About Us
Pase is an independent creative studio dedicated to research and design in music, sound, and their interaction with space.
Pase is a creative studio based in Venice, a collaborative platform open to artists, students, and professionals working with sound and space. Our work is grounded in a design process — conceptual, spatial, and technical — that defines the conditions for listening and expression. The approach combines artistic research, the development of dedicated tools and software, and the production of commissioned works in both public and private contexts. Activities include spatial audio, sound design, multimedia installations, performances, workshops, artist residencies, and advanced training programs in collaboration with conservatories and universities. Each project emerges and evolves through shared practices and long-term collaborations, guided by continuous experimentation and a close dialogue between artistic intent and technological application.
News
18-19/02/2026
Louis Cole: In the Room – Music, Process and Conversation
On October 31, 2026, Studio Pase will welcome Louis Cole for a solo set and open Q&A. Known for his distinctive approach to rhythm, drumming and production, Cole will share aspects of his creative practice through a live performance and conversation with participants. The session will explore the relationship between playing, composing and producing, moving between musical ideas and technical choices of performance. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear Cole perform in the intimate setting of Studio Pase and discuss his working methods and experiences. The event welcomes music enthusiasts, students and professionals. Capacity is limited, registration is required.
31/07/2026
Keiichiro Shibuya – Memory, AI & the Android Opera
On July 31, 2026, Pase presents an Open Studio with composer and artist Keiichiro Shibuya, developed as part of his residency at Studio Pase in Venice. The encounter will take the form of a lecture and listening session exploring memory, artificial intelligence, voice, and musical creation through excerpts and video materials from his acclaimed Android Opera. During the residency, Shibuya is developing a new work for electronics and multichannel spatial audio, commissioned for a production premiering next year. The evening offers a chance to encounter this research in progress and the questions behind it.
08-10/06/2026
Carlo Laurenzi –Concatenative synthesis across sound and notation
On June 8–10, 2026, Pase, in collaboration with SaMPL and the C. Pollini Conservatory of Padua, present a masterclass led by Carlo Laurenzi focused on compositional approaches based on concatenative synthesis and on the relationship between sound analysis, notation, and resynthesis. The programme will introduce participants to methods for thinking and “visualizing” electroacoustic sound as a compositional framework, while exploring audio descriptors and software tools for concatenative synthesis through examples developed at IRCAM. Across the sessions, the masterclass will also include collective composition workshops and an acousmatic concert of works by Carlo Laurenzi.
18-19/04/2026
Miller Puckette – An electronic music repertory in Pure Data
On April 18–19, 2026, Pase, in collaboration with SaMPL, the C. Pollini Conservatory of Padua, and the Venice Conservatory, will host a lecture led by Miller Puckette focused on electronic music practice through Pure Data. The programme will introduce participants to the software environment through the exploration of patches from the electronic music repertory, offering insight into how sound processes are structured and developed. Across the sessions, the lecture will also address real-time analysis and resynthesis of instrumental and vocal sounds, while opening a space for discussion around participants’ own projects and broader questions in contemporary electronic music.