Teho Teardo is an Italian musician and composer.
He is a founding member of the rock band
Meathead
Meathead may refer to:
*Matt Mitrione
Matthew Steven Mitrione (born July 15, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist and former American football player, who competed for both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and most recently for B ...
. In the 1990s he collaborated with
Mick Harris,
Jim Coleman and
Lydia Lunch. With Scott McCloud (
Girls Against Boys) he started a new project called ''Operator''. Together they released an album titled ''Welcome to the Wonderful World'' in 2003, and toured with
Placebo. In 2006 he made an album inspired by
Pier Paolo Pasolini's poetry with
Erik Friedlander. In 2013 he started a fruitful collaboration with
Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld (born Christian Emmerich, 12 January 1959) is a German musician who has been the lead singer of the band Einstürzende Neubauten since its formation in 1980. Bargeld was also a founding member of the Australian rock band Nick Cave a ...
and they have released four albums to date.
Teardo has composed musical scores for many Italian films like
Gabriele Salvatores' ''
Denti'' or
Paolo Sorrentino's ''
The Family Friend'' and ''
Il Divo''. For ''Denti'' he was awarded the Quality prize from the Italian Minister of Culture. For his soundtrack ''Il Divo'' Teardo won the
David di Donatello Award in 2009.
He lives and works in
Rome.
Discography
Solo releases:
*''Caught from Behind'' (1984)
*''Paid in Full'' (1988)
*''Tower/Microphone'' (2005)
*''Ballyturk'' (2014)
With Erik Friedlander:
*''Giorni Rubati'' (2006)
With Modern Institute:
*''Excellent Swimmer'' (2006)
With Operator:
*''Welcome to the Wonderful World'' (2003)
With Here:
*''Brooklyn Bank'' (1997)
With Matera:
*''Same Here'' (1996)
With
Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld (born Christian Emmerich, 12 January 1959) is a German musician who has been the lead singer of the band Einstürzende Neubauten since its formation in 1980. Bargeld was also a founding member of the Australian rock band Nick Cave a ...
:
*''Still Smiling'' (2013)
*''Spring'' (2014)
*''Nerissimo'' (2016)
*Fall (2017)
References
External links
*
tehoteardo.comModern Institute MySpace Page
Italian sound artists
Italian musicians
Living people
David di Donatello winners
1966 births
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