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Sofía Matus Cancino (b. 1994) is a Mexican composer and digital artist whose work explores the convergence of visual music, embodied sound, and algorithmic composition.

Matus holds a piano performance degree from the Conservatory of Music of the State of Mexico (COMEM). She graduated with honors from the Bachelor’s program in Digital Art (UAEMEX) and the Master’s program in Music Technology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She is a former member and facilitator of the INTAC network in Mexico (International Art Collaborations, 2015–2018). Within INTAC, she collaborated with students and faculty from institutions such as TAMK (Finland), OCAD University (Canada), and Osaka University of Arts (Japan).

Her work has been selected for various music and audiovisual art festivals, including SEAMUS, CCMC, NodoCCS, Visiones Sonoras, PRISMS, and SPLICE. Her compositions have been performed by contemporary music ensembles in Mexico and the United States, such as Bent Frequency, Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble, and Ensamble FEC.
Sofía has studied with renowned composers including Rodrigo Sigal, Fernanda Navarro, Hugo Solís, João Pedro Oliveira, and Gabriel Bolaños. She has received composition and artistic achievement awards from Arizona State University, the Ministry of Culture of the State of Mexico, and, most recently, the 2025 Data Sonification Award. She is currently a doctoral candidate and teaching assistant at Arizona State University, where she was awarded a Presidential Graduate Assistantship.

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Sofía Matus Cancino (n. 1994) es una compositora y artista digital cuyo trabajo explora la convergencia entre la música visual, el arte sonoro y la composición algorítmica.

Matus estudió piano en el Conservatorio de Música del Estado de México (COMEM, 2007-2012). Se graduó con honores tanto de la Licenciatura en Arte Digital (UAEMEX, 2012-2017) como de la Maestría en Tecnología Musical en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM, 2020-2022). Es exmiembro de la red INTAC (International Art Collaborations, 2015-2018), donde fue facilitadora y mentora del colectivo en México. Dentro de INTAC, colaboró con estudiantes y profesores de diversas universidades como TAMK (FIN), OCADu (CAN) y la Universidad de las Artes de Osaka (JP).

Su trabajo ha sido presentado en diversos festivales de música contemporánea y arte visual como SEAMUS, NodoCCS, Sound:Frame, Visiones Sonoras, PRISMS, Music by Women Festival, entre otros.

Sofía ha estudiado con reconocidos compositores como Rodrigo Sigal, Fernanda Navarro, Hugo Solís, João Pedro Oliveira, y Gabriel Bolaños. Ha sido galardonada con premios de composición por Arizona State University (ASU), Bent Frequency Underscore y la Secretaría de Cultura del Estado de México. Actualmente es candidata doctoral y asistente de cátedra en Arizona State University, donde recibió una beca de posgrado presidencial.

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sofmatusc@gmail.com

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