João Castro Pinto / Guillermo Pizarro / Zottoh

An evening of experimental music brings together João Castro Pinto, Guillermo Pizarro, and Zottoh at Rhizome DC. The program spans soundscape composition, live electronics, electroacoustic and acousmatic music, field recordings, harsh noise, ambient textures, guitar feedback, drones, and other forms of sound-based storytelling.

João Castro Pinto, based in Lisbon and born in 1977, has worked since the late 1990s as a composer, performer, sound and intermedia artist. His practice includes soundscape composition, sound design, radio art, live electronic improvisation with and without instrumentalists, intermedia work, and electroacoustic music.

Guillermo Pizarro builds cinematic narratives from field recordings, tape, harsh noise, synthesizers, and ambient sound. He also operates Flag Day Recordings, a U.S. label dedicated to experimental music, harsh noise, ambient music, and soundtracks. Since 2024, the label’s Vitória Régia Studios production branch has focused on mastering, mixing, and film scoring.

Zottoh is the solo project of Santiago Soto, centered on electric-guitar feedback, drones, and noise. The project investigates resonance, feedback, amplification, spatial arrangement, and the physical relationship between sound, instrument, and environment.

When: Thursday, October 22, 2026

Showtimes: 7:00 PM–10:00 PM

Tickets: $15

Lineup: João Castro Pinto, Guillermo Pizarro, and Zottoh

Venue: Rhizome DC

Music: Experimental music incorporating live electronics, field recordings, tapes, harsh noise, synthesizers, ambient textures, guitar feedback, drones, and sound-based storytelling