MASSERA, Vanessa

Vanessa Massera (born 1987, Montréal) is a multidisciplinary artist, composer, and performer specializing in electroacoustic music. She utilizes this medium to express poetic ideas, drawing inspiration from diverse spaces and cultural environments. Massera's works have been presented internationally at venues such as the ZKM (Germany) and the NWEAMO Festival (Japan/US). Her composition "Éclats de Feux" received the JTTP Canadian Electroacoustic Award.

In 2019, she earned a PhD from the University of Sheffield for her practice-based research on "Environment in Electroacoustic Music." Massera's recent publication is "Taking the Temperature: Curating, Crisis and Musical Diversity" in OnCurating. Her album "FULGURANCES" is released by empreintes DIGITALes. She also engages in collaborations, performances, and residencies, often working with other artists on interdisciplinary projects.