Kristian de Leon is a Brooklyn-based composer and percussionist who writes colorful, imaginative works that explore the “in-betweens” of Classical music. In his work, he specializes in an avant-garde, theatrical style that focuses on demonstrating the physical weight of sound in sonic space and the interactions that may come as a result.
Recently, he has begun to explore multimedia performance and presentation, engaging in electro-acoustic and live visual synthesis to accompany his compositions, particularly in his most recent work for electric string quartet, dance, tape and dynamic stage lighting, "Tone:Color." Kristian is currently living in Brooklyn, NY with his obscenely large house cat, Bagel, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Percussion Performance from California State University, Fullerton, and a Master’s Degree in Music Theory and Composition at NYU Steinhardt under Michael Gordon, Shelley Washington, and Robert Honstein.
