Spookyman & His Acousmatic Orchestra is a one-man-band show between blues, science fiction, vintage devices and mysterious tapes, where time loses its meaning and the present dissolves into a lysergic micro-dose.
Spookyman & His Acousmatic Orchestra is a one-man-band show between blues, science fiction, vintage devices and mysterious tapes, where time loses its meaning and the present dissolves into a lysergic micro-dose.
Spookyman sings, plays guitar and conducts his Acousmatic Orchestra: a system of synthesizers, tapes, speakers, televisions, self-built devices and MIDI controls conceived as an artistic installation serving the live performance.
Every element interacts with the others to create a world where music, technology and imagination merge into a deeply cinematic experience.
Suitable for clubs, festivals, small theatres, alternative venues, blues/garage/exotica events, experimental music nights and contexts dedicated to visionary, unconventional sounds.
SPOOKYMAN, the pseudonym of Giulio Allegretti, is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and sound researcher from Rome.
He defines his music as Atomic Music: a mixture of blues, electronics, exotica, acousmatic sound, lo-fi aesthetics and retro-futuristic imagery. Passionate about art, cinema and experimental electronics, he builds and modifies musical devices, visual apparatuses and imaginary stage elements, including a TV Oscilloscope, the Acousmophone and the virtual presence Olivia.
Active since 2008 as a one-man band, Spookyman has performed across Europe and the United States, bringing his music to clubs, small theatres, festivals and independent cultural spaces. In 2024 he toured the United States with his Acousmatic Orchestra, performing 18 shows across California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. In 2025 he represented Italy in the Solo/Duo category at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.
His new album, The Spookalicious Space Sound of Spookyman & His Acousmatic Orchestra, will be released on July 31, 2026 by Voodoo Rhythm Records.
(photo by Ailis Dupré)
In Spookyman’s laboratory, instruments, screens, audio signals and control systems become an integral part of the live performance.
A Raspberry Pi-based machine designed to control lights, video, sounds and MIDI signals during the live show. It is the technical heart of the Acousmatic Orchestra, bringing the concert into an electric ceremony suspended between automation and laboratory imagination.
A multi-speaker instrument designed to spread synthetic sounds, noises and audio signals through different speakers, giving sound a physical texture on stage.
An AI-generated virtual presence living inside an old television, accompanying the audience through the rituals of the Acousmatic Orchestra.
A repurposed television set used to visualize sound waves in real time, translating frequencies into raw, hypnotic electric drawings.
A collection of synthesizers, tape players, speakers and reworked electronic devices used to evoke voices, drones, oblique rhythms and ghost transmissions from Spookyman’s sonic archive.
"If you plan on only attending one live musical event in your life, this is it!"
CURTIS "ROLLING STONE" JONES - RESONATOR INSTITUTE - USA
“…Let Spookyman’s dark magic see you through the darkest times.”
BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE - USA
“...definitely falls into the “very enjoyable blues albums” category.”
BLUESTOWN MUSIC - NL
“'...is a successful trip through the Windy City, Chicago…”
ROOTSTIME - BE
“... a treasure where each song is transformed into a little gem.”
IL BLUES - IT
EUROPE 2023/2024
For Medium/Large - indoor/outdoor spaces
For a Small and Intimate venues I would only need a PA system and one mixer channel for my voice. I bring my own vocal microphone and microphone stand.