Biography
Musician, composer and sound designer, in the late 80’s he releases 2 albums as M.T.T, on the first one titled “Caught From Behind” collaborates with Nurse With Wound and Ramleh.
After this experience starts a band, MEATHEAD, who released 4 albums and collaborated with many bands from the underground international scene like Pain Teens, Zeni Geva, Bewitched, Cop Shoot Cop.
1996: goes to Birmingham to form MATERA, a new project with Mick Harris (Scorn, Napalm Death), the album titled “Same here” was released both in Europe and USA.
1997: Teho goes to New York to work on a new project with Jim Filer Coleman (Cop Shoot Cop), the new band is named HERE and the first album is titled “Brooklyn Bank”. Here toured a lot and released also an E.P. titled “A Bit Of Red”.
1999: Teho works with Lydia Lunch on some recordings and some shows.
Remixes tracks for Placebo, Rothko, Cop Shoot Cop, Lydia Lunch, Departure Lounge, Fetish 69, Marlene Kuntz.
2002: releases a new project: MODERN INSTITUTE, the first 12” is part of the Domestic Landscapes 12”s.
With Scott Mc Cloud (Girls Against Boys) gets together OPERATOR, a new project that has released an album titled “Welcome To The Wonderful World” (Remae/Cargo).
2003: Operator open a show for Placebo at the Olympia in Paris and then tour Europe with Placebo and Radio 4.
As composer, in 2000 he creates the soundtrack for Denti the movie by Oscar prize winner Gabriele Salvatores. For that soundtrack he gets the Quality prize from the Italian Minister of Culture.
Teho works with director Guido Chiesa on the soundtracks for 2 documentaries, Alice in Paradiso and Sono Stati Loro.
Curates the live soundtrack for the contemporary theatre company Motus for their show named Rooms.
As sound designer creates the permanent sound installation for the Etrurian Museum in Piombino.
2001: writes the soundtrack for the Japanese silent film “A Page of Madness” commisioned by the international silent film festival “Le Giornate del Cinema Muto”.
Writes and performs the music for the soundtrack of Il Fuggiasco, the new movie by director Andrea Manni.
Writes the music for Lavorare con lentezza, the new movie by Guido Chiesa that’s premiered at the Venice Film Festival. For this soundtrack he gets the Ciak D’oro prize and the nomination for the Nastro d’argento prize.
Creates Tower/Microphone, a sound installation commissioned by the contemporary art festival Hic et Nunc.
The installation is documented on a cd with the same title.
Currently collaborating with cellist Erik Friedlander (Masada) on an album inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini’s poetry.
Teho is anchor-man of the radio show “Oltre Il Confine” (Radio Rai).