Renato Messina, Siracusa (Italy), 1968. After graduating in Piano and in Music and Performance disciplines (DAMS) at Bologna University, he studied electronic music with Emanuele Casale and Alessandro Cipriani at Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali Vincenzo Bellini in Catania. He has participated at numerous conferences and workshops and published a number of scientific papers and articles. His electroacoustic performances, videos and art installations have been selected in several international festivals. He is currently Professor of Electroacoustics at the Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali Vincenzo Bellini in Catania.