Gustavo Miranda serves as an Assistant Professor at Nicholls State University. Dr. Miranda has taught masterclasses in renowned universities in Brazil, Panama and the United States. He served as Adjunct Professor to both Southern University of Baton Rouge and McNeese State University. Dr. Miranda has performed in international conferences such as PASIC, NASA and International Double Reed Society convention. As a soloist Dr. Miranda has performed with the Louisiana State University Symphony as well as with professional orchestras in Brazil, including the Orquestra Sinfonica da Paraiba and Orquestra Sinfonica do Recife. As an Orchestral Percussionist, Dr. Miranda has played in several orchestras in Brazil and the United States including the Orquestra Sinfonica Virtuosi, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Acadiana Symphony and Baton Rouge Symphony. In addition, he has founded the Dynamic Duo, a duo of percussion and violin with his wife Deborah Ribeiro. He is committed to teaching and promoting a variety of musical styles to the next generation of young percussionists. He has commissioned several new works for percussion solo with world-renowned composers including David Stock and Liduino Pitombeira. Dr. Miranda is also sponsored by Sabian Cymbals, Salyers Percussion and Black Swamp Percussion. He is committed to teaching and promoting a variety of musical styles to the next generation of young percussionists.