Multi-percussionist, drummer, improviser, arts collaborator
Renzo Spiteri is a versatile multi-percussionist, sound artist, composer, sound recordist and interdisciplinary arts collaborator with over three decades of international experience. Originally from the Mediterranean island of Malta and now based in Scotland, Renzo is known for his innovative approach to music and sound design, blending traditional, experimental, and contemporary techniques and incorporating environmental elements from the natural world into his compositions.
Renzo's dynamic performances combine diverse instruments, field recordings, and everyday objects, spanning genres from spoken word, world music and jazz, to classical and experimental performances. He collaborates widely across disciplines, working with musicians, storytellers, dancers, visual artists, and filmmakers, including National Geographic's award winning and BAFTA nominated film, Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story.
Renzo has performed on prestigious stages and festivals in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including Royal Festival Hall (London), United Nations Headquarters (Geneva), Jerwood Hall LSO St. Luke's (London), Sonic Arts Research Centre (Belfast), Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington DC), SOTA (Singapore), National Concert Hall (Dublin), Babylon Club (Istanbul), Ludwig Forum (Aachen), TAK theatre (Berlin), Nordic Music Days (Faroe), WOMAD, Festival of the Desert, Future Everything Festival, Sonorities, Musica Viva, PASIC, amongst others.
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Sound recordist, sound artist, sound designer, composer

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Field recording of stone bell at Ta' Cenc cliffs (Gozo).

​Sound Migrations is the means through which Renzo shares his journey through sound as sound recordist, sound designer, sound artist and composer. Within this field, his work over the past two decades has focussed on merging improvisation, electronics, percussion and field recordings in his compositions for film, installations and live performances.
Through his work, Renzo brings about a deeper sensorial engagement with listeners and audiences, be it in public spaces, performance venues, film and art galleries. His immersive sonic textures draw from Nordic minimalism, and his engagement with matural phenomena, with special emphasis on the sea, coastlines, water and the natural world are a main source of inspiration.  Renzo holds a master's degree in Sound Arts from Oxford Brookes University. 

Audio Releases
From prehistoric sites and contemporary dance scores, Maltese literature, solo works for percussion and music scores inspired by Shetland's outdoor spaces, Renzo's works are as diverse as they are engaging and enthralling.