Marco Donnarumma | new media art, live media performance, sound design

Marco_Donnarumma-TheSADMarco Donnarumma alters sounds, images and other data collected from the “real” and the virtual world in order to design and create tangible interactions between men and machines.
The understanding and the deconstruction of the semantic relation models among nature, man and technology is the main focus in his artistic research whose aim is to highlight the communicativeness of human action through the use of self-designed responsive systems and physical computing technologies.
His live media compositions represent a compulsive and original blend of diverse influences from the no wave scene of the mid-1970’s in New York, through the earlier  video and performance avant-garde and noise music, to 1980’s industrial experimentations in America, Italy and Germany.

Biography_ Marco Donnarumma (Italy, 1984) is an independent new media artist, teacher, composer, performer and bass player based in Edinburgh.
His research take life in multiple forms such as audiovisual real-time performances, responsive computing systems, interactive installations and electroacoustic compositions.
His works, especially the live performance projects, are regularly presented internationally. Donnarumma has exhibited and performed in 19 countries across South America, Europe and Asia (Venice Biennale, Nemo, Mapping, Re-New, Laboral, Pure Data Convention, EMAF, Rome White Night, Pikslaverk, Live!iXem, Cinesthesy – Visionsonic 1, Carnival of e-Creativity, Dundee Visual Research Center, Barcelona Centre for Contemporary Culture, Ausklang Festival, Netaudio, S-Block, Cinetrip Festival).

In 2007 he received a B.A., summa cum laude in Visual Arts and Performance Arts Disciplines, study route New Technologies for Arts at the Venice Academy of Fine Arts, Italy. Since 2009 he is a MA Professor of Sound Design for Sensitive Environment with FLOSS* at LABA – Brescia Academy of Fine Arts, Italy. He is a researcher at FLxER.net and member of the board of directors of Live Performers Meeting, an international gathering of new media artists.
Donnarumma holds workshops and talks for international universities and venues on a regular basis – previous seminars include the UPR, Universidad de Puerto Rico, the Gotland University, Institute for New Media Art and Technology in Sweden, the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan and the Pierluigi da Palestrina Conservatory, Cagliari, Italy.
Texts, articles and ideas can be found at Thesaddj.com and Vagueterrain.net.

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// Festival appearances, live media performances and concerts – selected

2010

Flussi Festival, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.3”, Carlo Gesualdo Theater, Avellino, Italy
Pikslaverk, PixelAche Network, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.3”, Útgerðin, Reykjavik, Iceland
Re-New, Open air multi-channel participative concert “High Spheres”, Huset i Magstræde, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mapping Festival, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.3”, Cinéma Spoutnik, Geneve, Switzerland
Pirate Party, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.3″, Capranica Theater, Rome

2009

AHAcktitude, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.3″, CS Cantiere, Milan
Netaudio Festival, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.3″, Maria am Ostbahnof, Berlin
roBOT Festival, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.3″, Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna, Italy
3rd Pure Data Convention, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.3″, SESC Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brasil
S-Block Festival, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.3″, Interventionsraum, Stuttgart, Germany
Frijsfo Beats, Concert for Live Electronics, The Croft, Bristol
Vision’r Festival, Audiovisual multi-channel Concert “Ex Klangst Schwartz Swan” w/ Deftoo, Le Bellevilloise, Paris
NEMO Festival, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.2”, LeCube, Paris

2008

Ausklang Festival, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.2”, Hoerbar, Hamburg, Germany
Cinesthesy AV Festival, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.2”, Centre Reberioux, Cretéil, France
LivePerformersMeeting, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.1”, Mutye, Xalapa, Mexico
Summer Camp, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.1”, Laboral, Gijòn, Spain
Interacção, Audiovisual Concert “Too Many Pests”, O Seculo, Lisbon, Portugal
Seminario en Comunicaciòn Audiovisual, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.1”, S.Juan, Puerto Rico
Electrode Festival, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.1”, Forte Prenestino, Rome
Max.Experimentelle, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.1”, Max.Strasse, Stüttgart, Germany
Vision’r Festival, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.1”, Mains d’Ouvre, Paris
Resistance Beat, Music Concert, Cox18, Milan
Vision Sonic, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.1”, Les Pixel Transversaux, Paris
Cinetrip Vj Torna, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.1”, Merlin, Budapest, Hungary
AV Encounter, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature v.1”, VisualBerlin Meeting, Berlin

2007

Matting of Stones, Live Score for Theater Piece and Music Concert, Open Air Museum of Pedvale, Riga, Latvia
Improvisation&Sketches, Multimedia Theater and Interactive Dance Piece “Eyes Fluttering in Kneecaps”, Riga, Latvia
White Night, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature – beta”, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome
Aetna/Visual Factory, Live Visuals, Magazzini Generali, Catania, Italy
Vizual Contakt Live!, Audiovisual Concert “Too Many Pests”, S.Lo, France
Messiah is Koming, Music Concert, Cross Club, Prague

2006

Venice Biennale, Audiovisual Concert “I C::ntr::l Nature Beta”, CZ95, Venice, Italy

2005

Live!iXem, Audiovisual Multi Screen Concert “Autoctono”, C.C. Candiani, Venice, Italy

// Group exhibitions and screenings – selected

2010

Pikslaverk, 7.1 Surround Generative Composition “Golden Shield Music” for censored IPs, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
Re-New, Multi-channel Participative Sound Installation “High Spheres”, Huset i Magstræde, Copenhagen, Denmark
EMAF, European Media Art Festival, Screening “Ferment” by Ioann Maria, Music by Donnarumma, Osnabrueck, Germany
Prosume Conduce, Pd Forum, 7.1 Surround Generative Composition “Golden Shield Music” for censored IPs, Domagkateliers, Munich, Germany

2009

Zeppelin, 7.1 Surround Generative Composition “Golden Shield Music” for censored IPs, Centre of Contemporary Culture, Barcelona
Alternative Video/Film Festival, Screening “Ferment” by Ioann Maria, Music by Donnarumma, Belgrade, Serbia
Venice Biennale, Screening “Risveglio n.1, Venezia”, S.Servolo, Venice, Italy
Dundee Masters Show, Interactive Installation “Mapping Motion”, Visual Research Center, Dundee, UK

2008

Venice Film Meeting, Screening “Risveglio n.1, Venezia”, Lido, Venice, Italy

2004

AnteprimA, Screening “Hypersomnia”, Palazzo del Podestà, Ripatransone, Italy
Play, Screening “In-side”, Moncada Gallery, Rome
Experimental Museum of Contemporary Arts, L’Aquila
neon>campobase, Bologna
CareOf, Milan, Italy

// Awards

Alternative Film/Video Festival, 2009
Award for “Ferment” experimental Short Film by Ioann Maria, Music by Donnarumma
Venice Film Meeting, 2007
Special Mention for “Risveglio N.1, Venezia” experimental Short Film
BLM International Electronic Music Prize, 2006
1st Prize for Real-time Electroacoustic Improvisation
Live!iXem Live Media and Electronic Arts Festival, 2005
Selection for “Autoctono” audiovisual multi-channel Live Media Piece

// Workshops, Seminaries and Talks

2010

Flussi Festival, Live Media and FLOSS Workshop, Carlo Gesualdo Theater, Avellino, Italy
C4CC, University of London, A10Lab – Live Media and FLOSS Extended Seminary, London
Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts, Pure Data Workshop, Electron Club, UK
“Golden Shield Music: a Sonification of Internet Censorship”, Pikslaverk, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
Mapping Festival, FLxER, Remote Vjing Workshop, La Parfumerie, Geneva, Switzerland
MA in New Technologies for Art, Sound Design and Sensitive Environment Course, LABA, Brescia Academy of Fine Arts, Italy
Golden Shield Music: a Sonification of Internet Censorship”, Prosume Conduce, Domagkateliers, Munich, Germany
Music in Touch, Live Media and FLOSS Workshop, Pierluigi da Palestrina Conservatory, Cagliari, Italy

2009

AHAcktitude, Pure Data Workshop w/ Luca Carrubba, Eleonora Oreggia, Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan
Agit Media, Pure Data Workshop w/ Luca Carrubba, LABA Academy of Fine Arts, Brescia, Italy
“C::NTR::L, a free framework for augmented live media performances”, Pure Data Convention, SESC, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Gotland University, Institute for Technology Art and New Media, Pure Data Workshop w/ Ioann Maria, Visby, Sweden
“C::NTR::L, a free framework for augmented live media performances”, Carnival of e-Creativity, New Dehli, India
Introduction to Pd, Pure Data Workshop, Warsaw, Poland

2008

“C::NTR::L, a free framework for augmented live media performances”, Max.Experimentelle, Stuttgart, Germany
UPR, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Audiovisual Communication Seminary, S.Juan, Puerto Rico
Klab03, Pure Data Workshop w/ Servando Barreiro, Pamplona
Cinetrip Vj Torna, FLxER – Remote Vjing Workshop, Merlin, Budapest, Hungary

2007

Aetna/Visual Factory, FLxER – Remote Vjing Workshop, Catania, Italy
Oddstream Intercultural Exchange Program, FLxER – Remote Vjing Workshop, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Vision’r Festival, FLxER – Remote Vjing Workshop, Mains d’Ouvre, Paris

// Commissions and software development

2009

Mapping Motion, Shadow Dance Interactive installation
Commissioned by Iwona Hrynczenko, Scotland/Sweden

2007

Eyes Fluttering in Kneecaps, Mixed Media Interactive Theater Dance Piece.
Commissioned by Laboratory of Stage Arts, Riga, Latvia

// Publications and releases

Angel’s Dub, Vinyl 12″, 2010, Frijsfo Beats (UK)
Ausklang Live Recordings, Free Digital, 2009, Format Noise (DE)
Chase the Comedown, Digital, 2009, Frijsfo Beats (UK)
Rules of Purification, Free Digital, 2009, Smell the Stench (AUS)
Schizophrenic Spider, TheSAD Vs Kenji Siratori, Digital, 2008, Modr (IT)
Scattered, Free Digital, 2007, Noise-Joy (US)
Home, Free Digital, 2007, Sinewaves (IT)

Compilations

Vague Terrain 15: .microsound, VV.AA, curated by Kim Cascone, Free Digital, 2009, Vague Terrain (CA)
Sinewaves 50, VV.AA, Free Digital, 2008, Sinewaves (IT)
Canto Notturno, VV.AA, Free Digital, 2008, Sinewaves/Controfase (IT)
Kraeka Compilation Issue #10, VV.AA, CD-Audio, 2008, Digital Kranky (DE)
L’Inedia Remixes, VV.AA, Free Digital, 2007, Musicaoltranza (IT)
Dejine:rec Compilation #1, VV.AA, CD-Audio, 2007, Dejine:rec (JP)

Remixes

Point B, Someone Else’s Past, Vinyl 12″, 2009, Frijsfo Beats (UK)
Forensics, Headful of Clouds, Digital, 2009, Eight:FX (UK)

DVD

Vision Sonic #7, Audiovisual work “I C::ntr::l Nature”, 2007, Explosive Tv/Les Pixel Transversaux (FR)
Vision Sonic #1, Audiovisual work “Shut Down G8”, 2006, Explosive Tv/Les Pixel Transversaux (FR)
Live!iXem, Audiovisual work “Autoctono”, 2005, IxEM (IT)
Play ‘04, Experimental Video “In-side”, 2004, Review Publication by the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome (IT)