CV

TATO b.Justin Tatone  Emerging Artist, Sound Specialist.  b.2003 in Montreal, Canada. Resides and works in Montreal

Education

  • 2020 – 2022 DEC Arts and Culture, Dawson College, Montreal (Dean’s List)
  • 2022 – 2025 BFA Electroacoustic Studies, Concordia University, Montreal (Dean’s List)
  • 2025 Self-Directed Global Fieldstudy, Museum Research, Europe, South America and Southeast Asia

Exhibitions & Concerts

  • 2025, Group Exhibition, Festival De La Imagen, International Academic Forum on Design and Creation, Culture & Convention Center Los Fundadores Theater, Manizales, Colombia
  • 2025, Solo Exhibition, Hyperphantasia, immersive audio and visuals, open studio installation. Montreal Canada
  • 2025, Group Concert, Impact! With Noah Louette & Alex MacPherson, Los Fundadores Theater, Manizales, Colombia

Awards

  • 2025, Jeu de temps / Times Play Award electroacoustic artists from Canada. (Third Place), International
  • 2025, Robert Daniel Ball Memorial Award in Music (Winner), Concordia University, Canada
  • 2024, Alain Thibault Award in Electroacoustics (Winner), Concordia University, Canada
  • 2024, Hugh and Trudi Le Caine Award in Electroacoustics (Winner), Concordia University, Canada

Residencies

  • 2023, Private Internship with Adam Basanta, Composer & Sculptor, Canada
  • 2025, International Artist in Residence, Festival De La Imagen, Colombia
  • 2025, Global Fieldwork Study & Composition, Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association, Vietnam 

Grants

  • 2024, CESSA Bursary for Academic Achievement, Concordia University, Canada
  • 2025, Concordia University Alumni Association Student Project Fund, Canada
  • 2025, Peter N. Thomson Family Field School Award, Manizales, Colombia
  • 2025, Quebec Mobility Bursary, Canada

Bibliography

  • jttp.ca “Jeu de temps / Times Play Prizewinners” in eContact! (2025) Link
  • Stefano Rebuli “Into the Mind of Bane” in The Concordian (2023) Link
  • Joe Segreti “Justin Tatone” in segpop.com (2023)

Professional Contributions & Curatorial Work

2022

  • Composer, Short Film “Coller Pour Crier” – Directed by Éléonore Delvaux-Beaudoin, Catherine Quesnel, Irmela Degbe, Rosalie Maltais,
    Filmfreeway link
    Awards:
    • Festival Filministes (May 6, 2022)
    • Les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (April 24, 2022)
    • Intercollégial de cinéma – Winner (Rimouski, Canada) (June 2, 2022)
    • Fantasia Festival – Winner (July 17, 2022)

2023

  • Composer, Studio Engineer, Producer for Artist Alyssa Mirarchi – Album “Things We See in Movies” Link
  • Director/Producer of live concerts at Concordia University & Conservatoire de musique de Montréal (2023–2024), 
  • Chairperson of CESSA BIPOC Equity Initiative (2023–2024)
    Link

2024

  • Sound Designer, Short Film “SAVOURER L’ASILE” – Directed by Émile Bouthillier
    Link
  • Sound Supervisor, Composer & Sound Designer, Film “I Tied My Shoes Today” – Directed by Blasian Womack, New York, USA (Yet to be released)
  • Sound Supervisor, Composer & Sound Designer, Advertisement “Halloween Collection” – JEWELRY BY YORDY, Miami USA Link
  • Composer & Sound Designer, Advertisement “Passione Oscura Gothic Collection” – JEWELRY BY YORDY, Miami USA Link
    • Premiered at Times Square (June 2024)
  • Composer & Sound Designer, Advertisement “SUNKISSED JEWELS TEASER” – JEWELRY BY YORDY, Miami USA Link
  • Composer & Sound Designer, Advertisement “SUNKISSED JEWELS” – JEWELRY BY YORDY, Miami USA Link
  • Composer & Sound Designer, Advertisement “NUANCE” – Visual arts vernissage, Link
  • Studio Assistant for Mixed Media Artist Stina Baudin
  • Performance & Program Curator for live music at CJLO radio station “Live Cessions”

2025

  • Sound Supervisor, Composer & Sound Designer, Advertisement “lovers ad campaign” – JEWELRY BY YORDY, Miami USA Link
  • Composer & Sound Design, Advertisement “AMORE INFINITO” – JEWELRY BY YORDY, Miami USA Link
  • Composer, Studio Engineer, Producer for Artist Karen Sikisi – Album “Alter Call” 
  • Orchestra Leader of Concordia Laptop Orchestra (CLOrk)
  • Official Member of CEC (Canadian Electroacoustic Community)

BIO– TATO (b. Justin Tatone) is a Canadian Artist and composer who examines how technology interprets, distorts, and abstracts nature. His work bridges disciplines while maintaining a consistent focus on how control, decay, and illusion are at the overlap of the ecological metaphor and nonviolent disruption. Since designing his Eurorack modular synthesizer system in 2022, TATO has engaged with sound on a deeply structural level, combining techniques like generative algorithms in digital code‑based synthesizers and real‑time improvisation within an analog synthesizer patch. A graduate of Concordia University’s Electroacoustic Studies program, TATO has also received the Hugh and Trudi Le Caine Award in Electroacoustics (2024), the Alain Thibault Award in Electroacoustics (2024), and the Robert Daniel Ball Memorial Award in Music (2025) all at the age of 21. TATO has composed for live ensembles, including the Concordia Laptop Orchestra, and worked internationally as a composer for film and commercial advertisements. In 2025, he undertook a self‑directed global study of contemporary art, visiting major institutions across Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia. His practice expanded into installation, sculpture, and visual art after his time as a studio assistant and mentee to artist‑composer Adam Basanta, culminating at the 23rd International Image Festival in Manizales, Colombia where TATO presented digital paintings based on his compositional principles of feedback and biomimicry. After Returning to Montreal, TATO finished his album HYPERPHANTASIA, which would go on to win a JTTP award for the composition “Concord”.