Julian Scordato is a composer and artist whose practice focuses mainly on sound, graphics, algorithms, and interactivity. He studied composition and electronic music at the Conservatory of Venice and sound art at the University of Barcelona. In 2009 he co-founded the Arazzi Laptop Ensemble, a group of electroacoustic composers and performers that explores the possible interactions between musicians and computers. In 2015 he joined and currently leads SaMPL - Sound and Music Processing Lab, an innovative platform based in Padua (Italy) dedicated to education, production and research in the field of Sound and Music Computing. As a technologist, Scordato has authored articles and disseminated research findings on interactive systems for music performance and graphic notation. Coordinator of the Electronic Music School of the Conservatory of Padua, since 2017 he has been professor of electroacoustic music composition and performance.
His award-winning electroacoustic and audiovisual works have been performed and exhibited in international festivals and institutions including Venice Biennale, Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, Electronic Language International Festival (Sao Paulo), Cervantes Institute (Rio de Janeiro), International Image Festival (Manizales), Gaudeamus Music Week (Utrecht), Centre for Contemporary Arts (Glasgow), Sonorities Festival (Belfast), Seoul International Computer Music Festival, Art & Science Days (Bourges), Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (Stanford), Athens Digital Arts Festival, ZKM Center for Art and Media (Karlsruhe), Spektrum Art Science Community (Berlin), and New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. His music has been broadcast by Radio UNAM, NAISA Webcast, Resonance FM, RAI Radio3, RadioCemat, Radio Papesse, RadioCona, Radiophrenia, Radio Gracia, Radio Circulo, Radio Tsonami, and other stations. His scores have been published by Ars Publica and Taukay Edizioni Musicali.