"Not only is the sound of all Black Swamp instruments remarkable, the craftsmanship is of the highest quality. Whether performing as a multi-percussion soloist, or as a member of the electro-acoustic quartet, soNu, I know I can trust the Black Swamp instruments in my set up."

Gustavo Aguilar, percussionist, composer, and improviser, has been active in the creative music scene for almost a decade. His commitment to combining pre-composed (notated) and present-composed (improvised) musical elements has earned him the reputation as an "intuitive, methodical mystic." His music has been called "beautiful, introspective and passionate," "thought-provoking and thoroughly fresh."

Gustavo has performed and/or recorded with such creative artists as John Bergamo, Roy Campbell, Nels Cline, Vinny Golia, Charlie Haden, Kang Tae Hwan, Park Jae Chun, Robert Reigle and Wadada Leo Smith.

Mr. Aguilar has been on faculty at Del Mar College/Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Korea National University of the Arts, and The University of Akron, and has given masters classes at universities across the United States and abroad. He holds the position of Composer-in-Residence with GroundWorks Dance/Theater of Cleveland, Ohio-a position he has held since 1997.