BIOGRAPHY

Marco Susino is a European composer raised in Sicily, whose musical voice has been shaped by years in London, Berlin, Sydney, New York, and California. With a foundation in classical composition and contemporary scoring, Susino’s work is renowned for the interplay between cinematic minimalism and modern electronics, spanning solo albums, dance, film, and installation. At the heart of his music is an ability to translate emotional experience into sound. His work has earned international recognition through awards and residencies from Cuba to Hong Kong, and has been described as “timeless and ahead of its time.”

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Beyond his solo work, Susino is a prolific and highly regarded collaborative composer. His partnerships span disciplines and media: from dancers at Bangarra Dance Theatre and The Australian Ballet, including Bodies in eMotion for the National Gallery of Australia, to projects by electronic music pioneers The Prodigy and Gary Numan, as well as work with Orchestral Tools in Berlin and FFOSSO on the development of expressive instruments for contemporary scoring. Across every project and medium, his work is guided by clarity and a deep sensitivity to the complexities of being human.

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Susino continues to explore the expressive possibilities of contemporary composition, from intimate solo writing to richly layered collaborations. His forthcoming requiem Ngalki (2027), commissioned for ensemble, choir, and electronics and composed in collaboration with Yanyuwa families, is one of the first Indigenous requiems of its kind. Across it all, his music creates spaces in which emotion and human experience can meet in sound, shaped by a long curiosity about how music is felt as much as heard. It brings the formal discipline of classical music into dialogue with the emotional reach of cinema and the possibilities of electronic music.

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He held a fellowship in residence at The Juilliard School and has been a Guest Artist there since 2019, leading masterclasses with emerging composers and choreographers. He trained at Berklee College of Music and holds master’s and doctoral degrees in music.