Horacio Fernández Vázquez, who goes by the stage name Horatio on the Beat, is a classical composer by day and an urban music producer by night. He is also a passionate filmmaker, often directing music videos for his projects, as well as highly skilled songwriter, musical theater composer, lyricist, and writer. He also manages an online clothing store that feature designs from his projects. He is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in composition at The Juilliard School of Music, class of ’22. He writes music that embraces and fuses urban and western classical traditions, particularly those coming from Latin America.    His music has been widely performed and acclaimed around the world by leading artists such as The Juilliard Orchestra, Zlatomir Fung, the Pittsburgh Ballet, Jeffrey Milarsky, the 5 de Mayo Philharmonic among many others. He has received commissions from Miguel Ángel Villanueva, Joel Sachs, Simón Gollo, the Albany Symphony, the University of Illinois and National Sawdust. He has won prestigious awards such as the Arturo Márquez Competition, the James Galway Festival Composer Competition and The Juilliard Composer’s Competition. He has also been a recipient of fellowships and grants that have allowed him to fund his entrepreneurial pursuits such as Mexico’s Culture Secretariat, National Sawdust’s Blueprint Fellowship, and Juilliard’s Marks Center on multiple occasions. His teachers and mentors include Robert Beaser, Alan Belkin, Gonzalo Macías and Arturo Márquez.