Matteo Marchisano-Adamo (born February 19, 1973) is an American
filmmaker, sound designer, film editor, composer. He was born in
Flint, Michigan.Matteo Marchisano-Adamo's mother is Sicilian and his
father is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a child he studied ballet,
eventually being offered a scholarship to study in New York City,
which was never pursued. Marchisano-Adamo also played the violin as a
child. As a teenager he studied piano with the Brazilian pianist Caio
Pagano.From 1991-1995 Marchisano-Adamo studied music at the Franz
Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary with Ferenc Rados and
Balázs Szokolay. It was in Budapest that he discovered atonal,
electronic music, and serial composition. György Kurtág, György
Ligeti, Karlheinz Stockhausen, La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve
Reich, and John Cage are some of his influences.Returning to the U.S.
he pursued other creative endeavors, including writing, filmmaking,
and poetry. At the New School University in New York City he was
mentored by the poet Sekou Sundiata. Attending many screenings at the
Anthology Film Archives Marchisano-Adamo was introduced to the film
work of Maya Deren and Luis Buñuel.
filmmaker, sound designer, film editor, composer. He was born in
Flint, Michigan.Matteo Marchisano-Adamo's mother is Sicilian and his
father is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a child he studied ballet,
eventually being offered a scholarship to study in New York City,
which was never pursued. Marchisano-Adamo also played the violin as a
child. As a teenager he studied piano with the Brazilian pianist Caio
Pagano.From 1991-1995 Marchisano-Adamo studied music at the Franz
Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary with Ferenc Rados and
Balázs Szokolay. It was in Budapest that he discovered atonal,
electronic music, and serial composition. György Kurtág, György
Ligeti, Karlheinz Stockhausen, La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve
Reich, and John Cage are some of his influences.Returning to the U.S.
he pursued other creative endeavors, including writing, filmmaking,
and poetry. At the New School University in New York City he was
mentored by the poet Sekou Sundiata. Attending many screenings at the
Anthology Film Archives Marchisano-Adamo was introduced to the film
work of Maya Deren and Luis Buñuel.
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