NEW YORK, USA // Alexis Estiz, the Founder & CCO at Pickle Music Studios in New York, began his career as a music composer in 2006 at one of the most prestigious advertising music studios in Buenos Aires. At the young age of 20, Alexis was named Head Composer, leading campaigns for Coca-Cola, Quilmes, and other significant Argentine brands with global agencies such as Young & Rubicam and JWT Walter Thompson.
In 2011, Alexis moved to Miami to lead as a partner and creative director at a US-based music company focusing on the Hispanic market. His extensive background as a composer and film scorer naturally prepared him for major collaborations in advertising with global brands such as McDonald’s, State Farm, Kimberly Clark, Toyota, and many others.
After eight successful years in the Hispanic market and becoming one of the most awarded composers in the industry, Alexis moved to New York in 2018 to establish Pickle Music Studios. Within its first year, Pickle became one of the most awarded music studios at Cannes, winning 20 Lions, including a Grand Prix, Titanium, and several Golds with campaigns like “It’s a Tide Ad.”
In 2021, Alexis expanded Pickle by opening a second studio in Madrid, enhancing global partnerships with clients in the European market. Throughout his career, Alexis has collaborated with major movie and advertising stars such as Oscar-winning director Michel Gondry and has worked with brands and networks like Burger King, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, Coca-Cola, Netflix, ESPN, and NBC.
Alexis’s accolades include 2 Emmy Awards, 57 Cannes Lions (including 2 Titanium, Grand Prix, and various Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals), and numerous other prestigious awards from LIA, Clio Music, One Show, D&AD, New York Festival, Ciclope, ASCAP Awards, Ojo de Iberoamérica, and FIAP, along with a Grammy nomination.
Pickle Music now has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Madrid, and Buenos Aires. Alexis is married to Maria Isabel, an art director and environmentalist, and they have a daughter born in New York, who has already been a voice actor for a global Greenpeace campaign at just six months old.