“Rodriguez’s antenna is finely tuned to sounds that resonate and rattle in the soul.”
– Columbia Daily Tribute
A native of Bogota, DM R is an electroacoustic music composer based in New York City.
Having its footholds in post spectral, ambient, pop culture, Colombian folk, and Rock en Español, their music has been presented by artists such as the International Contemporary Ensemble, Yarn Wire, Alarm Will Sound, ECCE Ensemble, counter)induction, Boston Musica Viva, Berrow Duo, Eric Drescher, and Josh Modney at venues like the BANFF Centre for the Arts and Creativity, the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, the Goethe Institut in Boston, Americas Society, University of North Colorado, the Coral Gables Museum, Boston Conservatory, and the New England Conservatory. Their recent projects include an electroacoustic installation piece for the National Sawdust Ensemble (NSE), part of the 2022 Hildegard Commission Initiative– supported by the Onassis Foundation, and the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, an evening-length work for the New York-based trio Sputter Box commissioned by the Fromm Foundation at Harvard University, a multimedia piece for the TAK ensemble and Joy Guidry, and a string duo for andPlay.
DM R is a dissertation fellow at Columbia University, a teaching assistant at New York University and teaches composition at Kaufman Center’s Face the Music.
“es un interesante tour de force tecnológico”
– El Clarin, Argentina
ESPAÑOL
El trabajo de DM R tiene influencias de música pop, tradicional colombiana, rock en español, post espectral y ambient.
Elle ha colaborado con el International Contemporary Ensemble, Yarn Wire, Alarm will Sound, ECCE Ensemble, counter)induction, Boston Musica Viva, Berrow Duo, Eric Drescher, y Josh Modney. Su música ha sido presentada en escenarios como BANFF Centre for the Arts and Creativity, the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, the Goethe Institut in Boston, Americas Society, University of North Colorado, the Coral Gables Museum, Boston Conservatory, y el New England Conservatory. Sus proyectos mas recientes incluyen comisiones del National Sawdust como parte de la iniciativa Hildegard, el Fromm Foundation en Harvard University para el trio Sputter Box, una pieza multimedia para el ensemble TAK y la fagotista Joy Guidry, y un duo de cuerdas para andPlay.
Actualmente vive en la ciudad de Nueva York donde está haciendo su doctorado en la Universidad de Columbia, es ayudante de catedra en la Universidad de Nueva York y enseña composición en el programa de Face the Music parte de el Kaufman Music Center.
YLS,B (2020)
For fixed media, piano (synth), bass clarinet, and violin