Alessandra Cognetta, also known with the artist name Psamathes, is a singer, composer, tagelharpa, and nyckelharpa player based in Rome, Italy. Her wide range (G#2-G6) and vocal versatility, combined with a unique voice colour, allow her to record in a variety of styles and genres. She is known for being able to switch from powerful high belting to soaring operatic vocals, from soft, intimate inte...
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Alessandra Cognetta, also known with the artist name Psamathes, is a singer, composer, tagelharpa, and nyckelharpa player based in Rome, Italy. Her wide range (G#2-G6) and vocal versatility, combined with a unique voice colour, allow her to record in a variety of styles and genres. She is known for being able to switch from powerful high belting to soaring operatic vocals, from soft, intimate interpretations to atmospheric folk chanting and even heavy metal growls, all while singing in more languages than she can count - even made-up ones!

Her vocals can be heard in award-winning Original Videogame Soundtracks such as Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds, Cyberpunk JRPG "Keylocker", Forge of the Fae, on Strayed Lights and The Pathless, both by Grammy-Nominated composer Austin Wintory. Her vocal versatility has been harnessed for Kontakt Libraries OMEN and HELLEN by Silence + Other Sounds, and BLOOM by Naroth Audio.

She provides remote vocal recording services for film & TV (the Cannes-premiering series “Holy Sh*t!”), trailer music (Gladiator 2, Anora, Star Wars: Acolyte, Smile 2, Predator), and other media, working with clients like miHoYo (Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail), Colossal Trailer Music, and more.

Her tagelharpa has been recorded for trailer music, animation, videogame music, and for the Kontakt Library NORDIC FOLK STRINGS by Silence + Other Sounds. She owns three tagelharpas differing in tone, range, and tunings.

Psamathes creates vocals for solos and choirs, and writes lyrics in different languages (English, Italian, Latin, conlangs). She often records entire 4-part choirs on her own, thanks to her command of range and tone. She has over 10 years of training and experience performing with choirs, as a solo act, and with bands, and she is a light lyric soprano who trained with, among others, the late soprano Marinella Meli (who shared the stage with Maria Callas) and with a pupil of Nora Orlandi (singer and composer who worked with Ennio Morricone).

She became a finalist in the 2021 Music Cosmos Composer Competition, and a winner in the Metapop x Orchestral Tools City(sound)scapes Challenge. She has contributed to award-nominated projects, such as the art installation "Dreaming Freedom", in the running for the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
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