Paul Chavez (born 1 July 1964) is a Chicano composer of dance music, and a sound designer for installation and theater.
His work has been featured at the REDCAT Theater in Los Angeles (part of the Walt Disney Concert Hall) and his recent score for the Arcane Collective's dance work Cold Dream Colour was created in collaboration with U2's The Edge.
Chavez has developed a style of composition over the past twenty years that involves creating the initial sound score independently from the choreography.
He identifies with the Chicano the Rasquachismo style of art and music making, using elements of "hybridization, juxtaposition, and integration" as a means of empowerment.
A native Californian, Chavez's music is strongly influenced by his engineering, visual arts, design and architecture background.