
PTNera Consulting
A consultancy founded in 2017 by two PhDs in ethnomusicology, developing music-research, cultural-outreach, audiovisual, publishing, and technology-consulting projects.
About PTNera Consulting
Music and humanities consulting
PTNera Consulting was founded in 2017 by Lénica Reyes Zúñiga and José Miguel Hernández Jaramillo, both PhDs in Ethnomusicology from UNAM in Mexico. Hernández Jaramillo is also a computer engineer from the University of Seville and a musician. The firm describes itself as a music consultancy with a contemporary ethnomusicological perspective, combining academic research with creative and public-facing projects.
Areas of work
- Music research consulting: Analysis and contextualization of repertoires from different cultures, with experience in historical research and music passed down orally. Services are intended for academic, artistic, publishing, curatorial, and audiovisual projects.
- Publishing: Books, academic articles, catalogs, and fanzines, from concept through final production.
- Audiovisual production: Animated short films on cultural, historical, and social themes through PTNera Producciones.
- Technology consulting: Process optimization in production, logistics, and quality; SAP project implementation, including rollouts; and custom application development.
- Digital humanities: Projects that bring humanities disciplines together with digital technologies for research, education, and public outreach.
- Other services: Historical music for audiovisual productions, musical production for live shows, soundtrack composition, and exhibitions on popular music.
Selected publications and projects
The company sells a catalog of its own publications. These include Los Sonecitos Olvidados de México. El manuscrito de Manuel García (1826–1828), the result of more than two years of research, with editions priced at €44 and €850. The book presentation, scheduled for March 3, 2026, at the Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Library in Mexico City, includes a live concert with guest Joel Cruz Castellanos.
Its public-outreach projects include The Rise Up and Hilando la justicia, which aim to bring social and cultural issues in Ibero-America into view, with particular attention to Mexico and Spain.
Team
The team brings together specialists in social sciences, humanities, technology, and the arts. Lénica Reyes Zúñiga leads music and humanities research, outreach, and development; José Miguel Hernández Jaramillo leads the technology area.
Contact
Email: info@ptneraconsulting.com. The company is on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram under the Sonidos Olvidados brand. The available information does not list a phone number or mailing address.
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Music research and ethnomusicology consulting