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Biography

Born in Valencia in 1979, Pablo Carrascosa Llopis graduated in Composition at ESMUC and Architecture at ETSAV. He is one of the most active and promising composers of his generation in Cataluña. His biggest professional achievement has been to work as guest composer during the 2019/2020 season at L´Auditori de Barcelona. As a result of this collaboration, Carrascosa was commissioned to write an orchestral piece for the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC), as well as a piece for two ensembles and electronics, and also a pedagogical work that originated from the cooperation between Departament d’Ensenyament de L’Auditori and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).

 

As a regular composer in contemporary dancing projects, Pablo Carrascosa is a three-times finalist of the Barcelona Premis de l´Institut del Teatre. In 2017, he won first prize with the choreography “Handle With Care”, (through which he premiered at Festival Grec the same year), and in 2018 Carrascosa won second prize with “The Milk”. In the audiovisual music field, he won the first prize for the Best Short Animated Film Music at the 2015 Jerry Goldsmith Awards.

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The composer also works as a live-electronics performer and has recently released several experimental Techno tracks, where he pushes some of the boundaries of the genre from his unique musical perspective.

 

Since 2019, Carrascosa has been the artistic director of the contemporary music ensemble CrossingLines, one of the most important groups in Spain. The ensemble has unprecedentedly developed contemporary music during recent years on a national and international scale. The forthcoming projects of the group include performances where the composer will apply their particular musical and scenic vision.

 

Pablo is professor at Taller de Músics Escola Superior d´Estudis Musicals. His commitment to both teaching and also pedagogical aspects in music has led him to take part in the project ‘Els compositors entren a l’aula’, a project derived from the collaboration between the UAB and Servei Educatiu de L’Auditori de Barcelona. The composer has been working continuously here since its 2015-2016 edition.

 

His music deals with rhythm, musical objects and space, all influenced from an architectural perspective. It emphasises the importance of the idea/concept and how to translate it into an abstract environment, as well as the power of structure. Carrascosa´s music is also strongly influenced by Extreme Metal and Techno.

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Commissions/Awards:

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2024: Music composition for Gaudí´s Casa Milà exposition.

2024: Music composition for Yamaha Motor Europe - Y-AMT.

2024: Music composition for Yamaha Motor Europe - MT09.

2024: Music composition for Yamaha Motor Europe - MT10 F&B.

2023: L4, commissioned by Quartet Gerhard.

2023: L5, commissioned by Álex Tentor.

2023: Co-production and mixing of the song Runner by the artist Mercè Segura.

2023: Music composition for YAMAHA Motor Europe - MT10 Blinkers.

2022: Band arrangement for Marala Trio.

2022: Co-production and mixing of the song Why EMMA by the artist Mercè Segura.

2022: L4DD, commissioned by ENSEMS contemporary music cycle. 

2022: Music composition for YAMAHA Motor Europe - MT10 Accessory Pack.

2022: Music composition for YAMAHA Motor Europe - Genuine Top Cases.

2022: Music composition for the contemporary dancing project Communion de jeunes filles chlorotiques par un temps de neige.

2022: Orchestral arrangement for Marala Trio.

2021: Music composition for the movie Asombrosa Elisa.

2021: Music composition for Audi and Marcel Wanders.

2020: L4DL4, commissioned by Lluïsa Espigolé.

2020: Music composition for Decorté AQ and Marcel Wanders.

2020: Music composition for Decorté MW collection and Marcel Wanders.

2020: Music composition for Decorté Kose GRC and Marcel Wanders.

2019: Answer commissioned by L´Auditori´s Servei Educatiu.

2019: (Un)certain Journey finalist at Institut del Teatre´s contemporary dancing competition.

2019: L5DD, selected for ScoreFollower´s Youtube platform.

2019: Acto II, selected for SGAE´s first choreographic laboratory. 

2019: L5DD finalist in Prix CIME competition.

2019: Music composition for Rijks´Museum booklet and Marcel Wanders.

2019: L5DD selected in Somelgrup ensemble´s call for works.

2019:  Season guest composer at L´auditori (Barcelona).

2019: L5DD commissioned by Mixtur contemporary music festival (Barcelona).

2019: Music composition for Decorté cosmetics and Marcel Wanders.

2019: Music composition for Lladró ceramics and Marcel Wanders.

2019: Guest teacher at "Els compositors entren a l´aula".

2019: Handle with care, selected for the XXII Max Prizes for scenic arts. 

2018: Music composition for the short film "kill Santa".

2018: The milk, second prize at Institut del Teatre´s contemporary dancing competition.

2018: Music composition for the film "House of sweat and tears".

2018: Music composition for Starbucks and Marcel Wanders.

2017: Guest teacher at "Els compositors entren a l´aula".

2018: Città di Udine composition competition finalist.

2017: Guest teacher at "Els compositors entren a l´aula".

2017: Music composition for KEF LS50 speakers and Marcel Wanders.

2017: Handle with care, commissioned by Festival Grec (Barcelona).

2017: Handle with care, winner of Institut del Teatre´s awards.

2016: Històries Elèctriques commissioned by Sampler Sèries contemporary music festival (pedagogical).

2016: Birds Food, selected in Mostra Sonora´s call for works (Barcelona).

2016: Birds Food, selected in Festival Fácyl´s call for works (Salamanca).

2016: Slicing, selected in Reconsil ensemble´s call for works.

2016: Of objects and spaces, selected in Somelgrup ensemble´s call for works.

2015: Black commissioned by Sampler Sèries contemporary music cycle. 

2015: After Duke Ellington´s Prelude To A Kiss, selected in New Made ensemble´s call for works.

2015: Windup Maker, winner at the Jerry Goldsmith Awards (short animation film category).

2015: Of objects and spaces, selected in Lucilin ensemble´s composition summer school.

2015: Less is more, commissioned by Sampler Sèries contemporary music cycle. 

2014: From guitar, winner of CrossingLines ensemble´s call for acousmatic works.

2015: Blue, selected in CrossingLines ensemble call for student new pieces.

2014: From guitar, winner of Somelgrup ensemble´s call for acousmatic works.

2013: Writing, winner of Somelgrup ensemble´s call for acousmatic works.

2013: Composition for voice, selected in Nonsense vocal ensemble´s call for works.

 

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Recordings:

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Techno Injection vol.6 (Detroit-Berlin record label).

NNULLZ 012 EP (NNULLZ record label).

NNULLZ 003 EP (NNULLZ record label).

;bd (Joan Jordi Oliver, sax / Laura Picó, piano / Pere Antoni Bujosa, bass)

After Duke Ellington´s Prelude To A Kiss (Rubén Parejo, Guitar).

II-V (Discordian Comunity Ensemble record label).

 

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Editions:

 

After Duke Ellington´s Prelude To A Kiss (Piles Ed.).

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Forthcoming projects:

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2024: Gaudí´s Casa Milà exposition.

2024: Release of XY (orchestra) by l´Auditori´s record label

2024: Release of L4DL4 (piano) by Neu records record label.

2025: L4 (string quartet) premiere.

2025: Music for YAMAHA Motor Europe campaigns.

 

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