David Ruiz Molina, PhD

David Ruiz Molina was born in Madrid in 1979. He holds a PhD in Heritage from the University of Cordoba (2019) and a Master in Cultural Management from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2015).

He obtained a Higher Degree in Composition from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid (2003), completing his studies by participating as an active student in the “VII course of music for cinema” of the SGAE (2005) and with the Postgraduate in Composition at the Conservatory of Music of Aragon (2010) under the tutelage of Jesús Rueda. He is also a Music Education Teacher (2001) and Solfeggio Teacher (2000).

He has developed his professional career in the field of music as a phonographic producer, performer and composer of different styles -contemporary, audiovisual, religious or popular music-. His language has a great conceptual richness, density of content, neo-symbolist aesthetics and a very personal character, conceptualising “Evolutionary Syncretism” as a compositional philosophy. Since 2017 “Da Vinci Edition” publishes his works.

He has a wide pedagogical experience ranging from the earliest educational stages to higher education. He has taught Fundamentals of Composition, Harmony and Analysis in several conservatories and Production and Management at the Conservatorio Superior “Andrés de Vandelvira” in Jaén. He is currently collaborating with the International University of Valencia in the development of teaching materials for the Bachelor’s Degree in Musicology in the subject of Aesthetics and Philosophy of Music; and is Research Coordinator of TFE and TFM at the Centro Superior Katarina Gurska, where he teaches various subjects.