In January 2025, I completed my PhD in Ethnomusicology, concluding a 12-year transition from engineering to the study of sound and music. I am an ethnographer, sound designer, and run-and-gun videographer with a background in physics.

In 2011, I left my PhD studies in engineering sciences and my job as a physicist to focus on sound. I had already been working as a sound engineer at Radio Študent, one of Europe’s oldest independent radio stations, since 2000. Shortly after, I was accepted into the Tonmeister program at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (RDAM) in Copenhagen, where I moved in 2012.

In 2013, I traveled to the Peruvian Amazon and, after an encounter with Shipibo singing, shifted my focus to field recording. This led to extensive work documenting traditional musics, many at risk of being lost. In 2014–15, I studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and conducted fieldwork in Yunnan, later releasing The Other Side of China, a collection of recordings from the region.

After earning my Bachelor’s, I worked as a sound engineer at RTV Slovenia’s documentary program while completing my Master’s at RDAM. I continued fieldwork in China, the Philippines, and other regions, requiring me to leave my job to pursue independent research.

In 2018, I completed my Tonmeister degree and shifted my focus toward ethnographic and anthropological studies. Presenting my work at ICTM and SIEF conferences led to a PhD opportunity at NOVA University in Lisbon, which I began in 2019. As part of my research, I returned to Peru in 2021 to document nixi pae chants with the Huni Kuin people.

My work integrates ethnography, sound recording, and audiovisual documentation, with a focus on music traditions undergoing rapid change.