Maximiliano Borghetti
Musician and Filmmaker in Italy
Maximiliano Borghetti
Musician and Filmmaker in Italy
Max Borghetti is a Latin GRAMMY Award–winning composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, with additional GRAMMY wins and nominations. Born in the Dominican Republic and of noble Italian descent, he embodies a distinctly transatlantic creative identity, moving with equal authority across contemporary Pop, Latin, Electronic, and Urban music.
Based in Italy, Borghetti is recognised for a technically informed, instrument-first approach to production and songwriting. An accomplished accordionist, pianist, guitarist, DJ, keyboardist, and lyricist, he brings a rare breadth of musical command to modern record-making, pairing meticulous craft with a global, forward-facing sensibility.
His catalogue has been associated with landmark releases and major artists across multiple markets, including collaborations with Anuel AA, Aventura, Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, David Guetta, Feid, Justin Bieber, Ozuna, Selena Gomez, Wisin & Yandel, and more. Among notable career milestones are his early international work beginning in 2009, his contributions connected to Purpose, and prominent Latin and global hits from the late 2010s onward, including credits associated with MÍA, Taki Taki, China, and Síguelo Bailando. Under the alias FRNDS, he has released internationally distributed electronic productions and remixes across leading labels, earning support from major figures in the global dance space. In 2023, he reignited global conversation with the viral digital experiment DEMO #5: nostalgia under the alias FlowGPT.
His career is cited as yielding extensive global recognition, including no fewer than 212 certifications across Diamond, Platinum, and Gold distinctions, with 85 attributed to the RIAA, and recorded works described as surpassing 16 billion streams worldwide. Beyond the charts, his work extends into film, television, and sync, with credits spanning major series and films and contributions ranging from score and atmospheric music to multi-instrumental performance and production roles.
As a live performer, Borghetti has shared stages and line-ups with world-renowned acts and has appeared across major cities in the United States and beyond, alongside key Dominican Republic festival and venue platforms. He is the CEO of Borghetti Music LLC and continues to partner with major labels while expanding his multidisciplinary profile, including writing and directing the short film Quebranto, later extended into literary form.
In the face of documented attribution disputes and namesake confusion, Borghetti remains committed to safeguarding accurate crediting and encouraging verification. His body of work reflects a singular pursuit of excellence: elegant, globally fluent, and built to endure.