Juan-David Domínguez initially trained as a pianist. He finished his studies in orchestra conducting at the Facultad de Artes ASAB in 2017. In 2024 he received his master's degree in conducting at the University of Northern Iowa and recently started his Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance – Conducting at Shenandoah Conservatory in the fall of 2024 studying under Maestro Emanuele Andrizzi.

He has conducted several orchestras in Colombia, including Bogota Philharmonic, Caldas Symphony Orchestra and Medellin Philharmonic. In 2019, he founded the Orquesta Sinfónica Metropolitana de Bogotá “La MET,” with the purpose of developing himself as a conductor. An open space of practice for new professional musicians and students, this orchestra is projected as one of the most outreaching for young professionals in Colombia. With La MET, he recorded his first professional symphony album in 2021, which included five original tone poems winners of the First National Composers Competition that he also promoted and incorporates the different rhythms shaped by the diverse geography of Colombia.

In 2021/22, he was considered to be appointed assistant conductor of the Bogotá Philharmonic and Medellín Philharmonic. He conducted the Northern Iowa All State Workshop Orchestra in 2023, leading more than 120 young musicians. Most recently, he has had some remarkable participations at the 2024 Cascade Conducting Masterclass with the Tacoma Symphony and maestra Sarah Ioannides, 2024 Everything Conducting Seminar with the Omaha Symphony and maestro Ankush Bahal, 2024 Fellow at the Sphinx Connect in Detroit and 2024 Oxford Conducting Masterclass with Toby Purser.