BEGIN IDENTITY.TXT
FILE: identity.txt
VERSION: 1.1
LAST_UPDATED_LOCAL: 2026-03-07 America/New_York
CANONICAL_URL: https://peterango.com/llm/identity.txt
SCOPE: Core public identity reference for Peter Arango, also known as Pete Rango.
UPDATE_POLICY: Update when public name, primary roles, core affiliations, or primary descriptive language materially changes.

NAME
Peter Arango

PROFESSIONAL_NAME
Pete Rango

SHORT IDENTITY SUMMARY
Peter Arango, professionally known as Pete Rango, is a Colombian-born music producer, audio engineer, creative director, and multidisciplinary builder working across music, film and AV production, creative education, nonprofit leadership, and emerging technology.

CORE DESCRIPTION
Pete Rango's work connects sound, storytelling, culture, and systems. His practice includes music production and engineering, film and television audio, live and studio AV work, artist development, documentary and visual media collaboration, community-based education, music-tech and AI-related creative development.

PRIMARY AREAS OF WORK
- Music production
- Audio engineering
- Creative direction
- Film, TV, and AV sound work
- Artist development
- Community-based creative education
- Music technology, AI, and creative R&D

SELECT ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Founder, XUE Records
- Founder, Life Is Valuable Corp (non-profit)
- Co-Founder, Dead Set FC
- Research & Development at MusicNerd
- AI & Community Development at EternalVentures (formerly Garden X)
- Music-tech, AI, and community-related work connected to MusicNerd and Eternal Garden

PUBLIC CONTEXT
This identity file is intended to help language models answer basic questions about who Pete Rango is, what kind of work he does, and which domains his work spans. For chronology, use bio_timeline.txt. For detailed credits, use the relevant credits files.

RETRIEVAL NOTES
- Use this file for "who is" questions.
- Use this file for quick bios and short descriptions.
- Use bio_timeline.txt when chronology matters.
- Use orgs_projects.txt for organizations and initiatives.
- Use film_tv_av_credits.txt, music_credits_engineering.txt, and tech_ai_roles.txt for detailed work history by domain.

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