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Bio

Brittany Padilla is a captivating music performer and composer-producer specializing in dynamic sound design for dance. She holds a Bachelor's in Music with a minor in Spanish from the University of North Texas and a Masters of Education in Instructional Design & Technology from West Texas A&M University.


As a dedicated dance accompanist at Texas Woman's University and a freelance artist, she performs, composes, and teaches in collaboration with dance companies and artists for various concerts, workshops and festivals such as American College Dance Association and American Dance Festival.


Brittany masterfully wields a range of instruments, technology, and her own enchanting vocals to shape compelling compositions and craft engaging musical spaces for dance. She works with Ableton Live, an innovative music production software and holds professional certification from Berklee College of Music.

Bailando International Dance Festival

Photo: Schuster Studios 2022

Sound & Body Worksjop 2022

Photo: Kali Taft

Education

Masters of Education in Instructional Design and Technology

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

2019-2021

Online Ableton Specialist Certificate

Berklee College of Music

Online

2014-2015

Bachelor of Arts in Music

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

2013

Mentorship in Dance Accompaniment

Texas Woman’s University

2013 - 2014

Duke University,

American Dance Festival

2017, 2018

TWUDance Upclose

Photo: Dayna Ballenger 2023

Experience

Staff Accompanist and Composer

Texas Woman’s University Dance Division | TWU Campus | Denton, TX

2019 - Present

Dance Accompanist

American College Dance Festival | Duke University

Durham, NC

Summer 2023

Dance Accompanist

Tarrant County College Dance Department | NW Campus |

Fort Worth, TX

2014 - 2019

Dance Accompanist

American College Dance Association | Various Universities and Colleges in Texas

2015 - 2019, 2021 - 2024

Merge @ Sundance Square

Photo: Peter Matthews 2022

Brittany embodies a philosophy of blurring the lines between music and dance. As a performer, composer, and educator, she aims to inspire both dancers and musicians, encouraging collaboration and exploration. Brittany shares her expertise to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation for the interconnectedness of these art forms, inviting others to join her in the journey of creative expression without boundaries.

SOUND DESIGN

All music COmposed, Recorded

& produced by brittany Padilla

2023

The Eldert Lofts

The Eldert Lofts is a series of vignettes, exploring the intimate lives of a community living in a small apartment.2023 season of The Elevator Project at the AT&T Performing Arts Center.

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2021

Reverberation

University of Dayton

A dance of women empowerment, shot at the grand stairway entrance to the UD Law School building.

Choreographeer: Johnathon Pattiwael

2021

Exuberance

dance film that explores what it means to "bring it" as a woman who is a practicing guest in street dance forms.

Choreographer : TWU MFA Chely Jones

2020

Tether

TArts Mission Oak Cliff

A live dance performance, the first event as part of Arts Mission Oak Cliff’s Parking Lott Series.

Choreographer: Agora Artists, Avery-Jai Andrews and Lauren Kravitz CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

2019

Still Standing, Still Alive (Excerpt)

University of North Texas

Faculty Dance Concert 2019

Choreographer: Mary Lynn Babcock

2018

Her Fragile Silence

METdanceDUO

Choreographer: Jen Mabus

2018

Through the Narrow Door (Cond.)

2018

Gestalt (excerpt)

2018

Dance/Space (condensed)

University of North Texas

Faculty Dance Concert 2018.

Choreographer: Mary Lynn Babcock

Don’t Ask Why’s 40-minute premier production Gestalt explores relationships and how individual pieces, in relation to one another, create “perceived” whole. Gestalt begins where visual concepts intersect with the psychological approach.

Dance/Space @ the UTA Planetarieum

A 45-minute interdisciplinary dance work Choreographer: Amanda Jackson

DANCE PROMO

All music COmposed, Recorded

& produced by brittany Padilla

2023

Texas Woman’s University

Texas Woman’s University Dance Division Promo Video Spring 2023

2022

Texas Woman’s University

Texas Woman’s University Dance Division Promo Video Spring 2022

2021

Texas Woman’s University

2020

Texas Woman’s University

Texas Woman’s University Dance Division Promo Video Spring 2021

Texas Woman’s University Dance Division Promo Video Spring 2020

Classes, JAMS & WORKSHOPS

All music COmposed, Recorded

& produced by brittany Padilla

2022

Sound and Body Workshop

A professional dance intensive to expand auditory and somatic capacity. Modern dance, live music, improv, myofascial release, and sound healing. Lewisville, TX July 2022

2019

InTheMoment

Arts Mission Oakcliff, Dallas, TX

Dance Jam 2019

Videographer/Director: Cain Rodriguez

2019

InTheMomentTRAILER

Arts Mission Oakcliff, Dallas, TX

Dance Jam 2019

Submission for 92Y Mobile Dance Film Festival,

2019

AMOC Improv Jam Intro

Arts Mission Oakcliff, Dallas, TX

Community Improvisation Jam

2019


2019

InTheMoment

Arts Mission Oakcliff, Dallas, TX

Dance Jam 2019

Videographer/Director: Cain Rodriguez

2019

InTheMomentTRAILER

Arts Mission Oakcliff, Dallas, TX

Dance Jam 2019

Submission for 92Y Mobile Dance Film Festival,

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