Kansai Bruises

Her Own Reflection

Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside.

Valentina Magaletti is a drummer, percussionist and composer whose goal is to strategically enrich a folkloristic and eclectic palette through endless listening and experimentation with new materials and sounds. She has performed and co-written with many artists including Nicolas Jaar, Jandek, Helm, Raime,Moin, HOoy Tongue,Czn Malcom Catto, Charles Hayward, Graham Lewis (Wire, Dome), Tightpaul Sandra (Coil, Spiritualized, Julian Cope), Thurston Moore, Bat for Lashes, Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals), and many more. In her current project, Vanishing Twin she has a more conventional jazz approach that finds its escape in the drone/field recordings of the percussive narrative in other  experimental/avant-garde productions. Valentina was born in Bari, Italy, and lives in London.

She has performed widely with festivals including:
UnSound (Toronto,Krakow),Wysyng Art Centre(Cambridge)
Atonal(Berlin),Festival International Musiques Actuelle (Victoriaville),Festival de la Cité (Lusanne)Museum of Modern Art(Moscow),The Great Escape (BBC Stage),(Brighton),Incubate festival Tilburg),Nuits Sonores(Lion),Hyperreality(Vienna)
Tauron Nowa Muzyk Festival(Katowice) Bozar(Bruxelles),Hyperreality(Vienna)ANLG(NYC),EcoFestival(Madrid),
Loop Festival(Los Angeles),Phono Festival (Odense),Tremor(Azores),
Roskilde (Roskilde),Jazz is Dead(Turin),Le Guess who?(Utrecht),RewireTheHague),Glastonbury(Glastonbury),Supersonic(Birmingham),Sonar(Reykjavik),Time Zones(Bari),Tempo Reale(Florence).

Other performance highlights include several improvised or repertoire presentations at Cafe Oto (London),commissioned work for Zabludowicz collection(London),The Barbican(London),Southbank Center (London),National Theatre and Dance (Lisbon),Sonoscopia (Porto),VAC(Palazzo Delle Zattere, Venezia)

Valentina has performed or composed music released on labels including Editions Mego, Trilogy Tapes, Offen,Takuroku,Marionette,Hands in the Dark,Blank Editions,Confront,Latency,Horn of Plenty,Meakusma,Emotional Response,Other People,Soundway,Fire Records and mony more.

For bookings pleaase contac:
Meri Bonastre
meri@futura-artists.com