Piero Milesi (1953 in

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– 2011 in Levanto) was an Italian musician, composer, and music arranger.

Biography

Milesi began his career by studying cello, composition, and experimental electronic music. He joined the International Folk Group of

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in 1977 as a performer and composer. The composition ''Modi'' was created between 1978 and 1980. It is a two-part composition which was published in 1982 by the British independent label

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following an introduction to the label by another Cherry Red artist,

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. Since 1984 his compositions have been produced by

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di Milano. The compositions ''The Nuclear Observatory of Mr. Nanof'' and ''Camera Astratta'' (''Abstract Chamber'') are two soundtracks produced by the American independent label

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. From 1995 to 1996 he arranged, produced and performed on ''

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'', the final album by

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, having already orchestrated and arranged his previous album ''

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''. In 1997 he arranged the album "Sixteenth Moon" by Japanese pop star Kazufumi Miyazawa, produced by

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and featuring musicians

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, and

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. Milesi composed various soundtracks for film and theater and worked as an arranger and composer for various Italian pop artists (e.g.,

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). Holding a degree in architecture, he created sound installations and musical interventions in large spaces (in one of which he was assisted by

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). His last-published new recording was "MInute Quartet" on the compilation album "Miniatures 2" (released in 2000 on Cherry Red Records) produced by Morgan Fisher. It is a one-minute string quartet in four movements.

Discography

* 1982 - ''Modes'' - Cherry Red Records BRED 42 * 1986 - ''The Nuclear Observatory of Mr. Nanof'' - Cuneiform Records * 1989 - ''Camera astratta'' - Cuneiform Records 1989 * 2000 - ''Within Himself'' (collection) - Cuneiform Records 2000

Notes

External links

Cuneiform Records - Discography
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