Luís Bittencourt

Luís Bittencourt Musician, artist-researcher (PhD), composer and producer.

*Sons de resistência* - 11 de Novembro no auditório da Fundação Bienal de Arte de Cerveira, no âmbito da programação do ...
30/10/2025

*Sons de resistência* - 11 de Novembro no auditório da Fundação Bienal de Arte de Cerveira, no âmbito da programação do Space Festival!

15/10/2025

Thanks Videodroom & Film Fest Gent — it was a blast! 🥁🎬
Such a pleasure to perform at Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER for a fantastic audience and be part of a carefully curated program.
Congrats to the artistic director Wouter Vanhaelemeesch and the whole team for making it such a memorable edition! 🙌✨

On the screen: QUICK BILLY by Bruce Baillie, 1971
Live music scored & performed by Lee Ranaldo & Luís Bittencourt
This film concert was commissioned by Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival + Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER and Film Fest Gent as part of Curtas VC International Film Festival and the Videodroom Festival.

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02/10/2025

Diving into dialogues between hi-hat and electric guitar + delay:

1) sharp percussive notes on the guitar’s body, 2) long resonances with e-bow and pedal, 3) shifting pulses with delay and muffled strings, and 4) frenetic clashes of hi-hat rhythms with hammer-ons and pull-offs.

Four sound-worlds, one composition in progress. Soon I’ll invite percussionists to join a consortium to bring it alive—who’s in?

30/09/2025

Exploring new dialogues between percussion and strings: I’m working on a new composition for hi-hat and electric guitar + delay pedal. The idea is to create rhythmic conversations where the guitar lines intertwine with the hi-hat, generating layered textures and shifting pulse patterns through the delay effect. Beyond rhythm, the guitar becomes a percussive instrument in itself, shaped by extended techniques and sonic experimentation. Soon, I’ll be inviting the percussion community to join a consortium to bring this work to life—stay tuned if you’re curious about expanding the hi-hat’s universe in unexpected ways. If you want to join forces on it, just comment with your name in this post or send me a DM. Thank you!

30/09/2025

Exploring new dialogues between percussion and strings: I’m working on a new composition for hi-hat and electric guitar + delay pedal. The idea is to create rhythmic conversations where the guitar lines intertwine with the hi-hat, generating layered textures and shifting pulse patterns through the delay effect. Beyond rhythm, the guitar becomes a percussive instrument in itself, shaped by extended techniques and sonic experimentation. Soon, I’ll be inviting the percussion community to join a consortium to bring this work to life—stay tuned if you’re curious about expanding the hi-hat’s universe in unexpected ways.

23/09/2025

Playing the waterphone in contact with the strings of an electric guitar, through delay pedals and amplification, reveals an entire spectrum of resonances. The hollow, water-filled metal body vibrates directly into the guitar pickups, creating textures that are at once metallic, fluid, and otherworldly. A dialogue between instrument and object, resonance and space.

Nice moment captured by the eyes of O Meu Fotografo - João Brites Estudio de Fotografia at Curtas Vila do Conde Interna...
16/09/2025

Nice moment captured by the eyes of O Meu Fotografo - João Brites Estudio de Fotografia at Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
It was a truly coincidence between the performance and what is projected in the film!

Alguns instantes ainda não mostrados da performance no Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, em colaboração ...
15/09/2025

Alguns instantes ainda não mostrados da performance no Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, em colaboração com Lee Ranaldo na criação ao vivo da trilha sonora para o filme experimental "Quick Billy" (1971), de Bruce Baillie (1931-2020).

Essa viagem sonora e visual ganhará nova vida em breve, agora em Ghent (BE), no espaço Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER — uma oportunidade única de revisitar e expandir essa experiência entre cinema, improvisação e música experimental.

📷 by O Meu Fotografo - João Brites Estudio de Fotografia

11/09/2025

This academic year I’m excited to join the Film Course at ESAP (Escola Superior Artística do Porto) to teach Film Scoring. Contemporary percussion, with its wide timbral and instrumental versatility, opens endless possibilities to create evocative soundscapes that resonate with images and narratives.

I also have a few spots available for private lessons and mentorship in percussion, music improvisation, composition, and artistic project development. Come to get to know my studio!

At this year’s Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, experimental percussionist and sound artist Luís Bitten...
11/07/2025

At this year’s Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, experimental percussionist and sound artist Luís Bittencourt joins legendary guitarist and founding member of Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo, for a one-of-a-kind live performance. Together, they will create an improvised soundtrack in real time for the film "Quick Billy" by Bruce Baillie, responding sonically to the film as it unfolds on screen.

This collaboration brings together two artists with distinct yet complementary sonic worlds — Ranaldo’s raw, textural guitar work and Bittencourt’s deep exploration of unconventional sound sources, objects, and percussive gestures. Expect an immersive audiovisual experience where boundaries between cinema, noise, music, and improvisation are blurred.

This film concert is commissioned by Curtas Metragens CRL, VIERNULVIER and Film Fest Gent as part of Curtas Vila do Conde and the Videodroom Festival.

30/05/2025

Exploring sound through unconventional methods… During a recent artistic residency, I developed an experimental instrument to compose the music for the short experimental film "Líquida", directed by Gabriela Ferreira (aka Bi Naluna). This instrument uses a dripping device that drops water onto a metal sheet surface, which is amplified using contact microphones and manipulated through audio effects. The resulting sounds are both organic and processed, creating an immersive sonic experience.

Video by Bi Naluna

27/05/2025

HIghlights from "The Space Between Us" by Corrina Bonshek — a powerful work for large ensemble and improvising percussionist Luís Bittencourt, featuring immersive electronics and lighting. Premiered on May 21, 2025, at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (ESML), conducted by Maestro José Eduardo Gomes.

Inspired by the striking Australian landscape of Channel Country, Queensland, the piece journeys through vast skies, sweeping storms, and delicate blossoms after the rain. Originally conceived as a chamber work for seven players, it was co-commissioned by Alex Raineri and Brisbane Music Festival.

Performed by the ESML Chamber Orchestra:
🎻 Violinos: Cláudia Amaro, Julia Silva, Amanda Rodrigues, Afonso Figueiredo
🎻 Violas: Nicole Dias, Cláudia Correia
🎻 Cello: Ester Santos
🎻 Double Bass: Luís Ferreira
🎶 Flute: Leonor Soares
🎶 Oboe: Miguel Martinho Dias
🎶 Clarinet: Catarina Crespo
🎶 Bassoon: Leonor Dias
🎷 Saxophones: Martim Dias, Joana Ferreira, Beatriz Esperanço, Viktor Lopes
🥁 Percussion: Rui Melo, Tomás Jesuíno

Part of Composition Week at ESML – a yearly showcase of the creativity within the composition, performance, LMT, and sound departments – curated by Professors Jamie Reid, Sérgio Henriques, and Carlos Marecos.
Lighting design: Chrystian O. S. Faroia
Direction: Corrina Bonshek

Supported by the Australian Government through Music Australia.
Corrina Bonshek & Collaborators is supported by the City of Gold Coast.

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