Teho Teardo
Teho Teardo (born September 19, 1966 in Pordenone ) is an Italian musician and composer .
He started playing the clarinet at the age of 8, but later turned to the guitar. He co-founded the rock band Meathead in 1990, which broke up in 1997. Teardo has worked with British producer and musician Mick Harris , US singer Lydia Lunch , Blixa Bargeld , Alexander Bălănescu and Graham Lewis from the band Wire , among others . In 2003 he released an album under the name Operator with Scott McCloud, the singer and guitarist of the band Girls Against Boys . After that, Teardo toured with the British rock band Placebo . In 2006 he brought out the album Giorni Rubati with the jazz cellist Erik Friedlander .
Teardo composed music for several Italian films. Among the directors were Paolo Sorrentino , Gabriele Salvatores and Guido Chiesa . In 2009 he received the major David di Donatello film award for his composition for the film Il Divo .
Filmography (selection)
- 2008: Il Divo
- 2010: The Swing Girls (Le ragazze dello swing)
- 2010: A quiet life (Una vita tranquilla)
- 2010: Rasputin
- 2012: Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (Diaz)
Web links
- Teho Teardo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Teho Teardo - Musician, composer, sound designer. In: Homepage. Retrieved November 28, 2011 (English, Italian).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Teho Teardo - Bio. In: Homepage. Retrieved November 28, 2011 (English, Italian).
- ↑ Cronologia dei premi David di Donatello. Accademia del Cinema Italiano. In: Academy homepage. Retrieved April 20, 2016 (Italian, database with search function).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Teardo, Teho |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pordenone |