Mauricio Rodriguez earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition by Stanford University, a master’s in Sonology at the Royal Conservatory The Hague in The Netherlands, and a bachelor’s in composition, piano, and ethnomusicology at the University of Mexico. His music is frequently played in the Americas and Europe. He has been artist in residence at Arteles Center Finland, University of California Santa Cruz, International Centre for Composers Sweden, Xenakis Centre Paris, Royaumont France, and Cuban Institute of Art. An artistic fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts of Mexico, Rodriguez has taught music theory, music technology, and composition at Stanford University, San Jose State University, ESMUC Catalunya, University of Mexico, and Conservatory Salamanca Spain. Currently, he leads the piano lab at San Jose City College and also teaches AP Music Theory, Musicianship, and Composition at the Pre-College Academy at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.