Joshua Muetzel is a Miami-based composer whose work is drawn to the commonalities in human experience, the fundamental and mystical qualities of nature, and how human beings and the natural world interact. He touches on these concepts through a narrative compositional style that reaches beyond categorizations of style or genre.
     
          His practice is characterized by enthusiastic collaboration with other musicians and artists. He has worked with artists including arx duo, Calefax Reed Quintet, Ensamble CienFlores, Ensemble for These Times, ensemblenewSRQ, folx Percussion, NOW Ensemble, numerous large university ensembles, and many classical soloists. Much of his creative output also includes works for steel bands and solo steel pan, his primary instrument. Josh has been a steel pan composer, performer, and educator for nearly a decade. His steel pan music is performed throughout the United States. Josh is also the artistic director of the South Florida New Music Collective, an organization dedicated to supporting young composers and performers in South Florida and fostering community and collaboration.
     
          Josh holds a master’s degree in Composition from the University of Denver, and a master’s degree in Performance Studies from Texas A&M University. His principal instructors have been Sean Friar, Peter Lieuwen, and David Wilborn.