Dilson Hernandez

Dilson Hernandez

Dilson is a performing artist from the Bronx. His talents include creative writing, playing various instruments, spoken-word poetry, singing, audio engineering, and beat making. Although self taught in many of his skills, he received a Bachelor's of Arts in both English and Music from the University at Albany. He also became a certified Audio Engineer from the Institute of Audio Research. Dilson wishes to change the world with his art and community work (mostly for youth), aiming to strive for a more progressive and creative future. Some of his work abroad includes teaching English in Haiti and helping build a dorm space for children in rural India. Some of his work at home includes facilitating music related workshops with youth in public schools via Urban Art Beat and advocating in courtrooms for 16-24 year-old incarcerated youth in NYC via Friends of Island Academy.

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