CUSCINO
Los Angeles, California, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2011 | INDIE
Music
Press
"...filled with rhythmic twists, ambient sounds and unforgettable melodies." - MAGNET Magazine
"The balance that he is able to maintain throughout his music, that of electronic dancefloor rhythms married with ornate, often pseudo-orchestral melodies, sets his music apart from the casual EDM masses." - Joshua Pickard, Beats Per Minute (NYC)
"The EP is a perfect soundtrack to all the recesses, dark and light, of your mysteriously infinite psyche. Each song builds on the next, and as the 20-minute musical comes to an end, an acute sense of what it means to be eternal washes over you." - Vents Magazine
“The sign of greatness in music is when the artist leaves the listener wanting more. That kind of talent is easy to captivate on an EP but what CUSCINO does on 'Eternality' is truly telling. With moments that convey a bevy of emotions, the LA-based artist has woven something moving, intoxicating and deeply impacting. This is most certainly a name to watch out for…” - Gregory Robson, Made of Chalk (UK)
"A fascinating musical line of thought when considering how electronic music has expanded and developed over the past three decades and how CUSCINO is part of its continuing evolution." - Joshua Pickard, Beats Per Minute (NYC)
"a great addition to the growing Bass Music genre that seems to be exploding right now. RIYD: Machinedrum, Sounds From The Ground" - WRUV (Vermont)
"CUSCINO proves to be an artist worth getting to know." - Daily News (PA)
Discography
***See http://www.cuscino.la/music for full details***
Eternality (Debut EP - October 2013, Fashion Sells Musiq [Los Angeles])
https://soundcloud.com/thatcuscinosound/sets/cuscino-eternality-ep
Walking in the Garden (from Eternality) Official Music Video (December 2013)
http://youtu.be/2w443z3ML_M
I Will Find You in the Dark (DJ Mix - April 2014, Independent)
https://soundcloud.com/thatcuscinosound/i-will-find-you-in-the-dark
Set Fire [Single + 4 Remixes] on Dirty Cat Records [Germany] (July 2014)
https://soundcloud.com/thatcuscinosound/sets/cuscino-set-fire-single
Set Fire (from Set Fire [Single]) Official Music Video (October 2014)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=y9FdQDaOG5E
The Noise FM - Road Warrior Remixes EP, featuring "Road Warrior (CUSCINO Remix)" on The Record Machine (December 2, 2014)
Hansgod - Pulp EP, featuring "Pulp (CUSCINO Remix)" on Dirty Cat Records [Germany] (February 14, 2015)
Set Fire (Speed Basser Remix) [Single] on Fashion Sells Musiq [Los Angeles] (February 24, 2015)
Protoxic - Whispers EP (Part 2), featuring "Whispers feat. Anne Montone (CUSCINO Remix)" on VURSATIL Records [France] (May 11, 2015)
Adis Gile - Bromazepam, featuring "Bromazepam (CUSCINO Remix)" on Dirty Cat Records [Germany] (Release date TBD)
The Rising (CUSCINO's Sophomore LP) on Fashion Sells Musiq [Los Angeles] (Winter 2015)
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Bio
Based in Los Angeles, CUSCINO is an artist/producer and composer for film, TV and video games. Of Italian and German descent, CUSCINO's forward-thinking, euro-influenced music production style is quite literally in his DNA. His debut EP, Eternality, released October 2013 on Fashion Sells Musiq (Los Angeles), provided a first look inside of CUSCINO's progressive, textural approach to music. The EP received praise from MAGNET Magazine, Ad Hoc, and BPM.NY among other press outlets, as well as nationwide support from college radio music directors, landing CUSCINO's debut on the CMJ/NMR Top 40 RPM chart above new releases from electro-vets Cut Copy and Boards of Canada. His sophomore album, set for release Summer 2015, will highlight the next step in his evolution as an artist and producer.
A classically trained guitarist from a young age, CUSCINO's penchant for dark, layered soundscapes stems from an early fascination with Spanish pieces from master players like Segovia. Later influences included Prince, Underworld, Goldie, KMFDM and Massive Attack, which led to the use of pianos, drum machines and turntables in his work. The combination of his early classical influences with these later instrumental sounds created a natural bridge for CUSCINO to create his distinctly textural, human sound across all his work, whether scoring to film or producing music outside of the moving picture.
Today, CUSCINO remains steady in his writing, producing and performing, always in pursuit of that experimental-yet-accessible edge. In addition to his work as an artist and producer, he's scored numerous festival-worthy films, featuring lead talent such as Adrienne Lovette (Sunlight, Jr.), Edwin Bravo (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End), and hip-hop artist Buddy Lofton (NYC). CUSCINO is dedicated to taking both viewers and listeners on a visceral journey that's filled with rhythmic twists and turns, ambient sound, unforgettable melody, and a distinct sense of forward motion, propelling them full bore into the worlds of sound he creates.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
+ Creator, Producer and Host of FutureSound, a weekly radio show broadcasted on 91.3FM (San Diego, CA) and globally via iHeartRadio (2015)
+ Resident DJ at The Continental Club (Downtown Los Angeles) (2015)
+ "Set Fire" music video added to VH1 India rotation (November 2014)
+ "Walking in the Garden" music video added to VH1 India rotation (July 2014)
+ First artist selected by RockOnFire Magazine (Mexico) to live interview for their new EDM category covering EDM & electronic music (August 2014)
+ Signed to independent dance/electro label Dirty Cat Records (Germany)
+ MAGNET Magazine // Featured "MP3 at 3pm" Artist (November 2013)
+ Debuted above Cut Copy and Boards of Canada on the CMJ/NMR Top 40 RPM Chart (Issue 1321, week of November 11, 2013)
+ "Walking in the Garden" music video released in cooperation with Maker Studios. Produced by Lord Danger (Steve Aoki, Flosstradamus, Major Lazer, Liz Y2K, Mini Mansions) (November 2013)
+ Ranked above Arcade Fire and others (#7 out of 60+) in MAGNET Magazine Readers Survey for exciting upcoming releases (October 2013)
+ Ad Hoc // Featured Track Preview (October 2013)
+ Beats Per Minute (NYC) // Exclusive Album Stream Premiere (October 2013)
+ Featured on Harper's Bazaar Magazine soundtrack for cover shoot behind-the-scenes video (September 2013 Issue)
+ "Walking in the Garden" single reached & held #8 on Feedbands.com's Worldwide Top 40 New Releases Chart (August 2013)
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