Matteo Silva

Who is Matteo Silva?

Matteo Silva is an Italian-German author, music producer and ethnomusicologist. He was born in Ulm, Germany, grew up in Bologna and Lugano, Switzerland, and studied composition at Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan with Niccolò Castiglioni and philosophy in Venice; founder of the independent music record label Amiata Records; as radio editor he collaborated with Rete 2, a cultural channel of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation and produced the “Encyclopedia of World Music” in 65 volumes for the Italian RCS Group published by Fabbri; for the group “Espresso – La Repubblica” he produced the CD series of “World Music” published as attachments to the weekly magazine L'Espresso, a work that for the first time in Italy let music of less known cultures be accessible to a larger audience.

For Amiata Records, Wergo, and other independent record labels he produced more than 130 contemporary and ethnic music CDs in the USA, Germany, France and Italy. With Skeye music, he brought Carla Bruni and her first album “Quel qu’un m’à dit” to Italy just like the “Overhead” music group and other French and English artists.