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Diego Muñiz
Director of Media & Audio, University Medical Center El Paso | Sound Designer & Recording Engineer, University Medical Center El Paso
Muñiz is a sound architect whose career traces a perfect arc: El Paso teenage DJ → Houston audio student → television sound designer → live recording engineer → institutional media director — and back to El Paso. He is the rare audio professional who can shape a techno set, mix a live recording of Portugal. The Man, design sound for broadcast television, and direct media operations for a major medical center. His participation as staff at Georgetown Futuro 2019 reflects how naturally his technical craft integrates with the ecosystem's operational needs. He hears what others overlook — and builds the sonic infrastructure that makes content land.
Narrative
Diego Muñiz is a sound designer and recording engineer who started as a teenage techno DJ and producer in El Paso, Texas, moved to Houston to study audio production, landed a sound design position at a local television station two years into his education, recorded artists like Portugal. The Man live, and now directs media and audio editing for University Medical Center in his hometown of El Paso. He served as staff at the 2019 Futuro Summit at Georgetown University — bringing the same ear that shapes broadcast audio and live recording to the ecosystem's flagship gathering.
Muñiz understands that sound is infrastructure — not decoration. Whether he is mixing a live recording, designing broadcast audio, or directing media operations for a medical center, his approach is the same: precision in service of clarity. His trajectory from teenage DJ to institutional media director proves that creative instinct and technical discipline are not opposites — they are the same ear, trained over decades. His work at University Medical Center shows that sound architecture applies everywhere, not just in studios and concert halls.
Anima Key
Sound is not background — it is architecture. He heard that in El Paso and has been building on it ever since.
Why They Belong
- Staff at Futuro Summit, Georgetown University (2019) — technical operations at the ecosystem's flagship event
- El Paso native who carries the border's creative energy into professional audio
- Career spans techno production, broadcast TV, live recording, and institutional media direction
- Recorded artists like Portugal. The Man — professional-grade live sound
- Directs media and audio at University Medical Center El Paso — institutional media leadership
Legacy Vector
Diego Muñiz left El Paso as a teenage DJ, became a broadcast sound designer in Houston, recorded live artists like Portugal. The Man, and returned home to direct media at University Medical Center — proving that the border produces sound architects who can work at any scale.
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