ABOUT:

Born in Modena, Italy on August 11th, 1976

EDUCATION

Diploma, Piano Performance, "G. Frescobaldi" Conservatory, Ferrara, Italy. 1997

B.Mus., FILM SCORING, "Berklee College of Music", Boston, MA. 2001

M.A., Composition, "The City College of the City University of New York", New York, NY. 2004.

Ph.D., Music Theory, "The Graduate Center of the City University of New York", New York, NY. In progress, expected May 2008.

LIST OF WORKS

- Music for Short Movies:

                                                - "Alvin's Flowers" by S. Hunger. Animated Infomercial, 2004..

                                                - "The Paper Castle" by S. Hunger. Children oriented Animation, 2003.

                                                - "3200K" by Jamie Stewart. Drama, 2003.

                                                - "La Bile" by Calogero Venezia. Drama, 2002.

                                                - Various Academic Projects, with Focus on Animation.

- Other Dramatic Music:

                                                - Untitled. Documentary. Commissioned by CUNY TV, 2002.

            - Various Untitled Pieces, theatrical underscore.2001

                                                - "Istantanee," cycle of lieder on poems by Nanni Balestrini. 2000.

                                                - "Eli' Eli'," opera act. Libretto by Dario Alfieri. 2002-04.

- Concert Music:

                                                - "As We Strive,” for chamber orchestra and electronics, 2003.

                                                - "Battle of Musicologists, Cartoon Study," for chamber orchestra,'03.

                                                - "5*5*5" for electronics, 2003.

                                                - "Hackneyed," for string quartet and digital effects. 2003.

                                                - "The Hoax," for chamber orchestra, 2003.

                                                - "Rinnovo nel Processo," for chamber orchestra, 2003.

                                                - "Passacaglia," for chamber orchestra. 2002.

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Music Theory: Analysis of Post-Tonal music (chamber and orchestral repertoire) and Italian Opera. Emphasis on Scriabin, Messiaen, Webern and Puccini.

Composition/Arranging:   Film music for varied ensembles, including pop settings; Cartoon Underscoring, and "Contemporary" Composition, with stress on parody of today's many "pseudo-avant-garde" styles.

Conducting: Private Studies with David Callahan (Conductor of Brookline Symphony).

Piano Performance: Focus on Romantic and 20^th-Century repertoire, especially Chopin and Scriabin.

Music/Audio Equipment and Software: SONY 3348, SSL mixing boards, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Auricle, Sonar, GigaStudio, Sibelius, Finale, Max/MSP, Reason, Absynth, Metasynth, MS Office, Illustrator.

Home Studio Equipment includes: Pro Tools LE on 001, Motu DTP and ME XT, Roland XV-3080, Yamaha P-80, Gigastudio and most of the above software.