Legacy
Over the course of his career, Michelangelo has left a lasting impact on the music, hospitality, and fashion industries. He has produced numerous records for both individual artists and global brands, as well as composing original music for film, TV, and commercials. He is one of the first artists to develop the concept of lifestyle soundscapes — the signature sound that defines the experience a guest has with a brand, destination, or event. He has executive-produced the amfAR charity record “The Time is Now”, W Hotels Record Series “Symmetry”, the Nat King Cole remix album “Re: Generations”, The Isley Brothers Remix Album “Taken To The Next Phase”, Puma’s World Cup Album “Africa Plays On”, Buddha Bars “Fashion Week Vol. 1” and Gucci’s album compilation series.
amfAR “The Time Is Now” 2018 Universal Republic Executive Produced by Michaelangelo L’Acqua Aloe Blacc “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson Until the Ribbon Breaks “Addicted to Love” - Robert Palmer The Singles (w/Scarlett Johansson) “Bizarre Love Triangle” - New Order Metric “Under the Milky Way” - The Church Dev “99 Red Balloons” - Nena Phantogram “Take Me Home” - Phil Collins Yuna “Lovesong” - The Cure Theophilus London “Dance Hall Days” - Wang Chung Bebel Gilberto w/ Thievery Corp “Rio” - Duran Duran Fitz & The Tantrums “Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These” - Eurythmics LP “Pride (In the Name of Love)” - U2 Brazilian Girls “Whip It” - Devo
W Hotels Presents: Symmetry Sony Records 2010 Curated by Michaelangelo L’Acqua Gossip- Four Letter Word Daniel Merriweather- Impossible (L’Acqua-Venice Sunset Remix) The XX- Crystalized Sebastien Tellier- Roche Bebel Gilberto- Sun Is Shining Miike Snow- Animal (Mark Ronson Remix) Desire- Mirror Mirror Friendly Fires Ft.Au Revior Simone- Paris (Aeroplane Remix) Little Dragon- After The Rain Wave Machine- Keep The Lights On Kleerup Ft.Likke Li- Until We Bleed Phoenix- Lisztomania (Classixx Remix) Empire Of The SUn- We Are The People (The Golden Filter Remix)
NAT KING COLE RE: GENERATIONS Capital Records 2006 Executive Produced by Michaelangelo L’Acqua Cee Lo -Lush Life Salaam Remi feat. Nas – Game Of Love will I am/Natalie Cole – Straighten Up And Fly Right Just Blaze – Pick-Up The Roots/?uestlove –WalkinMy Baby Back Home Damian & Stephen Marley – Calypso Blues TV On The Radio – Nature Boy Cut Chemist – Day In DayOut The Brazilian Girls – El Choclo Michaelangelo L’Acqua feat. Bebel Gilberto – Brazilian Love Song Bitter:Sweet – More And More Of Your Amore Souldiggaz feat. Izza Kizza – Hit That Jive Jack Amp Fiddler – Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
AFRICA PLAY ON... Sony Records 2006 Richard Bona feat. John Legend – Please Don’t Stop Cheikh Lô – Kelle Magni Amadou & Mariam feat. Akon – Coulibaly (Akon remix) Alpha Blondy feat. Neg ‘Marrons – Cocody Rock (2005 remix) Wahala Project – Wahala (12” mix) Daara J – Number One Baaba Maal feat. The Roots – Kettode Wasis Diop – Defaal Lu Wor (Once In A Lifetime) Ba Sissoko feat. K’Naan – Silani* Osibisa – Watusi Tic Tac – Yaa Densoa Onda feat. Manu Dibango – Ngando Waldemar Bastos feat. Chaka Demus – Pitanga Madurinha II King Mensah – Amen Roy Ayers feat. Fela Kuti – 2000 Blacks Got To Be Free (Louie Vega EOL mix)
ISLEY BROTHERS: TAKEN TO THE NEXT PHASE Sony Records Executive Produced by ONDA Mos Def- Beauty in the Dark (Groove with You) will I am -Tell of Tales (Tell MeWhen You Need it Again) Raphael Saadiq -Harvest for theWorld ?uest Love/ The Roots -That Lady Dan the Automator -For the Love of You Lenky Marsden -Between the Sheets D-Nat & Onda feat. De La Soul -It’s A New Thing Onda Feat Esthero –Summer Breeze The Ignorants -Take Me to the Next Phase Stuart Matthewman -Tonight is the Night Gabe Rene -Footsteps in the Dark
GUCCI COMPILATION SERIES Gucci Records 2001 Compiled and Mixed by Onda Blue States – Walkabout Iin Pooley – Since Then Farid – Far Away Shantel – Backwood Rinocerose – Mes Vacances A Rio Afterlife – 5th & Avenida
FASHION WEEK VOL. 1 Buddha-Bar Records 2002 Compiled by Onda CD 1 The Dining Rooms – False Start Natacha Atlas – I Put A Spell On You Minus 8 – Badman & Throbin Nitin Sawhney – Nothing The Dining Rooms – Sei Tu Vive La Fete – Beaucoup D’amour Alexandre Giendre – Lonesome Vice Magic Harvest Los Mocosos – Spill The Wine Jungle Brothers – VIP The Dining Rooms – M. Dupont Akufen – Jeep Sex Peter Bailey – Loose My Mind Queen Of Japan – I Was Made For Loving You CD 2 Vibrasphere – San Pedro Hans Platzgumer – Lazy Trabant – Enter Spacebar Monolake – Static Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Life On MTV Jan Jelinek – Rock In The Video Age Piano Magic – Industrial Cutie Bertrand Burgalat – Follow Me Vision – Until The Fucking Piano Theo Ceccarini – Gomorra Paul Fryer – Natural History