Martin Espino
Martin Espino is a performing musician, cultural educator and scholar of the ancient instruments of Mexico. By being part of the Aztec dance community and researching traditional food Espino lives "indigenously", yet he also creates new works of music, not only preserving his ancestral sounds but ensuring their longevity and a place in the future. Espino integrates neuroscience research into his pieces, creating works of intention.
FUEGO is a meditation of sounds representing fire, it's qualities and meanings to world cultures. His performance with ancient Mexican wind and percussion instruments will utilize "extended performance techniques" as well as sound processing devices. Bill Almas, a Long Beach visual artist will incorporate an intense psychedelic live video processing on the fire theme.