"Is there such a thing as a modern renaissance man? Well, if there were, it would be Dario Slavazza." - KQED
Composer and producer Dario Slavazza lives on a sailboat in San Francisco’s North Bay. He works as a music curator for global brands such as FitBit, Obe, and Asics, and leads water excursions for first-timers. A voracious reader, especially of the philosophical implications of entropy, he is also a classically trained saxophonist and recording studio engineer. His sound and visual art are largely inspired by renaissance sculpture, the impressionist and new wave cinema.
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DARIO SLAVAZZA (b.1988, Santa Clara, CA)
Lives and works in Marin Country, CA
SAG-AFTRA Member
Select Performances
2021 - Composer/Sound Designer
Soundwave Translocality - Wavy Diary
GPS powered location based sound installation
2019 - Multi-instrumentalist
Aish Divine Tour
DJ’d with accompanying projections and visuals for West Coast tour of artist Aish Divine
2018/2019/2020 - Composer/Producer
City Hope
Produced and composed music for Tenderloin Community Center City Hope with performances at SF’s Great American Music Hall
2016 - Singer/Producer
Bowie Medley
Magik*Magik performs a tribute to David Bowie with Third Eye Blind on the Main Stage at Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco
2015 - Producer/Performer
Pop Up Magazine TED conference
Magik*Magik composes and performs original music for the 2015 TED conference in Vancouver. We were invited by Pop Up Magazine, a live storytelling experience from San Francisco.
2013 - Cast Member
Emmett Till, a river
By poet-composer Kevin Simmonds and poet and Yugen Artistic Associate Judy Halebsky, in collaboration with the Yugen Ensemble and Artistic Director Jubilith Moore, Noh Space, SF
2013 - Producer
Louis Vuitton America’s Cup
Magik string orchestra performs at opening of the LOUIS VUITTON CUP, Legion of Honor, SF
2013 - Composer/Producer
BIRDCALL Performance
BIRDCALL commissioned Magik*Magik for her show at Viracocha, SF.
Appearances
Tiny Telephone SF - 2019
Solo Performance
Rickshaw Stop - 2019
Solo performance
SPUR - 2017
Producer with Sound Wave Festival
CJM - 2017
Producer with Sound Wave Festival
BAM NYC - 2017
Performer with Pop Up Magazine/Magik*Magik Orchestra
Davies Symphony Hall - 2015, 2016
Performer with Pop Up Magazine/Magik*Magik Orchestra
Select Recordings
Dam Keeper - Copyist
Magik*Magik records the score for the 18 minute animated short THE DAM KEEPER , directed by Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo, over 2 days at Fantasy Studios.
Son Lux - Copyist
Ryan Lott, aka SON LUX, hires Magik*Magik to record an original score for the French film The Other Side of the Freeway
Young ones - Copyist
Magik*Magik strings record the original film score for YOUNG ONES directed by Jake Paltrow. Music composed by Nathan Johnson.
Zippers - Copyist
San Francisco Composer NATHANIEL STOOKEY and librettist DAN HARDER collaborate with Magik*Magik Orchestra to record their POPera, ZIPPERZ at Fantasy Studios.
What is this heart? - Copyist/Engineer
Magik provides original arrangements, brass, woodwind, and solo cello for HOW TO DRESS WELL'S 2014 LP WHAT IS THIS HEART?.
Work Experience
2017-2022 Head of Curation
Feed Media Group
Managed the Feed.fm platform to program stations and optimize results
Translated audience demographics and psychographics into music strategies for FMG’s customers
Lead department and managed team of 7 curators
Collaborated with Rightsholders, Labels, and Distributors
2017-2018 Producing Director
Soundwave/Mediate Art Group
Liaised with Guest Curators on technical, scheduling and logistical needs
Managed Artist communication and contracts
Developed marketing strategy and managed communication efforts
Collaborated with Mediate Board to select new venues/guest curators for programming
2013-2017 Production Director/Arranger
Magik*Magik Orchestra
Arranged and composed music for small indie bands to worldwide pop groups
Oversaw recording sessions and live performances
2016-2017 Production Manager Pop Up Magazine/California Sunday
Collaborated with story producers and musical director on various technical aspects of the production
Responsible for communicating the technical needs of shows with multiple theaters and managing the execution of production elements
2013-2016 Studio Manager
Zoo Labs
Recorded and produced artist and projects during Zoo Labs Artist Residency
Managed installation and planning of building gallery with Et. all Gallery
Coordinated and produced installations and performances in studio space
Board Appointments
2022 Mediate Art Group
Soundwave Board Member
Education
B.A. in Music, Emphasis in Ethnomusicology
University of California, Santa Barbara, May 2011