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, Jim Coleman and

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. With Scott McCloud (

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) he started a new project called ''Operator''. Together they released an album titled ''Welcome to the Wonderful World'' in 2003, and toured with

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. In 2006 he made an album inspired by

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's poetry with

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. In 2013 he started a fruitful collaboration with Blixa Bargeld and they have released four albums to date. Teardo has composed musical scores for many Italian films like

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' '' Denti'' or

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'' and ''

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''. For ''Denti'' he was awarded the Quality prize from the Italian Minister of Culture. For his soundtrack ''Il Divo'' Teardo won the

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in 2009. He lives and works in

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Discography

Solo releases: *''Caught from Behind'' (1984) *''Paid in Full'' (1988) *''Tower/Microphone'' (2005) *''Ballyturk'' (2014) With Erik Friedlander: *''Giorni Rubati'' (2006) With Modern Institute: *''Excellent Swimmer'' (2006) With Operator: *''Welcome to the Wonderful World'' (2003) With Here: *''Brooklyn Bank'' (1997) With Matera: *''Same Here'' (1996) With Blixa Bargeld: *''Still Smiling'' (2013) *''Spring'' (2014) *''Nerissimo'' (2016) *Fall (2017)

References

External links

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tehoteardo.comModern Institute MySpace Page
Italian sound artists Italian musicians Living people David di Donatello winners 1966 births {{Italy-composer-stub