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Artist
Luigi Archetti
12+ albums
Avant-Gardeelectronicdroneminimalcontemporary classical
about
Luigi Archetti was born in Brescia, Italy, on 5 February 1955 and has lived in Switzerland since 1965. He is a composer, music performer, sound experimenter, guitarist and visual artist (painting, installations, drawing and video) and has developed a number of sound installations and cross-over projects. He has initiated various music projects in the avant-garde and experimental music fields (electronica, improvisation, noise and computer music) and has realised various live film soundtracks and live video performances. He has performed with various projects as well as solo in Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Austria, France, Italy, Poland, Liechtenstein, Canada, the US, Japan and Russia. In 2006 Archetti/Wiget took part in Auf den Tisch/At the Table in Vienna and Salzburg, an improvisation project with dancers, performers and musicians with Meg Stuart (curator). The film I Have Seen You Dance Better Than This by Archetti/Wiget is the winner of the ninth MuVi-Awards of the 53rd International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen in 2007. Projects: - Archetti/Wiget (with Bo Wiget, cello & electronics - Rune Grammophone) - Tiere der Nacht (with Mani Neumeier, drums) - Silent Surface (with Jan Schlegel, e-bass & electronics) Various CDs; concerts in ad-hoc formations and together with musicians such as Iva Bittova, Makigami Koichi, Dieter Moebius (ex Cluster), Roland Schaeffer, Bill Horist, Uchihashi Kazuhisa, Michael Karoli & Damo Suzuki (ex Can), Taku Sugimoto, Werner Lüdi, J
