Marco Oppedisano (born November 20, 1971 in

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

) is an American guitarist and composer whose compositions focus on the innovative use of

electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gui ...

in the genre of

electroacoustic music Electroacoustic music is a genre of popular and Western art music in which composers use technology to manipulate the timbres of acoustic sounds, sometimes by using audio signal processing, such as reverb or harmonizing, on acoustical instrumen ...

. His

musique concrète Musique concrète (; ): " problem for any translator of an academic work in French is that the language is relatively abstract and theoretical compared to English; one might even say that the mode of thinking itself tends to be more schematic, ...

acousmatic music Acousmatic music (from Greek ἄκουσμα ''akousma'', "a thing heard") is a form of electroacoustic music that is specifically ''composed'' for presentation using speakers, as opposed to a live performance. It stems from a compositional tradit ...

compositions have utilized

multitrack recording Multitrack recording (MTR), also known as multitracking or tracking, is a method of sound recording developed in 1955 that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources or of sound sources recorded at different times to create a ...

and extended performance techniques for

nylon string guitar The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ...

and

electric bass The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck The ...

. In addition to

, compositions by Oppedisano also consist of "live" electric guitar in combination with a fixed playback of various electronic, acoustic (specifically female

voice The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound production in ...

courtesy of Kimberly Fiedelman) and sampled sounds. Oppedisano has also composed works for solo classical guitar, solo electric guitar and mixed ensemble.

Biography

Oppedisano began playing guitar at the age of 12 and was primarily a rock guitarist before entering studies at the

Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College The Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College (also known as Brooklyn College Conservatory) is the music school of Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (CUNY). It is located on the Brooklyn College campus in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Ne ...

. After two years of

classical guitar The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ...

study at Brooklyn College, he completed composition studies there with

Tania León Tania León (born May 14, 1943) is a Cuban-born American composer of both large scale and chamber works. She is also renowned as a conductor, educator, and advisor to arts organizations. Early years and education She was born Tania Justina Leó ...

, Charles Dodge,

Noah Creshevsky Noah Creshevsky (January 31, 1945 – December 3, 2020) was a composer and electronic musician born in Rochester, New York. He used the term hyperrealism to describe his work. Biography Trained in composition by Nadia Boulanger in Paris and Lucia ...

(

Hyperrealism (music) Hyperrealism is a term coined by the composer Noah Creshevsky to describe a musical language for his and his colleagues' compositional aesthetic. Creshevsky defines this language as "''Hyperrealism is an electroacoustic musical language constructed ...

) and George Brunner. Oppedisano completed graduate studies at the

Aaron Copland School of Music The Aaron Copland School of Music is one of the oldest departments at Queens College, founded when the College opened in 1937. The department's curriculum was originally established by Edwin Stringham, and a later emphasis on the analytical sys ...

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obtaining his master's degree in Music Composition. There he studied with Henry Weinberg and

Thea Musgrave Thea Musgrave CBE (born 27 May 1928) is a Scottish composer of opera and classical music. She has lived in the United States since 1972. Biography Born in Barnton, Edinburgh, Musgrave was educated at Moreton Hall School, a boarding independent ...

. Oppedisano is also a certified New York State P-12 Music teacher. From 1999-2003, as a member of the

Electroacoustic Ensemble, Oppedisano worked at the

Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music (BC-CCM) The Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music (BC-CCM) located at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (CUNY) was one of the first computer music centers at a public university in the United States. The BC-CCM is a community of a ...

to compose electroacoustic music focusing on sounds derived only from

and

. From 2003–present, Oppedisano has exclusively worked out of his home recording studio in

Queens, NY Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

. He is a certified NYS music teacher and was also employed as an

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at the

. Since 2002, he has also had ensemble works performed by th
New York City Guitar OrchestraQuarto Ensamble (Chile)Esart Quartet
Fireworks Ensemble

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Percussion Ensemble (directed by Morris Lang), Zyryab Guitar Quartet and solo guitar compositions performed by Kevin R. Gallagher an
Oren Fader
As a guitarist he has performed in compositions by notable composers/guitarists,

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and

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. Oppedisano's electroacoustic music with guitars has been used in film and was included in UK feature fil
"Besides These Walls"
(2017), directed b
Jules Bishop"Besides These Walls"
won Best Actor and Best Narrative Feature at th
2018 Queens World Film Festival
Oppedisano's music was also use in the short film
Dead Man Rides Subway
b
Don Cato
''Dead Man Rides Subway'' was premiered in March 2012 a
The Queens World Film Festival
and was the Grand Prize Winner at th
Roxy Underground Film Festival
in New York City in 2018. Oppedisano presently lives in

Forest Hills, Queens Forest Hills is a mostly residential neighborhood in the central portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is adjacent to Corona to the north, Rego Park and Glendale to the west, Forest Park to the south, Kew Gardens to the southeast, ...

with his wife Kimberly Fiedelman and daughter, Jillian Maisie Oppedisano (born in July 2010).

Discography

*''Evening Sky (EP)'
- (2022: Out Your Ear
*''Selected Works (1999 - 2017): Acoustic, electric and electroacoustic music with guitar ''(2021
Out Your Ear
' *''Resolute (EP)''
Spectropol Records
- (2015: SpecT - 37) *''Mechanical Uprising'' - OKS Recordings of North Americabr>
(2010: OKSRNA - 019) *''The Ominous Corner'' - OKS Recordings of North Americabr>
(2008: OKSRNA - 016) *''Tesla at Coney Island'' with David Lee Myers - OKS Recordings of North Americabr>
(2008: OKSRNA - 017) *''Electroacoustic Compositions for Electric Guitar'' - OKS Recordings of North Americabr>
(2007: OKSRNA - 007)

Selected Contributions

*''Celestial Marketplace'', Feeding Goats (2022

Feeding Goats) *''Walk My Way'', "Klang," Various Artists, Vol. 2 of 5 (2021
577 Records/ORBIT577
OR5012) *''COVID - ?, "Covid - 81,"'' Various Artists (2020
Marco Oppedisano - Christian Vasseur
- France) *''Sounds Exposed, Minds Without Frontiers, "Yawp,"'' Various Artists (2019
GC Sound Artifacts
GCSA 27) * ''Quarto Ensamble: Música para Cuarteto de Guitarras Eléctricas, "Good News,"'' Various Artists (2018
Chile)
*''I NEVER METAGUITAR FOUR,'' ''"Watch Your Step,"'' Various Artists (2017
Clean Feed Records
CFG009CD) *''Frets of Yore,'' ''"Maisie's Gift" (bonus track),'' Various Artists (2017
Spectropol Records
SpecT 41) * ''Hyperrealist Music, 2011-2015'',

(2015
EM Records
(Japan) EM1140CD) *''Dreamshatterer 3''
Dreamshatterer
(2014) (Recording Engineer and Performer) *''The Four Seasons,''

(2013:

Tzadik Records Tzadik Records is a record label in New York City that specializes in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995. He is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases. Tzadik is a n ...

- 8097) *'' $100 Guitar Project, "Red Cent,"'' Various Artists (2013
Bridge Records, Inc.
BRIDGE 9381A/B) *''Axe, "Fractured Sky,"'' Various Artists (2012
Spectropol Records
SpekT 12) *''The Unraveling Begins, "From Here To Obliquity"'' with Infinite Ego (Mark Worrell) Various Artists:(2008
GtrOblq
*''Post-Minimalism: 4 Countries/19 Composers, "Steel Sky,"'' Various Artists (200
(France)
Trace 024 / 2CD) *''First Flight, "Primo Volo,"'

(2005) (also Producer, Editor and Mastering Engineer) *''

Vox Novus Vox Novus is a New York City-based organization consisting of composers, musicians, and music enthusiasts which presents and supports new music. Vox Novus was founded by Robert Voisey to promote contemporary composers in 2000. This organization ...

2003

60x60 60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuous ...

, "The End is Near,"'' Various Artists (2004
Capstone Records
CPS-8744) *''Hyperrealism, "Hoodlum Priest'' (with

Thomas Buckner Thomas Buckner (born 1941) is an American baritone vocalist specializing in the performance of contemporary classical music and improvised music. In his work, he utilizes a wide range of extended (non-traditional) vocal techniques. Buckner als ...

)'',"''

(2003
Mutable Music
17516-2)

Dedications

"snapshots
(for

)" (2003: Revised and remastered in 2020)

Publications

*''La chitarra elettrica nella musica da concerto: La storia, gli autori, i capolavori'' (Italian Edition) (October 2019 - Arcana - ) b
Sergio Sorrentino
*''Visionary Guitars: Chatting With Guitarists'' (Andrea Aguzzi, March 2016 - ) b
Andrea Aguzzi
*''State of The Axe: Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words'' (Museum Fine Arts Houston, October 2008 - ) by

Ralph Gibson Ralph Gibson (born January 16, 1939) is an American art photographer best known for his photographic books. His images often incorporate fragments with erotic and mysterious undertones, building narrative meaning through contextualization and su ...

Film Music

''"Dead Man Rides Subway"''
(2011). Film short directed b
Don Cato''"Besides These Walls"''
(2017). Feature Film directed b
Jules Bishop

Selected Interviews and Reviews

*''"Marco Oppedisano,'' Reviews of ''Electroacoustic Compositions for Electric Guitar and The Ominous Corner by Darren Bergstein,'
''Downtown Music Gallery NYC newsletter, May 7, 2021''
*''"Marco Oppedisano, Resolute,

' *''"Interview with Marco Oppedisano,
Tokafi, October 22, 2014
' *''"300 Essential Names in Modern Guitar through 300 Interviews,

' *''"Interview with Marco Oppedisano,
Guitar Moderne, August 25, 2013
'

(in photo - far left, rear) *Reviews of music by ''Marco Oppedisano'' b
The Stash Dauber
(2012-2022) *''"Interview with Marco Oppedisano,
Guitar-Muse, October 12, 2012
' *Review of ''Mechanical Uprising'' by Massimo Ricci,
Touching Extremes, April 11, 2011
' *Reviews of ''Electroacoustic Compositions for Electric Guitar, The Ominous Corner, Mechanical Uprising and Tesla at Coney Island'' by Mark S. Tucker,

' *Reviews by François Couture,

' *Review of ''Mechanical Uprising'' by Tobias Fischer,
Tokafi, September 15, 2010
'

References

External links

Official Website
* Marco Oppedisano at th
Internet Movie Database
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