LONG BIO
Paolo Calabrese (b. 1998) is an Italian composer dedicated to exploring alternative tunings, timbre research, psychoacoustic properties, and the interplay between physical, social, and spatial perceptual phenomena. Currently completing his BA in New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bari, his artistic research began in 2017 in Bari’s industrial-techno-hardcore scene, contributing to several EPs with ØHØI (2018-2021), where his fascination with repetition and permutation shaped his studies.
In 2021, Calabrese continued his research, working with amplified objects, guitar, sine wave oscillators, and phonographies to create long-form, sustained-tone pieces, including the musique concrète work no.5 for Cities and Memories. Given his interest in sound studies, his quantitative-reductionist perspective involves minimizing overwhelming inputs and focusing on simple, yet direct connections. This approach led him to use phonography solely as a tool for auditory scene analysis, as well as emphasizing microtonal intervals, harmonic tension, and note sustainability.
His discography includes the set 678 released on HFP (2022), featuring compositions such as no.6 and no.7 for sine tones, and no.8 for amplified classical guitar, feedback, and fixed electronics. The collection 610 includes no.6 and no.10 for sine tones and electric or pipe organ, as well as no.14 for sine and triangle tones, all released on Adventurous Music (2023). Additionally, in 2024 Calabrese released no.16, a composition for various binaural waveform tones on asonu., as well as collaborations with Manuel Carbone on ‘±’ (MRM) and with Japanese sound artist Menou on ‘st2m’ (A Silent Place).