Hello, there is something new under the sun: my side project Fifteen Strange Seconds is finally hitting the airwaves. The band consists of Andrea Gastaldello (keyboards, electronics, treatments) and I (vocals, treatments). We have just launched our first EP on Bandcamp, you can find it here. I have also posted a lyric video for one … Continua a leggere New release: Fifteen Strange Seconds
Dear readers, I’m glad to report that my online workshop, Out of the Box, went very well. At least, I’m quite happy with the outcome, and participants seemed to be genuinely interested in the lectures. Each session would start with a presentation of the main topic, and I would go into detail as minutes went … Continua a leggere Welcome to the virtual world
Dear readers, I was invited to curate an online seminar, on the different ways one can approach and intend music, and how thinking “out of the box” could serve your artistic vision. We will explore several important topics related to sound, improvisation, composition and much more, with the help of some special guests. Dates as … Continua a leggere Seminar: Out of the Box
“A reflexive reaction or movement occurs immediately in response to something that happens.” A combined musical effort from Eugene and Marco Machera. You can purchase Reflexive on Bandcamp. In light of recent (and not so recent) events, the previously unheard song Involution 9 is a personal reflection on the impressive, natural human ability of preventing social … Continua a leggere New release: “Reflexive” (Marco Machera & Eugene)
I have just came back from Tallinn, a gorgeous town located in the northern part of Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. I was there with Chiara, my girlfriend, as she had to work at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre for an event called METRIC (modernizing … Continua a leggere Hammer and Sickle
Marco Machera 