Nicola Cappelletti

Nicola Cappelletti (ITA/FRA) is an electroacoustic composer, sound artist and performer. After his junior studies in violin and a master’s degree in communication, which led him to work in the fields of design, semiotics and visual communication, he graduated in Electronic Music and New Technologies at the F. Morlacchi Conservatory in Perugia (electroacoustic composition course). Winner of the XV Premio Nazionale delle Arti (electroacoustic section), his artistic research focuses on the relationship between acoustic sound and electronic processing, also working on audiovisual works, contemporary theatre, dance and poetry. As a composer, his works have been presented in many national and international festivals such as ICMC (USA), NYMCEF (USA), OUA Electroacoustic music festival (JPN), SMC 2021, Orizzonti Festival (ITA), Bologna in Lettere (ITA), Encode (ITA), Dancity (ITA) among others. As a performer, he performs live sets and radical improvisations for prepared violin, prepared electric bass and live electronics. He attended workshops and masterclasses with Curtis Roads, John Chowning, Bjarni Gunnarsson, Alberto Novello, Carmine Emanuele Cella, Nicolas Bernier, Nicholas Isherwood, Marko Ciciliani. He is part of the electroacoustic research collective A23 and the contemporary music ensemble Opificio Sonoro.