Rendering is the alias of Cristina Aramayo, a 22 year old producer, sound designer, guitarist, songwriter, and photographer currently based in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Born in Cambridge, UK, Cristina spent most of her later childhood and adolescence in Mexico City, which is where most of her family is from. Having lived in several countries as well as having family from Bolivian, Lebanese and Spanish descent, she considers multiculturalism and diversity an essential part of any project. 

As an EPD major at Berklee College of Music, Rendering has collaborated with musicians from all around the world, always gaining insight from an international perspective and learning about different forms of expressing oneself through music. 

Rendering concentrates on creating spacious, ethereal and contemplative pieces, stretching, granulating and processing audio from acoustic settings. Many times, the projects consist of reimagined melodies or songs, that are transformed into atmospheric panoramas, giving a whole new meaning to the initial piece.

As of now, they have a solo project, a group that intertwines latin and middle eastern music with experimental ambient, and a quartet focused on songwriting/electronica.

I make music because it is the medium through which I feel the most. Whether it be joy, excitement, pain, melancholy, disappointment, distress or any sensation existent, music has always been the best way for me to reveal my truest sentiments. I find it can also be a source of deep connections with my surroundings, which is why I enjoy sharing musical moments with family, friends, partners, or strangers above anything else. My vision as an artist is to explore everything the world has to offer, with the intention of learning different ways to express myself. I want to constantly transform, but always remain true to myself. Currently, I am collaborating with artists, performers, producers, etc. from many different parts of the world; internationality has always been of great interest to me, and the curiosity for learning about other cultures is part of my general philosophy of life. 

As an artist, I try to go as multimedia as possible. Joining the Electronic Production and Design major at Berklee College of Music has led me to take an interest in Production and sound design, where analogue/digital gear and computer software are my main instruments. As the producer Rendering, I find myself constantly trying to create spacious, ethereal and contemplative pieces, stretching and granulating audio I take from acoustic settings. Many times, I reimagine pre existing melodies or songs into atmospheric panoramas. As Cristina Aramayo, I am a songwriter and guitar player, a medium through which I am most familiar with, as I started my musical career this way. 

I am working on three projects as a producer (Rendering), and in a band (Ptolemy) as a guitarist/songwriter. Under the name Rendering, I have a solo project, a group that intertwines latin and middle eastern music with experimental ambient, and a quartet focused on songwriting/electronica. Ptolemy, on the other hand, is a four piece band that seeks to combine Shoegaze, Rock and Post-Hardcore, drawing inspiration from bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, and Slint. 

As I stated previously, I want to explore and understand all the genres that I can, as I believe that there is a value to every form of expression across the globe.