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Ulises Conti was born in Buenos Aires in 1975. He is one of the most prominent Argentine composers and sound artists of his generation. His music does not rest on any genre. He has published 15 studio albums, composed more than fifty soundtracks, among which several of them were recognized and awarded, such as the film Castro (2009), by Alejo Moguillansky, considered by Sight and Sound Magazine, one of the best 100 soundtracks of the 21st century.
He produced more than 20 albums by other composers.
He has an extensive list of collaborations in the interdisciplinary field, both in the visual arts and cinema, as well as in the performing arts. In 2003 he created the Metamusica record label and published his first album, which was considered the revelation of the year by different media in Argentina and Japan. From then on, his albums are also part of the Japanese label Flau Records.
In 2007 he was part of the Performing Americas' Project artistic residency, performing at RED CAT Los Angeles, USA, among other cities.
In 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2015 together with Lola Arias, he was invited to work on residency projects at Kammerspiele Munich, HAU Berlin and Theater Bremen, Germany.
He has presented his work in America, Asia and Europe with different projects, in the most prestigious museums, galleries and festivals today. His personal projects include:

The Lost Animals (2008) an audio experience in which the spectator makes a night tour in search of an unknown car.

Small Concerts for One Spectator (2011) one musician - one spectator.

The Invisible Piano (2013) performance conference on the history of the piano, going through its mechanical predecessors to today's virtual pianos.

Walk and listen (2015), a silent group walk around different cities.

El canto errante (2019) a workshop developed at schools in vulnerable neighborhoods that links opera and hip hop, premiered within the framework of BP19.

Sally is losing her face (2022) performance dedicated to Luis Frangella, at the Cosmocosa gallery.

Mansalva publishing house published his three books so far:
En Auckland ya es mañana (2011) travel diary. La cinta transportadora (2015) essays on personal and collaborative projects and Copacabana Palace (2019) poetry.

The Japanese record label Flau Records published his orchestral work Los efímeros (2018), the sound alphabet Los Griegos creían que las estrellas eran pequeños agujeros por donde los dioses escuchaban a los hombres (2014) and Atlas 2003 - 2013 (2013) an anthology with the best of his discography, performing in different cities in Japan, offering seminars, talks and concerts on an itinerary tour.

Persona 5 (2019) is his first short film, premiered at the Gijón International Film Festival, Spain, where he also presented a concert at the festival's opening gala. At the same time it was part of Rotterdam Film Fest and Film At Lincoln Center NY.

Mapa sonoro argentino (2020) project where you can listen to field recordings from across the country, as a national archive of current sound in Argentina.

Escuchar con los dedos meñiques de los pies (2021) album of field recordings made during two years traveling through the Amazon, Brazil.

Arte desapercibido (2021) Drifts in public places.

He is currently working on his first feature film El sonido del trueno and Zi, a musical project with deaf people.

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