Carlo Diaz
Project and Communications Coordinator, Urban Theory Lab
; Lecturer, Committee on Environment, Geography and Urbanization
The University of Chicago
Carlo Diaz is a composer, designer, and artistic researcher. He is a lecturer and project and communications coordinator in the Committee on Environment, Geography and Urbanization (CEGU) and Urban Theory Lab at The University of Chicago and adjunct faculty in music composition and audio technology at Harper College. His work explores the acoustic representation of historical sound and the rich intertemporality of contemporary aural practices.
CV↗
Carlo Diaz, ed., Imagining the Non-Present: Thought Experiments on Rich Temporality in Sound↗ (Ghent: Orpheus Instituut, 2026).
Carlo Diaz, Artistic Practices of Historical Sound: Memory, Imagination, and Mimesis in Contemporary Composition and Historical Performance↗ (Ph.D. diss., Leiden University, 2024).
Combustion Aesthetics (in development) (CEGU, The University of Chicago)
Mixing & Mastering Techniques↗ (Spring 2026) (MUS 203, Harper College)
Sound & Environment↗ (Spring 2025) (CEGU 24502, The University of Chicago)
A/V Arts Technology Internship↗ (Spring 2025) (MUS 275, Harper College)
Fundamentals of Audio Technology↗ (2023–) (MUS 201, Harper College)
Private Lessons in Music Composition↗ (2023–) (MUS 279, Harper College)
Urban Theory Lab↗ (2026) (website)
May Watts: A Legacy in the Chicago Landscape↗ (2025) (exhibition catalog)
CEGU: Field Report↗ (2025) (institutional report)
Committee on Environment, Geography and Urbanization↗ (2021) (website)