ARCADIO M LANZ

Arcadio M Lanz is a composer and musician whose work spans across music for film, dance, and interdisciplinary projects. Since 2005, he has worked on numerous projects, with a particular focus on composing for documentaries and videodance. His recent works include the original score for the documentary Formas de Atravesar Un Territorio (Mexico, 2024) by Gabriela Ruvalcaba, which has been featured at international festivals such as Locarno and IDFA, as well as for Giro Polar (Mexico, 2020), which earned him international awards like the New York Cinematography Award and the Nature Without Borders Film Festival.

Throughout his career, he has collaborated with renowned artists and collectives such as Diego Luna, Ray Schwartz, Zap McConnell, and the Chicken Bank Collective, and has composed for projects like Postales Poéticas (Mexico, 2017) series for Canal 22 and the documentary series Mi Ciudad en Bicicleta (Mexico, 2015). He was in charge of the composition for two editions of the Concierto de Campanas in San Pedro Cholula (2014 and 2015), a project in which he incorporated the bells of 28 churches into a quadraphonic installation.

While his main focus remains music, he has also worked in sound design and audio for projects such as Secondary Succession (USA, 2016) by Chicken Bank Collective, and podcast mixing for Into This Podcast (Canada, 2022) by Marx Ruiz Wilson.

In recent years, he has expanded his professional scope by exploring web development and photography, seeking to extend the creative process to social projects. As a developer, he designed the platform for the A Chorus of Singing Rivers (Netherlands, 2024) project at Wageningen University and has been responsible for the development of websites for social projects by Redes A.C. and Rhizomatica in Mexico. He also works as a photographer for social projects and concerts in renowned venues such as Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.