Artist/scholar Juan David Rubio has performed for over two decades, mostly on drum kit. His instrumental practice spans jazz, improvisation, punk, contemporary music, and Afro-Latin musics, among others. As a performer and composer, he has produced works for multi- and inter-media settings, electroacoustic pieces, and non-traditionally notated compositions. Juan David has also performed, composed, and produced telematic performances and workshops with collaborators in America, Europe, and Asia. His academic research focuses broadly on Latin American popular musics and global experimental practices, with a focus on alterity, sound technologies, and power. Juan David’s scholarly work has been published in English and Spanish. He is currently Assitant Professor of Ethnomusicology at UC Berkeley.
