Born 1981, Naples , IT.
Currently based in Los Angeles, CA, US.
In 2001 he co-founded the project Kinotek, a seminal vjing and new media group collective based in Rome, among the first italian groups to use digital tools for vj performances, with whom he partecipated at several international festivals such as ContactEurope, Dissonanze2003, Arezzo Wave/Elettrowave 2003, Italian Live Media (IT), AVIT (DE), OFFF (ES).
In 2002 he joined the italian experimental audio-visual trio metaXu and since 2002 he started a prolific collaboration with electroacustic composer and artist Martux M aka Maurizio Martusciello, performing at festivals such as Mutek (CA), “Batofar Recherche l’Italie” (FR), Sintesi, International JazzFestival and RomaEuropa festival (IT).
In 2005 he performed the “Grainscapes I” audiovisual project with S.Roux (Aperstartjee) and G.Davis (Carpark, Autumn rec) at the Netmage festival (IT) and in 2007 “Info-Naturae 1.0” with composer Emanuele Errante (Apegenine rec) at Interferenze festival and Sant’Arcangelo dei Teatri (IT).
In 2005 he designed live visuals for italian singer Meg (ex 99 posse, multiformis)’s italian summer tour produced by Barley Arts promotion Italia and become active in the staff of the official italian vj community portal vjcentral.it as project manager and co-curated the first DVD compilation of emerging italian Vjs produced by ArezzoWave/Electrowave 2006 festival.
In 2007 curated the AV performance Fuoriorari(a) with E.Ghezzi, M.Martusciello, M. Masullo at the Toledo Gallery in Naples, and in the same period curated the concept and developing of the interactive istallation “FuoriGioco” with multimedia artist Carlo Caloro in collaboration with “Accademia di Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico” in Rome.
In 2008 he presents his own AV project “Strutture Dissipative” at Romaeuropa festival (IT) and the installation “X-Scape 07” with Martux_M at Auditorium in Rome.
In the same year he's been commissioned by Villa Eugenie (BE) for the design of the generative installation “Two Walls Dialogue” for Jean Paul Gaultier “maDame” event and for the visual concept of Sonya Rykiel's show in Paris. At the end of 2008 he co-firm with Michael Langeder the multimedia project "Disturbed City BXL" produced by Cimatics (BE).
In 2009 he relocates in Los Angeles to attend the Design | Media Arts graduate program at University of California Los Angeles.
group exhibitions and screenings - selected
05.06.2002 Explodingcinema - Rumors Of War video - Seattle, US
18.03.2007 Optronica - "Linfa" video screening - BFI MAX Cinema, London, UK
14.12.2007 - 15.01.2008 X-Scape 07 installation, Artist’s Corner Auditorium, Rome, IT
31.01.2008 - 26.07.2008 Optronica exhibition, produced by Digicult and vjcentral.it - Le Cube, Issy, FR
15.11.2008 - 06.12.2008 - DisturbedCity BXL city intervention series exhibit, TAG gallery, Brussels, BE
15.04.2010 - 06.05.2010 - Magmart festival, PAN contemporary art museum, Naples, IT
festival appearances and live media performances - selected
12.11.2002 RomaEuropa Festival , Brancaleone, Rome, IT
15.12.2002 Batofar Recherche l'Italie , Batofar, Paris, FR
08.04.2003 Sintesi 02, Naples, IT
22.10.2003 Dissonanze, Rome, IT
10.05.2003 Contact Europe I, Leoncavallo, Milan, IT
21.03.2004 Sensoralia - visual set for Telefon Tel Aviv (hefty), Palladium, Rome, IT
23.10.2004 JazzFestival, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, IT
27.01.2005 Netmage festival, Teatro Manzoni, Bologna, IT
04.06.2005 Mutek festival, ExCentris, Montreal, CA
09.12.2005 IXEM festival, Venice, IT
03.08.2006 Interferenze festival, S.Martino di Valle Caudina, Salerno, IT
30.11.2006 Screen Music festival, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, IT
04.03.2007 Galleria Toledo - "Fuoriorari(a)" with E.Ghezzi, M.Martusciello, M.Masullo, Galleria Toledo, Naples, IT
11.07.2007 Santarcangelo dei Teatri festival, Sant’Arcangelo, IT
23.11.2007 Cimatics - IAND interactive installation - Beursschouwburg, Brussels, BE
29.11.2007 An insolent Noise, Laboratorio per l’Arte Contemporanea Teseco, Pisa, IT
14.12.2007 Meet in Town, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, IT
01.09.2009 Sonica Festival, Parco del Treja, Lazio, IT
13.11.2009 Prospectives 09, Fleishmann Planetarium, Reno, NV, US
16.11.2009 Play With Fire, 1717 Troutman, Brooklyn, NY, US
29.04.2010 MADREnalina, MADRE Contemporary Art Museum, Naples, IT
commissions
02.03.2001 CorpoForato , live video - Centro Petralata, Rome, IT
10.03.2003, Nous nord Italy tour, live visuals, produced by 99posse - Turin, Milan, Bra, IT
02.07.2005 - 20.10.2005 Meg summer tour live visuals, produced by Barley Arts, IT
22.04.2006 People Connection Party, live set video commissioned by PeopleConnection - Jaracanda Studios, Milan, IT
10.06.2006 Feel at Home DIESEL party, live set video commissioned by GoLab - Rome, IT
28.05.2008 Minifestival Multisensoriale public installation for Fendi, commissioned by RomaEuropa, Rome, IT
02.06.2008 Two Walls Dialogue - Jean Paul Gaultier's maDame launch event, commissioned by VillaEugenie, Paris, FR
13.06.2008 Vert Pop Festival LED lights environment design, commissioned by Cimatics, Brussels, BE
01.10.2008 Sonia Rykiel 40 ans party, commissioned by VillaEugenie, Paris, FR
04.10.2008 Nuit Blanche Brussels 2008, interactive installation, commissioned by Cimatics, Brussels, BE
25.04.2009 visual architecture design , commissioned by Middlheim Jazz Festival, Antwerp, BE
03.06.2009 Festival des Lettres architectural installation, commissioned by Cimatics, Paris, FR
05.06.2009 Vert Pop Festival environment design, commissioned by Cimatics, Brussels, BE
07.07.2010 Il Gesto Sospeso audiovisual installation, commissioned by AltaModaAltaRoma, Rome, IT
visuals and vjing residencies
2002 Supper Club - winter season Kinotek resident vj - Supper Club, Rome, IT
12.06.2003 Arezzo Wave Festival, Arezzo, IT
15.11.2003 High Point Low Life, Spitafield, London, UK
28.11.2003 Club To Club, The Beach, Turin, IT
30.10.2004 Live Performers Meeting, Linux Club, Rome, IT
15.05.2005 Homework Festival 03, Bologna, IT
2006 Goa Club - winter season resident vj - Goa club, Rome, IT
2006 LeTerrazze - summer season resident vj, Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome, IT
28.05.2006 MUV festival, Limonaia Villa Strozzi, Florence, IT
2-3.06.2006 UltraBeat Out, Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome, IT
22.09.2006 NexTech festival, Stazione Leopolda, Florence, IT
28.12.2006 AVIT->C23 International vj festival, M12 platform, Berlin, DE
2007 Goa Club, winter season, Goa club, Rome, IT
2007 DinDada nights, Iroko club, Salerno, IT
16.03.2007 Meet In Town, Teatro Studio, Auditorium, Rome, IT
05.08.2007 Sonica Festival - Celebrating Nature, Rocchetta di Vara, IT
12.10.2008 The'licious - festival for electronic music, Avelgem, BE
29.05.2009 LookAt Festival , Lucca, IT
catalogues, pubblications, releases
CD Rumors of War by Metaxu, bonus video track, No-Type, 2004
CD Migrations by Emanuele Errante, bonus video track, Apegenine rec, 2005
DVD Mixing Identities, concept and curating, MinusHabens, 2006
DVD X-Scape, video design and packaging, Percistencebit, 2007
BOOK NMD - New Media Design, A. Cecchi, Sometti ed. 2008