Velapene Screen

Velapene Screen
Velapene Screen , Las Vegas 2012

Birth name Christopher Ghiraldi
Also known as Velapene Screen
Born (1976-07-28) July 28, 1976
Origin New York City
Genres IDM
Occupation(s) Musician, artist
Instruments Sequencer, keyboard (primary instruments), computer, sampler
Years active 1999–present
Labels

/label/The Centrifuge, Co.Ad.Audio, Percussion Lab, Matador Records Frozen Empire Media, Primordial Music,

Hive Records
Website VelapeneScreen.com

Velapene Screen or simply Velapene is an electronic musician, Chris Ghiraldi. based in Los Angeles, New York and more recently Las Vegas. Velapene began releasing electronic music officially at the age of 24. However, he purchased his first drum machine at the age of 14. Known for his carefully crafted and meticulously edited songs Chris has appeared alongside some of today's finest upcoming musicians.

Following his second release, Velapene won the Philly Laptop Battle in 2004 and the New York City Laptop Battle in 2006, which received attention from Rolling Stone.[1][2]

Velapene has remixed artists including Interpol, Meat Beat Manifesto, Radiohead, Casxio, Metric and Regina Spektor.[3]

Discography

Remixes:

Tracks Appear On:

Other Careers

In addition to his music career Ghiraldi has shown and sold his own art at respected galleries in both New York and Los Angeles.

Academic and Personal Life

Velapene Screen attended college with musicians and close friends Regina Spektor and Only Son aka Jack Dishel, former member of The Moldy Peaches.

Velapene Screen is married to Team Natalie.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Rolling Stone online article on NYC Laptop Battle 2006 Results
  2. ↑ Baltimore Music Conference on Velapene Screen
  3. ↑ Hipsterwave.com article on Velapene Screen
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