Guitar ability
Expert
Bass Guitar ability
Intermediate
Keyboard ability
Intermediate
Favourite genres
Influences: All.
I am a well-known and respected musician with exceptional international experience. I am currently based in Edinburgh and am looking to collaborate with other like-minded and equally experienced professionals as either a session guitarist, a performer in a band and/or a music tutor.
With over fifteen years of professional experience, I hold a BA in Classical Music and Teaching from the National Conservatoire in the Dominican Republic. I was awarded the prize for Classical Guitarist of the Year in 2007 and have also produced tracks for film and radio. In 2008, I represented my country at an International Guitar Festival in Cuba and have also been invited to perform in a number of countries including the UK, Holland, Argentina, France and Spain, among others. In 2009, as the Artistic Director with the band Marel, I travelled to Buenos Aires on tour where we opened a concert for the legendary Juan Luis Guerra. I was also a special guest representing my country at the recent Viva América events in Madrid.
I play and teach a wide variety of musical styles including classical, rock, jazz, blues, Latin, funk and merengue. My work has been featured in films, most recently in the film El Trópico de Sangre. For a concert I played in with the world famous ensemble Los Hermanos Rosario, we were awarded the Concert of The Year in 2010 at the coveted Cassandra awards in the Caribbean.
Below is a selection of just some of the artists with whom I have collaborated, performed, arranged, recorded and produced in the past.
I have shared the stage with internationally renowned acts, including:
Fito Paez (Argentina)
Alejandro Filio (Mexico)
Cristian Castro (Mexico)
Danny Rivera (Puerto Rico)
Pablo Milanes (Cuba)
Frank Delgado (Cuba)
Nico Brina (Switzerland)
Eros Ramazoti (Italy)
Pedro Guerra (Spain)
Ismael Cerrano (Spain)
I have played and/or recorded with all of the following acts and performers:
Grammy Award Winners:
Chichi Peralta
Manuel Tejada
Allan Leschorn
Sandy Gabriel
World Music/Merengue/Bachata
Los Hermanos Rosario
Danny Rivera (Puerto Rico)
Xiomara Fortuna
Jose Antonio Rodriguez
Said Carbonel (Cuba)
Guarionex Aquino
Victor Victor
Maracande
Rock and Latin:
Marta Heredia (Latin American Idol Winner)
Nico Brina (Switzerland)
Leo Susana
Tony Almont
Pavel Núñez
Marel Alemany
Transfusión
Luis Días
Vakero (Rapper)
Auro y Clemt
Audrey Campos
Frank Ceara
Janio Lora
Classical:
Ruben Gonzalez
The Santo Domingo Classical Guitar Quartet