Instruments Electronics, Percussion

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Professional skills Sound editing

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Biography

Renzo Spiteri is a Maltese multi-percussionist, composer, sound artist, sound recordist and improviser whose work sits at the intersection of sound art, multimedia installation, and performance.

Winner of the 2025 Royal Television Society Craft and Design Award for Sound, and a 2025 Emmy®️ Award Nominee (Outstanding Sound - Documentary), Renzo has developed a deeply immersive practice that blends acoustic instrumentation, field recordings, and electronic processing into richly textured, multi-sensory environments. With over three decades of international performance experience, Renzo is recognised for his unique approach to percussion, music, and sound design. His deep-rooted passion for exploring the vast possibilities of sound has led him to develop a distinct artistic voice, one that combines traditional percussion techniques with experimental and contemporary practices.

At the core of his artistic journey as a sound artist, field recordist and composer is a profound engagement with natural phenomena, particularly with the sea, coastlines and the broader natural world. Renzo’s works and compositions are immersive experiences and journeys that capture the essence of the ever-changing interplay between nature and sound, merging improvisation, electronics, and field recordings both in his studio work, solo live performances, and multi-media creations. Through meticulous field recording practices, Renzo translates the subtle nuances of the natural environment into his sonic palette, creating a unique dialogue between the organic and the synthesised, with his work often involving a symbiotic relationship with the natural world, turning environmental sounds into co-creators in his artistic process.

In addition to his sound art, Renzo is an acclaimed musician and performer. With over three decades of international performance experience, Renzo's dynamic performances combine diverse instruments, field recordings, and everyday objects, spanning genres from spoken word, world music and jazz, to classical and experimental performances. He collaborates widely across disciplines, working with musicians, storytellers, dancers, visual artists, and filmmakers. He has performed on prestigious stages and festivals in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including Royal Festival Hall (London), United Nations Headquarters (Geneva), Jerwood Hall LSO St. Luke's (London), Sonic Arts Research Centre (Belfast), Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington DC), SOTA (Singapore), National Concert Hall (Dublin), Babylon Club (Istanbul), Ludwig Forum (Aachen), TAK theatre (Berlin), Nordic Music Days (Faroe), WOMAD, Festival of the Desert, Future Everything Festival, Sonorities, Musica Viva, PASIC, amongst others, performing across musical genres as a percussion soloist, collaborator and improviser.

Renzo's work extends beyond the concert stage; his collaborative spirit has brought him into creative interdisciplinary partnerships with contemporary dancers and choreographers, visual artists, film directors and theatre professionals across the globe, creating immersive sonic environments. His ability to adapt and respond to various art forms has made him a sought-after collaborator in multidisciplinary projects, where music and movement, sound and visual art intersect. He has worked with Akram Khan Dance Company, ZfinMalta Dance Company (Malta), film director and photographer Charlie Hamilton James, and contemporary visual artists Vince Briffa and Derek Nice.

Renzo is also an educator and mentor, leading workshops and masterclasses that inspire young musicians and artists to explore sound in unconventional ways. His contributions to the arts have earned him recognition as one of Malta's leading contemporary artists, with a passion for pushing the boundaries of creative expression.

Renzo was appointed Malta’s national ambassador for the EU’s Year for Intercultural Dialogue 2008, artistic director and creative producer of the Malta World Music Festival (2016-2018) with a remit leading to Valletta Capital of Culture 2018.  His music has been played on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Shetland and London’s Resonance FM, amongst others. He is an endorsed artiste for Schlagwerk Percussion (Germany), Yamaha Drums & Hardware (Europe), Paiste Gongs (Switzerland) and Tycoon Percussion (Thailand) and holds a Master of Arts degree (with distinction) in Sound Arts from Oxford Brookes University.

Website: www.renzospiteri.com

Social media pages: Facebook, Instagram

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Works

Title	Year composed	Instrumentation Genre
Stillness	2019	Other

See the full list of works by Renzo Spiteri

Events

Date	Title	Venue
18 Feb 2021, 7 p.m.	Stillness performed at Hebridean Dark Skies Festival 2021	An Lanntair, Stornoway, Scotland, UK
20 Sep 2023, 6:30 p.m.	On a Wing and a Prayer	Shetland Museum, Lerwick, Scotland, UK