Experience
2018:
Participation to “Eidolons:
A Survey of Contemporary Electronic
Music”
2016-present: Audio/video
recordings and dubbings for the Bruno Gröning Circle of
Friends
2016:
Participation to “Various Artists - Next
Xen”
2015: Composer of music for an app commissioned by the Children
Hospital of Florence, Italy
2013:
Composer selected
for the 2012-2013 60X60 UnTwelve Mix
2011:
Participation to “Various Artists - Possible
Worlds”
2011:
Composer-arranger-MIDI programmer of the album
“Gammatar” (Split Notes Microtonal
Netlabel)
2010:
Participation to the “Ethno2 Microtonal Demo
Competition”
2010:
Participation to “Various Artists - Crack My Pitch
Up”
2010:
Participation to “Les Hall & Friends - electro-music
Collaboration”
2010: Composer selected for the 60X60 2010 UnTwelve Mix
2009:
Participation to UnTwelve 2009 compilation CD
2009: Translator for Stuart Isacoff’s lecture on music temperament
2009: Collaborator of Canadian composer Vincent Bergeron on
his album Audiomachie / Logomachie
2008-2010: Guest lecturer at New York University in
Florence on music technology
2004-present:
Keyboards/synthesizers salesman for Checcacci Music Shop in Florence
2003-present: Contributing Editor at electro-music.com
2003-2006: Writer of articles on electronic music for the
Italian web site www.jazzitalia.net
2003: Composer-arranger with Franco Salvini of 27 childrens
songs for the book "Parlar Cantando" published by Guerra
Edizioni, Italy
2002: Lecturer for the electronic music courses of the town
of Scandicci
2001-2004: Pianist for children shows on short stories
by Simone Frasca
2001: Lecturer for the electronic music seminar of the town
of Scandicci
2001: Composer-arranger-MIDI programmer of the album
"Seraph Archipelago" (OLGA Organization label)
2000-2001: Composer-arranger with the "Noeco" band
1997-2004: Keyboards/synthesizers salesman for Music-Rama
Italia
1996: Author, with Miriano Marraghini, of an interactive
manual on CD, in Italian, for Sound Designer II by
Digidesign
1993-1996: Composer-synthesist with "Minestronics" band
1992: MIDI programmer for the album with flute player
Cesare Bindi of the "Suite for flute and piano" by Claude
Bolling arranged for flute and MIDI samplers
1991: Arranger-orchestrator-MIDI programmer with flute
player Cesare Bindi for the album "Reverie", transcriptions of piano
music by Claude Debussy for flute and MIDI synthesizers
1991-92: Sales representative for Atari Corporation
1990-92: Italian Product specialist/Demonstrator for Dr.T's
software house
1990: Assistant-translator for Joe Zawinul and David Mash during the
Music Synthesis Seminar at the "Berklee Summer School at
Umbria Jazz Clinics '90"
1989-90: Lab monitor, Music Synthesis Department, Berklee
College of Music
1987-90: Private piano teacher, Boston, U.S.A.
1984-86: Arranger-keyboard player for jingles production
and film scoring, Planet Sound Recording Studio, Florence,
Italy
1981-83: Piano bar pianist in Florence, Italy
1980-86: Piano and music theory teacher with public and
private schools in Florence, Italy
1976-80. Pianist/keyboardist with commercial and jazz bands
in Florence, Italy
Education
2004-07: Conservatory of Music Florence, Italy. Master’s
Degree, summa cum laude, in Music and New Technology
(see transcript).
Dissertation on “Technology
and Temperament: Hardware, Software and Online Resources
for Microtonal Music”
1986-89: Berklee College of Music Boston, U.S.A. Diploma,
summa cum laude, in Music Synthesis (see
transcript).
Honors and Awards: Dean's List 1986-89, Four-year
professional music scholarship from Berklee College.
1984-86: Conservatory of Music "Luigi Cherubini" Florence,
Italy:Two-year study of computer music.
1981-86: Conservatory of Music "Luigi Cherubini" Florence,
Italy: Five-year certificate in percussion.
1973-79: Studies with renowned professional teachers in
both jazz and pop music ( Enrico Pieranunzi and Walter
Savelli) .