“…somehow, I’m able to grab the notes by the hand and follow them along, truly living in the moment. The next thing I know, five hours have passed”.

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Juan Esteban Arango (also known as Juan Arango) is a music composer, producer, and performer who specializes in the composition of original music for film, television, video games, and multimedia. He has written music for clients including Amazon.com, NBC, ABC, Hulu, and VICE Media, among others. 

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Born and raised in Cali, Colombia, he began his journey at 10 years old when he picked up the electric guitar. After spending his teenage years studying music theory and performing, he left his home country to further pursue his music education at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated in 2017 with two bachelor's degrees in “Contemporary Music Production” and “Guitar Performance”. Soon after, he moved to New York City where he began working as a performer and music instructor. In 2020, he obtained a Master's degree in film composition from NYU Steinhardt.

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Over the years, Juan has written countless musical compositions for a diverse number of projects (including short films, animations, podcasts, video games, and commercial releases). He also writes music for a number of companies and music houses such as 4 Elements Music, HAUS Music + Sound, YouTooCanWoo, and Movers+Shakers.​

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Due to the fact that Juan started "gigging" at an early age, he has gained a great amount of performance experience. He has collaborated with many artists and performed at several New York City establishments such as Rockwood Music Hall, The Knitting Factory, Pianos, The Bowery Electric, and Nublu. This has allowed him to make lasting relationships with a great number of musicians and instrumentalists, which he frequently features in his recordings.

 

Other than that, Juan is a hard worker and a passionate artist. He is fluent in both Spanish and English, however, music will forever be his mother tongue.