JOE LIRENTI
I'm a São Paulo-based artist and mixing engineer whose work explores the friction between texture, decay, and structure. My practice is shaped by atmosphere and process rather than fixed outcomes.
I move between music, tattoo, photography, tactile media and events, focusing on the expression of vulnerability through dissonance and distortion. I frequently collaborate with international artists, responding to shifting environmental and psychological conditions.
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01 MIXED MEDIA PROJECTS
02 MUSIC PRODUCTION & MIX ENGINEERING
03 EXTENDED PRACTICE
04 MUSIC FOR FILM
05 CULTURAL EVENTS01 MIXED MEDIA PROJECTS
Solo investigations at the intersection of music, tattoo, and photography. These take shape as small-run zines and albums. Sometimes it’s the image that drives the sound, sometimes the other way around. None of it is meant to resolve clearly.
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02 MUSIC PRODUCTION & MIX ENGINEERING
A focused discography in dark hybrid electronic music, projects where I’ve been invited not just to produce or mix, but to help shape the sound from the inside, often blurring the line between technician and co-producer.
My mixes are never neutral; they are built to amplify the emotional weight of a performance or push against it when necessary. Whether handling analog-driven industrial grit or expansive ambient textures, I ensure the final result reflects a singular, uncompromising vision. To date, my production work has reached over 5 million listeners globally.
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03 EXTENDED PRACTICE: RESIDENCIES, STUDIO & PHOTOGRAPHY
Parts of my work that fall outside usual labels: I’ve taken part in artistic residencies as a way to rethink pace, environment, and how sound interacts with the world around it, shifting my approach toward more site-responsive, time-sensitive forms of composition. At Sala Secreta, my studio, I support local artists with space to rehearse, record, and develop projects from the ground up. I also keep a personal photography practice, analog and digital, focused on texture and contrast, that mirrors the tone of my music and how I think about structure, mood, and detail.
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04 MUSIC FOR FILM
This section presents my work for video. The music is electronic, experimental and textural, made to carry tension or open space more than to follow story cues. I’m especially interested in working with projects in horror, surrealism, fashion, animation, or anything that lets sound play a stranger role.
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05 CULTURAL EVENTS
I produce curated sonic environments that lean into slowness, subtlety, and attention. Most are focused on ambient and experimental music, sometimes indoors, sometimes open-air. The idea is always to create a setting where listening becomes the main activity.
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