Niccolò Angioni (IT) is a hybrid artist – trumpet player, composer, arranger, and visual artist – based in The Hague, Netherlands. His path bridges diverse styles and disciplines: starting piano at age six and trumpet at eleven, he completed classical studies in Florence before discovering a passion for jazz and improvised music. A graduate of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, he earned a Master’s in Jazz Composition cum laude with distinction for creativity, focusing his research on innovative approaches that combine acoustic instruments, electronics, and live visuals. His work has been recognized with the Just Jazz Contest 2023 (NL), commissions from Gaudeamus (NL), Basel Jazz Orchestra (CH) and Metropole Orkest (NL), finalist placements at the Barga Jazz Competition for Arrangers (IT) and the Black Pencil Prize 2023 (NL) and 3rd prize at the Tower Jazz Composers Orchestra International Competition (IT).
Thanks to the De Zaaier Foundation for awarding my research project with a grant in May 2024
The main focus of my experiments is currently the possible combination of acoustic sounds with the oscilloscope.
There are many examples of the so called “oscilloscope music” related to electronic music and artificial ways of creating shapes on the oscilloscope (such as 3d models). However, the use of pure acoustic sounds is an unexplored field that caught my interest, as my experience comes from classical and jazz music.
The aim of my research is to explore and document the possibilities of using the oscilloscope as a tool for composing and performing. Ultimately my effort is towards crafting a multimedia performance, in which the audience is immersed in a new dimension where sound and image are becoming one thing, faithfully representing each other.
I am currently working on Jitter (Max-MSP). Future implementations includes first the use of a laser projector, then a three-dimensional oscilloscope with support augmented reality.
I create audio-reactive visuals using Jitter on Max-MSP. Here some examples (please check @wave.creatures for more):
- Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Master in Jazz Composition. [graduated CUM LAUDE + DISTINCTION FOR CREATIVITY]
- Current: Metropole Academy [https://www.mo.nl/educatie/metropole-academy]
- Current: Sonology One-Year Course [https://sonology.org/]
- Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Bachelor in Jazz Trumpet.
- Conservtory of Rovigo “Francesco Venezze”. Master in Jazz Trumpet.
- Conservatory of Florence “Luigi Cherubini”. Degree in Classical Trumpet.
- 3rd Prize, International Big Band Composition Competition [2025 – IT] LINK
- Selected for Metropole Academy [2024 – NL – arranging]
- Finalist at Barga Jazz [2024 – IT – Big band arranging] LINK
- Selected for New Notes by Gaudeamus [2024 – NL – composition] LINK
- Grant De Zaieer for Artistic Research [2024 – NL]
- Finalist at Barga Jazz [2023 – IT – Big band arranging] LINK
- Finalist at Black Pencil Prize [2023 – NL – composition] LINK
- Winner Just Jazz Contest [2023 – NL – band leader] LINK
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