Born 1959 in Milan, composer and performer of his own works with his ZONE group. His music has been performed throughout both western and eastern Europe, the USA, Australia and Japan, is published by Casa-Ricordi, has been awarded prizes and selected in International competitions (Gaudeamus Amsterdam, Contilli Messina, Petrassi parma, Brecht Milano, Bucchi Roma), got a Stipendienpreis at Darmstadt Ferienkurse für Neue Musik 1988, the JapanFoundation Uchida Fellowship 1998, and is transmitted on worldwide radio broadcasting. He made CDs with Ricordi-Fonit Cetra, Edipan, BMG, Cavalli Records-Bamberg and LArecords, his own label founded in 1997.
Maurizio Pisati graduated with highest votations in composition, analysis, history, harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatorio G. Verdi of Milan under A. Guarnieri and G. Manzoni, and in the same time studying at summer courses Darmstadt and with Salvatore Sciarrino at Specialisation Courses at the Accademia of Città di Castello. He graduated in Guitar (Milan) and had a fruitful performing career between 1983 and 1989 establishing and playing in the Laboratorio Trio.
He is Professor in Element of Composition at Conservatorio G. B. Martini in Bologna. Since 1994 to 1996 he has taught at Corsi di Perfezionamento in Bobbio and in 2004 at summer courses Novantiqua in Frascati. He has given lectures and masterclasses at Toho Gakuen University-Tokyo Toho Gakuen School of Music, Tokyo Music College, Arts Academy Reykjavik, Politecnico delle Arti-Milano, Irino Foundation-Tokyoand Universities of Vaxjö, Brisbane, Melbourne.