Meet the Artist
Westly Heflin is a Composer and Percussionist from Louisiana, where he received his bachelors degree in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He studied percussion with Larry Anderson and Joe W. Moore III, as well as composition with Mel Mobley during his undergraduate studies. He has also received a MM in Composition with Mark Engebretson and Alejandro Rutty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. While earning his master’s degree, Westly took up an interest vibraphone and jazz within the Miles Davis Jazz Program at UNCG. In addition to his master’s, he received a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Jazz Studies.
Westly's compositions contain elements of jazz and classical-style chamber works, as well as electronic and ambient , heavily influenced by artists like Ryuichi Sakamoto, C418, and Aphex Twin. Heflin’s interest in time, controlled chaos, and metric modulation, along with electronic and ambient music elements of precedent composers, inspire him to explore his fascination with the static nature of clocks, as well as the cyclical patterns of controlled chaos. Westly's music has been performed around the United States at festivals, recitals, and conferences.
