sonic art


Family Tree / Fragment #1 – 2011
soundscape for choreography

This contemporary dance project by/with/about and for theatre performer Chiara Bersani stems from her encounter with choreographer/dancer Riccardo Buscarini. Although their languages, backgrounds and approach to theatre are different, what unites them is a strong friendship, the curiosity of exploring each other’s medium, the desire for exchange and dialogue. In this first chapter of the broader project Family Tree Chiara reflects on her own body as a link between past and present, family and self. Family Tree / Fragment #1 is the winner of Premio Prospettiva Danza 2011, Padua/IT.			SONICART_MUSIC_Family_tree.mp3 Family Tree (condensed)


Keep your hands off – 2009/10
animation and soundtrack

This work brings back to life some Russian Avant-garde paintings from last century in form of a virtual exhibition. The sequence in which the paintings are revealed emphasizes their visual contrast and is further supported by sonic contrast, each painting being assigned different musical sources, in close relation with the aesthetics of the Russian Avant-garde music and visual concepts. The DVD was produced in 2010 by Araba Fenice Art Gallery, Cagliari, featuring Pawel Stec on motion graphic design.


The Drop – 2010
soundtrack

Sebastiano has written 4 tracks for the short film The Drop by Synergy Collective. The Dropis a meditation on art, activism and immigration in the 21st Century. The music is mostly created with the double bass, using loops to create harmonies and melodies that superimpose over some urban rhythmical patterns. Directed by Douglas Rintoul. Cinematography and editing by Marta Stysiak. Written and art directed by Zbigniew Kotkiewicz.


Mountain View – 2009
music for animation

To realise a cortronico over Sebastiano Dessanay’s minimal music is not an easy task: the variated reiteration of sonic elements brings to reiterate visual syntagms which variations do not move on an homogeneous level’. These words by sardinian artist Tonino Casula describe his Mountain View using music by Sebastiano. The double bass duets constitute sonic elements that highly inspire visual movements.


In a rush – 2008
10 seconds electronic short

A call for composers from Swedish composer Johann Eriksson led to the realisation of this ten seconds short which was selected and then included in the Volume 2 of the Monolog X compilation Shortcore available online at www.myspace.com/monologx.  Music source is an overdubbed recording of eight double basses played by Sebastiano which was then manipulated and edited.			SONICART_MUSIC_In_rush.mp3 In a rush


Eyes never stop ever – 2008
music for choreography

Four tracks were composed for Carla Onni’s Eyes Never Stop Ever choreography, premiered at The Place School of Dance in London on the 16th and 17th of June 2008 and entered the Resolution! dance season in February 2009. Walking & running consists of a crescendo of manipulated and overdubbed double bass loops that lead the dancers from a calm walking to a frenetic running. Duets isolates couples of double bass loops, accompanying the dancer duos.			SONICART_MUSIC_walkingrunning.mp3 Walking and running SONICART_MUSIC_Duets.mp3 Duets


Flying Birds – 2005
music for children

This short children’s piece explores the theme of ‘flying’ using a constant two-notes accompaniment on the left hand (the constant bird wings movement), with the third melodic note played by the right hand completing the simple triadic harmony. The orchestrated version has been arranged and recorded by Alessandro Coronas in 2008.			SONICART_MUSIC_Flying_birds.mp3 Flying birds


Cortronico Senza Titolo – 2004
music for animation

This short improvisation is part of the Auden project (see Recordings page). Sardinian artist Tonino Casula selected the track to be the soundtrack of one of his numerous computer graphic videos named cortronici. The quartet is composed by Sebastiano Meloni on piano, Valeria Martini on vocals, Sebastiano on double bass and Leonardo Casula on drums.

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