Biography
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Born In
Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela
Carlos Giffoni is a Venezuelan artist who resides in the New York City area, currently working on an MFA degree in Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design. Carlos has been applying various types of synthesis, extreme modular manipulation, rewired instruments, and live re-sampling to the composition of electronic music pieces, as well as improvising live with local and international experimental musicians. He is currently applying digital technologies to create interactive pieces that combine sound and visuals, using java applets, computer vision techniques, Open GL and audio synthesis with C++.
Carlos is also the organizer of the No Fun Fest, a 3 day event in Brooklyn showcasing respected sound artist from all over the world and runs the record label No Fun Productions.
He is a highly respected and active NYC collaborator who typically shares the stage and records with the likes of Jim O’Rourke, Nels Cline, Chris Corsano, John Duncan, Massimo, Thurston Moore and many others. Described as "an essential name in Brooklyn’s active electronics and noise scene", Giffoni has long been the experimentalist’s experimentalist.
Giffoni builds his own custom electronics and programs his own software.
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