pierpaolo ovarini

pierpaolo.ovarini@gmail.com
April 1, 1998
Born in Urbino, Italy

Producer, Composer, Sound Artist, Software Developer

experience

Electronic Music Teacher

Accademia Italiana DJ (2023/2024)
Il Suono Improvviso (2022-2024)

production, live performance, mixing, and mastering in Ableton Live environment.

Mix and Master Engineer

Sofar Sounds Bologna (2022), musiXmatch (2020), Homemovies Archive (2022-2023)

Producer

freelance (since 2019)

author, performer, composer. Collaborations made under the pseudonym 'redmattre'.

Tutor

Golinelli Foundation (2022)

tutor of the summer camp "Music & Tech" with Leo Izzo. Teaching DAW and music production for videos to children from 7 to 12 years old.

Max For Live Developer

freelance (since 2020)

Sound Director and Live Audio Technician

freelance (since 2022)

argo16

Sound Designer

freelance (since 2020), Audible Genius (2020)


education

Master's Degree in Sound Design

graduated with honors (2023)
Conservatorio G. B. Martini
Teachers: L. Zattra, F. Canavese, S. Zenni, F. Giomi, S. Laitempergher, R. Sacchettini, V. Covino
Bologna

Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Music

graduated with honors (2021)
Conservatorio G. B. Martini
Teachers: L. Camilleri, F. Giomi, D. Meacci, V. Core. D. Cattivelli, F. Ravaglia, M. Pisati.
Bologna

Jazz Guitar and Ensemble

(2012-2017)
Cappella Musicale di Urbino
Teachers: F. Mancini, M. Montanari
Urbino



training

Rhino 3D for Architects from Scratch

online course (2024)
Udemy
certificate


audiovisual

Almanacco, Homemovies 100

audiovisual

for Home Movies archive on April 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 23

MAMbo, 2023, BO
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conferences

Muscoli Vittoria Soundwalk

conference, soundwalk

Two days of conferences on the recording method and sound ritual of MUSCOLI VITTORIA, with a walk and listening to sound surveys on an immersive system (thanks to PASE).

Galleria Castello 780, 2024, VE
link

Recent Works

conference

conference and Q&A session on Pierpaolo Ovarini's recent works.

Italian Music Tech Meetup, 2023
link

Internet Soundscape

presentation

Research and analysis on composing sounds from the virtual world of the internet.

Pase Platform, 2022
link


selected concerts

GRAME SHOWCASE

solo electroacoustic improvisation for smartphone and live electronics

showcase concert of research conducted during the residency at the GRAME Center for the New Grand Tour

Centre GRAME, 2024, Lyon
link

else x Pase - In Conversation With Miller Puckette

solo electroacoustic improvisation for smartphone and live electronics

Concert held within the new spaces of PASE Platform with d&b Soundscape spatialization system following a talk with Miller Puckette.

Pase Platform, 2023, Venice
link

Hyperlocal Festival

solo electroacoustic improvisation for smartphone and live electronics

Hyperlocal Festival, Zero.eu, Palazzo del Comune, 2023, Milan
link

Archivioaperto Festival

live scoring of amateur short film in 16mm format

Archivioaperto, Home Movies Archive, DAMS LAB, 2023, Bologna
link


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masterclasses and workshops

Composition Class

held by Ata Ebtekar, 2022
Living Lab 9
Venice

Acousmonium, History and Technique

held by Paul Ramage, 2022
Living Lab 9
Venice

Interactive Music for Video Games

composition of dynamic music for video games in the Wwise software environment.

workshop held by Eliazer Kramer, 2022
Conservatorio G. B. Martini
Bologna

Extending Visual and Sound Images in Romeo Castellucci's Theater

held by Romeo Castellucci, 2021
Conservatorio G. B. Martini
Bologna

Analysis of Composition, Improvisation, and Interaction in Miles Davis Quintet 1965-68

held by Keith Waters and Brian Levy, 2021
Conservatorio G. B. Martini, New England Conservatory
Bologna

Six Sound Objects

conducting exhibition at Teatro San Leonardo

conducting workshop held by Giorgio Magnanensi, 2019
Conservatorio G. B. Martini, Centro di Ricerca Musicale Angelica
Bologna

Live Electronics

deconstruction of the code created for the performance during the Martini Elettrico festival for the performances of Altra Voce by Luciano Berio and Giardini Giapponesi by Kaija Saariaho

workshop held by Damiano Meacci, 2019
Conservatorio G. B. Martini
Bologna


sound art

chiesa

interactive immersive installation

created for the Desire Pavillon as part of a trans-european residency exhibition for the Venice Biennale

PASE, 2024, Venice
link

this could be us

interactive multimedia installation

project realized in collaboration with the homemovies archive

Conservatorio G.B. Martini, Suono Domenica, 2024, Bologna
link

i<3bologna

interactive multimedia installation

created during the artist residency obtained through the Collagene grant

DAS, 2024, Bologna
link

Corporalia

audiovisual

under the pseudonym "MUSCOLI VITTORIA" for the collective exhibition "What Must Be, Is", curated by Joseph Kosuth

SPUMA, 2023, Venice
link

GOL - GOL - GOL

generative multimedia installation

with Pasquale Savignano
presented on radio raheem

circolo DEV, 2023, Bologna
link

!CONA

generative multimedia installation

Pase Platform, 2022, Venice
Piccola Video Galleria, 2023, Bologna
link

Mondo Sonoro

multimedia installation

with Pasquale Savignano
research conducted at Conservatorio G.B. Martini under the artistic direction of M. Pisati.

2019
link


music

venezia_2021

electroacoustic composition (stereo)

Bologna Sound Vol.3, Slowth Records, 2022
link

redmattre

electronic music and production project

solo electronic music project. The debut EP "Ciarpame" was reviewed by Rockit in 2015.

since 2015
link

Vergine

Italian electronic pop music project

with Lucia Lareglia as Producer, Author, Mix and Master engineer
Self-titled debut album released on April 9, 2021. Opening concerts for IOSONOUNCANE, Pop X, Colombre, Post Nebbia, La Rappresentante di Lista.

since 2018
link


residencies

Nuovo Grand Tour 2024

April 3-12, 2024

artistic residency realized through the grant established by the General Directorate of Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture and the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris

Centre GRAME, Lyon
link

PASE PLATFORM * SAMPL

February 2024

artistic residency realized through the living lab 9 grant, realized in collaboration between PASE Platform, SAMPL and the Pollini Conservatory of Padua

PASE PLATFORM, Venice
link

MDM Camp

Workshop and songwriting held during the music festival 'Meeting del Mare'

artistic residency held by Eugenio Cesaro and Lorenzo Kruger, 2021
Meeting Del Mare
Marina di Camerota (SA)


publications

Music:


rares

  • March 9, 2023 - "Tramacci" (album: "Femmina") - needn't, Believe Distribution

redmattre

  • December 16, 2022 - "Venezia_2021" (compilation) - Bologna Sound Vol.3, Slowth Records, Believe Distribution
  • July 31, 2020 - "Giocattolo" (compilation) - Antistandard Records
  • April 12, 2017 - "FLUFF" (album) - Sostanze Records
  • January 9, 2015 - "CIARPAME" (album) - self-released

Vergine

  • April 9, 2021 - "Vergine" (album) - nufabric records, kobayashi, artist first
  • March 23, 2021 - "Chiamami Valentina" (single) - nufabric records, kobayashi, artist first
  • December 4, 2020 - "Fragole" (single) - nufabric records, kobayashi, artist first
  • October 2, 2020 - "Gin Lemon" (single) - nufabric records, kobayashi, artist first
  • December 20, 2019 - "Contemporaneamente" (single) - self-released (now: nufabric records, kobayashi, artist first)

Software:

  • sonicScoop
    • December 1, 2022 ver. 1.8.1
    • August 15, 2020 ver. 1.6.1
    • April 14, 2020 ver. 0.9.1
  • tRemap
    • November 6, 2021 ver. 0.4.1
  • instaDIST
    • May 9, 2020 ver. 0.2.1

awards and recognitions

AMAT Open Call

with Vergine
Funding for the realization of a live streaming concert with Vergine, at the Nufabric Basement.

Nufabric Basement, 2021, FE
link

BMA - Bologna Musica D'Autore

with Vergine
Music festival organized by Fonoprint Studios. Jury chaired by Mogol.

Teatro Duse, 2020, BO
link


software skills

DAW / Audio Environments

9+ years of academic and practical experience

Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Reaper, Izotope RX

Programming / Audio Coding

7+ years of academic and practical experience

Wwise, Max / MSP, Pure Data, Sonic Pi, SuperCollider, Javascript, Python, HTML, CSS

Video Editing / 3D / Performance Video

5+ years of self-taught experience

Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Touchdesigner, Jitter, Blender, Rhino

Audio Editing

10+ years of academic and practical experience

WavePad Audio Editor, Spear, Adobe Audition, Audacity

Office / Miscellaneous

Digital native

G-Suite, Google Colab, Office 365, Photoshop (basic), InDesign (basic), Illustrator (basic)


languages

Italian

Native

English

C1, technical in music and audio