Chiara Costanza

Chiara Costanza
Also known asChiara Kickdrum, CKD
BornTorino, Italy
GenresElectronic
Occupation(s)DJ, composer, musician
LabelsFinn Audio, Temporal Cast, Revolver Upstairs Records
Websitechiaracostanza.com

Chiara Costanza is a music composer, producer, and DJ, born in Italy and now based in Australia.

Career

Chiara Costanza was born in Torino, Italy,[1] where she trained as a classical pianist and played in punk bands.[2] In 2004 she moved to Melbourne, Australia where she became exposed to electronic music.[2]

After starting DJing in 2013,[3] Constanza was invited to perform at Meredith Music Festival in 2016 under her alias Chiara Kickdrum.[2][4]

In 2018, she performed a live soundtrack to Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1932 silent film Vampyr for the National Film and Sound Archive,[5] and has continued composing live soundtracks, such as to Sergio Leone's 1964 film A Fistful of Dollars in 2020 and 2021,[6][7] and Vampyr again at in 2022.[8]

She composed the soundtrack for the short film All These Creatures that was then awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[9] This was followed by soundtracks for film and TV series Long Story Short, Heartbreak High, The Other Guy, The Unusual Suspects and Preppers,[10][11] as well as a soundscape for the 2023 ACMI exhibition Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ Morellini, Zena (2018-11-21). "Composer Chiara Kickdrum on capturing the future through everyday sounds". Sydney Dance Company. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  2. ^ a b c "MELBOURNE SYNTH FESTIVAL INTERVIEW: CHIARA KICKDRUM | Australian Musician Magazine". 6 Nov 2018. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  3. ^ "Moving To The Beat With Chiara Kickdrum". Vice. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  4. ^ "Mix Up: Chiara Kickdrum". triple j. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  5. ^ "This Week In The Can". HerCanberra. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  6. ^ "A Fistful of Fun at Bangalow Film Festival". The Byron Shire Echo. 23 December 2020. p. 45. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ Radbourne, Lucas (2021-12-13). "Review: A Fistful of Dollars live w/ Chiara Kickdrum". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  8. ^ "Programs: Primal Screen – 28 November 2022, Primal Screen — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio". www.rrr.org.au. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  9. ^ "Chiara Costanza". MIFF 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  10. ^ Ferraro, Pietro (2023-02-14). "Stasera in tv: "Come se non ci fosse un domani - Long Story Short" su Rai 1". Cineblog (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  11. ^ "Chiara Kickdrum | ACMI + MESS partnership". www.acmi.net.au. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  12. ^ "LGBTIQ Law Reforms Needed In Australia, Alastair Lawrie; Goddess, Chiara Kickdrum". 3CR Community Radio. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  13. ^ "ACMI: Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion". www.onlymelbourne.com.au. Retrieved 2023-05-27.