Carlo Serafini

Carlo Serafini is an Italian musician, multi-instrumentalist and composer of futurist electronic music. He is best known on the Internet as the author of the microtonal and xenharmonic Detwelvulation Project. Carlo Serafini was born in Florence, Italy in 1957. He began studying pop and jazz music in 1973 with private piano teachers and later attended the Conservatory of Music of Florence where he studied percussion and computer music for five years. During this time, he worked as a pianist, keyboard player, piano teacher, and jingles writer. In 1986, Carlo won a scholarship to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA, where he studied harmony, arranging, composition, acoustics, and electronic music. He received a diploma "summa cum laude" in Music Synthesis in 1989 and worked as a lab monitor in the same department from which he had graduated. After moving back to Italy in 1990, Carlo worked as an assistant for Joe Zawinul and David Mash during the "Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz Festival". Since then, he has dedicated himself mostly to electronic music as a composer, arranger, and sound designer in many different styles of music ranging from jazz to classical, from children's songs to new age. During the period of 1993-1996, Carlo Serafini was a composer and synthesist for the Italian band "Minestronics". The band was known for their unique blend of electronic and acoustic music, incorporating elements of jazz, rock, and world music. In 2001, Carlo Serafini took on a new project as the composer-arranger-MIDI programmer for his the album "Seraph Archipelago" under the OLGA Organization label. “This record is like an "archipelago" of ideas developed over a very long period of time. Like Vulcan in his forge, Carlo locked himself in his home studio to work on a never ending shaping of his "jewels".„ — Carlo Serafini In 2007, he was awarded his Master’s Degree from the Conservatory of Music of Florence, Italy in Music and New Technology presenting a dissertation on “Technology and Temperament: Hardware, Software and Online Resources for Microtonal Music”. In 2011, Serafini released his own album "Gammatar" under the Split Notes Microtonal Netlabel. Once again, he served as the composer, arranger, and MIDI programmer for the album, which explored microtonal music and featured a blend of acoustic and electronic sounds. Serafini also continued to collaborate with other artists, participating in the compilation albums "Possible Worlds" in 2011 and "Next Xen" in 2016. Carlo Serafini's latest releases showcase his innovative approach to music production. In "The Mystery of Metasynthetic Voices," he takes 11 Italian lullabies and manipulates them with Metasynth 6 to create an otherworldly listening experience. The resulting "Nailati" language adds an exotic element to the album, which pays tribute to a famous Nonesuch Records release from 1987. In "Ancient Krell Music," Serafini draws inspiration from the electronic tonalities of Bebe and Louis Barron's soundtrack for "Forbidden Planet," using Metasynth 6 to create a collection of original compositions. Overall, Serafini's recent releases demonstrate his continued passion for experimentation and pushing the boundaries of music production. Throughout his career, Carlo Serafini has demonstrated a passion for pushing the boundaries of music composition and production. His innovative use of MIDI technology and willingness to experiment with different genres and styles has earned him a reputation as a forward-thinking musician and producer. Carlo works mostly in his home recording studio, writing and recording his music. Nowadays, Carlo mainly composes electronic xenharmonic music for the Detwelvulation Project. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.