Raven Chacon is a member of the Dine’ Nation and an experimental musician, composer and educator. Raven has been building his own instruments for creating new sounds since he was a child growing up in Chinle. Today he teaches Native youth through various programs including the Native American Composers Apprenticeship Project (NACAP).

We recently talked with Raven about his influences, composing and the next generation of Native musicians.

Written by Eric Martin.

Interviews conducted by Eric Martin with editing by Landon Mattison.