EDUCATION

California Institute of the Arts,  Valencia, CA, United States 2021 - 2023

4.0 out of 4.0

Master of Fine Arts in Music Technology

Integrated Media Center Concentration

Thesis - Do you know you are not a human? - https://luisapinzon.com/thesis 

The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity,  Banff, Alberta, Canada 2018 - 2019

Audio Recording practicum – Audio Postproduction Practicum

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana,  Bogotá, Colombia 2010 - 2017

Undergraduate, Bachelor of Music in Music studies with emphasis in Sound Engineering

Honorific Mention for Bachelor Project – www.synthophonics.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Media and Sound Production

HERE Arts Center , New York City, NY, United States 2024

Sound Designer - F.O.H Assistant

Production: *A Meal by Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya LEIMAY*

California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, United States 2021 - 2023

  • •Concert Production - Faculty: Robert Clendenen - School of Music
  • •F.O.H, Recording Engineer, Broadcast Engineer, Lighting Technician, Stage Manager
  • •Student Sound Technician - Film and Video Sound Office - Faculty: Aidan Reynolds - School of Film and video
  • •CALARTS EXPO 23 - Venue Producer - The Machine Lab

The California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA), Valencia, CA, United States 2022

Music Technician - Roy O. Disney Concert Hall

Velouria Media, Bogotá Colombia 2018 - 2021

Audio Postproduction Engineer 

Highlight productions among others: Shark Tank Mexico 03, Músicos en gestación, Sesiones RTVC , Chaparreando, Macondo Awards, Quien Cocina esta noche? 

Canal Capital, Bogotá Colombia 2021

Audio Postproduction Engineer

Productions: C.A.L.M.A., Hemisferio Crea - IDARTES

Banff Centre for arts and creativity Alberta, Canada 2018-2019

Recording Mixing and Audio Postproduction Engineer

Highlight productions among others: Brassfire Northern Stars - Jens Lindemann,Equus Story of the Horse  - CBC,2018 Banff International String Quartet Festival BISQC,2018/2019 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

LuloFilms, Bogotá Colombia 2017-2018

Recording, Mixing and Audio Postproduction Engineer

Production: Boom Caracol TV

Caracol TV, Bogotá Colombia 2017

Music production assistant

Production: Loquito por ti 

Sala de Conciertos - Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Bogotá Colombia 2016 - 2018

F.O.H Assistant and Stage Roadie

Teaching

California Institute of the Arts - The Herb Alpert School of Music, CA, United States 2023- Present

Full time Faculty 

  • •Intro to Programming I in p5Js
  • •Sound Design for Moving Image
  • •Visual Programming in Touch Designer
  • •Interactive Particle Systems in OpenFrameworks
  • •Generative Art in Touch Designer
  • •Independent Studies and Personalized tutorials

poietoworks - Los Angeles, CA, United States 2022 - 2023

Program manager

California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, United States 2021 - 2023

Teacher assistant (TA)

  • •Intro to Programming II, using ChucK- Faculty: Ajay Kapur - School of Music
  • •Interface Design, using ChucK, Max/Msp, Arduino, Touch Designer and others - Faculty: Ajay Kapur - School of Music
  • •Visual Programming, using Touch Designer - Faculty: Michael Leisz - School of Music
  • •Generative Art in Touch Designer and Python - Faculty: Michael Leisz - School of Music

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana y centro Ático, Bogotá Colombia 2012-2016

Teacher assistant (TA)

  • •Signal processing workshop - Faculty: Juan Daniel Hernandez - School of Music
  • •Training license; Foley and Film Mixing studios - Faculty: Alejandra Bernal - School of Music
  • •Media Workshop II - Faculty: Ricardo Escallon - School of Music
  • •Audio and Video postproduction - Faculty: Ricardo Escallon. - School of Music

 AWARDS SHOWS AND PERFORMANCES
AES Colombia – Student Competition 

*AES (Audio Engineering Society)

Bogotá, Colombia 2019

Gold winner – Modern Studio: - Composition, production, Recording and Mixing

Gold winner – Traditional Acoustic - Recording and Mixing

Bogotá, Colombia 2017

Gold winner – Modern Studio: - Recording and Mixing

Silver winner – Traditional Studio Recording - Recording and Mixing

Finalist at Design Competition – AES 143rd Convention 

New York , United States 2017

Synthophonics: www.synthophonics.com   


CalArts Expo 2022

Valencia, CA, United States 2022

https://expo2022.calarts.edu/artist/luisa-pinzon/ 

https://expo2022.calarts.edu/artist/dnl/ 

CALARTS 2021 Halloween Party: Retro Rave

Valencia, CA, United States 2021 Performer

California Institute of the Arts - Grants

Valencia, CA, United States 2021-2023

CalArts Grad Scholarship

CalArts Appeal Grant

Dean’s Retention Grant

Institutional Travel Grants Scholarship

CalArts’ 50th Anniversary Happenings 

Diversity Grant (IDEA)

HASOM Student Project Fund 2022/23

The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts

Valencia, CA, United States 2022

THE COME BACK - Electronic Music and Sound performer

https://www.instagram.com/p/CgxDp24DSwl/ 

The WaveCave CalArts Gallery

Valencia, CA, United States 2022-2023

Páramo Immersion - https://wavecave.calarts.edu/uncategorized/luisa-pinzon-paramo-immersion/ 

Do you know you are not a human? - https://luisapinzon.com/thesis 

SOUND ENGINEER CREDITS

Artist: Adriana Lucia

Album 2014: Porro Hecho en Colombia

Credit: Recording Engineer Assistant

Artist: Johann Hasler

Album 2015: Retratos de un compositor

Credit: Recording Engineer Assistant

Artist: MISI

Album 2016: Cartas a Papá Noel

Credit: Recording Engineer Assistant 

Artist: MISI

Album 2016: El Peter Pan de MISI

Credit: Recording Engineer Assistant

Artist: Balandra

Album 2017: Balandra

Credit: Recording and Mixing Engineer

Artist: Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Live concerts archives 2018-2019

Venues: Rolston recital Hall,Margaret Greenham Theatre,The Club.

Credit: Recording and Mixing Engineer

Artist:  Jens Lindemann

Album 2018: Brassfire Northern Stars

Credit: Recording Assistant and Mixing Engineer

TV Show 2018: Equus Story of the horse

Credit: Score Mixing Engineer

Artist: Asuquomo

Single 2018: Anew

Credit: Vocal Recording  Engineer 

Artist: Fabio Chaves

Singles 2021: Tu Fumas, Sálvame Otra Vez

Credit: Mastering Engineer

Artist: Anaotra

Single 2021; Una de Tres

Single 2022: Petit Mal

Credit: Mastering Engineer

Videoclip: Protagonista

Credit: Sound design

Artist: Notanatomy

Single 2021: Poltergeist

Credit: Composer, producer

Recording and Mixing Engineer

Artist: Marivon

Album 2022: None of this is Mine

Credit: Mixing Engineer and Co-producer

Artist: Juan.Andrea

EP 2022: Si No Llegara a Conocerse

Singles 2022: Impulsos, Pulsaciones, Singles 2023: Nada

Credit: Mastering Engineer

Artist: Anaís Azul

Album2024: Simp’ashani: Canciones Trenzadas

Credit: Mastering Engineer