TTØRA is a project that integrates musical instruments with electroacoustic/analog/digital music components. Many of the sound samples are recorded around the world with a handy recorder, then
developed digitally in post-production. Acoustic Prolusions blends the composer’s various musical backgrounds, producing a totally hybrid and personal sound. On top of that, the arrangement and mixing are done with a particular technology that permits a binaural immersive listening, enhanced particularly with headphones. This EP represents a new step that follows previous research in 3D music and spatialization. Its realization was possible thanks to producer Riccardo Mazza and his experience in spatial mixing.
TTØRA is a side-project born in parallel to the academic path of Diego Ratto. Musician and composer, he started as a self-taught guitarist and then entered academia studying Jazz Guitar and Electronic Music, graduating with two bachelor’s degrees at the Music Conservatory of Alessandria (Italy). Afterwards, he specialized in Electroacoustic Composition with a Master’s Degree in Music at the KMH – Royal College of Music in Stockholm (Sweden). He is currently a PhD student in Music Composition at the UCSB – University of California Santa Barbara (USA). His acousmatic works have been performed in many festivals around the world and his music has been awarded in several international competitions, including: Sound of Silences – Edison Studio – Romaeuropa 2020 (Rome, ITA), Golden Lala Awards 2020 (Poznan, PL), Musicworks Magazine Electronic Music Contest 2020 (Toronto, CAN), Wocmat 2018International Phil Winsor Computer Music Competition (Taiwan), Rimusicazioni Film Festival 2018 (Bolzano, IT), Residency Prix CIME 2017 – International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music, Electroacoustic Contest EFME 2016 (Santa Fe, RA).
Bandcamp —> https://genaurecordings.bandcamp.com/album/acoustic-prolusions
Beatport —> https://www.beatport.com/release/acoustic-prolusions/3603290