Carlos Nino

Carlos Niño refers to himself musically, and in many aspects of his life, as a "Communicator." Producing, playing and making music are facets of that to him. He considers his "presence, aura, energy field," his voice, and many collected instruments (a unique and colorful assortment of bells, chimes, cymbals, gongs, keyboards, shakers, shells, and more) among his essence, and hence his intrinsic means of expression and communication. What is he communicating? "Feelings, experiences, perspectives, journey reflections, state of being," he shares. "I am simply communicating, by being, offering, sharing… and mostly with sound."

It was originally through loving music and nature sounds that Niño became a cassette and record collector, then a DJ, selector, beat maker, producer, eventually a musician, and later a “Communicator.” Though he has long made music with accomplished musicians, Niño only more recently (in the last decade) emerged from studio work onto stages and various recording settings to play and create, fluidly, in the moment.