EDUCATION  

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | 2023 - ongoing
School of Music, Theater & Dance, Performing Arts Technology Department

  • Master of Arts in Media Arts
  • Cumulative GPA: 4.0

Centro de Investigación y Estudios de la Música (CIEM), Mexico City | 2013 - 2017
Degrees conferred by the London College of Music, University of West London

  • Licentiate in Music Theory (LMusLCM Theory of Music), with distinction
  • Professional Associated in Music Composition (ALCM), with distinction



Experience as a composer  


Electroacoustic composition
Selected Performances and Festivals:


Inward Voices, Outward Struggles: Immersive music of gender and resistance (2024) | Hybrid Audio Diffusion System (HADS)

  • Fixed media piece as part of thesis project under the supervision of Dr. Zeynep Özcan.
  • Performance: Chip Davis Technology Studio, Graduate Seminar in Performing Arts Technology Showcase (December 2024)

Abejas
(2023) | Third Order Ambisonics

  • Spaceout: An Ambisonics Concert, Performing Arts Technology Department, University of Michigan (October 2024) 
  • Festival IZIS 2023, Skladišče Libertas, Koper, Slovenia (October 2023)
  • Ars Electronica, Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität, Linz, Austria (September 2023)
  • Everyday is Spatial 2, Spatial Audio Conference, University of Gloucestershire, UK (June 2023)
  • 40.4 Festival, B2 Center for Media, Arts, and Performance, University of Colorado Boulder – 40.4 multichannel system (March 2023)

Ahora soy un axolotl (2022) | Fixed Media

  • The Missouri Experimental Sonic Arts Festival (MOXsonic) at the University of Central Missouri (March 2023)

Live Electronics and Interactive Performance


Volviendo de un sueño (2024) | Wearable IMU Music Controller Solo Performance
Solo perform
ance using a smartphone IMU embedded in a wearable sleeve for real-time sound manipulation through hand gestures, with custom looping and processing in Max MSP

  • Invited to perform at the residence of President Santa Ono, President of the University of Michigan (September 2024)
  • Workshop and Performance: How to Use Smartphone IMUs as Music Controllers – The MPulse Girls in Music and Technology (GiMaT) Summer Program, University of Michigan SMTD (August 2024)
  • Performance: Performing Arts Technology Showcase, Hankinson Rehearsal Hall, University of Michigan SMTD (March 2023)

Similar Sounding Songs Sung Asynchronously (2024) | Game piece composition (text based)

  • Composed for the Electronic Chamber Music ensemble at the University of Michigan, directed by Michael Gurevich
  • Performed at the Electronic Chamber Music concert Games! At Chip Davis Technology Studio (April 2024)

Composition for Wind Ensemble

Intento de Mambo (2024)

  • Commissioned by Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth as part of the The Mexican Repertoire Initiative at Dartmouth
  • Published by Valley Winds Publishing, Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts, as part of the Mexican Repertoire Series
  • Performed by The Valley Winds , Sweeney/Sage Hall at Smith College (November 2024)
  • Performed by Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble, Creating Space concert, Dartmouth College (May 2024)

Reencuentro (2023)

  • Published by Valley Winds Publishing, Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts, as part of the Mexican Repertoire Series
  • Performed by Banda Sinfónica del Estado de Sonora, Orquesta Juvenil Sinfónica de Sonora, and members of Orquesta Filarmónica de Sonora at the closing concert of the conducting course for symphonic band at MUSAS, Art Museum of Sonora, México (December 2023)
  • Selected for the MusicMexico 2023 Symposium, curated by the University of Houston in conjunction with Dartmouth College, and performed by The Krimmel Intermediate School Band at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston (May 2023)
  • Performed by Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble and CECAMBA Banda Sinfónica at the Teatro Principal, Puebla, México (March 2023)

Chamber Music Compositions

Nada puede durar tanto (2018) | Six Solo Voices
Hacía tantos años que no alzaba la cara que me olvidé del cielo (2018) | Six Solo Voices

  • Performed by Da Gunaá vocal ensemble at Foro Coyoacanense, Mexico City (2018)
  • Included in the collection of vocal music Sonar con Voces (2018)

Wormhole
(2016) | Woodwind Quintet

  • Performed by Mexico City Woodwind Quintet (QACM) at Biblioteca José Vasconcelos, Mexico City (June 2016)
  • Performed by Mexico City Woodwind Quintet (QACM) at Fonoteca Nacional, Mexico City (March 2017)
  • Awarded by the Mexico City Woodwind Quintet and included in the compendium of new woodwind quintet pieces Puentes Hacia el Futuro - 7 pieces for woodwind quintet edited by the QACM, published by BlancaNegra Editions, and funded by Mexico’s National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) grant (March 2017)

Vórtice de plástico (2015) | Percussion Sextet “Basurófonos” Percussion Instruments Made of Recycled and Waste Materials

  • Co-performed at Radio IMER, Mexico City (May 2015)

Interactive Multimedia Installation

ZAP (2024) | Interactive multimedia installation inspired by the electric eel’s Electric Organ Discharges (EODs), exploring adaptive behaviors of organisms through sound.
Role: Sound Designer and Media Artist
  • Developed by SMART Lab (Sound Media Art Lab), University of Michigan, as part of FEAST: Faculty Engineering/Arts Student Teams, Arts Engine 

Exhibitions:
  • Duderstadt Gallery, University of Michigan (November 2024)
  • FEAST Exhibition Projects, FEAST: Faculty Engineering/Arts Student Teams, Arts Engine (December 2024)

Original Compositions for Film


Sin Máscara (2023) | Documentary by Rodrigo Dada

Earl (
2017) | Short Film by Thibaud Goarin

  • Presented at EICAR, The International Film & Television School of Paris (2017)

Composer, Producer, Mixer and Performer

Nati Bu - Solo project blending pop, electronic music, and Latin American rhythms (2021 - Present)



GRANTS & AWARDS  

Graduate Student Arts Research Grant (GSARG)
University of Michigan (2024)

  •  Awarded the GSARG to support the thesis project titled "Inward Voices, Outward Struggles: Immersive Music of Gender and Resistance," which explores gender violence in Mexico through immersive compositions using a Hybrid Audio Diffusion System — a monitoring system design that combines open headphones and speaker arrays to create augmented immersive sound fields.



AUDIO/MUSIC PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE  

Festival Co-founder & Producer

Spaceout: An Ambisonics Concerts | Presented by the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Performing Arts Technology Department
A two-day festival of immersive sound experiences featuring cutting-edge 3D audio technology in the Chip Davis Technology Studio at the SMTD

  • Responsibilities: Co-founded, produced, organized, and curated the festival, including initiating and managing an international call for works; selected final program pieces from global submissions; developed and maintained the festival’s website; served as the primary contact for communications, fielding inquiries and managing participant outreach; authored a comprehensive guide for SMTD PAT students on ambisonic composition in Reaper.

Podcast Producer and Host

From Noise to Resonance: What No One Asked Me | Podcast that explores music histories, cultural narratives, artistic expression, and techno-culture through intersectional lenses

  • Produced an educational podcast amplifying underrepresented voices in electronic music as the final project for the class Diversity in Music Technology (PAT 315) at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance's Performing Arts Technology department (Winter 2024)
  • Produced and broadcasted 4 episodes on WCBN-FM Ann Arbor 88.3 FM (Winter 2024)

Sound Designer and Singer

Ni Une Más (Not One More) | A multimedia production focused on gender-based violence and survivor empowerment

  • Presented by Healing Bells and the Institute for Research on Women & Gender (IRWG)
  • World Premiered at the Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Ann Arbor (March 2024)

Score & Recording Engineer Assistant

The Lady of Silence: Mataviejitas Murders | Crime Documentary Series, Netflix Production, Mexico City (March, 2023)

  • Responsibilities: Assisted the recording engineer in setting up and configuring audio equipment for recording sessions; ensured musicians had proper scores and materials prepared for the recording process; managed and organized audio files and project data throughout the production; collaborated with the production team to maintain efficient recording workflows.

Project Manager/Coordinator

Sonar con Voces (Mexico City, 2018) | Project focused on composing a series of pieces for a vocal ensemble, culminating in a concert and recording session.

  • Responsibilities: Produced the Sonar con Voces concert; secured funding from private and public institutions; managed the project budget; coordinated with the vocal ensemble; organized composition workshops for CIEM University students; booked venues; and recorded and produced the Sonar con Voces vocal music collection.



 EXPERIENCE AS A PERFORMER  

Accordionist | Electronic Chamber Music Ensemble, directed by Michael Gurevich (Winter 2024)

  • Ensemble of students from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD)
  • Performed a concert of game pieces for acoustic, electric, and electronic instruments, including a rare performance of John Zorn’s Cobra.

Member | Creative Coding Collective, directed by Anıl Çamcı (Fall 2024)

  • Ensemble of students from the Performing Arts Technology Department
  • Designs custom performance systems to explore the intersection of technology and musical expression, building conceptual and practical toolkits for performing music with code.

Accordionist and Singer | Cantares - Latin-American and Mexican folk music ensemble (Mexico City, 2017 - 2019)


Piano Accompanist |  (Mexico City, 2013 - 2019)

  • ABRSM practical exams
  • The Hamelin Cello Orchestra, student ensemble; performances in Mexico City Festivals, The National Arts Center (CNA), Papalote Museum, Simón Bolívar Amphitheater in San Ildefonso, and The International Children's Book Fair 
  • Musical Theatre auditions

Pianist and Keyboardist | Picasso Dijo Yeah - Live music wedding band (Mexico City, 2015 - 2019)

  • Genres: salsa, cumbia, ballads, bachata, son cubano, bolero, ranchera, and merengue

Resident Pianist | Moving House - Dance Company
(2016)

  • Dance project funded by Mexico's National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) Young Creators Grant



EXPERIENCE AS A TEACHER

Kindergarten & Preschool Music Teacher | Preschool Colegio Oxford (Mexico City, 2017 - 2019)

  • Responsibilities: Developed music program for bambolinos (14 to 24 months old), kindergarteners, and preschoolers; received training in early child development and preschool education; organized student concerts and recitals.

Piano and Music Theory Teacher

  • Private lessons (Mexico City, 2015 - 2019)



RELEVANT COURSEWORK, WORKSHOPS & PRIVATE LESSONS

University of Michigan:

  • Creative Coding
  • Motion Capture for Interaction Design
  • Diversity in Music Technology
  • Performance Systems (Creative Coding Collective)
  • Digital Music Ensemble
  • Electronic Chamber Music
  • SMART Lab (Sound Media Art Lab) - FEAST: Faculty Engineering/Arts Student Teams, Arts Engine
  • Graduate Seminar in Performing Arts Technology

Composition for Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble | Núcleo Integral de Composición NICO (Mexico City, 2022 - 2023)

  • Compositions for the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble directed by Brian Messier and for The National Autonomous University of Mexico Symphonic Band, UNAM

Music Production | Núcleo Integral de Composición NICO (Mexico City, 2022 - 2023)

  • With Producer, Mixer and Master Engineer Hans Mues

Jazz Piano Lessons | New York Jazz Workshop (New York City, 2019)

  • With Jazz pianist Amina Figarova

Composition for Solo Violin | Centro de Investigación y Estudios Musicales CIEM (Mexico City, 2016)

  • With violinist Irvine Arditti and composer Hilda Paredes
  • Reading of Double Slit Experiment for Solo Violin



SKILLS

  • Electroacoustic Composition: Fixed media, Live Electronics, Multi-channel & Ambisonics
  • Acoustic Composition
  • Music Production: Logic Pro X, Reaper, recording, editing, mixing and mastering
  • Notation software: Sibelius
  • Music performance: Piano, keyboard, synthesizer, accordion, jarana, requinto and vocal performance
  • Creative Coding: Max MSP, Processing
  • Optical Motion Capture Design: Qualisys
  • Audinate: Dante
  • Musical Performance Practice on Sensor-based Instruments