Roberto Musci

I was born in Milan ( Italy ) and I studied alto sax and guitar. From 1974 to 1985 I traveled around the world for studying African, Indian and Near East & Far East music I recorded music " on field " and I have studied and collected ethnic musical instruments by all the parts of the world.
I recorded LPs and CDs for different European labels: Raw Materials records, Victò, Recommended records Lowlands, Auditorium, Voiceprint / Gonzo Multimedia, Island records, Music from Memory, Soave records, Goodfellas records, Oxmose records.
I composed and played music for films, videos commercial spots, dance, live soundtracks for silent movie, music for poems and theatre.
My LP "Water messages on desert sand", was Grammy-nominated in in UK on 1987.
I developed digital interfaces for guitar (tactile and laser: the " Extended Guitar " ) and I have developed video and audio installations where music and images changed togheter each other, in real time, triggered by movements, audio inputs and live cameras.
In 80' and 90' I broadcasted ethnic and electronic / experimental music from radio stations (Rai, Radio Popolare ).
I collaborated with the university Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen (Kostanz, Germany) for photo and video exhibition by the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu.
From 80' till today I played with many Italian, European and American musicians: Giovanni Venosta, Claudio Gabbiani, Walter Prati, Giorgio Magnanensi, Massimo Cavallaro, Tiziano Tononi, Daniele Cavallanti, Massimo Mariani, Moni Ovadia, Chris Cutler, Jon Rose, David Moss, Steve Piccolo, Elliott Sharp, Keith Tippett, Third Ear Band ( plunderphonics)