ABOUT.
composer, sound designer, music producer, musician.
it's all about music. it's all about sound.
it's all about the sound i have in my head.
i have been dedicating my entire life to music and researching that sound.
here you can find some pieces of my music, of my life.
paky di maio e' un compositore polistrumentista, sound designer e produttore italiano.
esperto in sintesi del suono e sound design, realizza colonne sonore per film, spettacoli teatrali, installazioni multimediali e altri media.
la sua musica e' ibrida, mix di tanti linguaggi, sempre rivolta alla sperimentazione, alla ricerca e all'innovazione.
nel 2022 ha ricevuto una nomination agli hollywood music in media awards, nello stesso anno entra nelle "possibilities" per la nomination agli oscars (academy awards) 2023 nella categoria “best original song” per il documentario we are art.
e' co-fondatore del progetto electroshock therapy (est), tre volte finalista alla biennale di venezia 2022, 2023 e 2024.
paky di maio is an italian composer, multi-instrumentalist, sound designer, and producer.
he is an expert in sound synthesis and sound design, he creates soundtracks for films, theater productions, multimedia installations, and other media.
his music is hybrid, blending various languages, and always focused on experimentation, research, and innovation.
in 2022, he received a nomination at the hollywood music in media awards, and in the same year, he was included in the "possibilities" for an academy award nomination for best original song for the documentary we are art.
he is a co-founder of the electroshock therapy (est) project, which has been a finalist three times at the venice biennale in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
// WORKS
2024. UNA FOTTUTA BUGIA (movie)
2024. MARE DI RUGGINE (theatre play)
2024. DOM WYBRANYCH - THE HOUSE OF THE CHOSEN ONE/LA DIMORA DEGLI DEI - (movie)
2024. CERCHI (doc/short film)
2024. FANUM - OMBRE DEL PASSATO - (movie)
2024. DEADLINE (multimedia performance / finalist at la biennale di venezia)
2023. AMORI E ALTRE BUGIE (theatre play)
2023. PIG BITCH (theatre play)
2023. GROUND ZERO (contemporary dance)
2023. MISS MANHATTAN (multimedia live performance / finalist at la biennale di venezia)
2022. COSTELLAZIONI (theatre play)
2022. VELENO (theatre play)
2022. UN ALTRO GENERE DI STORIA (doc)
2022. WE ARE ART (movie/doc) *
* hollywood music in media awards nomination for "best original song"/ in possibilities for oscars 2023 nomination for best original song
2022. LOSE CONTROL (multimedia live performance / biennale di venezia)
2022. IL LIBRAIO STRANIERO (theatre play)
2021. ANTI-GONE (theatre play / finalist at la biennale di venezia)
2021. DISINTEGRAZIONE (multimedia live performance)
2021. CORPO A CORPO (movie/doc)
2021. LILIANA BORTOLON - L'ARTE DI ESSERE LIBERA (short film/doc)
2021. BLACK PILLS (jingle)
2020. LIBERIAMOCI DELLA VIOLENZA LDV (spot)
2020. FEMMENE COMME A MME (theatre play)
2020. GOL! (web advice)
2019-20. L'UOMO CHE RAPI' TRUFFAUT (short film/doc)
2019. COVER 3.0 (theatre play)
2019. LA NOTTE DI GIBELLINA (theatre play)
2018-19. MOBY DICK (theatre play)
2018. BIANCA, NEVE E I 3 SETTENANI (theatre play)
2018. LAURA (theatre play)
2018. TURNER (multimedia installation)
2018. DEEP BLUE (audio drama)
2018. IN HER SHOES (short film)
2017. CON GLI OCCHI DI CARAVAGGIO (spot)
2017. DI UN ULISSE DI UNA PENELOPE (theatre play)
2017. BLIND VISION (multimedia installation)
2016-17. PROMETEO (theatre play)
2016. IMPARARE SICURO (spot)
2016. SEA VISION (multimedia installation)
2016. POCKET (animated short film)
2016. CHIROMANTICA (theatre play)
2015. CENERE' (theatre play)
2014. SVANIRE (short film)
2014. IL PIU' GRANDE DEL MONDO (theatre play)
2013. QUESTIONE DI UN ATTIMO (theatre play)
2013. LE CONFESSIONI DI SANT'AGOSTINO (theatre play)
2013. FONDAZIONE MARIO DIANA ONLUS (spot)
2013. K (theatre play)
2013. IL SOGNO DI ROSASPINA (theatre play)
2008. AMLETO (theatre play)
2005-06. FISSAN FAMILY (spot)