Lita is a first-generation Ecuadorian-American experimental artist, DJ, and creative technologist whose expansive practice spans sound design, hardware engineering, immersive installation, and custom audiovisual systems — all rooted in decolonial frameworks and open-source pedagogy. She shapes an interdisciplinary practice where sound, code, image, and community converge as tools for memory, resistance, and transformation.

lita.systems, is a living archive of this creative ecosystem — showcasing hand-built instruments, sonic performances, visual projects, open-source schematics, and research documentation. It’s a digital home for shared tools, storytelling, and systems of care and connection.

At the core of Lita’s practice is Sonic Liberation Devices (SLDs) — an ongoing series of decolonial, accessible musical instruments designed and fabricated from scratch. Each SLD operates as more than a music tool; they are instruments of memory and connection that function as tools for protest and sonic resistance. Engineered to be tactile, accessible, and open-source, each S.L.D invites others to trace, translate, and transmit their own stories.

As a DJ, Lita channels the same ethos that shapes her devices: blending experimental electronics, diasporic rhythms, and sonic textures that carry collective history, deepen connection, and help us reimagine.

Lita earned her Masters in Interactive Telecommunications from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2024, where she focused on creative technology, accessibility, and sonic interface design. She holds dual B.A. degrees in Mass Communication (Public Relations) and Spanish, with a minor in International Relations, from Texas State University.

She has lectured at NYU, New York Institute of Technology, Parsons School of Design, The New School, and Berklee College of Music on topics such as decolonial design, audio-futurism, liberation technology, accessibility, creative coding, electronic music performance, and open-source sound systems. Lita has also facilitated workshops with Dazed Archive, in Partnership with Lenovo and Intel, on “Creating Audio-Visual Experiences” (2025) and “How To Make Your Own DIY Midi Controller” at NYU’s ITP camp (2023). 

Whether through hardware, live performance, or shared sonic spaces, every element of Lita’s work is rooted in the belief that sound and technology can be used as a tool for liberation.