Emidio Buchinho is a Portuguese musician and composer, sound designer, editor and engineer, who began as a self-taught guitarist before becoming trained classical guitar and music in Portugal and France. Buchinho has a degree in Cinema and Sound Engineering for Audiovisuals. He served as the assistant to the composer and musician Carlos "Zingaro" between 1997 and 2000, and has since continued to work in the areas of musical composition, performance and production, sound engineering, editing and design for films, documentaries, art installations, stage plays, dance, performance art, intermedia and television advertising. Buchinho is the director and founding member of the GRANULAR Association.