Liz Bustamante studied music and technology in the Sonic Arts program at City College, NY. Her video for Poem Rocket's 'Box' was shown at several film festivals, nominated for Best Editing and awarded Best Video at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology (2003). Bustamante was awarded an Irani Fellowship for a site installation piece examining the phenomenon of popular standards in contemporary music. She is a drummer and engineer currently living in Chicago.