An Italian group in design, hospitality and entertainment: luxury furniture, dining and clubs on the Riviera, music, well-being and innovation. A story that begins in 1976 at the Fonoprint studio, in Bologna.
It all begins
with an emotion.
In 1976, in Bologna, Fonoprint was born: the city's first recording studio, within the walls of a fifteenth-century convent, where the history of Italian song was cut to tape.
Years later, entrepreneur Leo Cavalli took up its legacy and opened a new season. From that revival, step by step, a group was born: design, hospitality, well-being and innovation. Five worlds, one common thread: the continuous pursuit of beauty, as the primary source of emotion.
Scroll to walk through them one by one. Each has its own voice — tap it to visit its site.
Home to major private and corporate events for iconic brands, but also a restaurant, pizzeria, club, live concerts and spa: a 20,000 m² waterfront on the Cervia Riviera, from dawn until deep into the night.
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The manifesto of Italian meta-luxury: bespoke tailored furniture and turnkey interior projects, from flagship stores in the world's design capitals to ultra-luxury residences in over 60 countries. With The Longevity Suite it signs homes designed for living better, and longer.
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The historic studio and much more: recording and production, the label, the Museum of Sound and Song, the Academy for new talent and 360° artist management. Since 1976, where Italian music is made.
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An innovative start-up in the field of neuroscience. Its sound technology is registered and internationally protected by SIAE as a work of the intellect in the public software register: in 15 minutes, with headphones alone, it helps reduce stress and sleepless nights and improves concentration — scientifically tested, including in clinical settings.
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Shared-generation copyright: fans become co-publishers of the works and grow together with the artists they love.
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Private and corporate events for iconic brands, restaurant, pizzeria, club, concerts and spa on a 20,000 m² waterfront on the Riviera.
Visit the site (opens in a new tab)Italian meta-luxury: bespoke furniture and turnkey real estate in the design capitals, across more than 60 countries. With The Longevity Suite, the residences of longevity.
Visit the site (opens in a new tab)Studio, label, museum, Academy and 360° artist management. Since 1976, where Italian music is made.
Visit the site (opens in a new tab)An innovative neuroscience start-up: sound technology registered with SIAE and tested, including in clinical settings — in 15 minutes it helps reduce stress and sleepless nights and sharpens focus.
Visit the site (opens in a new tab)Shared-generation copyright: fans become co-publishers of the works.
Visit the site (opens in a new tab)Voices that defined an era passed through Fonoprint's microphones. From those musical roots, everything else was born.
Leo Cavalli
Entrepreneur · Fonoprint Group
Twenty years after first walking in as a young singer-songwriter, a cassette in his hand, Leo Cavalli returned to Fonoprint to write its new chapter.
A Bologna entrepreneur and founder of the luxury brand Visionnaire, he took over the historic studios and opened a new season. From that revival came Fonoprint 2.0: not only a studio and a label, but the Museum of Sound and Song, the Academy for new talent and 360° artist management and marketing.
Around that heart, step by step, an entire group took shape: design, hospitality, well-being and innovation. A company that brings Bologna back to the centre of the Italian scene.