Andrea Cera © Videolab Riccardo SpinellaFollowing his studies in piano and composition at the conservatory in Padou in Italy and computer music at IRCAM, Andrea Cera began his activity as a composer working on both institutional and low-budget projects.
While his work can be considered a part of the domains of contemporary music and sound installation, his work is proof of a constant desire to combine commercial music and avant-garde music. He is fascinated by certain kinds of dance or electronic music as well.
In 2004-2005, he was invited to the Fresnoy-studio national des arts contemporains in Tourcoing where he produced NightRun, an interactive installation where the sound material is constructed with the visitor’s screams, and Reactive Ambient Music, an installation based on a real-time analysis of the sound landscape.
In 2005, he worked on Mutating Score for the choreographer Hervé Robbe in collaboration with IRCAM. Based on the computer capture of voice and danced movements, this work was the final act of a trilogy where the analysis of danced movement and the exploration of the dancer’s voice make up the common themes for experimental music.
Since 2009, he has developed tools for sound design, leading him to work with Renault on the sounds of an electric car.
Andrea Cera has worked on a regular basis with Hervé Robbe since 2005 on several works, installations, songs, expositions, and choreographed works. He has also worked with Marie-Laure Cazin and Elisa Zurlo, with J. F. Nesplatz on a film, with Gilles Boustani in theater and video performance.