Adel Karanov, an electronic composer and live electronic music performer, has contributed to various artistic projects in Italy, Tunis and Bulgaria. Born in 1980 in Sofia, the artist moved to Italy at the age of 10. In Rome his talent was fostered by studying in the first place ballet dance in the Academy of Dance in Rome and in the second place composition in the Conservatoir of Rome.
The two styles Karanov employs in composition include a cultured for contemporary dance, art exhibitions, films and festivals and an entertaining (soft, acousmatic, atmospheric, break, minimal house) for fashion shows, radio programmes, sound tracks and club music. By means of personalized sounds and effects like spacilization of sound and involutions of signal controls created with synth and invented by him instruments.
Currently living in UK (London), Adel distributes original electonic music in more than 60 countries in 300 online music stores such as iTunes, ExLibris.ch, Prefueled.com, as well as on his personal site www.adel.fm. In 2006 the composer won a tender for music accompaniment of a Gucci fashion advertisiment. In 2007 and 2009 Adel Karanov took part in the international festival of Theatre and modern arts JTC (Tunis) and won the first prize in 2007. In November, 2009, his track LE VENT DE DESERT and biography were included into the Italian edition of the book about the best Italian composers of `XX (Scelsi, Berlinguer, Fabriciani) ENCHANTMENT OF MANY WORLDS accompanied by a CD available on the market in Italy and in the rest of Europe in the near future.
Adel has participated in various artistic projects. He has just opened an official site www.adel.fm for the download of his best tracks, which is punctually updated. Adel Karanov has composed:
MUSIC GENERES:
AVANTGUARDE:
Different style music for contemporary dance company and video art installation.
SOUNDTRACKs:
Tonal classic instrumental, tonal electronic and ethnic (arabic and asian music)
CLUB MUSIC:
Breakbeat, Electro house, House Minimal Techno, Trance, IDM and Soft electronic music, Soft fashion styles
Adel Karanov is the author of:
SOUNDTRACKS
2008 - "ROMA" Direction Giorgio DeFinis, Production SD Cinematografica (work in progress)
2007 - "Megacity diaries, Mumbai" Direction Giorgio DeFinis, Production SD Cinematografica
2007 - "GUCCI web spots 2007" Filmaster production
2005 - "ROMA IN CORTO" Direction Giovanni Caloro
2005 - "LE 3 BANANE" Direction Giovanni Caloro
2005 - "YARRIYA" Direction Giovanni Caloro
2005 - "WHISPERS + VISIONS" Direction Giovanni Caloro
MUSIC FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY
2006 - "CORPO AVI" video Giovanni Caloro, Choreography Luca Russo, videodance Il Coreografo Elettronico Festival
2006 - "DUENDE" Choreography Mauro Astolfi, Spellbound Dance Company
2006 - "THE LAST BEAT" Choreography Vanessa Tamburi, live video Andrea Paciotto (Fucina.off festival Spoleto 2006)
2005 - "SHOWERTIME" Choreography Luca Russo (Aton-Dino Verga Danza)
2005 - "GAP" Choreography Paolo Santilli, video Giovanni Caloro videodance
2004 - "CORPO .jpg" Choreography Luca Russo, video Giovanni Caloro (Aton-Dino Verga Danza) Journes Theatrales de Carthage 2005
LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONCERTS
2009 - Live electronic music organised by 14me Journées Théâtrales de Carthage - Quatrième art
2007 - Live electronic music organised by 13me Journées Théâtrales de Carthage et l'Institut Supérieur de Musique de Tunis
2007 - He has performed as live electronic music at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Rome
2007 - Eto` club Rome
2006 - Linux club Rome
2006 - Sotto sotto club Rome
HONORS
2007 december, Prize winner at the International Festival of Theatre "13me Journées Théâtrales de Carthage-2007", held in Tunis and supported by the Tunisian Ministry of Culture.
TV and RADIO
2008 - Vatican Radio music section, Musica Acusmatica directed by Adel Karanov
2007 december - Rai Italian National TV Participation
interviews with Adel Karanov, Lidiya Svirska, Luca Vittucci in the innovative and educational Italian RaiTV programme " Art News" made by Paola Orlandini and Luigi Ceccarelli, about contemporary art, research and tecnology.
(from min.19.30.to min.21.40.)
http://www.magazzini.rai.it/online/index.asp?azHome=DettaglioPalinsesto.asp&ID_Palinsesto=2071
2007 - Vatican Radio music section DIAPASON directed by Stefano Corato
2006 - Vatican Radio Bulgarian section directed by Dimitar Gancev
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Dance
1992-2000 -National Academy of Dance and Classic Choreutic High school, both in Rome.
Teachers: M. Tuccio Rigano pas de deux et repertoir, M. Gloria Giordano - ancient dances, M. Massimo Coen and M. Mauro Baggella - music theory, Renato Bossa - music history M. Francesca Falcone - dance theory.Dance stage: M. Margherita Traianova. M. Valia Verbeva and M. Vera Kirova.
Music
1998-2002 Conservatory of Rome "S. Cecilia" "Experimental Course in Composition"
M. Roberto Pacella, M. Gabriele Arrigo, M. Anna Maria DeChiara, M. Claudio Dall’albero.
2004 - Conservatory "Ottorino Respighi" of Latina
M. Paolo Rotili, M Alberto Meoli, M. Maurizio Furlani, M. Mariantonietta Caroprese.
Diploma in composition at the Conservatory "Ottorino Respighi" in 2004.
BALLET PERFORMANCES
10/07/2009 ITALY
"THE LAST BEAT"
FLUSSO DANCE PROJECT
Choreography Vanessa Tamburi
Music Adel Karanov
live video Andrea Paciotto
RASSEGNA INVITO ALLA DANZA ROMA
Teatro Villa Pamphilj
http://www.invitoalladanza.it/rassegna/2009/10luglio.html
07/02/2009 ITALY
"CORPO JPG"
ATON Dino Verga Danza
Choreography Luca Russo
Music Adel Karanov
Insallation video Giovanni Caloro
ROMA - Teatro Quarticciolo
http://www.teatrobibliotecaquarticciolo.it/Details.aspx?Type=1&ID=131
01/08/2008 ITALY
"CORPO JPG"
ATON Dino Verga Danza
Choreography Luca Russo
Music Adel Karanov
Insallation video Giovanni Caloro
Vignale FONDAZIONE TEATRO NUOVO
30° Festival internazionale di Danza e Arti Integrate
http://www.vignaledanza.com/programma.htm
"DUENDE"
Spellbound Dance Company
Choreography Mauro Astolfi
Music Adel Karanov
23/01/2007 Siena
12/11/2006 Palermo
13/07/2006 Paestum
07/07/2006 Chioggia
28/06/2006 Firenze
28/05/2006 Saronno, Teatro Giuditta Pasta
22/05/2006 Teramo, Teatro Comunale
20/05/2006 Aquila, Teatro San Filippo
17/05/2006 Castiglioncello, Castello Pasquini
11,12,13/05/2005 ITALY
"CORPO AVI"
ATON Dino Verga Danza
Choreography Luca Russo
Music Adel Karanov
Palazzo delle arti Napoli
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE
"Il coreografo elettronico"
http://www.napolidanza.com
30/03/2006 ITALY
"DUENDE"
Spellbound Dance Company
Choreography Mauro Astolfi
Music Adel Karanov
Caserta, Teatro Comunale
23/03/2006 ITALY
"DUENDE"
Spellbound Dance Company
Choreography Mauro Astolfi
Music Adel Karanov
Pisa, Teatro Verdi
www.teatrodipisa.pi.it
25-26/02/2006 ITALY
"THE LAST BEAT"
OFFUCINA ECLECTIC ARTS
Choreography Vanessa Tamburi
Music Adel Karanov
live video Andrea Paciotto
FUCINA.OFF FESTIVAL SPOLETO OPERA
Teatro Caio Melisso
www.offucina.com
29-3/12/2005 TUNIS
"CORPO JPG"
ATON Dino Verga Danza
Choreography Luca Russo
Music Adel Karanov
Insallation video Giovanni Caloro
Journées Théâtrales de Carthage
أيام قرطاج المسرحية
www.jtc2005.com/ouverture.htm
19-21/07/2005 ITALY
"CORPO JPG"
ATON Dino Verga Danza
Choreography Luca Russo
Music Adel Karanov
video insallation Giovanni Caloro
Teatro Furio Camillo Roma
www.atondinovergadanza.com
09/06/2005 NEDERLAND
"SHOWERTIME"
ATON Dino Verga Danza
Choreography Luca Russo
Music Adel Karanov
Overtoom 301
Amsterdam Sub Culture
http://squat.net/overtoom/
07/04/2005 Eλλάδα GREECE
"CORPO JPG"
ATON Dino Verga Danza
Choreography Luca Russo
Music Adel Karanov
Municipal Theatre of Volos
Δημοτικό Θέατρο Βόλου
http://www.i-politismos.gr
16/12/2004 ITALY
"CORPO JPG"
ATON Dino Verga Danza
Choreography Luca Russo
Music Adel Karanov
Napoli, Teatro Nuovo
http://lnx.danzateatro.net
