xname is the alter ego of Eleonora Oreggia, a conceptual electronic artist born in Milan (IT) and based in London. She creates performances and interactive installations using light, sound, dust, and electromagnetic fields. Her music features elements of techno, noise, ambient drone and industrial. Along with making music and art, Eleonora is a writer, researcher and leader of an electronic music programme at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is also the creator of REBUS, a novel musical machine that can be played by plucking electromagnetic waves. In 2022 she published her first book (The audiovisual sign, Meltemi) and in 2024 she received the prestigious Oram Awards for her innovative contributions to electronic music.
