Merran
Merran Laginestra
Natural de Sidney, Australia vive en Madrid desde 1999.
Comenzó sus estudios de piano clásico desde los 5 años , tambien ha estudiado piano jazzistico, composición de musica contemporanea, electroacustica y canto.Ha trabajado en Studios 301 de Sidney como técnico de sonido.
En Sidney ,ha tocado en grupos de rock como cantante y pianista. Ha sido contratada por Virgin Records, Londres como cantautora en 1984 y ha vivido en Nueva York, London y Berlin donde ha empezado a trabajar en el mundo de la improvisación, tocando en el cuarteto “Intoit”, en 1993 .Ha realizado conciertos con Le Quan Ninh, Butch Morris, Pelayo Arrizabalaga, Xavier Charles,
Baldo Martinez, Walter Thomson, Markus Breuss, Antonio Bravo y Benjamín Patterson de “Fluxus” entre otros. Su obra electroacústica “Palindromo” ha sido estrenada en el museo Reina Sofia en 2004.Trabaja con electronica en vivo , piano y voz, experimentando tanto con la improvisación como con la composición, utilizando elementos de musica contemporanea, jazz, free improvisación y rock.
Ha compuesto varias bandas sonoras para teatro y ha hecho giras por Sudamerica y Europa . Ha trabajado con Elena Cordoba y las bailarinas Camille Hanson y Montse Penela en varios proyectos. Tiene un duo de jazz con el saxofonista Marcos Monge y trabaja como solista y músico de sesión.
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Born in Sydney, Australia has lived in Madrid since 1999.
She began studying classical piano at the age of 5, and has also studied jazz, composition, contempory music, electroacoustic music and singing.
Has worked in Studios 301 ,Sydney as Studio engineer.
In Sydney , she played in rock groups as singer and pianist. Was contracted by Virgin Records, London, as singer /songwriter in 1984 and has lived in New York, London and Berlin where she began to work in the world of improvisation, playing in the quartet “Intoit”, en 1993 .Has played with Le Quan Ninh, Butch Morris, Pelayo Arrizabalaga, Xavier Charles,
Baldo Martinez, Walter Thomson, Markus Breuss, Antonio Bravo and Benjamín Patterson of “Fluxus” among others. Her electroacoustic piece “Palindromo” made its debut in the museum Reina Sofia in 2004. She works with live electronics, using max-msp, piano and voice experimenting with improvisation as well as composition, using elements from contempory music, jazz, free improvisation and rock.
She has composed various soundtracks for theatre and television and made tours through South America, Australia and Europe. Has worked with Elena Cordoba and dancers Camille Hanson y Montse Penela in various projects. She has a jazz duo with saxophonist Marcos Monge and works as a soloist and session musician.
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