Rogelio Sosa

Rogelio Sosa is a Mexican composer and sound artist whose work spans electroacoustic composition, experimental electronics, improvisation, sound installation, and performance. Emerging from a background in computer music and noise experimentation, his practice has gradually expanded towards an understanding of sound as a means of organizing physical, perceptual, and collective experience. His compositions frequently employ feedback systems, electronic synthesis, and live processing, developing complex sonic structures in which improvisation and compositional control remain closely intertwined.

An important aspect of Sosa’s recent work is his investigation of ritual and ceremonial practices, particularly their capacity to organize time, space, and collective attention. Rather than reproducing their musical conventions, he explores the relationships between acoustic energy, bodily perception, and the transformation of the listening situation. His performances often combine precisely constructed electronic materials with open processes and unpredictable interactions, creating situations in which the boundaries between composition, improvisation, and performative action become increasingly fluid. This approach also reflects his interest in the ephemeral character of artistic experience and the limitations of conventional forms of documentation.

Born in Mexico City in 1977, Sosa studied composition with Julio Estrada and Ignacio Baca Lobera, and electronic music at Ateliers UPIC and IRCAM in Paris. He received a master’s degree in Music and Technology from Université Paris 8. His discography includes Raudales (Sub Rosa), Daturas (Bocian Records), and Eclíptica. Alongside his artistic practice, he has played an important role in Mexico’s experimental music scene as a former director of the Radar and Aural festivals and as a sound art curator at Ex Teresa Arte Actual.