Born in cardiff on june 18th, 1976, donato lived in germany for 18 years, where he was based variously in stuttgart, cologne and berlin. he now lives and works in london, uk. donato has released 4 records: 2 cds and 1 12" ep on the manchester/berlin record label city centre offices and a 10" vinyl record on the cardiff based serein label. his music has been used in radio features, tv programs, film soundtracks and in theatre productions internationally. alongside his compositional work, donato also works as a sound designer in theatre and dance theatre contexts, and as a visiting lecturer in sound design for theatre at The Central School of Speech and Drama, London.