João Orecchia

João Renato Orecchia Zúñiga was born in Brooklyn, NY to a Peruvian mother and an Italian father. While living in London in the 1990’s, Orecchia picked up the guitar and later in Berlin in the early 2000’s, played in dozens of bands and began composing for dance, theatre, film and solo releases throughout the Berlin underground. He began to experiment with electronics while continuing to explore the outer reaches of the sonic capabilities of the guitar. In 2005, Orecchia relocated to Johannesburg. Plugging into the underground music and visual arts scenes, the city provided an endless source of inspiration and wonderful confusion.