Damián Anache (born 11 October 1981) is an Argentine composer[1] living in Buenos Aires.

Damián Anache
Portrait 2013
Portrait 2013
Background information
Born (1981-10-11) 11 October 1981 (age 42)
OriginQuilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
GenresElectroacoustic, Experimental
LabelsConcepto Cero , Inkilino Records , Must Die Records , Already Dead Tapes
Websitedamiananache.com.ar

Biography edit

Born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, he studied composition at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes earning a Bachelor's degree in Electroacoustic Composition. Later, he pursued postgraduate studies, specializing in sound applied to digital arts, and subsequently completed his doctoral thesis to obtain a PhD in Social and Human Sciences.

As a professor, he teaches at the National University of Tres de Febrero and the National University of Quilmes (UNQ), where he also participates in the research area. Additionally, he has worked at the Universidad Nacional de las Artes and the Universidad del Cine.


During his teenage years he was part of various rock bands[2] and even started college, where he became a performer for the ensembles Buenos Aires Sonora and ENS − Ensamble Nacional del Sur (conducted by Oscar Edelstein). During his participation in the last one, he designed and built their own version of a Lithophone together with Axel Lastra.[3]

As a producer he worked on several projects such as Brahman Cero and Excursiones Polares,[4] including the participation of both bands on the album Los Ellos inspired by El Eternauta, the classic science fiction comic created by Argentine writer Héctor Germán Oesterheld with artwork by Francisco Solano López (the edition of the album was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Nation[5]).

As a composer some of his works have participated in concerts and events held in Conservatorio Santa Cecilia (Roma, ITA); Espacio Sonoro UAM-X - Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (DF, MEX); CMMAS - Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras (Morelia, MEX); Museo de Arte Moderno de Ecuador (Quito, ECU); Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Córdoba, ARG); Centro Cultural Roberto Fontanarrosa (Rosario, ARG); Centro Cultural de España en Buenos Aires and Centro Cultural Recoleta (BsAs, ARG).

His first album Capturas del Único Camino[6] was published in 2014 by Concepto Cero and Inkilino Records, along with the support of Universidad Nacional de Quilmes' research project Spatial sound synthesis in the electroacoustic music, directed by Dr. Oscar Pablo Di Liscia[7] (co-director: Mariano Cura).[8]

Discography edit


References edit

  1. ^ mentioned in the wide list published in Miranda R and Tello A, La Música en Latinoamerica, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores Mexico - Dirección General del Archivo Histórico Diplomático, Mexico, 2011 (ISBN 978-607-446-036-0) http://www.sre.gob.mx/acervo/images/libros/cultura/4_musica.pdf
  2. ^ "Entrevista a Damián Anache". beatsmusic.net. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Interview with Damián Anache". tomatrax.wordpress.com. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ^ "l a g r o s s a r o c k: EXCURSIONES POLARES EN VIVO". lagrossarock.blogspot.com.ar. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Página/12 :: radar". pagina12.com.ar. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Damian Anache – Capturas del Unico Camino (2014, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. 10 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Universidad Nacional de Quilmes - comunidad - Pablo Oscar Di Liscia". unq.edu.ar. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Capturas del Unico Camino - Damian Anache". conceptocero.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.