Beatrice Antolini is an Italian musician and songwriter. Antolini was born in Macerata, a small town in Marche Italy, and began playing the piano when she was three years old. She studied classical music at the Frescobaldi Conservatory in Ferrara, at the same time playing drums and bass in local rock bands. After a number of unsatisfactory stints in various groups, in late 2005 she began recording a series of demos that became the core of her first album, Big Saloon, released to excellent reviews in 2006.