Joel Laviolette

Joel Laviolette is a composer and educator in Austin, Texas. He is the is the artistic director of Rattletree, a world electronica group that combines Zimbabwean musical traditions with synths. Laviolette is the founder and artistic director of the Rattletree School of Marimba in Austin. He ran the physical location of the school with his wife Rakefet until 2018, when he transitioned his teaching to be primarily online.