Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence at Guild Hall (East Hamptons) alongside Jaime Lozano and Florenica Cuenca, a creative residency devoted to developing a new musical titled, “Él y Ella”.

Inspired by the true story of two Mexican artists who fall in love and move to New York on a whim, the piece explores the exhilaration and cost of building a life through art while honoring their roots and raising their Mexican-American son. Living at the intersection of love story and immigrant journey, the work blends Mariachi, Cumbia, Ranchera, Corrido, and Norteña in Spanglish, performed with four multi-instrumentalists. Storytelling is propelled by live looping, vocals, and immersive sound design, carrying the audience between the present moment and the memories that shape who we become.