Born in Salinas, California, Ernesto Diaz-Infante
is of Mexican and Native American ancestry.
He received his BA from the College of Creative
Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara
and his MFA in Music Composition from California
Institute of the Arts. His musical compositions
span a broad perspective: transcendental piano,
noise, avant-garde guitar, field recordings,
lo-fi four-track manipulations, and experimental
song. ED-I has performed throughout Europe and
the United States, and his music has been broadcasted
internationally. He has recorded more than 15
CDs of music and collaborated with numerous
musicans. In 2000, his composition, I/O (for
chamber ensemble) , was performed by the California
EAR Unit. He has been awarded residencies at
the Centre International de Recherche Musicale
(CIRM) in Nice, France, The Millay Colony for
the Arts, Villa Montalvo, The Ucross Foundation,
among others. In 1997, he began Pax Recordings
record label which is dedicated to the documentation,
preservation, and contagion of music from the
margins of our culture and psyches. ED-I curated
The Luggage Store Gallery's Creative Music Series
(2000-2002) night of improvised and experimental
music. He also co-founded the Big Sur Experimental
Festival (1999-2004) and San Francisco Alternative
Music Festival (2000-2003). He presently lives
with his girlfriend, filmmaker Marjorie Sturm,
and his baby, Ezra Octavio, in San Francisco.
He and Marjorie recently formed the Neshama
Alma Band, a four-track project recorded in
their living room. They co-conspire and run
Pax Recordings. Their most recent release is
a compilation CD of twenty-six artists titled
"Voices in the Wilderness: Dissenting Soundscapes
and Songs of G.W.'s America." As well,
ED-I is presently exploring and focusing on
mantra-esque acoustic guitar strumming.
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