GUSTAVO MATAMOROS

 Venezuelan Miami based composer dedicated himself to the investigation of sound and its relationship with the human mind and culture. He has composed extensively using contemporary techniques such as: electroacoustics, mixed media, performance, installations, radiophony and multimedia spectacles. In his effort to achieve the highest artistic quality level, Matamoros has frequently collaborated with prestigious artists such as: Alison Knowles, Russell Frehling, Malcolm Goldstein, Davey and Jan Williams, Jacqueline Humbert, Shahreyar Ataie, David Manson, Charles Recher, Lou Mallozzi, Helena Thevenot, Dinorah Rodriguez and Fred Lonberg-Holm, His projects have also included performances for the musical saw and other instruments of his own design. During a residency with Robert Ashley at ACA in NewSmyrnaBeach, he organized the first performance of the saw band SEE, a musical saw quartet which included Ryan Agnew, Ulrike Heydenreich and Stephanie Lie.