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ABOUT ME:

Gabriela (b. 2000, Quito, Ecuador) is an interdisciplinary artist, sound designer and creative technologist working in composition, sound design (for linear and non-linear media), sound art, installation & media art. She is a Berklee College of Music graduate with a B.M. in Electronic Production & Design and a Master's in Music Technology from NYU.
 

Currently, she works as a Sound Designer for Toska Studios' / Sydney Colling's HABROMANIA. She also works as a freelance playback specialist and technical consultant for vocalist/composer Kate Eberstadt.

 

Recent installation and live-event work includes serving as A2 (audio engineer) and production for Zoo as Zoo's ExJam_003: Hōraz during NYFW 2026, (an experimental, time-themed installation and performance in a Lower East Side warehouse, featured in i-D)

and New Ear Inc:: 
 

Throughout her undergraduate studies, she participated in various performances as an accomplished pianist, keyboardist and synthesist, specializing in contemporary styles like jazz, fusion and ambient. She has performed in notable venues such as the Metropolitan Theatre in Medellín, Teatro Libre in Bogotá, the Berklee Performance Center and The Loft @ Berklee (United States), and played events like the ARP 2600 Symposium alongside artists like Herbie Hancock and Jean-Michel Jarre.
 

During her time at Berklee, she was mentored by Richard Boulanger, Neil Leonard, and Matthew Davidson, and had the chance to study with Suzanne Ciani, Lisa Bella Donna and Richard Devine. She also formerly played keyboards for various Boston-based bands.

​© Gabriela Benavides 2021

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