ROBERTOLANERI (www.robertolaneri.net )isa composer, wind player (clarinets, saxophones, didjeridoo) andovertone singer. Studied philosophy on Rome and music in the U.S.(Ph.D., University of California, San Diego).Among his teachers, Lejaren Hiller, Charles Mingus, William O. Smith,John Silber and Keith Humble. After many years of activity in thefield of contemporary music, now his music defies definitions andcurrent space-time dimensions. Recordings with Charlie Mingus andPeter Gabriel as well onhis own (TwoViews of the Amazon, Anadyomene, Memories of the Rain-Forest, TheTail of the Tiger, Sentimental Journey, Escher, Breath).
Haspublished two books on the theory and practice of overtone singing:Lavoce dell’arcobaleno andNel cielo di Indra. Amember of the Budapest Club, founded by Edwin Laszlo for a planetaryconsciousness, has taught at the FlorenceConservatoryuntil 2011.