Crystal Cortez

Crystal Cortez (they/them) is a Portland-based sound designer, musician, and creative technologist. Their work spans the realms of installation and performance with a focus on redirecting modern technology toward sacred relationality. They transform field recordings, use synthesis, audio programming, data sonification, and 3D sound spatialization to produce windows into shared networks of reality. Their work has been shown at NIME, La MaMa NYC, PNCA, Disjecta, PICA, Navel (LA), On the Boards (Seattle), Mizaji Gallery, Southern Exposure (SF) and more. In addition to being an artist, they are also an educator and Max MSP Certified Trainer.