Richard Tamplenizza (a.k.a Sulo) is a highly accomplished producer, composer and audio professional hailing from Sydney, Australia. While he gained prominence as a member of award-winning hip hop group, The Herd, on Elefant Traks, Richard has since directed his creative focus toward composing original music and designing immersive soundscapes for film, TV soundtracks, and commercials. Most recently, he held the role of Audio and Music Lead at Broken Yellow, an esteemed independent production house.
Richard's impressive repertoire includes composing the soundtrack for the animated true-crime series, The Twist, featured on ABC +iView. The series garnered critical acclaim, earning accolades such as the Best Animation award at the Banff World Media Awards, the prestigious Grand Prize at Web Series Festival Global in Los Angeles, and the title of Best Animation at Webfest in Melbourne. The anticipated second season is out now on Bilibili, China's largest streaming service.Recent projects demonstrate Richard's versatility and aptitude for capturing the essence of diverse narratives. Notable contributions include creating additional music for Life After Fighting (Vertical USA), a new martial arts feature film and Olympic Games break dancing documentary The Big Break (Channel 9).
Additionally, Richard's compositions have enhanced television programs like A Girl's Guide To Hunting, Fishing, and Wild Cooking on SBS Australia, and his musical artistry has elevated the documentary China Love on Netflix. Furthermore, he has consistently delivered compositions for the Australian Of The Year Awards on ABC+iView for several consecutive years.
Richard's creative collaborations extend beyond the realms of film and television. Notably, he co-wrote and produced several tracks on Urthboy's latest album, Savour, released through Elefant Traks.
