The Artists of Phase 1
The 40Hz research platform brings together artists and producers working at the intersection of music, sound experimentation and scientific inquiry. Through extended residencies at Casa degli Artisti, each participant develops original musical works that integrate sub-frequencies within structured compositional processes.
This page presents the artists involved in the project, documenting their research paths, artistic approaches and contributions to the shared development of compositional protocols within the 40Hz framework.
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Gabriele Vassalli Opens Phase 2 of the 40Hz Research Project
Casa degli Artisti is pleased to welcome musician, electronic music producer and composer Gabriele Vassalli as the first resident artist of Phase 2 of the 40Hz research project. A co-founder of the experimental music project Box of Tangerine, Vassalli develops an interdisciplinary practice situated between musical composition, performance and sonic research. His work combines improvisation,…
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Machine Machines
Machine Machines is a collective founded by Federico Sali and Giorgio Magalini (Jooepesci), operating at the intersection of electronic music, sound engineering, neuroscience and generative systems. Their practice explores the relationships between music, attention, neurotechnology and artificial intelligence, combining compositional rigor with an experimental and critical approach. The duo brings together complementary backgrounds: Sali is…
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KEY CLEF
Key Clef is an Italian producer, sound designer and live performer based in Berlin. Her artistic practice combines live improvisation with the construction of deeply immersive sonic environments, exploring sound as vibration, body and memory. Her work moves across contemporary electronic music, ambient and experimental forms, with a strong focus on perception and embodied listening.…
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PAREAL
Pareal, project by Federica Parente, is a sound artist and the founder of AUM Garden Project, a holistic research path dedicated to sound awareness and its transformative effects on psychophysical and perceptual states. Her practice moves across sound art, ritual listening, and vibrational aesthetics, with a strong focus on inner perception and emotional regulation. Artist…
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LES BIOLOGISTES MARINS
Les Biologistes Marins is a duo formed by flutist and performer Beatrice Miniaci and drummer, producer Anton Sconosciuto. Their practice moves across ambient music, sound art and hydro-acoustic research, investigating the relationship between human perception and water understood both as a subject and as a sonic medium. Beatrice Miniaci & Anton SconosciutoArtist in Residence –…
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IDRA
IDRA is a Milan-based sound artist, ambient musician and producer, with a solid background in classical trumpet and advanced training in music therapy. Her practice is centered on deep listening and on the use of sound as an active tool for the regulation of emotional and physiological states, with a particular focus on anxiety, sleep…
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NOVECENTO
Artist in Residency: July 2025 Can a musical composition genuinely influence our mental state? On July 15, 2025, the Musical Atelier of Casa degli Artisti hosted the first Open Studio of the 40Hz project, featuring Novecento (Tobia Della Puppa), sound artist, producer and frontman of the band Denoise. This event marked the public debut of…
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BAAB
Artists in Residency: Jan 1 – Feb 1, 2025 BAAB is a collaborative duo founded in 2020 by Filippo Cornaglia (prepared drums) and Andrea De Carlo (synthesizers), working within the field of electroacoustic music. Their practice is grounded in an interdisciplinary approach and in a conception of sound understood not only as a physical phenomenon,…