[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":8},["ShallowReactive",2],{"wphyIvyLVsnF9-u9exrbWU6Qjrh19ZGmdEp5h7DC-nk":3},[4],{"documentId":5,"title":6,"content":7},"u4iuo8wb7uw0g9f3s42lrdpi","Fabrizio Rat","\u003Cdiv class=\"itemFullText  \">\u003Cscript type=\"application\u002Fjavascript\">\n  \u002F* Add range theme to main page *\u002F\n  document.body.classList.add('theme-lab');\n\u003C\u002Fscript> \u003Cspan class=\"nuke-sub-menu\">\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Csection class=\"section\" style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: left top; background-image: url('https:\u002F\u002Fwww.arturia.com\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Ffabrizio-rat\u002F01.jpg');\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"ratio-900 row align-items-start justify-content-end p-5 text-white\">\u003Cdiv class=\"col-6 hide-sm\">\u003Ch1>Fabrizio Rat\u003Csmall class=\"d-block\">Augmenting\u003Cbr>piano realities\u003C\u002Fsmall>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Csection class=\"section text-white\" style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row justify-content-center text-center text-white \">\u003Cdiv class=\"col-12 show-sm \">\u003Ch1>Fabrizio Rat\u003Csmall class=\"d-block\">Augmenting\u003Cbr>piano realities\u003C\u002Fsmall>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-8 col-12 mt-3\">\u003Cp class=\"h3 small\">Pianist, techno producer, hybrid performer; Fabrizio Rat fuses his passion for acoustic instrumentation with electronic production for musical experiences that blur lines.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>\n        We explore where Augmented GRAND PIANO fits into his creative explorations at 3537, Paris.\n      \u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-10 col-12 justify-content-center mt-3\">\u003Ciframe style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 \u002F 9;\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube-nocookie.com\u002Fembed\u002FZZPa8gKx8is?autoplay=0&controls=0&disablekb=1&playsinline=1&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=auto&widget_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arturia.com%2Fstories%2Ffabriziorat&noCookie=true&rel=0&showinfo=0&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&color=white&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arturia.com&widgetid=1&forigin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arturia.com%2Fstories%2Ffabriziorat&aoriginsup=1&vf=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-17=\"true\" id=\"847141948\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Cdiv class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Ffabrizio-rat\u002F02.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-fluid\">\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Csection class=\"section bg-white\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center\">\u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-6 col-12 mt-3\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Ffabrizio-rat\u002F03.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" alt=\" \" class=\"img-responsive\">\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-6 col-12 mt-3\">\u003Ch2>The place in between\u003C\u002Fh2> \u003Cp>Fabrizio Rat’s music dwells where the two worlds of classical and electronic music collide. He’s a classically-trained pianist with a passion for contemporary composition, who also happens to be a veteran techno producer and experimental sound designer.\n      \u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp class=\"quote\">I studied playing the piano from when I was 4. I started playing melodies by ear, then started to study classical music. In my teenage years I started with techno and electronic music… I came to Paris 15 years ago, that’s when I started mixing things.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>Fusing essential techno instrumentation like acid basslines and analog drum machines with an experimental approach to the piano produces a refreshing sound that is fascinating on record, but mesmerizing in a live setting; wherever his explorations take him, it’s during performances that his sound truly comes to life.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp class=\"quote\">I play the piano with my right hand, and with the left I mix drum machines, effects, basslines, and samplers.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>It doesn’t end with Fabrizio’s solo techno projects like ‘La Machina’ however. Venturing deeper into the no-man's-land between acoustic and electronic, he also performs as part of an ensemble that explores alternative ways to play acoustic instruments.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp class=\"quote\">I also play with a group called Cabaret Contemporain, where we produce electronic music using only acoustic instruments played with different techniques, like prepared piano.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-6 col-12 mt-3\">\u003Ch2>Transcending piano\u003C\u002Fh2> \u003Cp>His passion for fusing classical with electronic doesn’t just apply to his performances and compositions; it also extends to sound design, mimicking synthesized sounds on piano or vice versa. This allows him to produce uncanny, unusual sounds to keep listeners guessing. \u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp class=\"quote\">My approach to prepared piano starts with me thinking of what I can do with an analog synthesizer, and how I can produce a similar sound on the piano.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>Indeed, he notes that his primary source of inspiration is taking something familiar and going somewhere new with it. The linear yet highly articulate nature of a piano, played in an experimental manner, can produce results that can totally change a piece of music. Fabrizio has made extensive use of prepared piano techniques, echoing the pioneering sounds of the likes of John Cage before him.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp class=\"quote\">I’d say the most inspiring thing to me is to be with an instrument that I know, but played in a way that I don’t know yet. It’s like a game, experimenting and trying out things… to discover things I couldn't imagine before.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-6 col-12 mt-3\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Ffabrizio-rat\u002F04.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" alt=\" \" class=\"img-responsive\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003Cdiv class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Ffabrizio-rat\u002F05.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" class=\"img-fluid\">\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Csection class=\"section bg-black text-white\">\u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003C!----> \u003Cdiv class=\"container\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center\">\u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-6 col-12 mt-3\">\u003Ch2>On Augmented GRAND PIANO\u003C\u002Fh2> \u003Cp>It’s only fitting, therefore, that Fabrizio was drawn to Augmented GRAND PIANO, a virtual instrument that doesn’t simply combine sampled piano with synthesis; it morphs them into each other to guarantee exciting and unexpected results, much like his own approach to creating sounds.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp class=\"quote\">I discovered that Augmented GRAND PIANO reproduces my approach to the piano, but inside a plugin.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp>The fact that Augmented GRAND PIANO already comes with a broad variety of articulations and unique samples that could be considered ‘prepared piano’ provides a huge new sonic foundation for Fabrizio to explore.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp class=\"quote\">There are sounds of ping pong balls bouncing or paper vibrating on the piano strings - this is very similar to noise from a synthesizer.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-6 col-12 mt-3\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Ffabrizio-rat\u002F06.png\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" alt=\" \" class=\"img-responsive\"> \u003Cp class=\"text-center\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.arturia.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fsoftware-instruments\u002Faugmented-grand-piano\u002Foverview\" class=\"arrow small text-white\">Discover Augmented GRAND PIANO →\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-6 col-12 mt-3\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedias.arturia.net\u002Fimages\u002Fstories\u002Ffabrizio-rat\u002F07.jpg\" error=\"function(){return function(){}}\" alt=\" \" class=\"img-responsive\">\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-6 col-12 mt-3\">\u003Ch2>Poetic sounds\u003C\u002Fh2> \u003Cp>Seeing an artist like Fabrizio Rat bending Augmented GRAND PIANO to his creative will is inspiring to say the least; someone who’s familiar and passionate about acoustic piano and electronic music, exploring a plugin that reflects this hybrid approach and takes it in exciting new directions. Where will it take you? \u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp class=\"quote\">You can morph between samples and synthesizer engines, you can select the amount of each layer and parameter… you can really create a variety of sound. It’s very poetic the way you can use it for soundscapes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fsection> \u003C\u002Fdiv>",1783454415193]