John-Carlos Perea has been appointed to the position of Associate Professor of Music in the School of Music at the University of Washington beginning Fall 2023. He previously served as Chair and Associate Professor of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University (2010-2023), as Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Music at UC Berkeley (2021-22), and as Visiting Researcher, Composer, and Performer at the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT, 2022-23).
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