Andrea Belfi


Andrea Belfi is an Italian electro-acoustic musician and composer. He began playing drums at the age of 14. From 1995 to 1998 he was involved in numerous punk bands. He studied art in Milan, before becoming involved in experimental music in 2000. He’s been member of electronic outfit Medves, the duo Christa Pfangen with Mattia Coletti, the trio Rosolina Mar.
From 2002 he's collaborated with a wide range of artists like: Carla Bozulich, Mike Watt, David Grubbs, Hobocombo, Stefano Pilia, Aidan Baker, Simon James Phillips, BJ Nilsen, Ignaz Schick, Mattia Coletti, Å, Attila Faravelli, Machinefabriek, David Maranha, Giuseppe Ielasi, RCF, Riccardo Wanke, Renato Rinaldi.
In 2017 Andrea signed to London based label FLOAT and announced his new album Ore.

Selected discography

Solo albums

  • Ned n°2 CD
  • Between Neck & Stomach CD
  • Knots CD
  • Wege CD
  • Dubbing & Doubling LP ltd.
  • Natura Morta CD
  • Ore CD, LP
  • Strata LP, EP

Collaborations

As a featured drummer for:
  • David Grubbs The Plain Where the Palace Stood LP/CD/DL
  • Carla Bozulich Boy LP/CD/DL

Current projects

  • Belfi/Grubbs/Pilia trio, with David Grubbs and Stefano Pilia
  • B/B/S/, with Aidan Baker and Erik Skodvin
  • Hobocombo, with Rocco Marchi and Francesca Baccolini
  • The Swifter, with Simon James Phillips and BJ Nilsen

Artist-in-residence program

  • ZKM, Karlsruhe 2013
  • BISAR, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 2011
  • Q-O2 werkplaats, Bruxelles 2010
  • Harlem Studio, New York 2009