Caterina Barbieri

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Caterina Barbieri
Birth nameCaterina Barbieri
Born (1990-09-16) September 16, 1990 (age 33)
OriginItaly
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Synthesizers
  • DAW
  • Guitar
Years active2014–present
Labels
Website caterinabarbieri.com

Caterina Barbieri (born September 16, 1990) is an Italian composer and musician currently based in Milan, Italy. [1] [2]

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Academia

Prior to and concurrently with her early music career, Caterina studied electroacoustic composition as well as classical guitar at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini in Bologna, in which she earned a bachelor's and master's degree, respectively. She has also earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Bologna with a thesis in ethnomusicology about Hindustani classical music and minimalism.

Music career

Caterina's work explores consciousness and the psychoacoustic effects of repetition. Most of her compositions make use of modular synthesis, and she was first inspired by the Buchla 200, though she has stated she is less interested in the hardware and prefers to focus on the music itself. [3] She is often cited as a minimalist composer and takes a no-frills approach towards composition. [4] [5] In 2020 she composed the soundtrack for John and the Hole , which was selected for that year's Cannes film festival. [6] [7]

In July 2021 she announced the launch of her independent label, light-years. [8] In April 2022 she released the single "Broken Melody" and announced her fifth album Spirit Exit, which was released on July 8, 2022. [9] Recorded during the first two months of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in Milan, the album is also the first in her solo work to feature strings, guitar, and vocals in addition to synthesizer. [10] Critics noted that Spirit Exit was also more taut and condensed in sound compared to previous albums, owing to its development occurring in her home studio. [11]

The album Myuthafoo , recorded at the same time as Ecstatic Computation, was released on June 19, 2023 on the composer's light-years imprint. [12]

Discography

Studio albums

Overview of Caterina Barbieri albums
TitleDetails
Patterns of Consciousness
  • Released: May 5, 2017
  • Label: Important
  • Format: Digital
Born Again in the Voltage
  • Recorded: 2014–2015
  • Released: August 9, 2018
  • Label: Important
  • Format: Digital
Ecstatic Computation
Fantas Variations
  • Released: April 2, 2021
  • Label: Editions Mego
  • Format: Digital
Spirit Exit
  • Released: July 8, 2022
  • Label: light-years
  • Format: Digital
Myuthafoo
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: light-years
  • Format: Digital

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