Giorgio Sancristoforo is an artist and sound designer who was born in Milan in 1974.
He is currently professor of multimedia languages and new media, music technology and MaxMSP at NABA Milan, IED Milan and IES Abroad.
Since 2006, he has developed software for educational and experimental music purposes, which has been utilized by artists and educators in over 40 countries worldwide.
Notable individuals and institutions who have utilized his software include Curtis Roads, Ben Frost, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Richie Hawtin, Taylor Deupree, Robert Lippok, Stanford’s CCRMA, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, TUFTS University, San Diego City College, and the Centro National de las Artes of Mexico City.
His work in experimental music research has garnered the respect and admiration of numerous composers, musicians, and professors in the academic field. In 2010, he became a member of the AGON Contemporary Music Centre, founded by M°Luca Francesconi and M° Pietro Pirelli. Additionally, since 2015, he has been a member of the Prisma International Composers’ Group.
Giorgio has developed two novel sound synthesis techniques: TAMS Tri-Axis Modal Synthesis and Tropical Additive Synthesis. The former is the first computer music technique to employ non-standard mathematics, specifically Tropical Algebra, which was developed in collaboration with Prof. Cristiano Bocci, an Italian mathematician from the Department of Mathematics at Siena University.
Giorgio’s artistic practice primarily revolves around the intersection of technology and sound, with a specialization sci-art and data sonification.