▁contemporary , ▁peer ▁and ▁frequent ▁collabor ator , ▁composer ▁Eugen io ▁Gi ord ani , ▁studying ▁electronic ▁music ▁with ▁Walter ▁Branch i , ▁Salv atore ▁Sci arr ino , ▁Barry ▁Tru ax ▁( Sim on ▁F ras er ▁University - V ancouver ), ▁and ▁David ▁W essel ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ). ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁include ▁the ▁Italian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁‘ Er ato ▁F arn es ina ’ ▁fellow ship ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁S ounds cape ▁Project ▁at ▁SF U ▁( Can ada , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ), ▁and ▁international ▁pri zes ▁at ▁the ▁Russ olo - P rat ella ▁Compet ition ▁( Ital y , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁the ▁Loc ar no ▁Film ▁Festival ▁( Sw itzerland , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Multiple ▁Sound ▁Festival ▁( N ether lands , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ). ▁His ▁music ▁was ▁also ▁twice ▁recognized ▁at ▁the ▁Bour ges ▁International ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁of ▁Elect ro ac oust ic ▁Music ▁( France , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ), ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Premio ▁Giov ann ini ▁for ▁In nov ation ▁( Ital y , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ). ▁ ▁Mon ac chi ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁Italy , ▁travel s ▁for ▁field ▁research , ▁and ▁gives ▁concert s ▁and ▁lect ures ▁mostly ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁Selected ▁Disc ography ▁▁ ▁E co - Ac oust ic ▁Compos itions ▁( 2 0