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João Castro Pinto is a Portuguese sound artist interested in the art of composing silence with sounds.
He has graduated in Philosophy at the New University of Lisbon (F.C.S.H.) and is currently finishing a Ph.D. in Computer Music @ U.C.P. / C.I.T.A.R. - Research Centre for Science and Technology of the Arts.
João Castro Pinto’s sound work ranges between: field recordings / soundscape composition, dense droning, noise, electroacoustic, acousmatic & experimental electronic genres.
J. Castro Pinto attended masterclasses in electroacoustic music composition with Francis Dhomont, François Bayle, Barry Truax, John Chowning, Simmon Emmerson, Trevor Wishart, Morton Subotnick, Annette Vande Gorne, Adrian Moore, Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans, etc...
J. Castro Pinto has presented his work since the mid 90's, in over 150 performances / concerts, all over Europe, the U.S.A., South America and Asia, in cities such as: N.Y.C., IOWA, BUENOS AIRES, MORELIA, SEOUL, PARIS, BERLIN, COLOGNE, DORTMUND, MUNCHEN, VIENNA, KLOSTERNEUBURG, GRAZ, KRAKÓW, BOLOGNANO, ATHENS, UDEN, LEEDS, BIRMINGHAM, ČESKÉ B., LISBOA, PORTO, FARO and performed in festivals and venues such as: AUDIO ART FESTIVAL (POLAND), WIEN MODERN (AUSTRIA), INA-GRM - BANC D'ESSAI - Multiphonies (FRANCE), VISIONES SONORAS (MÉXICO), INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER MUSIC CONFERENCE (USA), MUSLAB - INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC (ARGENTINA), SEOUL INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER MUSIC FESTIVAL (SOUTH KOREA), MÚSICA VIVA ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL (PORTUGAL), DME- DIAS DE MÚSICA ELECTROACÚSTICA (PORTUGAL), AVEIRO SÍNTESE ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL (PORTUGAL), PNEM SOUND ART FESTIVAL (NETHERLANDS), Phill Niblock's EXPERIMENTAL INTERMEDIA FOUNDATION (USA), ORF (AUSTRIAN NATIONAL RADIO - KUNSTRADIO), The U.I.M.A. - UNIVERSITY of IOWA MUSEUM of ART (USA), FEASt (Florida Electro-Acoustic Student) Festival (USA), SAMMLUNG ESSL MUSEUM (AUSTRIA), CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN CENTER FOR MODERN ART (PORTUGAL), CENTRO CULTURAL DE BELÉM (PORTUGAL), CASA DA MÚSICA (PORTUGAL), FUNDAÇÃO SERRALVES - CASA DE SERRALVES (PORTUGAL), RADIALX 2008 (PORTUGAL), etc...
Conceived and directed the "Hertzoscópio - Experimental & Transdisciplinary Arts Festival", dedicated to the divulgation of contemporary experimental music, video-art and intermedia (2003/ 2004 _ the first edition of the festival was co-directed with fellow sound artist and composer Nuno Morão). Was the Artistic Commissaire for HERTZ_extend#1 - Encounters of Experimental & Transdisciplinary Art, in 2005, in Barcelos.
Collaborates frequently with renowned Portuguese and foreign artists from the sound art / experimental and improv. music scenes such as: Hanna Hartman (SE), Tom Hamilton (USA), Dr. Karlheinz Essl (AT), Koji Asano (JP), Bernhard Loibner (AT), Michael Fischer (AT), Vienna Improvisers Orchestra (AT), Jorge Sánchez-Chiong (VE), Boris Hauf (AT), Clemens Hausch (AT), Philippe Lamy (FR), Gilles Aubry (CH), Thollem Mcdonas (USA), O.Blaat (JP), Nathan Fuhr (USA), Sei Miguel (PT), Carlos Zíngaro (PT), Rafael Toral (PT), Coti (GR.), D’Incise (CH), John Grzinich (EE), Variable Geometry Orchestra (PT), Ernesto Rodrigues (PT), Manuel Mota (PT), ANISOTROPUS (PT), Anastasis Grivas (GR), Red Trio (PT), Blaise Siwula (USA), Jeremy Bernstein (USA), Kurt Ralske (USA), among many other artists.
Shared the stage on festivals / events in direct lineups with artists such as: Phill Niblock (USA), Atau Tanaka (JP), Lionel Marchetti (FR), Natasha Barrett (UK), Jacob Kierkegaard (DK), Brandon Labelle (USA), Joachim Montessuis (FR), Nikos Veliotis (GR), etc...
João Castro Pinto is a composer released and endorsed by MISO MUSIC PORTUGAL's - MIC.PT ( http://www.mic.pt )
Released several recordings [solo, collaborations and compilations] by: Unfathomless (Belgium), OtO (Japan), Triple Bath (Greece), sirr-ecords, Creative Sources Recordings, Grain Of Sound, Variz and Useless Poorductions.
more info @ http://www.agnosia.me
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