Diego Stocco is more than a composer. He’s an innovator, teacher, sound designer and performer, dedicated to exploring and sharing new techniques with the world.

His one-of-a-kind instruments have led to work as a soloist for films like Sherlock Holmes and the game series Assassin’s Creed.

Diego’s newest endeavor, Feedforward Sounds, is a video series teaching other artists how to apply his ingenious methods to their own work.

Originally born in Italy, Diego now resides in LA and recently scored the feature film Chernobyl Diaries.

 

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Many composers keep their trade secrets locked away. Why are you driven to share your skills with others?

“The experience of discovering new ways of creating sounds is what I enjoy the most, it comes really natural to me. A series like Feedforward Sounds is an opportunity for me to be even more creative and refine my skills, so that I can present content that is inspiring.

Also, I think the musical world is an ecosystem that needs fresh resources in order to stay alive, we give something, we take something, I’m teaching something, I’m learning something.”

Introduction video to FeedFoward Sounds

What was it like working with Spectrasonics as a Sound Designer?“This is one of the most satisfying work relationships I’ve ever had in my life, it started back in 2001 when I met Eric Persing (founder and creative director) for the first time. I started working with them right when they transitioned from producing sample CDs to creating Virtual Instruments, I was able to contribute sounds for their very first instrument, Atmosphere.

Shortly after I started creating grooves for Stylus RMX, where I tried new techniques for cinematic and experimental sounding grooves, and after that I worked a few years on creating material for Omnisphere, which is Spectrasonics flagship synth. For this project I was able to experiment with all sort of techniques and also started building my first custom instruments. Here you can see some of the stuff I did.”

What instruments are you currently developing or inventing?

“I feel like I explored enough custom built instruments for the moment, especially after creating the Custom Built Orchestra video, that was a massive project where I maxed out my video editing skills. I’m exploring some concepts where there’s less video/post production involved and more spontaneity, I’ll post something when ready.”

Diego Stocco’s Custom Built Orchestra Video