DIRECTOR

Edoardo Taori, performer, musician and entrepreneur, has been researching extraordinary plants and trees all over the world since 2014, in order to have them compose music with the aim of raising awareness about respecting nature. His research trips to India and Nepal are recounted in the book series ‘In the Song of the Trees’ and in the documentary ‘The Dragon Tree and the Breath of Laurisilva’, filmed in the Canary Islands.

A graduate in Musicology, an expert in electronics, computer science and botany, since 2016 he and his team of engineers have been involved in the production and marketing of PlantsPlay devices, which, via a smartphone app and two sensors placed on the leaves or stems of plants and trees, detect and convert their micro electrical fluctuations into music. The device is mainly used in the field of education, such as by Universities and Schools, the art world, Performers and Musicians, in the field of wellness by Music Therapists, Holistic Operators, Yoga and Meditation Teachers, but also by simple enthusiasts, who like to listen to the music generated by their plants. The project has been defined by the Italian and foreign press as one of the most innovative technologies combining Science, Technology and the Art of Music.

Since 2018, he has been conducting the PlantsPlay ORCHESTRA, the world's first orchestra made up of Plants and Trees, generating live classical and electronic music together with great artists. In recent years he has performed with the Orchestra, Dardust with the show ‘The Blooming Symphony’, created for the opening of the Sanremo Festival 2023, Enrico Lo Verso for the show Metamorfosi, staged in Italian theatres, Andy Bluvertigo, Pietro Morello, Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil), Tormento, Saturnino, Malika Ayane, Rossana De Pace, InArteRoger, and many others, in Parks, Nature Reserves and Theatres.