Architecture éphémère, premiere

I am very happy to be part of this live@CIRMMT: Poésie de tout which will take place on Friday April 21 2023 at the MMR of the CIRMMT! I will be presenting an excerpt from my piece Architecture Ephémère, composed during some workshops coordinated and directed by Pierre Alexandre Tremblay throughout this year in which I was lucky enough to participate with other incredible composers. A big thank you to everyone and to the CIRMMT!

Le vent qui hurle, premiere

Thursday April 20th 2023, I will have the great pleasure to present Le vent qui hurle, a piece for the Nicolas Bernier’s oscillator ensemble, metal sheets and sound spatialization. The piece will be performed as part of the Ultrasons series under the loudspeaker dome installed in the Claude Champagne concert hall of the Faculty of Music of the Université de Montréal. Many thanks to Robert Normandeau for his supervision, to Nicolas Bernier for the ensemble project, to the performers, to the Faculty of Music and to the Ultrasons team for making this project possible!
Ultrasons starts April 19th, with a really rich and interesting program!

Public Prize, the Micheline-Coulombe-Saint-Marcoux Prize, at AKOUSMAtique

I am very happy that my piece Rebonds won the Public Award, the Micheline-Coulombe-Saint-Marcoux Prize, at AKOUSMAtique, the Montreal Immersive Multi-chanell Music Composition Competition!
Congratulations to John Young and Panayiotis Kokoras for their incredible pieces and to John Young for winning the jury prize, the Francis-Dhomont Prize!
Many thanks to the organization of the competition and the Akousma Festival.
Thanks also to all the people who participated in the concert!
Thanks again to Sporobole and to the Faculty of Music of the Université de Montréal for the artist residency that allowed me to compose this piece.
For more information on the competition: https://akousma.ca/Competition

Métamorphoses competition

I am really happy that my piece Rebonds has been selected as a finalist of the Métamorphoses competition organized by Influx – Musiques & Recherches! Congratulations to everyone!
Thanks to Sporobole and the Faculty of Music of the Université de Montréal for the artist residency that allowed me to compose this piece!
Rebonds was originally composed for Sporobole’s Vitrine Sonore and was later adapted for a dome of speakers.
Thanks to Musiques & Recherches!

Expansion, a piece for amplified ice blocks and sound spatialisation, on December 2nd at live@CIRMMT, with Architek Percussion

I’m really happy to announce that I will present Expansion, a piece for amplified ice blocks and sound spatialisation, on December 2nd at live@CIRMMT. The piece is written for and performed by Architek Percussion.
I will present my work together with pieces of amazing composers such as: Hannah Hartman, Ana Dall’Ara-Majek and Fredrik Gran.
The concert will be at the MMR, Schulich School of Music, in Montreal.

Sound creation residency in Sporobole

From May 13 to 27, I am in residence of sound creation at Sporobole center en art actuel in Sherbrooke.
I am really happy to be here and I thank the whole team of the center! During this residency I am composing Rebonds, a piece for the center’s sixteen loudspeaker system. The objective is to explore and exploit the spatialization possibilities of this device. The piece is inspired by the rebound, a recurring rhythmic figure in electroacoustic music.

Conference: Colloquium d’études supérieures en composition et création sonore de la Faculté de musique

On October 1st 2020, I will have the pleasure of presenting my work in research-creation at the Colloquium d’études supérieures en composition et création sonore de la Faculté de musique – Université de Montréal.
I will talk about my doctoral research project focused on immersive music composition. We will also discuss SpatGRIS2, the spatialization tool developed at GRIS. We will listen to binaural audio samples, for which the use of headphones is recommended.

First prize at the JTTP competition organized by the Canadian Electroacoustic Community

I am incredibly happy to have won first prize at the JTTP composition competition of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community, with my piece “Eyes Draw Circles of Light“. It’s really an honor for me!
I wish to thank Robert Normandeau. I want to thank also Elisabetta Porcinai and Alice Nardi. A big thanks also to Emanuele Porcinai. Thanks to the Elektronmusikstudion EMS Stockholmin Stockholm, that is where I recorded the synthesizers parts of the piece.
Et je suis vraiment content d’être accompagné des autres excellents compositeurs, dont la plupart sont à la Faculté de musique – Université de Montréal, où j’ai eu la chance et le plaisir de composer cette pièce. Un gran merci à toute la faculté!
A big thanks to the Canadian Electroacoustic Community team!

Cube Fest 2019

I really want to thank all the Cube Fest team! These days at the Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech in Blacksburg were awesome. It was really exciting to present my piece “Eyes Draw Circles of Light” on the 140 speakers array inside the Cube. Thanks to Eric Lyon, Tanner Upthegrove, Donnie Bales and to all the people that made it possible. 

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Radiophrenia

I’m so happy that two of my works are featured on the Radiophrenia program.
You can listen to my piece “Eyes Draw Circle of Light” on May 24th, inside the Short S19 section. My work “For Hannah” will be broadcasted on May 26th, inside the Buffer section.
Many thanks to Mark and Barry!

“For Hannah” finalist at the International composition competition Città di Udine – 2018

taukay International Competition Città di Udine

Taukay International Competition Città di Udine

I’m glad to announce that my piece “For Hannah” was chosen as finalist at the International composition competition Città di Udine – 2018, Electroacoustic section and it will be performed at the festival “Contemporanea” in October 2018 in Udine (Italy). The competition was organized by TEM – Taukay Edizioni Musicali e Delta Produzioni Associazione Culturale to whom I’d like to say thanks. Congrats to all the winners!

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SERG International Postgraduate Research Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland

I wish to thank the Serg International Postgraduate Research Conference organizers, artists and researchers for these awesome days in Aberdeen.

 Where The Ducks Go When It Gets All Frozen - for ice tape and live electronics. Serg International Postgraduate Research Conference. University of Aberdeen. Rehearsals.


Where The Ducks Go When It Gets All Frozen – for ice tape and live electronics. Serg International Postgraduate Research Conference. University of Aberdeen. Rehearsals.

 Where The Ducks Go When It Gets All Frozen - for ice tape and live electronics. Serg International Postgraduate Research Conference. University of Aberdeen. Photo: Lise Olsen

Where The Ducks Go When It Gets All Frozen – for ice tape and live electronics. Serg International Postgraduate Research Conference. University of Aberdeen. Photo: Lise Olsen

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Article on “Il Tirreno” newspaper

Article on “Il Tirreno” newspaper about my lesson / concert at the Music High School in Prato “liceo musicale Cicognini Rodari”. We had an amazing morning talking about electroacoustic and acousmatic music, ice as a sound source, and the sounds of King Cobras.

Article on "Il Tirreno" newspaper about my lesson / concert at the Music High School in Prato "liceo musicale Cicognini Rodari"

Article on “Il Tirreno” newspaper about my lesson / concert at the Music High School in Prato “liceo musicale Cicognini Rodari”

Students of "liceo musicale Cicognini Rodari" performing my piece "Where The Ducks Go When It Gets All Frozen"

Students of “liceo musicale Cicognini Rodari” performing my piece “Where The Ducks Go When It Gets All Frozen”

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Sounds Like This Festival

Sounds Like This Festival

Sounds Like This Festival

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be part of the ‘Sounds Like This Festival’ hosted by the Leeds College of Music and organized by Leeds College of Music Events, in the UK. My concert will be on March 17th 2018, during the Electric Saturday, and I’ll be performing with other great artists. I will play Inner Out, for Ice and Live Electronics.
Full details here:
https://www.soundslikethis.co.uk/listings/2018/3/17/electric-saturday-with-agf

Thanks to TIES 2017!

I’m grateful to all Darren Copeland and all the New Adventures In Sound Art staff and to the Canadian Music Centre. The Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium has been a great experience and thanks also to all the musicians that performed at TIES.

I’m also grateful to the Italian Culture Institute in Toronto Istituto Italiano di Cultura for their hospitality. Thanks to the Director Alessandro Ruggera and all his kind staff!

Inner Out at TIES2017 pic by Kai Masoka

Inner Out at TIES2017 pic by Kai Masoka

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Thanks to EMS!

Being a guest composer at Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm has been a marvelous experience. I really want to thanks all the EMS staff and all the other musicians that made this experience unique. A big thanks go also to Emanuele Porcinai, I’ve shared with him this wonderful time at EMS, and he also took great pictures.

Thanks also to Istituto Italiano di Cultura “C.M. Lerici”and to the director Virginia Piombo for the hospitality.

Buchla - Studio 3

Buchla – Studio 3 – Ph. Emanuele Porcinai

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Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures

Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.
Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.

Tempo Reale – Klang #4 Pictures by Mario Carovani.










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Interview on Repubblica – Tempo Reale Progetto Primavera 2016 Klang Musica Sperimentale #4

Tempo Reale Progetto Primavera 2016 Klang Musica Sperimentale #4

Video interview and video report by Andea Lattanzi, Repubblica (Italian only). In this video I talk about the Inner Out concert, and Francesco Giomi, Tempo Reale director, speaks about  the Klang Concert and Tempo Reale.

Thanks to Tempo Reale, Francesco Giomi, and all the musicians that have played with me at Klang #4.