Jessica Muñiz-Collado received her Master of Fine Arts in Music Composition from the Vermont College of Fine Arts under the direction of Emmy-nominated composer Don DiNicola and jazz pianist/composer Diane Moser. She received her Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of Miami under the direction of renowned percussionist/composer, Dr. Ney Rosauro, Edward Adkatz , award-winning COPILOT Music, Killer Tracks Production Music, Odyssey Earth Films, award-winning N.N. Media Productions, Open Door Film Productions, award-winning INC24 iMagination productions, and award-winning director Luis Argueta. In addition, she has had the privilege to perform and record with numerous musicians and percussion artists including Grammy-nominated saxophonist Steve Elson, jazz vibraphonist Arthur Lipner, Cookie "Conga" Lopez, Anders Astrand, Jean Geoffroy, Ney Rosauro, and trumpet all-star John Walsh. She has also performed throughout North and South America, toured with the FROST Percussion Sextet in Japan, and was a guest lecturer and performer at the international music conference LeRock & L'Amour held at the Universite Paul-Valery in Montpellier, France.
