Maurilio Cacciatore’s music stems out from a  combination of acoustic instruments with tools for digital music. It also incorporates electromechanical objects and uses various resources of informatics.
It results in a complex, multi-layered texture, presenting on the surface classical instruments and electronics, while containing an inner core of hybrid and non conventional techniques.

He was student of Fabio Cifariello Ciardi and Ivan Fedele. He obtained a Ph.D. cum laude in Science and Technology of the Arts Catholic University of Porto (tutored by Erik Oña). He has been composer in residence at the Ircam, the ZKM, the Muse en Circuit of Paris and the Elektronisches Studio Basel. He is professor of Electroacoustic Composition at the Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto (Italy). He held lectures and masterclasses on his music at the Saint Martin University of Buenos Aires and since 2017 he is guest professor at the Conservatory Musiarte and the Eduardo Mondlane University of Maputo (Mozambique).

He was awarded numerous prizes: the “Premio Petrassi” of the Italian Republic Presidency, the first prize at the International Composition Competition “Premio Città di Trieste”, the “Produktion Preis” at the Giga-Hertz Award of the ZKM Karlsruhe.

His music has been performed by ensembles such as: Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, National Orchestra of Lorrain, I Pomeriggi Musicali of Milano, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Hanatsu miroir, Linea, Proxima Centauri, Kammerorchester Basel, Phoenix Basel, Aleph, L’arsenale, Algoritmo, Sentieri Selvaggi, Contempoartensemble, Accroche Note, Choir Le Cris de Paris, Voix de Strass. 

His music is published by Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Milan.