Dario Calderone is an eclectic sound artist, improviser and double bass player, born in Rome (IT) in 1978 and currently living in Amsterdam. 

His artistic personality was influenced by strict collaborations with Peter Ablinger, George Aperghis, Robert Ashley, Pierre Boulez, Druba Gosh, Bernhard Lang, Annea Lockwood, Domenico Mangano & Marieke van Rooij, Christian Marclay, Giorgio Netti, Michael Pisarro, Alberto Posadas, Salvatore Sciarrino and Helena Tulve. 

As a double bass player he has collaborated with Klangforum Wien (Austria)  and has been member of the Nieuw Ensemble (Netherlands) from 2009 to 2019. Currently he is a member of Trio Feedback (Spain) and MAZE (Netherlands) and dedicates to solo projects, performing all over the world.

His compositions involve visual arts, graphic scores and field recordings. They have been supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten (NL), AFK (NL) and SENA (NL). His installations have been presented at the GNAM in Rome (IT), Manifesta in Palermo (IT) Nairs LAB in Scuol (CH). 

He released albums with Hat Hut Records, Kairos, Stradivarius, Unsounds and Moving furnitures. Dario Calderone regularly gives masterclasses for the Impuls Academy, the  Luzern Festival Academy and the Basel Hochschule as external teacher.