Diego Ratto
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| Born | Alessandria (Italy) January 14, 1988 |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Website | www.diegoratto.com |
Diego Ratto (born January 14, 1988) is an Italian composer, sound artist and guitarist based in Los Angeles. He composes Electronic music and Electroacoustic music, specializing in Acousmatic music, and is actively engaged as a film music composer.
Career and education
Diego Ratto was born in Alessandria, Italy. He studied composition at the Music Conservatory Antonio Vivaldi of Alessandria under Matteo Franceschini and Riccardo Piacentini, and jazz guitar. He later pursued a Master’s degree in Electroacoustic Composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm before earning a PhD in Composition from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), where he studied under João Pedro Oliveira and Curtis Roads. Additionally, he studied film scoring at UCLA under Peter Golub. Ratto has participated in residency programs at institutions such as Zurich University of the Arts (Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology).[1][2][3]
Work and research
Ratto is recognized in the field of acousmatic music, where he has developed the concept of electroacoustic orchestration. His works have been featured in various international festivals and received multiple awards[4][5]
Awards and Recognitions
Ratto’s compositions have received multiple awards, including:
- Residency Prix CIME (2017) for the piece Mobyrei[6][7]
- Golden Lala (2020) for the piece Cohærere[8]
- 1st Prize at the Sound of Silences (2020, Rome) – Edison Studio, Romaeuropa Festival, and Cineteca di Bologna for the film score of Sotterranea[9][10][11]
- Prix Russolo (2022) for the piece KOM.[12][13][7]
Discography
- 2017 – Electroacoustic & Beyond 3, RMN Classical – London
- 2018 – Prix CIME 2017, Ptyta z Audiomatu – Krakow
- 2018 – Contemporanea Acusmatica, TEM - Taukay Edizioni Musicali – Udine
- 2020 – Golden Lala 2020, Pleroma Records – Poznań
- 2021 – Fixed.wav, Empirica Records – Foggia
- 2022 – Acoustic Prolusions, Genau Unlimited – Turin
- 2023 – Muslab Planeta, Complejo Cero Records – Mexico City
- 2025 – Muslab AFTER, Cero Records – Mexico City
References
- ↑ "Past Residents at ZHdK ICST".
- ↑ Di Leo, Giulia (15 December 2024). "Negli Usa per comporre..." La Stampa.
- ↑ Torti, Fabiana (16 July 2021). "Ho avuto coraggio..." Il Piccolo.
- ↑ "Musicworks Magazine". www.musicworks.ca.
- ↑ "Giornale di Puglia". www.giornaledipuglia.com. 9 October 2024.
- ↑ "CIME/ICEM Prix CIME 2017". www.cime_icem.net.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Electropresence - Diego Ratto Bio".
- ↑ "Lala Awards".
- ↑ "FRE". www.romaeuropa.net. 17 April 2020.
- ↑ "Sound of silences palmares". www.edisonstudio.it.
- ↑ Gambino, Emanule (20 October 2020). "Unfolding Roma". Unfolding Roma. www.unfoldingroma.com.
- ↑ "Independent.com article on Prix Russolo". www.independent.com. 16 March 2025.
- ↑ "Prix Russolo website". 5 January 2023.
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