Concept

MilanoDesignTimeBand. Namely a composer, an architect, an interior designer, a singer songwriter. Namely four artists that design, execute, exhibit with a rock attitude.
Like it used to be in Milano's Brera, London's Bloomsbury, the Rive Gauche in Paris or the Village in New York, today the Net is a place to be. In that place a blog becomes the café or bookstore or factory around which a group of artists or intellectuals or musicians or friends or all of the above can meet to (to) share ideas, projects, dreams. In fact this very blog (http://designbandmilano.blogspot.com) is the 'place' in which MilanoDesignTimeBand was formed and designed its show.
A temporary, contemporary, extemporary show the that comes out of the Net to materialize by interacting with local realities.
A show composed of multiple, parallel events that take place in the span of one week's time: "The Invisible Collegium of Lucid Dreams and other stories".

(in italiano)

Diagram

Program

The Invisible Collegium of Lucid Dreams and other stories is an interdisciplinary art project, created on the Net, which is expressed in the objective reality by a series of events taking place in the span of a week that interact on multiple levels and involve various urban, social and artistic contexts of a certain place.

Project Presentation (in two segments in two different places)
a) press conference & lecture (in an educational context)
b) performance party (in a cultural association or 'centro sociale')

Maurizio Marsico Concerto (Academy of Music or similar institutions in three days and three places in the same space)
a) Piano Solo
b) Musical score performed by local musicians
c) sound installation set up in an area adjacent to the concert hall

Mike Ryan exhibition (in an art gallery)
"Urban Landscapes" (architectural micro-sculptures with photographic support)

Silvia Massa exhibition (in another art gallery)
"Black on Black on Glitter" (Wall Stickers and light black)

Marco Massa Concert (in a club, 'centro sociale')
"Nelle Migliori Famiglie" ("In the Best of Families") recital of his songs with visual media support

Spectacular, collective event (in various spaces in a museum) of images, sounds, arts activities, in which the public through the blog interacts with the interpreters in real time and ending in the form of temporary installation.

(in italiano)

Biographies

Maurizio Marsico. Composer and journalist. Studied electronic music composition at Milan's Music Conservatory "Giuseppe Verdi." He has made more than 40 albums (counting vinyl and CD's) and has worked together with Rhys Chatham, Anthony Braxton, Steve Piccolo, Alessandro Mendini, Massimo Iosa Ghini and with the authors of comix for the magazine "Frigidaire". He is director of the magazine SERIES, dedicated to the world of television series, as well as being an editorialist and contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines ( EPolis, il Giorno, Case da Abitare, World of Interiors, Ad France, Maxim, Urban).

Mike Ryan. Architect and designer. Graduted from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He studied his final year in Florence, Italy, subsequently moving to Milan to begin work with Ettore Sottsass, later becoming a partner in Sottsass Associati as well as maintaining his personal studio mmRyan. Work experiences range from urban design (Reggio Emilia, Italy); to architecture (Casa Cei, Empoli, Italy); to large-scale interiors (Malpensa airport, Milan, Italy); to interiors (Zibibbo bar, Fukuoka, Japan); to exhibit design (ABET, Bra, Italy); to product design (Alessi, Zeritalia); to graphics. He has also taken part in both personal and group exhibits both in Italy and abroad.

Silvia Massa. Interior and color designer. Studied philosophy at the State University in Milan and at the Sorborne in Paris. For many years she has cultivated an interest in Feng-shui and its possible applications in a Western, contemporary context. She has done many projects for private clients in Italy and abroad: apartments, offices, a night club and a fashion showroom. Hers is the signature on Silviastickers, project line of of wall decorations. Her painted canvasses are monochromatic, matte and sprinkled with glitter. She dreams in technicolor.

Marco Massa. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental(t)ist. He studies guitar with Franco Cerri. The celebrated Italian pianist Renato Sellani is his long-time mentor. He sings with numerous other musicians including Lee Konitz, Tony Scott, Phil Woods and is an activist, in the role of tenor, in the new-gospel choir group known as TGP. His latest album, "Nelle Migliori Famiglie" ("In the Best of Famlies") has received an acclaimed consensus from the trade press.

(in italiano)

Concept

MilanoDesignTimeBand ovvero, un architetto, un compositore, una interior designer, un cantautore.
Ovvero, quattro artisti che progettano, eseguono, espongono con un'attitudine rock.
C'era una volta Brera a Milano, il Village a New York, la Rive Gauche a Parigi e Bloomsbury a Londra. Oggi è la rete il luogo in cui stare. In quel luogo un blog diventa il café o libreria o factory di riferimento all'interno del quale un gruppo di artisti o intellettuali o musicisti o amici o tutte le cose insieme, si incontra per condividere idee, progetti, sogni. Infatti è proprio il blog (http://designbandmilano.blogspot.com) omonimo, il "posto" in cui la Milano Design Time Band si è formata e ha progettato il suo show.
Uno show temporaneo, estemporaneo e contemporaneo, che esce dalla rete e si materializza interagendo con le realtà locali.
Uno show composto da eventi multipli che si svolgono in parallelo lungo una settimana: "The Invisible Collegium of Lucid Dreams and other stories".

(in english)

Schema

Programma

The Invisible Collegium of Lucid Dreams and other stories è un progetto artistico interdisciplinare, nato in rete, che si concretizza nella realtà oggettiva di una serie di eventi che si svolgono nell'arco temporale di una settimana ed interagiscono su molteplici livelli e coinvolgono diversi contesti urbani, sociali e artistici di un determinato luogo.

Presentazione progetto (in due tempi in due luoghi diversi)
a) press conference & lecture (in un contesto didattico)
b) performance party ( in un associazione culturale o centro sociale)

Mostra Mike Ryan (in una galleria d'arte)
"Paesaggi Urbani" ( Scultura architettoniche con supporto fotografico)

Mostra Silvia Massa (in un'altra galleria d'arte)
"Black on Black on Glitter " (Stickers da parete e luce nera)

Concerto Marco Massa (club)
"Nelle Migliori Famiglie" recital di canzoni d'autore con supporto visivo

Concerto Maurizio Marsico (accademia di musica o analoghe istituzioni in tre tempi e in tre luoghi del medesimo spazio)
a) Piano Solo
b) Partitura eseguita da musicisti locali
c) installazione sonora allestita in uno spazio contiguo alla sala da concerto

Evento spettacolare collettivo (in vari spazi di una sede museale) di immagini, suoni, azioni sceniche, in cui il pubblico attraverso il blog interagisce con gli interpreti in tempo reale e che termina in forma di installazione temporanea.

(in english)