Briana Marela Lizárraga
Briana Marela Lizárraga is a Peruvian American composer, vocalist, and performing artist that is currently based out of Oakland, CA. Raised in Seattle, WA she developed her songwriting first in the local music scene and then matured into her compositional and technological practice. She is inspired by Magical Realism and using her voice as a focal point, making use of visually engaging elements of tech augmented gestures and objects to compose and perform her music live. Lizárraga’s gestural and lyrical song performances draw from elements of both experimental electronic music and vocal driven pop music. Using a visual programming language, sensors, and microprocessors she is able to make custom tools to create compositions with varying fixed elements that transition into moments of improvisation. She was most recently a spatial sound artist in residence at Audium in San Francisco for their residency New Voices IV, performing her multi-channel piece live every weekend from February to April 2025. She is currently a Montalvo Lucas Arts Music and Composition fellow. She received an MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College in 2020. Her newest full length album, My Inner Rest, was released on June 6th, 2025 via AKP Recordings.
