EXTENDED PRACTICE


SALA SECRETA STUDIO
Suzano, SP - Brazil
2018 - now

Live Session recorded and edited by Joe Lirenti and Pedro Ponce, featuring the band AYGAM

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Sala Secreta is a two-room recording and production facility located in Suzano, SP, co-operated with producer Pedro Ponce. The studio serves as an operational hub for independent music production across the Alto Tietê region.

The infrastructure consists of two fully interconnected environments: a tracking room configured for rehearsals and live multitrack recording, and an acoustically treated suite dedicated to production and mixing. The facility specializes in live session production, balancing early-2000s broadcast aesthetics with high-fidelity audio engineering.

Following public funding via the Aldir Blanc cultural initiative in 2024, the studio executed a program of subsidized technical workshops, free studio access, and production support for emerging projects throughout 2025. The space serves as the primary baseline facility for personal mixing and production workflows.



CYRÓ ARTIST RESIDENCY
Tiradentes, MG - Brazil
September 2024

Video by Theo Guarnieri
CYRÓA one-week open-ended research residency at CYRÓ, situated in rural Tiradentes, Brazil. The practice focused on site-specific audio installation and real-time composition interacting with the natural landscape.

The technical framework utilized outdoor PA systems and quadraphonic speaker arrays to examine spatial interaction, harmony, and tension between electronic soundscapes and environmental acoustics. This field study directly informed subsequent approaches to ambient music and site-specific playback context.

Collaborative outputs included real-time multi-disciplinary sessions: live painting accompaniment by visual artist Danilo Chamas, and a concluding nocturnal performance alongside Aline Vieira (Flores Feias / Meia Vida) and Maria Anália, blending ambient, noise, and musique concrète in an unlit outdoor environment.



LIVE @NADA IMPORTA RECORDS
August 2025


A six-minute live drone improvisation focusing on feedback, dissonance, and texture. The audio was captured in a single take using the Lyra-8, Cosmos, and Boss RV-6, with no sequencing or overdubs.

Visual capture executed by Rafael Nelo utilizing an Xbox Kinect interface integrated with TouchDesigner. Post-production video processing completed via Dither Boy.



PHOTOGRAPHiC STUDIES
Utilizing both analog and digital formats, the practice is driven by texture analysis across organic, synthetic, architectural, and human surfaces, with a focus on material decay.

Analog workflows leverage the specific characteristics of expired film stocks and vintage lenses. Digital processing via Lightroom emphasizes manipulation of contrast and structural detail.



MATERIAL BRUTO
Centro de Referência da Dança
São Paulo, SP
September 2024 Guest musical participation in the live improvisation project curated by Mariana Molinos and Felipe Teixeira Lima, which integrates musicians and contemporary dancers in a shared performance framework.

Contributions focused on the execution of ambient soundscapes designed to guide choreographic movement. Performed alongside Chico Leibholz, Fernando Sagawa, and Marina Bastos in direct dialogue with the dance ensemble.

Full performance audio can be listened here.

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