Luis Ángel Orduña Gutiérrez

Luis Ángel Orduña Gutiérrez is an audiovisual artist based in Mexico City with a background in music composition. He studied musical composition at the “Academia de Arte de Florencia” in Mexico City and is known for his work in experimental electronic music with the project “Ranura Vacía” and as a guitarist in the experimental jazz project “Antiánima.”
Passionate about electronic music, Orduña pursued coursework in Ableton, Mixing and Mastering, and received private lessons from Argentine producer Oriana Tosi. His exploration extended to self-taught learning of Tidal cycles, a live coding musical language.
In 2019, he ventured into visual creation, acquiring skills in software like Blender, TouchDesigner, Resolume Arena, and Hydra. Noteworthy performances include “Antiánima” at the “Fundación Sebastián” and participation in the “Jazzahead!” festival in Bremen, Germany, scheduled for April 2024.
With “Ranura Vacía,” he released an EP in 2022, exploring glitch, breakcore, ambient, and noise genres. The EP, accompanied by visuals, gained recognition at the “LPM” festival in Münster, Germany. Collaborations with poets like Ruy Perea resulted in video poems showcased at festivals.
As an electric guitar performer, he collaborated with the “Big Band GAM” from 2022 to 2023, contributing to community cultural enrichment. His approach involves a continuous focus on experimentation and innovation, creating immersive experiences that blend auditory and visual elements.

Ángel Herrera Rivera

Originally from the northern part of Mexico City, born on April 19, 1997, Ángel Herrera Rivera is a double bassist, bassist, composer, arranger, teacher, and writer. He studied instrumental music at the Superior School of Music under the guidance of professors Nikola Popov and Mario Cortés. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Composition at the Academy of Art in Florence, being awarded the Jean Cortesi Queirazza scholarship. In April 2023, he was selected to participate as a composer in the Orchestral Techniques Workshop of the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra. For the past 4 years, he has been serving as a double bassist and bassist in the Big Band of the Gustavo A. Madero Borough, where he has also worked as an arranger. With this project, he has performed nearly 400 free concerts in various public spaces within the G.A.M. district and beyond the city. From 2011 to the present day, he has been involved in a wide range of musical and artistic projects, from scoring circus acts to venturing into rock and free improvisation, encompassing jazz, orchestral music, contemporary opera, and recently electronic music. He has performed as a bassist, double bassist, composer, arranger, and choir member in various cultural venues and public spaces, including the Main Hall of the Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Nezahualcóyotl Hall, El Plaza Condesa, the Zócalo of Mexico City, as well as jazz clubs in the city and other artistic forums outside of Mexico City, such as the Cultural Complex of the BUAP. In 2024, as a member of the “Antiánima” project, he was selected to be part of the “Overseas Showcases” of Jazzahead!, an important jazz forum in the European Union, which took place in early April in the city of Bremen, Germany. He also participated in a tour with this contemporary jazz trio in various venues throughout the country, including Hamburg, Berlin, and Mannheim. Also in 2024, he began the season of the musical “Cabaret” as a double bassist in the orchestra at the historic Teatro de los Insurgentes. A student of Charles Daniels Torres, José Gurría-Cárdenas, Wilfrido Terrazas, Alexander Bruck, Pablo Chemor, among others. He is the founder and teacher of the cultural space “Colaboratorio 949” in the northern part of the city. The aesthetic he pursues with his compositions and musical endeavors is based on the inclusion of all the diverse musical experiences that have enriched him thus far.

Samuel de Jesús Sánchez Alvarado.

A musician born in Mexico City on August 11, 1994, raised in Ecatepec, State of Mexico. Collaborating on projects aimed at promoting music as a cultural asset.

He began at the age of 15 as a percussionist in choral groups, playing academic and folk music, performing at various festivals and venues in Mexico City (Museo José Luis Cuevas, Museo de la estampa, Academia de San Carlos, etc.). He also developed as a teacher in drumming and initiation to different instruments, such as piano, guitar, and bass, at Cecuart Artesano, Ecatepec.
Since 2016, he began jazz drumming classes with Gabriel Puentes. The following year, he joined LaFaro Jazz Institute, under the tutelage of teachers Agustín Bernal and Héctor Rodríguez. There, through ensembles and performances alongside Agustín Bernal, at venues in the city’s jazz scene, he developed his career. He also represented the institute at the First Congress of Education in Jazz in Xalapa, 2018. Later, he took classes with Juan Ale Saenz.

He has also been part of the two residencies held in Mexico by Antonio Sánchez, where he also took classes with Thana Alexa and Jorge Roeder.

Since 2019, he has been part of Antiánima, a group with which he has performed at various representative venues in the city (Fundación Sebastián, Fête de la Musique, Casa Patricio, TV channel 11 on Calle 11, etc.). They were selected for the Jazzahead! festival in Bremen, Germany. This led to their tour in this country with performances also in Hamburg, Mannheim, and Berlin.
Always seeking to collaborate with great teachers and friends for his growth as a musician and person.