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Claudio Gabbiani (Milan, 1956) is an italian composer, guitarist, producer and video maker

Biography
Despite the exclusively classical studies of guitar and composition, Claudio Gabbiani has always in actual fact devoted himself to cultivating and broadening an interest in every aspect of music (classical, rock, electronic and experimental), proposing himself both as performer and composer and as producer and organizer. As electronic performer and composer, he has been invited to numerous conferences and music festivals (Milan, Siena, Lausanne, Pisa, Lucca, Cologne, Padua, Brescia, Bolzano, Ferentino, Madrid, Tokyo, Kyoto, Genoa, Stockholm, Paris, Los Angeles). His compositions have been recorded and broadcast by RadioTelevisione Italiana-RAI and by foreign networks; he has also realized sound tracks for commercial spots, TV documentaries and environment sonorization. With "Associazione MM&T (Musica Musicisti & Tecnologie)" of Milan, he has collaborated with Milan's Teatro alla Scala, being responsible for directing the sound engineering and video recording of various operas: Boito's Mefistofele (conductor, Riccardo Muti); Berlioz' La damnation de Faust (conductor, Seji Ozawa); Il rosso e il nero, ballet based on Stendhal with music by Berlioz; Beni Montresor's Le streghe di Venezia with music by Philip Glass; Berlioz' Les Troyens (conductor, Colin Davis); Clementi's Carillon (conductor, Zoltan Pesko). As production manager of Associazione MM&T (Musica Musicisti & Tecnologie) of Milan, he has also been responsible for the planning and production of musical and multi-media events including: - sonorization of the Ponte di Mezzo over the river Arno at Pisa; - Metropoli, project of metropolitan culture: performances by Lella Costa, Laura Ferrari, Lucia Vasini and Raoul Cremona; - L'officina musicale (The Musical Workshop): concerts of yesterday and of tomorrow; - Senza Parole (Without Words): project of cinema and music, silent films with original soundtracks performed live; - Il Giardino della Musica, (Garden of Music), three weeks of music at the Palazzina Liberty and in its gardens: classical, folk, borderline and computer music; - To Sting: four nights of guitar. lute, vihuela, mandoline and of new hi-tech and digital instruments.

Gabbiani's compositions have been released on CD with the following labels: Lowlands, New Sound Multimedia, Auditorium, Recommended, Erga and Halidon. He has collaborated with Meira Asher, Keith Tippet, Jon Rose, Chris Cutler, Roberto Musci, Claudio Chianura and Roberto Zorzi, writing and performing live in numerous Italian cities the soundtracks for theatrical events and for silent films, including: Der Golem (1920 - dir. Paul Wegener and Carl Bose), The Crowd (1928 - dir. King Vidor), The Phantom of the Opera (1925 - dir. Rupert Julian), Safety Last (1923 - dir. Harold Lloyd), Regen (1926 – dir. Joris Ivens), The Bridge (1929 – dir. Joris Ivens), Manhattan (1921 – dir. Paul Strand), Le straordinarissime avventure di Saturnino Farandolà (1913 – dir. M. Fabre).

Gabbiani edited a series dedicated to progressive and "borderline" music for the publishing house Auditorium, producing: Giorni Felici (LA1919),The Promise (T. Moore, E. Parker, W. Prati), Through (H. Kaiser-R. Zorzi), Nightnursing (Claudio Gabbiani), Three Incredible Ideas (T. Moore, G. Schiaffini, W. Prati), Beyond (J. Baron, E. Sharp, R. Zorzi), Shortwave Postcard (Alex De Grassi, J. E. Stinson) and Conctat (Gaetano Liguori Band).

He has composed the soundtrack for the short “Mojito” (directed by Stefano Bruno). Under sponsorship of the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali and Ministero per l’Innovazione e le Tecnologie, “Mojito” is a short film which provides visually impaired persons with a real cinema experience: a few minutes of intense involvement inside a movie theatre to really enjoy its warmth and magic. Some new technical tricks will enable both those who can watch the images and those who can follow the plot through the soundtrack to share the same emotions. Sitting side by side, everyone in the audience will be enveloped in a 3D atmosphere and will share a strong emotional experience.

He teaches: - Music for Audiovisual Communication in the "Master in Ideazione e produzione audiovisiva, cinematografica e per I media digitali" at the ALMED (Postgraduate School in Media, Communication & Entertainment) of the Università Cattolica of Milan - Music for Audiovisual Communication at Degree in "Comunicazione per l’impresa, I media e le organizzazione aziendali" of Arts and Philosophy Facutly of Università Cattolica of Milan - Musical Design and Music Theory for Sound Designer at the Istituto Europeo di Design, Visual Arts of Milan - Audio and Video post production at Accademia di Comunicazione of Milan

He published "Recording Studio; appunti di registrazione sonora" - ISU Università Cattolica of Milan, “Oltre I suoni e le immagini” – Scriptaweb Napoli, “Trame sonore, musica, voce, rumori e silenzio nel cinema” – Licosia (SA)

In September 1994 and July 1996, with the help of his wife Ingeborg, he became the father of Federico and Emma: undoubtedly his best compositions

Live Soundtraks for Silent Movies

 * Regen directed by Joris Ivens
 * The Bridge (1928 film) directed by Joris Ivens
 * The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Rupert Julian
 * Manhatta, directed by Paul Strand
 * Safety Last!, directed by Fred C. Newmeyer with Harold Lloyd
 * Der Golem, directed by Carl Boese and Paul Wegener
 * Le avventure straordinarissime di Saturnino Farandola, directed by Marcel Perez and Luigi Maggi
 * The Crowd, directed by King Vidor
 * Belfagor directed by Henri Desfontaines

Soundtracks for Videos

 * E’ lei a darmi il passo - Director Silvia Panzarin
 * India - Live performance, music with Meira Asher and Claudio Chianura
 * Intolleranze - Director Riccardo Rovescalli, music with Roberto Musci
 * Io dico che… - Music and film editing for 1° World Congress of Child Labour, ONU Firenze may 2004
 * Le guerre di Boris - directed by Riccardo Rovescalli
 * Mojito - directed by Stefano Bruno, under sponsorship of the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali and Ministero per l’Innovazione e le Tecnologie
 * Museo Interreligioso at the Rocca del Barbarossa a Bertinoro (Forlì) - Permanent music installation
 * Restart - directed by Martina Parenti, music with Walter Prati
 * Sua intermittenza - directed by Stefano Canzio. Music with Roberto Musci and Roberto Zanisi
 * Uomini di marmo - Director Riccarco Rovescalli
 * Vorrei urlare - direcedt by Monica Stambrini
 * Recovery of Time - Director Fred Cavallini

Music Performances

 * Civitas Aquarum, sounds and lights of water, Ponte di Mezzo - Pisa 1994
 * Time Zone Festival, live soundtracks of Silent Movie " Der Golem " - Bari
 * Il Giardino della Musica, Live Performance to Palazzina Liberty Park of Milan from 1995 to 2003
 * L'Officina della musica, concerti di musica di ieri e di domani - Cinisello Balsamo (MIlano) from 1997 to 2001
 * La città temporanea. Nuove configurazioni per il viaggio e l'evento, musicisti nella città contemporanea - Triennale di Milano, 1996
 * Senza Parole Live Performance to Palazzina Liberty Park fof Milan rom 1999 to 2003
 * To Sting Live Performance to Palazzina Liberty Park of Milan from 2000 to 2003
 * Musica in Bianco e Nero, Arena del Castello - Brescia, 2002
 * MUSICHEvolissimevolmente, Cinema Teatro Gnomo of Milan, 2004
 * 30 anni di Radio Popolare, concert with Roberto Musci - 2005, Milan

Commercial Spot

 * Alfa Romeo 155
 * Peugeut 106
 * Astronomia Fabbri Editore
 * ABB Sace, Hannover Fair
 * Lega Ambiente, L'acqua limite di una risorsa
 * Mocio Vileda Fibra attiva
 * Omipa, Frankfurt 2004
 * Spuma di Sciampagna
 * United Way
 * Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), 5 Rules to write music for video
 * Aicca
 * Università Cattolica di Milano, giornata dello studente
 * Book Trailer
 * Prestiamoci
 * Università Cattolica di MIlano, CIMO in 30 seconds

Music for Dressage
He has written music for Freestyle competitions for many riders including:


 * Valentina Truppa
 * Laura Conz
 * Sara Morganti
 * James Connor
 * Piero Sangiorgi
 * Daniel Pinto
 * Anna Merveldt
 * Ester Soldi
 * Claudia Montanari

Books

 * "Recording Studio, appunti di registrazione sonora", ISU Università Cattolica
 * "Oltre i suoni e le immagini", ScriptaWeb
 * "Trame Sonore-Musica, Voce, Rumori e Silenzio nel cinema", Licosia

Disco Productions

 * "The Promise", Thurston Moore, evan Parker, Walter Prati - Materiali sonori
 * "Through", Henry Kaiser, Roberto Zorzi - Materiali Sonori
 * "Beyond", Joey Baron, Elliot Sharp, Roberto Zorzi - Auditorium Edizioni
 * "Buenos Tango", Paòla Dell’Erba voice, Anna Cattoretti flute, Javier Perez Forte guitar, Mariana Bevacqua piano, Franco Finocchiaro double bass, Facundo Torres bandoneon - Halidon
 * "Contact", Gaetano Liguori and electroacustic jazz sestet - Auditorium edizioni
 * "Three Incredibles Ideas", Thurston Moore, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Walter Prati - Auditorium Edizioni
 * "Shortwave Postcard", Alex De Grassi, G.E. Stinson - Auditorium Edizioni

Discography

 * "Duo", Amelie Berson flute, Didier Ashour guitar- FX Studio 1994
 * "Debris of a loa" ,with Roberto Musci - Lowlands Records 1995
 * "Etnica World Music", Ouraba with Roberto Musci - EWM 1998
 * "Visna Mahedi Ensemble", with Roberto Musci, Roberto Zanisi, Giorgio Magnanensi, Marco Ruggeri, Sivia Mandolini - Lowlands Records 2000
 * "Steel water light", with Chris Cutler, Jon Rose, Roberto Musci - Recommended Records, UK 2001
 * "African Rhythms" - Erga 2002
 * "Café Privé, The chill out experience" - Halidon 2022
 * "Café Priveé, The smooth sound of chill out" - Halidon 2003
 * "Night nursing" - Auditorium Records,IT 2003
 * "Café privé, Chill out down under" - Halidon 2004
 * "Persistence of vision", with Roberto Musci and Roberto Zorzi - Raw Material, It 2006-2007
 * "Hypnosis" - Raw Material, It 2012
 * "Industrial landscape" - Raw Material, It 2013
 * "Mesmeric " - Raw Material, It, 2015
 * "Over the Sky" - raw Material,It 2017
 * "Magnetic" - Raw Material, It, 2019

Musicians
He has played in studio and in live concerts with many Italian and European musicians, including:


 * Roberto Musci
 * Walter Prati
 * Giorgio Magnanensi,
 * Massimo Mariani
 * Roberto Zanisi
 * Tiziano Tononi
 * Matteo Pennese
 * Silvia Mandolini
 * Roberto Zorzi
 * Daniele Cavallanti (Aktuala)
 * Claudio Chianura
 * Massimo Cavallaro
 * Piero Guerrera
 * Chris Cutler
 * Jon Rose
 * Elliott Sharp
 * Keith Tippett