About

Composer, Director, Musician and Sound Artist, born in Palermo in 1996.

His field of interest are theatre, cinema and audiovisual, improvisation, acousmatic composition, performances, live electronics and music productions; he performed or developped his projects in numerous theaters, venues, international festivals and residencies (Montreux Jazz Festival, Societas Teatro Comandini, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Compañía Nacional de Danza de España, Teatro Biondo Palermo, Danza Urbana, Tempo Reale, FARM Cultural Park and many others) often having the opportunity to produce new works. His research focuses on the relation between sound, words, body, space, image and the combination of traditional techniques and new technologies.

After his studies in set design and visual arts in Palermo, he enrolled in 2015 at the G. B. Martini Conservatory in Bologna to attend a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Music and a Master’s degree in Sound Design, both cum laude.

He curated the artistic direction for festival, events, talks and audiovisual projects related to music and performances (elettronica collettiva bologna, extraloud, else, palermo sound).

As a teacher, he worked in academic and non-academic settings, masterclasses, courses and improvisation workshops for electronic and acoustic instrumentalists.

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Education,

Residencies,

Awards

  • Graduated with a votation of 110/110 cum laude in Sound Design at G. B. Martini Conservatory, Bologna, 2023.

    Graduation thesis supervised by Francesco Giomi and Francesco Canavese in Improvisation Studies and New Tecnologies, based on the develpoment of the videogame TOTEM, a software for musical improvisation performances.

  • Graduated with a votation of 110/110 cum laude in Electronic Music at G. B. Martini Conservatory, Bologna, 2020.

    Graduation thesis supervised by Francesco Giomi and Lelio Camilleri in Electroacustic Composition and Analysis based on the narrative usage of spatialization in acousmatic music.

  • Diplomated in Visual Arts and Set Design for Theatre in the art Institute Eustachio Catalano, Palermo, in 2015.

  • Co-winner as collaborator (dramaturg, sound designer) of the dancer Veronica Parlagreco to develop the choreographic solo “Three Times” as part of the residencies produced by CND (Spanish National Dance Company).

    Residencias de Creaciòn allow choreographers and/or emerging companies to develop their choreographic projects using part of the CND’s facilities and rehearsal studios.

    The CND will select those projects whose characteristics best meet the most interesting criteria of innovation and artistic excellence.

  • Winner of the 25/26 residencies program to develop the performance Mykestesia.

    Bodyscape  is a project produced and organized by Danza Urbana ETS, with the support of:

    • MiC – Italian Ministery of Culture

    • h(abita)te

    • ORA – Orobie Residenze Artistiche – Associazione Laagam


  • Selected International artist (under the alias Pipya) to be part of the 2024 residency program and autumn concerts promoted by Montreux Jazz Festival Artists Foundation.

  • Residency promoted by Centro Musica di Modena for live scoring of two archival films (The Adventures of Prince Achmed, L. Reiniger, andThe Lodge, A. Hitchcock) with Adele Altro (Any Other) and Karim Qqru (Zen Circus). Performed, among other festivals, at the National Cinema Museum in Turin, the Modena Philosophy Festival, and ConCorto FilmFest

  • First Production Prize for Sicilia Di Scena 2023 with the project “Astolfo 13”, a call announced by Teatro Biondo Stabile, in Palermo, to entirely produce a new work.

  • First prize as PIPYA in the Scouting Contest Music Is The Best 2022 announced by Panico Concerti to produce two albums and enter in the managment’s Roster.

  • First winner of the Alberto Dubito Prize in Milan for Spoken Poetry with Music, together with Giulio Musso for the project Astolfo 13. The prize included a reward and a collective publication by the book publisher Agenzia X.

Agenda

2025

  • Pipya Live Tour 2025 — European tour as a solo performance or with the quartet Pipya And The Gang Band inside 10 different festivals in Italy and Germany;
    Booking & MGMT Panico Concerti

  • Tendermesh Film Fest, Berlin — Mykestesia n.1 (7’, ITA, 2024) and Challenge (9’, ITA, 2023); Direction, Editing, Sound Design, Music

  • FARM Cultural Park, Ex Carcere San Vito, Agrigento — Tre Volte (dance/performance by V. Parlagreco); Dramaturg, sound designer. Produced by FARM Cultural Park

  • Expedition Metropolis Theatre, Berlin — Man In The Mirror (performance) — by F. Pipia, L. Seta; Dramaturg, performer, sound designer

  • Segesta Teatro Festival — Pipya And The Gang Band Live at the Temple of Segesta; Produced by Segesta Teatro Festival

  • Fuori Formato Festival, Genoa, finalist — Mykestesia n.1 (7’, ITA, 2024) — by F. Pipia; Dramaturgy, direction, sound design

  • Kriterion Cinema, Amsterdam — Cursed Is The Soil (audiovisual performance) — by F. Pipia; Direction, sound design, live musician

  • The Synchromesh EU · UK/ITA/RO — The Place You Were Looking For (Radiodrama, 50’) — by F. Pipia, G. Musso; Direction, dramaturgy, recordings, sound design

  • Officine Cluverio, Palermo — Supporto n.1 (exhibition Light, Breath and Lines — sound art / installation) — by F. Pipia; Artist, sound designer

2024

  • Teatro Biondo, Palermo — Astolfo 13 (theatre production, second staging; 30/10–04/11/2024) — by F. Pipia; Direction, music, set design, sound design

  • Montreux Jazz Festival — Artist Residency & Concert (16/10–19/10/2024) — Pipya And The Gang Band; Composer, musician

  • Galleria Poggiali, Milan — Così Tentammo di Aspettare la Fine (exhibition by G. Di Liberto; 15/06–15/09/2024); Sound project & design

  • Palazzo Pallavicini, Bologna — Stregherie (exhibition, produced by Vertigo Syndrome; 2024 reinstallation); Sound project & design

  • DAS, Bologna — Collagene — ArounD (performance / improvisation system by Minus Collettivo); Concept, improviser

  • UK International Radio Drama Festival, 2nd Place — Faxes In The Storms (short radioplay) — produced by The Synchromesh (UK); Direction, sound design, music

2023

  • Teatro Nuovo Montevergini, Palermo — Astolfo 13 (theatre production; premiere 21–30/12/2023) — Produced by Teatro Biondo Stabile di Palermo, Winner of the First Prize Sicilia Di Scena 2023; Direction, music, video scenography, live electronics

  • Prima Onda Fest, Palermo — Lost Tapes (performance / site-specific); Concept, composition, live electronics

  • Palazzo Reale, Monza — Stregherie (exhibition, produced by Vertigo Syndrome; first installation); sound project & design

  • Centro Musica Modena · SoundTracks Residency — Residency for live scoring of two archival films, with Adele Altro (Any Other) and Karim Qqru (Zen Circus). Performed, among other festivals, at the National Cinema Museum in Turin, the Modena Philosophy Festival, and ConCorto FilmFest

  • Challenge (9’, ITA, 2023) — Indipendent production; Writing, direction, editing, sound design

  • Teatro Biondo · Sicilia di Scena — 1st Production Prize for Astolfo 13

2022

  • DAS, Bologna — BOXE (sound performance, second residency); Concept, direction, performer, live electronics

  • Ecomuseo del Mare, Palermo — BOXE (sound performance, first residency), Produced by Genia Art Lab and Curva Minore; Concept, direction, performer, live electronics

  • Curva Minore — Primavera Contemporanea, Palermo — ArounD (performance / improvisation) — by Minus Collettivo; Concept, improviser

  • Festival Catalysi — Societas · Teatro Comandini, Cesena — ArounD (performance / improvisation) — by Minus Collettivo; Concept, improviser

  • Martini Elettrico, Bologna — TOTEM (multimedia performance); System design, performer

  • O.R.A. Orobie Residenze Artistiche — development of the Inside/Outside system with Minus Collettivo