Edward Arteaga was born on July 15, 1950. He received a B.M. at Boston University, studying with Gardner Read and John Goodman. Emigrating to Canada, he attended the Shawnigan Lake Summer School of the Arts where he studied with Jean Coulthard. Since then he has worked as musical and technical director for the Paula Ross Dance Company. Arteaga has written several works for Vancouver's widely respected exponent of new music for the guitar, Michael Strutt, and received a CAPAC recording subsidy for his Suite for Guitar. Other awards include first prize at the Okanagan Music Festival for Composers, for his Symphony No.1, and the Alberto Guerrero Memorial Prize for Venturi for two pianos. Arteaga's style of composition reflects a quest for a clear and direct musical expression. He is firmly linked to the Western musical style, especially the music of Mahler, Stravinsky, and Bartók.

Compositore americano nativo del New Jersey. Ha frequentato l'Università di Boston. Trasferitosi in Canada ha frequentato The Shawningan Lake Summer School of The Arts. Il suo stile è strettamente legato a Mahler, Stravinsky e Bartók.