Ulises Conti was born in 1975 in Buenos Aires. He is one of the most prominent Argentinian composers
and sound artists. His music is not attached to any specific genre. He has released 15 studio
albums, composed more than 50 music scores and produced 20 albums for other artists. Conti has a
vast list of interdisciplinary collaborations within the realm of visual arts, film and performing
arts. In 2003, he started his own independent record label Metamusica and released his first studio
album considered to be the best album of the year in Argentina and Japan. Since then his albums have
also been part of the Flau Records label in based in Tokyo, Japan. He has performed throughout
America, Asia and Europe with different projects in many prestigious museums, galleries and
festivals.
Some highlights of his personal work are:
Los animales perdidos (2008) an audio experience in which the spectator makes a night tour in
search of an unknown car.
Pequeños conciertos para un espectador (2011) in which a musician plays for just one
spectator.
El piano invisible (2013) a lecture performance of the history of the piano going through its
predecessors mechanical instruments until today's virtual pianos.
Caminar y escuchar (2015), a silent group walk throughout different
cities.
El canto errante (2019) a workshop that connects opera and hip hop
at schools located in neighborhoods, premiered in the framework of BP19.
Sally está perdiendo su cara (2022) a performance devoted to Luis
Frangella at Cosmocosa gallery.
Mansalva Press published Conti's three books:
En Auckland ya es mañana (2011) a journey diary.
La cinta
transportadora (2015) a selection of personal projects and collaborations.
Copacabana Palace (2019) a poetry collection.
Flau Records also released Conti's orchestral work
Los efímeros (2018)
Los Griegos
creían que las estrellas eran pequeños agujeros por donde
los dioses escuchaban a los hombres (2014) the sound alphabet.
Atlas 2003 - 2013 (2013) an anthology of his best works performed in different cities
throughout Japan on a tour that included workshops, talks and concerts.
For more than eighteen years Conti has directed the record label Metamúsica, where, besides
releasing his own music, he produces the work of other composers.
Persona 5 (2019) is Conti's first short film. It premiered in the Gijon film festival in
Spain where he played a concert in the opening gala show. The film was also screened at the
Rotterdam Film Fest and at Film At Lincoln Center.
Mapa sonoro argentino (2020) is a project of Argentinian field recordings as a national
current sound archive.
Escuchar con los dedos meñiques de los pies (2021) an album of field recordings created
during a two-year stint in the Amazon.
Conti is currently working on his first full-length feature film called El sonido del trueno and on a musical project with deaf people.
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