Stefano Cecere

composer and technologist
krur.com founder and director

 

micro bio

born in Monza (Milan - Italy) the 21th of June of '70s, has been putting one hand on a piano keyboard and the other on a computer keyboard since he was a child.

Really curious about the world, has started soon to explore art , science, cultures, history, existence and the use of technology as an instrument to development.

mission

  • design and development of interactive multimedia systems
  • research beyond the world of experience and communication

maestri and personal models

  • attitude: Leonardo da Vinci, Dante Alighieri, Giordano Bruno e i filosofi-artisti-scienziati rinascimentali in generale
  • images: Charlie Chaplin, Tim Burton, Escher
  • science: Albert Einstein, Douglas R. Hofstadter, Fritjof Capra
  • words: Herman Hesse, Douglas Adams
  • music: J.S.Bach, L.Beethoven, Franco Battiato
  • strenght: Gandhi, M.L. King
  • spirit: Mircea Eliade, Silo

didactical experiences

  • 1982 - 1988 classical piano and music theory
  • 1986 - 1991 scientific degree at P.Frisi in Monza (with Prof.ssa Edy Minguzzi)
  • 1991 - 1995 electronic engineering (mathemathycal/physical) at Politecnico di Milano
  • 1992 - 1993 music theory and modern piano at Piccolo Conservatorio di Milano, with maetro Umberto Petrin
  • 1993 - 1994 music theory, harmony and composition at liceo musicale di Monza, with maestro Centemeri
  • 1996 - 1997 philosophy and science of communication
  • 1995 - 1999 seminars and conferences about informatic and multimedia technologies

creativity and media

  • music composition and production
  • keyboard player / programmer
  • interactive entertainment (videogames, installations)
  • consulenze e performances multimediali "live on stage"
  • video production, from screenplay to post-production
  • linear and non-linear writing
  • ideazione e sviluppo di comunicazioni pubblicitarie (spot, banner, vignette, jingle)

human

  • psycophysic system
  • meditation
  • lavoro con la Forza (l'energia della rappresentazione della sensazione dell'intracorpo)
  • Psycology of image
  • History of religious and esoteric traditions

technologies

  • digital systems development, videogames design
  • interactive music (MAX/MSP, SuperCollider, Reaktor, beatnik)
  • sintesi audio/video ed elaborazione di segnali (isadora, videodelic, Jitter, nato)
  • internet (html, php, mysql, design, usability, Typo3)
  • Macromedia Director e Flash
  • customizzazione, conversione, ottimizzazione, debug, postproduzine di progetti giá esistenti
  • music visualization
  • 2D and 3D  graphics(Flash, Photoshop, Cinema 4D)

other

  • matemathics (infinity, chaos and paradoxes, DSP ), physics (cosmology),
  • philosophics (ancient religions and philosophy, theories of All, existentialism)
  • informatics (CMS, AI, computer aided development and data interpretation)
  • reserching and solving problems with new solutions
  • flexibility and adaptability to new environments
  • travelling/globetrotting
  • rollerblades
  • technology & entertainment
  • fun lover

languages

  • italian: perfect
  • english: very good
  • spanish: basic
  • some french, russian and morse code