recording projects.
COMPOSITION & SOUND
Creating sound that serves the story.
Romano’s recent work includes original theme music and sonic branding for the Creemore Film Festival, sound-design consultation for Digital Extremes’ Soulframe, and music metadata tagging for Keith Power’s television series The Way Home and Son of a Critch.
RECORDING
Percussion with character, colour, and a sense of place.
From bodhrán and drum set to orchestral and found percussion, Romano records with a broad sonic palette shaped by theatre, traditional music, and storytelling. Recent projects include percussion for Warframe, performances with Loreena McKennitt and Ladom Ensemble at Classical:NEXT, and the Come From the Bays recording project.
RECENT WORK
Come From Away — The Grand Theatre, London, Ontario • Come From Away — Gander, Newfoundland • Ladom Ensemble — Classical:NEXT, Budapest • Soulframe — sound-design consultation • Warframe — percussion recording • Creemore Film Festival — original theme and sonic branding
TEACHING
Private bodhrán and percussion coaching for committed learners.
Lessons are shaped around the individual, with attention to technique, musicality, ergonomics, injury prevention, and the practical demands of performance.
ABOUT ROMANO
A Newfoundland-born percussionist, composer, sound designer, and educator, Romano brings together a career in major theatre, touring, orchestral music, recording, television, interactive media, and traditional music. He is a proud Qalipu First Nation member and holds a master’s degree in music from McGill University.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
For performance, recording, composition, sound, consulting, or teaching inquiries, contact Romano.