College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Faculty Presents at National Association of Music Merchants Conference in CA

Jessica Muñiz-Collado, M.F.A., faculty in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), was selected to present at the National Association of Music Merchants (The NAMM Show) winter conference in Anaheim, California. Her presentation entitled “Reel Music and Beyond,” provided resourceful information for music composition and production students regarding finding work as a media composer/music producer. The NAMM show is described as the largest four-day music-tech industry conference.

Muñiz-Collado has performed and recorded with numerous musicians and artists including Grammy-nominated saxophonist Steve Elson, jazz vibraphonist Arthur Lipner, Cookie “Conga” Lopez, Anders Astrand, Jean Geoffroy, Ney Rosauro, and trumpet all-star John Walsh. She has also performed throughout North and South America, toured with the FROST Percussion Sextet in Japan, and was a guest lecturer and performer at the international music conference LeRock & L’Amour held at the Universite Paul-Valery in Montpellier, France. At NSU, she teaches courses in composition, music production, and percussion. In addition, she directed the Mako Band, NSU Pep Band, and managed NSU Mako Records.