Alan Courtis

Alan Courtis was founder member of Reynols, a group that integrated a drummer with Down’s Syndrome and released over 100 albums on labels from USA, Europe, Japan & New Zealand, etc. He has also worked on worldwide music projects integrating people with disabilities and has released more than 300 solo releases and collaborations.

He holds a degree Communication Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, where he runs an annual Music Workshop and a Seminar about Art & Disability. He currently works as a music professor for disabled people at the Fundacion Artistas Discapacitados (Disabled Artists Foundation), Talleres Fontanarrosa (Programa de Integración Cultural de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) and at the Conservatorio Municipal “Astor Piazzolla” in Buenos Aires, contributing also with institutions such as UBA (University of Buenos Aires), UNSAM (University of San Martin), AASW (Argentine Williams Syndrome Asociation), Centro de Investigaciones Artisticas and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.

Alan Courtis has also conducted workshops for many institutions all over the world. He has also published articles about art and disability in magazines like: The Wire (UK), Leben mit Down-Syndrom (Germany), Musicworks (Canada), Revue et Corrigée (France), El Cisne (Argentina), Educación Especial (Peru) and Grupo Docente (Spain).