bio

Biography, artist statement, works list, selected press, and photographs.

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    Bio

    Gustavo Matamoros is an American composer born in Venezuela who creates experimental music and sound art. He is also the founder of the Subtropics Festival in Miami and a core member of Frozen Music, an artist collective which includes David Dunn, Rene Barge, Russell Frehling and David Behrman.

  • Two orange-and-yellow grasshoppers, one resting on the other, among green grass, low plants, and dry stems.

    An Artist Statement

    Sound is the audible evidence of life. It is evidence of things changing, moving, interacting, and occupying space. Sounds carry information about the events that produce them, the particular character of…

  • David Dunn and Gustavo Matamoros seated in silhouette inside a cylindrical projection environment filled with horizontal fields of green light.

    List of Works + Projects

    WORKS BY CATEGORY FIXED AND OPEN SCORES 2021 — Eighty-Five Audible MomentsElectroacoustic version for piano and fixed media. 2021 — Seagull’s TangoFor piano and stereo fixed media. 2019 — AntiphonalOpen-score…

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    Articles, Interviews, Reviews

    Documentation of activities published by media outlets with currently active online links as well as PDF archival clippings uploaded here for reference purposes

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    Photos and Images

    Selected photographs of Gustavo Matamoros at work, in performance, and in collaboration. For promotional purposes please credit the photographers.