Pablo Sciuto

Biography

Pablo Sciuto is a Uruguayan musician, composer, poet and record producer born in the city of Montevideo, with twelve released albums where he combines rhythms like “Indie Pop”, Jazz, Bossa Nova and Candombe with an electronic sound. He's created a very particular style and has positioned himself in the wave of new creators of Rio de La Plata. At the present time Pablo lives in the city of Madrid, Spain since the year 2000.

Career

His beginnings were in his hometown of Montevideo, where since 1995 he began participating in various bands such as “Escape” (Hard Rock) and “Luz del Alba” (Pop Fusion) teaming up with his good friend Javier Gras, with whom they played cover songs by Eduardo Mateo in small venues. In 1997 he began his solo career with small appearances at the “Hot Club” in Montevideo, sharing the stage with artists such as Erika Herrera, Leo Anselmi and Fernando Henry among others. In 1998 he takes a big leap over to Buenos Aires, performing in various venues in the port city circuit.
He has performed and collaborated with artists such as Machi Rufino, Leo Minax, Jorge Drexler, Pablo Guerrero, Ana Prada, Gustavo Pena “Príncipe”, Jorge Barral, Rita Tavares, Tancredo, Habana Abierta, Daniel Drexler, Gabriela Torres, Carlos Chaouen, Pippo Spera, Tontxu, Mercedes Ferrer, Jorge Galemire, Samantha Navarro, Cristina Narea, Javier Paxariño, La Tercera Republica, Adrián Sepiurca, Alex Ferreira, Pedro Moreno and Evaldo Robson among others.
In his recording studio in Madrid, he experiments with a diversity of instruments, resulting in an enriching combination between electronic and acoustic sounds. His lyrics are influenced by metaphysics, science fiction and astronomy of which he is very fond of. He has ventured in various musical genres, from Jazz, Bossa Nova, Candombe, Folk, Funk, Pop, Electronic, etc. He's created a very particular style and has positioned himself in the wave of new creators of Rio de La Plata. At the present time Pablo lives in the city of Madrid, Spain since the year 2000.
He performs throughout Spain either solo as a multi-instrumentalist who uses live sampling and looping or in a group context at such Madrid clubs as Libertad 8, Clamores, and Galileo Galilei. He has served as a VJ for artists such as soprano Pilar Jurado and Leo Minax.
In 2009, Pablo puts together a new band formation, “Astronomos Urbanos” where renowned musicians of various countries have played a part, such as Fabián Miodownic (Drums, Uruguay), Carlos Maeso (Bass, Spain), Sebastián Crudeli (Piano, Argentina), Matías Nuñez (Bass, Argentina), Álvaro Genta Cubas (Guitar, Uruguay), Olmo Sosa (Guitar, Argentina), Adrián Carrio (Piano, España), Ernesto J. Espinoza (Violin, Chile), Martín Muollo (Bass, Argentina) and Ignacio Rodríguez (Drums, Argentina).
In November 2011 he records his most introspective album yet, “Las Ideas del Aire”. A live recording without any additional tracks, recorded at Estudio Brazil in Madrid with Javier Ortiz. This live recording is also filmed on video and is directed by the Argentinean director of photography Gabriel Di Martino.
In December 2020 he performed at the Palacio de Linares in Madrid to sing in "Música en Palacio" cycle of the renowned Ibero-America cultural institution Casa América.
In 2024, he was invited by the renowned Spanish director and writer David Trueba to perform the theme song for the film Always Winter, an adaptation of Trueba's novel Blitz. The song was composed by Maika Makovski with lyrics by David Trueba. Siempre es invierno is a lighthearted romantic comedy-drama starring David Verdaguer, Amaia Salamanca, Isabelle Renauld, and others.

Singles

El Virus de la Ignorancia (Hipnótica, 2020)
Montevideo Swing (Hipnótica, 2020)
Postales de Cristal (Hipnótica, 2020)
Acariciando Cádiz (Hipnótica, 2020)
La Fragilidad del Tiempo (Hipnótica, 2019)
La Brevedad Glacial, Feat: Machi Rufino (Hipnótica, 2019)
Horizonte de Sucesos (Hipnótica, 2019)
Canción Azul (Hipnótica, 2019)
Cataclismo (Hipnótica, 2018)
Le Llaman Tierra (Hipnótica, 2017)
Dinámica Fluvial (Hipnótica, 2016)

Other Proyects

Texturas del Alma (Audiobook of poetry with music by Martín Lemos. 2020)
Laurel Street - Laurel Street (Hipnótica, Producciones Acaraperro, 2014)

Compilations

Cantigas de Mayo, 2003 (with Chavela Vargas and other artists)
Cantigas de Mayo, 2005 (with Quimi Portet and other artists)

As Producer, Engineer and Arranger

Ingrid Da - Silent Spy (2017) - Artistic production, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12 string guitar, bass, choirs, lap steel, harmonica, percussion, programming, hammond, synthesizers, effects and environments.
Jorge Flaco Barral - UyyyUyUy (2016) - Choirs.
Orlis Pineda - Baracoa yo te canto (2016) - Choirs. Recording engineer and analog mastering.
Alexandra Gavrila - Air (2016) - Artistic production, arranger, guitarist, recording engineer, mixing and mastering.
Muerdo - Viento Sur (2016) - Recording engineer, percussion by Martín Bruhn and violins.
Abba Suso - King Dragon (2015) - Analog mastering.
Duende Josele - La Semilla (2015) - Choirs on the Positive theme. Recording engineer
Desinstrumentados - Various Artists (2015) - Analog mastering.
Orlis Pineda - Revolucionando (2015) - Artistic production, guitars, choirs and effects.
Sepiurca Zukin - Re Yo (2015) - Recording guitar of 12 strings in Re Yo. Recording engineer
Steen Rasmusen Quintento - Presença (feat. Paulo Braga, Leo Minax and Joyce) (2015) - Spanish guitar recording engineer in Melankolia.
Diego Mattarucco - Musiloquios (2015) - Artistic production, guitars, choirs and programming.
Alfredo Padilla - Confesiones Salvajes (2015) - Artistic production, guitars, choirs, lap steel, effects and environments.
Paula de Alba - Distancias Cortas (2015) - Artistic production, guitars, choirs and synthesizers.
JP Would - Basement Letters (2015) - 12-string guitar, recording engineer, mixing and mastering.
Laurel Street - Laurel Street (2014) - Artistic production, guitars and choirs.
Titi Cundekas'on - Crudo (2014) - Guitars and choirs.
Cristian Navarra - Besos a la Sombra (2013) - Arrangement of the introduction of the theme Kisses in the shade.
Ernesto Espinoza - Nos Atañe (2013) - Artistic production, guitars, lap steel and choirs.
Manuel Cuesta - La Vida Secreta de Peter Parker (2009) - Choirs.
Javi Martín - Nunca es Tarde (2005) - Artistic production, harmonica, guitars, choirs and programming.
Autobombo (Gustavo Pena Casa Nova "El Príncipe") (1999) - Recording and choirs in Hush.

Cinema and Advertising

Room for Rent. Year: 2017. Director: Fernando Simarro. Company: Halloween Films. Cast: China Patino, Silvia Casanova and Fernando Colomo. Format: Short. Labors: Creation of environments, audio modeling and special effects.
The Island. Year: 2016 Director: Marco Ferraris. Format: Experimental Cinema. Labors: Creation of environments, audio modeling and special effects.
Something Good Wake up. Year: 2015 Company: IKEA Ibérica Format: Advertising. Work: Artistic production, mixing and mastering.
Led, Led, Led. Year: 2014 Company: IKEA Ibérica Format: Advertising. Work: Composition of original music and artistic production.