Luigi Archetti

Biography

Musician and visual artist.
Born in 1955 in Brescia, Italy; settled in Switzerland since 1965.
Lives and works in Zurich.

Numerous LP‘s and CD publications on various labels (Rune Grammophon, Oslo; Die Schachtel, Milano; RecRec, Zurich; Domizil, Zurich).
Participation in various musical projects. With Bo Wiget (Duo: Archetti - Wiget); with the drummer Mani Neumeier (Tiere der Nacht); with Joachim Irmler (Faust).

In 2019 Luigi Archetti was able to present the music performance „NULL“ in a six-hour live performance at the Huddersfield Conterporary Music Festival HCMF.
An extended tour of Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Fortaleza, Recife) followed in 2020.

Luigi Archetti could give numerous concerts as solo performer as well as with various musical projects at festivals, concert venues, music clubs and/or off-spaces in the art context (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Russia, USA, South America, Canada and Japan).

As a visual artist, Luigi Archetti has had numerous solo as well as group exhibitions in galleries, art halls, off-spaces and museums since 1980.

Tag: drone, elektro-akustische musik, klangkunst, improvisation, experimentelle musik, komposition