Biography
Was born in Mexico but grew up in New York and Argentina, early on, I was an atheist with a very strong materialistic scientific perspective. The background, which was well hidden was one of fear - fear of life and the unknown in this universe. Alongside this was a fascination with everything, a passion for discovery, and an obsession with truth.
A dark cloud settled over me when I was about four years old, deepening its grip of darkness and despair over fifteen years. During this period, there was a relentless exploration of the sciences and philosophies until the point of total loss of faith, seeing their half-truths exposed. In a state of obsession I filled notebooks with never-ending answers to one question: what is truth?
After a major crisis and through a series of synchronicities, at 18 years old I met my teacher, Roberto Solari. That encounter instantaneously marked a before and after, where in our first silent sitting, and with just one minute of eye contact, I tasted the beyond. All questions were momentarily answered by what was glimpsed there and then.
This taste, the essence of being, which I initially believed was him, immediately became the most important thing in life. There are no words for expressing my gratitude to him and to the mysterious universe for the offering that he was.
After two decades of blessed times and deep dives into the inferno and purgatory, he passed away. His death was a transition he foresaw would be a period of great opportunity, and so after a deep process of grieving I took time and precious moments to sit with teachers I knew and loved.
Simultaneous to this path of discovery with Roberto, beginning in 2002, I developed a career in computer science and computational creativity: the intersection of music, art and computation which is now becoming mainstream.
I would love to express infinite gratitude here to my wife Katherine for her incredible love and support, an also Richard Moss, Lisa Cairns, and Francis Lucille. There are no causes, no reasons, but their presence has been invaluable in the recognition of what is and has always been, that which I had fleetingly yet powerfully glimpsed in that first encounter with our beloved Roberto and which deepened in the twenty years I spent by his side.
