Gustavo Matamoros

Born in Caracas,Venezuela, Gustavo Matamoros currently lives in the U.S. where he has been the artistic director of the Subtropics Festival, an experimental music and sound arts event held in Miami since 1989 and has been the director of the Sound Arts Workshop since 1996.

Gustavo's output includes mixed pieces, recorded sound portraits, installations, text, video and radiophonic works. Over his 20-some year career he has made music and friendships with numerous artists and musicians.

Some recent ones include Alison Knowles, Russell Frehling, Malcolm Goldstein, Jacqueline Humbert, Shahreyar Ataie, David Manson, Charles Recher, Lou Mallozzi, Helena Thevenot, Dinorah Rodriguez, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Davey and Jan Williams.

During a residency with Robert Ashley at ACA in New Smyrna Beach, he recently trained and organized the first performance of the saw band SEE, a handsaw quartet with Ryan Agnew, Ulrike Heydenreich, Stephanie lie.

Gustavo's solo projects also include performances for the handsaw and other gated instruments of his own design.

His activities have lead to grants and commissions from Florida's Art in State Buildings, the Florida Consortium's 2000-Visual and Media Arts Fellowship, and two of Venezuela’s national prizes in composition.