CV
Irene Cassarini
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
+ 39 3314836757
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
+ 39 3314836757
EDUCATION
September 2020 – December 2020, SheCodes
Online coding course on front-end web development
(Languages: CSS, Javascript, HTML, Bootstrap, React)
2018 – 2020, HKU Hogeschool voor de Kunsten of Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands)
M.A. in Music Technology, pathway Music Design and audiovisual composition
2017 – 2018, Ecipar (Bologna, Italy)
1-year course in Sound Design for cinema, video-games and virtual reality
2014 – 2018, Conservatory “G. B. Martini” of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)
B.A (top grade) in Electroacoustic Music Composition plus a 1-year exchange program at the Royal College of Music (KMH) in Stockholm, Sweden
Online coding course on front-end web development
(Languages: CSS, Javascript, HTML, Bootstrap, React)
2018 – 2020, HKU Hogeschool voor de Kunsten of Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands)
M.A. in Music Technology, pathway Music Design and audiovisual composition
2017 – 2018, Ecipar (Bologna, Italy)
1-year course in Sound Design for cinema, video-games and virtual reality
2014 – 2018, Conservatory “G. B. Martini” of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)
B.A (top grade) in Electroacoustic Music Composition plus a 1-year exchange program at the Royal College of Music (KMH) in Stockholm, Sweden
AWARDS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Score for short movie ALMA, directed by Camilla Cattabriga
Official italian preview on November 15th at Visioni Italiane festival
Sizzer 556 Hz Womxn Writing Camp
A writing camp for artists and producer
DJ Mag Tech Producer feature
January 2023 edition
European Female DJ Summit
Selected participant, 9 - 11 June 2021 in Copenaghen (DK) - supported by the European Union, organized by Future Female Sounds.
HKU Awards 2020 winner - HKU Prijs Gemeente Utrecht
Recognition for the social focus of the graduation thesis: “Art as an agent of societal change: how music and political activism intersects in avant-garde electronic music”.
RESIDENCIES
March 2024 - March 2025: Resident artist at Roodkapje Hamburger Community in Rotterdam.
January 2024 - February 2024: Moving/Image Residency at Parsec Studio in Bologna, Italy.
Digital ghosts, algorithms and data wastelands - how to survive the digital vortex and the impact of new technologies.
September 2020 - April 2021: Residency at Creative Coding Utrecht, researching gender, technology and online identity in relation to fluidity and datafication issues.
Selected participant, 9 - 11 June 2021 in Copenaghen (DK) - supported by the European Union, organized by Future Female Sounds.
HKU Awards 2020 winner - HKU Prijs Gemeente Utrecht
Recognition for the social focus of the graduation thesis: “Art as an agent of societal change: how music and political activism intersects in avant-garde electronic music”.
RESIDENCIES
March 2024 - March 2025: Resident artist at Roodkapje Hamburger Community in Rotterdam.
January 2024 - February 2024: Moving/Image Residency at Parsec Studio in Bologna, Italy.
Digital ghosts, algorithms and data wastelands - how to survive the digital vortex and the impact of new technologies.
September 2020 - April 2021: Residency at Creative Coding Utrecht, researching gender, technology and online identity in relation to fluidity and datafication issues.
DISCOGRAPHY
Abyss Glow on the compilation SOURCE FOLDER 02 (Club Late Music, FR) – January 2024
Every Side on the compilation Ithomiines (Sann Odea, NL) – July 2023
As Light Through Water (76666, DE) – May 2023
Luna on the compilation AntiWorld Z (Antistandard Recs) – August 2022
Every Side on the compilation Ithomiines (Sann Odea, NL) – July 2023
As Light Through Water (76666, DE) – May 2023
Luna on the compilation AntiWorld Z (Antistandard Recs) – August 2022
Drop Exale on the compilation Virgin Forest (traumgarten, NL) – June 2022
Scores III (Dekmantel x RE:VIVE, NL) – May 2021
Data/Death (independent release) – March 2021
We Good on the compilation AntiWorld A (Antistandard Recs, IT) – July 2020
Irregular Breathing on the compilation 76666 No. 4 (76666, DE) – June 2020
Ugly Bathroom Selfies (independent release) – May 2020
Mobile Energy EP (Bene Tlexilax, IT / Lobster Theremin Records, UK) – October 2018
SEKHMETX on the compilation Ecotono (Biodiversità Records, IT) – September 2018
Fire Ritual on the compilation Klink (Stoscha, SE) – July 2017
St. Nicolai (Kalkatraz Cassettes, SE) – April 2017
Scores III (Dekmantel x RE:VIVE, NL) – May 2021
Data/Death (independent release) – March 2021
We Good on the compilation AntiWorld A (Antistandard Recs, IT) – July 2020
Irregular Breathing on the compilation 76666 No. 4 (76666, DE) – June 2020
Ugly Bathroom Selfies (independent release) – May 2020
Mobile Energy EP (Bene Tlexilax, IT / Lobster Theremin Records, UK) – October 2018
SEKHMETX on the compilation Ecotono (Biodiversità Records, IT) – September 2018
Fire Ritual on the compilation Klink (Stoscha, SE) – July 2017
St. Nicolai (Kalkatraz Cassettes, SE) – April 2017
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
22.10.2022 - ADE x Strange Days at Melkweg, Amsterdam / with Lorenzo Senni, Bby Eco, Know VA
19.10.2022 - Future Intel x ADE at De School, Amsterdam / with Torus
29.09.2022 – HÖR radio, Berlin
17.09.2022 – FLUID at WAS., Utrecht / with Animistic Beliefs, Mama Snake, Lucy
16.09.2022 – Garage Noord, Amsterdam / with E-saggila, Mechatok
4.06.2022 – Lente Kabinet festival, Amsterdam
28.05.2022 - Overdrive in Tivoli, Utrecht / with Danny L. Harle, torus, Himera
7.05.2022 – Dröm premiere at Freaky Dancing festival, Utrecht
17.10.2021 – ADE Breakfast Club in Radion, Amsterdam / b2b Happy New Tears
11.09.2021 – Shadow Index premiere with the multichannel Pentacle System for Gaudemuas festival in Utrecht
16.12.2020 – Premiere of “Ecotone”, commissioned by Dekmantel and RE:VIVE
12.09.2020 – Premiere of A/V work “Re-establishing Connection” at Gaudeamus Muziekweek in Utrecht
8.11.2019 - Live at Le Guess Who? Festival, Utrecht
26.10.2019 - “Queering the Digital Space” Italian première at roBOt festival, Bologna
19.10.2022 - Future Intel x ADE at De School, Amsterdam / with Torus
29.09.2022 – HÖR radio, Berlin
17.09.2022 – FLUID at WAS., Utrecht / with Animistic Beliefs, Mama Snake, Lucy
16.09.2022 – Garage Noord, Amsterdam / with E-saggila, Mechatok
4.06.2022 – Lente Kabinet festival, Amsterdam
28.05.2022 - Overdrive in Tivoli, Utrecht / with Danny L. Harle, torus, Himera
7.05.2022 – Dröm premiere at Freaky Dancing festival, Utrecht
17.10.2021 – ADE Breakfast Club in Radion, Amsterdam / b2b Happy New Tears
11.09.2021 – Shadow Index premiere with the multichannel Pentacle System for Gaudemuas festival in Utrecht
16.12.2020 – Premiere of “Ecotone”, commissioned by Dekmantel and RE:VIVE
12.09.2020 – Premiere of A/V work “Re-establishing Connection” at Gaudeamus Muziekweek in Utrecht
8.11.2019 - Live at Le Guess Who? Festival, Utrecht
26.10.2019 - “Queering the Digital Space” Italian première at roBOt festival, Bologna
9.06.2019 - Live sound design for “Wings” (1927) at Eye Film Museum, Amsterdam
18.10.2018 - Opening act for How To Dress Well at s105 De School in Amsterdam (NL)
18.10.2018 - Opening act for How To Dress Well at s105 De School in Amsterdam (NL)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2018 – present: Music producer, DJ, curator, event organizer, visual artist, freelance audio/video editor
Janaury 2022 - present: co-founder, curator and resident DJ of Club Hits Different, a collective focusing on unconventional club sonorities and boundless music experimentation.
Past collaborations: Garage Noord, Parallel, Van Gogh museum, Poing club.
September 2019 – present: Founder and artistic director of Queer in Wonderland, a queer collective hosting inclusive club nights in Utrecht (NL) and beyond.
Past collaborations: Centraal Museum of Utrecht, EKKO, Utrecht Queer Film festival, Come Alive, What You See festival, Studio K Amsterdam, Kiki House of Angels Rotterdam, Tivoli Vredenburg, Raum Utrecht.
December 2020 – present: freelance audio/video editing and post-production.
Past collaborations: Casco Art Institute, FOAM Amsterdam, Utrecht University, Flower of Sound.
June 2019 – present: Resident DJ and radio host at Stranded FM Radio, Utrecht (NL).
September 2019 – September 2020: Curator and radio host for cultural collective Waar Het Schip Strand in Utrecht (NL).
September 2019 – September 2020: Co-owner, curator and event organizer at HKU Café, Utrecht (NL).
22 July – 29 July 2019: Audio Engineer and sound technician at Norberg Festival, Norberg (SE).
24 April – 29 April 2017: Head of the technical staff, sound engineers department and live audio technicians for “LjudOljud” Music Festival, Stockholm (SE).
November 2015 – July 2016: Sound engineer for live events, responsible for audio/video recording and editing at Conservatory G.B. Martini in Bologna (IT).
January 2013 – June 2014: Assistant engineer at the music studio “Antoniano" during the course “Protools HD, editing and mixing” in Bologna (IT).
September 2012 – August 2014: Radio host, reporter and artistic producer of two shows at Radio Città del Capo, in Bologna (IT).
Janaury 2022 - present: co-founder, curator and resident DJ of Club Hits Different, a collective focusing on unconventional club sonorities and boundless music experimentation.
Past collaborations: Garage Noord, Parallel, Van Gogh museum, Poing club.
September 2019 – present: Founder and artistic director of Queer in Wonderland, a queer collective hosting inclusive club nights in Utrecht (NL) and beyond.
Past collaborations: Centraal Museum of Utrecht, EKKO, Utrecht Queer Film festival, Come Alive, What You See festival, Studio K Amsterdam, Kiki House of Angels Rotterdam, Tivoli Vredenburg, Raum Utrecht.
December 2020 – present: freelance audio/video editing and post-production.
Past collaborations: Casco Art Institute, FOAM Amsterdam, Utrecht University, Flower of Sound.
June 2019 – present: Resident DJ and radio host at Stranded FM Radio, Utrecht (NL).
September 2019 – September 2020: Curator and radio host for cultural collective Waar Het Schip Strand in Utrecht (NL).
September 2019 – September 2020: Co-owner, curator and event organizer at HKU Café, Utrecht (NL).
22 July – 29 July 2019: Audio Engineer and sound technician at Norberg Festival, Norberg (SE).
24 April – 29 April 2017: Head of the technical staff, sound engineers department and live audio technicians for “LjudOljud” Music Festival, Stockholm (SE).
November 2015 – July 2016: Sound engineer for live events, responsible for audio/video recording and editing at Conservatory G.B. Martini in Bologna (IT).
January 2013 – June 2014: Assistant engineer at the music studio “Antoniano" during the course “Protools HD, editing and mixing” in Bologna (IT).
September 2012 – August 2014: Radio host, reporter and artistic producer of two shows at Radio Città del Capo, in Bologna (IT).
COMMISSIONS
Project FOOLS - December 2024
Commissioned music and visuals for the dance show Project FOOLS by Robin Ninamong.
Commissioned music and visuals for the dance show Project FOOLS by Robin Ninamong.
Score for short movie ALMA, directed by Camilla Cattabriga - October 2024
Official italian preview on November 15th at Visioni Italiane festival
Dröm - May 2022 (ongoing project)
Commissioned audiovisual live show in collaboration with TELEMAGIC. The first iteration was commissioned by Freaky Dancing Festival.
Shadow Index - September 2021
Audiovisual performance and installation commissioned by Gaudeamus festival and Creative Coding Utrecht.
Bodyscan 223 - September 2021
Visual artist and sound designer for ‘Bodyscan 223’, a dance theater performance by Robin Nimanong premiered at Fringe Festival 2021 in Amsterdam (NL).
Archive Dive - September 2020
A Gaudeamus and Stranded FM radio commission for contemporary artists to research into their archives and create a new sound piece.
Ecotone - November 2020
Audiovisual composition and score commissioned by Dekmantel and RE:VIVE. The project ‘Scores III’ is an open archive collaboration with The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum (NL).
Official italian preview on November 15th at Visioni Italiane festival
Dröm - May 2022 (ongoing project)
Commissioned audiovisual live show in collaboration with TELEMAGIC. The first iteration was commissioned by Freaky Dancing Festival.
Shadow Index - September 2021
Audiovisual performance and installation commissioned by Gaudeamus festival and Creative Coding Utrecht.
Bodyscan 223 - September 2021
Visual artist and sound designer for ‘Bodyscan 223’, a dance theater performance by Robin Nimanong premiered at Fringe Festival 2021 in Amsterdam (NL).
Archive Dive - September 2020
A Gaudeamus and Stranded FM radio commission for contemporary artists to research into their archives and create a new sound piece.
Ecotone - November 2020
Audiovisual composition and score commissioned by Dekmantel and RE:VIVE. The project ‘Scores III’ is an open archive collaboration with The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum (NL).
Untraced/Untitled - February 2020
Two commissioned compositions for the installation ‘Queering the City: A Sono-Orientation’, curated by Katayoun Arian. The installation is part of the exhibition ‘Twelve Cautionary Urban Tales’, curated by Ethel Baraona Pohl at Matadero - Centro de Creaciòn Contemporanea, in Madrid (ES). Running from 13 February 2020 - 31 January 2021.
Two commissioned compositions for the installation ‘Queering the City: A Sono-Orientation’, curated by Katayoun Arian. The installation is part of the exhibition ‘Twelve Cautionary Urban Tales’, curated by Ethel Baraona Pohl at Matadero - Centro de Creaciòn Contemporanea, in Madrid (ES). Running from 13 February 2020 - 31 January 2021.
TALKS
23 October 2024: Ekko Hoorcollege - Music production deepdive13 March 2024: Ekko Hoorcollege - Queer communities in the Utrecht’s nightlife
25 April 2021: Panel talk “Queer (safe) Spaces” with Colin Keays, moderated by Vincent Wijlhuizen and hosted by Rainbows End festival (online).
Topic: Social media technologies, digital networks and intimacy. What does it mean to be queer and women in the era of digital interactions?
15 February 2020: Lecture in the panel “Art as research”, hosted by Creative Coding Utrecht at Pieter Baan Centrum, Utrecht (NL).
Topic: The influence of digital culture, shared online spaces, gender and technology in the creation of the audiovisual work “Queering the Digital Space”.
18 October 2019: Guest speaker at ADE University panel “Girls to the Front”, with journalist Holly Dicker and artists Know V.A., Malin Kolbrink and Nick Hoppezak, in Amsterdam (NL).
Topic: Hardcore’s rising “new school” and barriers preventing more women, LGBTQ+ and other minority groups from entering the scene.
26 October 2018: “SeXLess And INhuman” panel at Je t'aime Festival in Padua (IT).
Topic: Inclusion strategies, safe spaces and queer emancipation policies in today's dance music scene.
14 April 2018: Talk and live performance for “PHASE Night” at Spazio Materia in Prato (IT), with Serena Butler, Katatonic Silentio and Ghazal from Staycore label.
Topic: Sexual range, gender, queer-trans identity and other sexual expressions in today’s art and music scene.
INTERVIEWS
Break the Algorithm - Interview with WORM (November 2024)In conversation with Guenter Råler - Interview with Glamcult (November 2023)
Checking in with Guenter Råler - Interview by Orbit Festival (July 2023)
Barely Dry Ink - Interview by Rebecca Kreyenberg (September 2021)
Front - Interview and photoshoot by Loulou Kuster (June 2021)
L’indipendente Magazine - Interview “Electronic music beyond genre (and gender)” by Paolo Bergamaschi (October 2019)
Noisey Italy - “Artists saving Bologna’s underground music scene”, photo shooting and interview by Diego de Angelis (April 2018)