Andrea Mancianti

Andrea Mancianti is a composer, performer and media artist mostly devoted to work with real-world phenomena (particularly sound, movement and space) and digital tools. Holds an MA in composition and music technology (2012, Conservatory of Florence) and a BA in Philosophy (2006, La Sapienza, Rome). He also participated to the IRCAM's Cursus 1 in Paris (2013-2014). Currently he is a PhD candidate in the department of Media, of Aalto University, Helsinki, researching embodied performative applications of VR.

With his work, that include music compositions, installations and mixed media performances, he seeks to  investigate compositional and performative aspects of interconnected audiovisual ecosystems, where real-word phenomena extend in the virtual digital world and complex feedback networks are established between the two realm. With media artist Roberto Pugliese is a founding member of quietSpeaker studio, a duo creating audiovisual performances and interactive installations. 

His works have been performed in Europe and Usa, for institutions such as Ircam (Paris), Biennale Musica (Venice), Impuls and KUG (Graz), Muziekcentrum De Bijloke (Ghent), Centre Henri Pousseur (Liege), STUK (Leuven), Boston University (Boston), Nuova Consonanza (Roma), Sibelius Academy (Helsinki) and others.