With four albums behind him where he combines rhythms such as indie pop, jazz, bossa nova, candombe, with electronic sounds; Sciuto hHe has created a particular style and has positioned himself in the wave of new creators from the Río de la Plata.
In 1999 he met through his friend Leo Anselmi (Uruguayan bass player), to one of the greatest artists that music has given, the now deceased, Gustavo Pena “Prince“. He establishes a brief but intense friendship, and records the material known as” by hand in his home in Montevideo, “The Prince in the House“of your grouping Self-aggrandizement.
Upon arriving in Madrid in 2000, the city where he is currently based, he won the award TO ME. The jury was composed of Manolo tena Y Paco Ortega, among other artists.
He has performed and collaborated with artists such as the Brazilian Leo Minax, Jorge Drexler, Pablo Guerrero, Ana Prada, Gustavo Pena Principe, Jorge Barral, Rita tavares, Tancred, Open Havana, Daniel drexler, Gabriela torres, Carlos Chaouen, Pippo Spera, Tontxu, Jorge Galemire Y Samantha navarro, among others.
In his studio in Madrid he experiments with various instruments, in a rich combination of electronics and acoustics. His lyrics are influenced by metaphysics, science fiction and astronomy of which he is a great fan. He has ventured into various musical genres, from jazz, bossa nova, candombe, folk, funk, pop, electronic, etc. It is very common to see it in theaters of the Madrid circuit such as Freedom 8, Cries, Galileo, and in other cities in Spain, where he performs with his usual band and in solo format where he performs samples and loops in real time as a multi-instrumentalist, he is also known as a resident VJ or in performances such as those of the soprano. Pilar Jurado, Leo Minax, etc. His music is highly appreciated in countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico and China, in the latter his songs have been massively disseminated.
In 2009 he created his new formation, “Urban Astronomers“Renowned musicians from various countries have already passed through it, such as Fabian Miodownik (Battery, Uruguay), Carlos Maeso (Bajo, Spain), Sebastian Crudeli (Piano, Argentina), Matias Nuñez (Bajo, Argentina), Alvaro Genta Cubas placeholder image (Guitar, Uruguay), Olmo Sosa (Guitar, Argentina), Adrian Carrio (Piano, Spain), Ernesto espinoza (Violin, Chile), Martin Muollo (Bajo, Argentina), Ignacio Rodriguez (Battery, Argentina).
Sciuto He was one of the first Latin American artists to have a presence on the Internet since 1995, that same year with the appearance of the MP3 format his songs were downloaded by more than 100,000 people. He is mentioned in the book “And the word became music: The emigrated song of Latin America” (Fundación Autor, 2007) by the prestigious Spanish musicologist, Fernando González Lucini. In the chapter, “The new song of the Uruguayan people.”
Discography:
Cityland (1998)
The Key to Heaven (2000)
Three hearts (2004)
On (2009)
On Special Edition (2010)
Endless Footprint EP (2011)
Planet House (2011)
Compiled:
• Cantigas from May 2003 (with Chavela Vargas and other artists)
• Cantigas from May 2005 (with Quimi Portet and other artists)