PHOENIX, ARIZONA

Producer & DJ Percussionist Educator

ASU Assistant Director of Popular Music and founder of AZ Beat Lab

AZ BEAT LAB - CONGAS - LATIN PERCUSSION - VINYL - PRIVATE OR GROUP - BEATMAKING - HIP HOP - HOUSE

Multiple practices, one conversation .

Everything I do starts with listening.

Listening to the music. Listening to the room. Listening to the people who came before me. Whether I'm producing and composing, performing, or teaching and building community, I'm following the same pursuit: listen deeply, find the groove, and connect to build together.

I'm grateful for every person, place, tradition, and musical lineage that has shaped the way I hear the world. Music has taught me that we're always in conversationreceiving, responding, learning, contributing, and paying it forward.

Music Education

Learn beatmaking, audio engineering, electronic composition, Latin percussion and DJing. Grounding modern approaches in organic polyrhythmic traditions. Lab-based teaching rooted in listening, community, and craft — from a first drum pattern to a finished mix to rocking a party.

DJ INSTRUCTION - BEATMAKING - ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION - HAND PERCUSSION - PRIVATE - GROUP

Composing for Dance Theatre

That same practice — find the throughline, keep the essence — is what I bring to composing for dance and theater, scoring original works like Stories from Home (8 compositions for choreographer Yvonne Montoya) and Breaking Pachanga (5 compositions for choreographer Ruby Morales), where movement and sound are built together from the roots up.

Music Producer

I make music for movers.

My productions and compositions live at the intersection of memory and momentum, pulling from Hip-Hop, House, R&B/Soul, and Global Electronic to build something fresh and forward-moving.

Old records, new frequencies.

Whether making original productions or remixes I look for what different traditions share, keep the essence of each intact, and weave them together into something new.

Whether I'm behind the decks or behind the drum, my job is the same Read the room, find the groove, and build the night around it.

As a DJ, I bring everything from smooth grooves and global club sounds to dance floors across Phoenix — from residencies and late-night sets to weddings, where I curate a celebration tailored to your style, and corporate events, where I create a vibrant, sophisticated ambiance. As a percussionist, I carry Afro-Latin and Brazilian rhythm traditions into R&B, Funk, jazz, community spaces, and concert stages.

DJ

Rooted in: House, Global Electronic, Funk, Old School, R&B/Soul

  • Weddings & Corporate Events

  • Private Parties & Cookouts

  • Clubs & Residencies

Percussion

Rooted in: Afro-Latin Percussion, R&B/Soul, Funk, Bomba, Samba

  • Concerts

  • Live with DJ

  • Studio Sessions

Performer (DJ & Percussionist)

Lets build

Whether for an event DJ, remix, original composition, studio percussion session, live performance, or specialized music education, I am ready to connect.

together

By the Numbers

Depth in Practice

15+

Years in Practice

20+

College Courses Taught

10+

Dance Theater Scores