David Vélez

Biography

David Vélez was born in Bogotá. He moved to NYC on 2002 and returned to Colombia on 2010.

Holds a MA in Fine Arts from the Universidad Nacional de Boogotá

He started to publish his work on 2005 with his project Lezrod. With the album 'Retorno a la nada' which was nominated for the Qwartz awards.

Since 2006 David has participated in a series of exhibitions and art festivals such as:

· The 'Proyecto de Visualización de Honda' (Honda, Colombia 2014) with the 4-18 Foundation · 'Arte Ocupa' -collective- (Santa María, Brazil 2013), · 'Deriva y Catástrofe' (Rojo Galería, Bogotá 2013), · 'Transversal sonora' -collective- (2012 Universidad Nacional Bogotá) · Frecuencias’ (2012 Plazarte Gallery, Medellín) also with the 4-18 Foundation, · ‘Cacería de Brujas’ (2011, Bogotá), ’Densidades’ (2011 Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá), · Intermedios (2011 Universidad Nacional, Bogotá), · Internacional Ruidística (2010 Valenzuela Klenner Gallery, Bogotá), · Fine Diving (2008, NYC), · Red Room (2008, Baltimore, Maryland), · Rake Festival (2007, NYC) · Photophono (NYC, 2006).

David Vélez works as content manager, curator and publisher for Impulsive Habitat a label he cofounded on 2009 that focuses on the publication of phonographic and musique concrete works.

On 2011 David Vélez funded the journal The Field Reporter which is focused on the critic and review of phonographic and musique concrete based works.

Albums/EP's