Are you a professional musician or member of a band? If you are, would you tell us something about your career?
Yes, I have studied music. I’m a professional. At age 14 I had the great honor to play with Alex Acuña. I was also part of Gianmarco Zignago’s band, a Peruvian singer who has won the “Latin Grammy” three times. Because of him, I could play with artists such as Alex Lora (from El Tri – Mexico), Noel Schajris, Diego Torres, Natalia Jiménez (former lead voice – La Quinta Estación), Eva Ayllón, Lucho Quequezana, Amaury Gutiérrez, Luis Enrique, Fonseca, Mónica Manccini, Manuel Mijares, Alberto Plaza, among others. I’ve also played with Magaly Solier (nominated – Oscar 2010), Pilar de la Hoz, Anna Carina, Chaqueta Piaggio, the reality show “The Voice – Perú”. I’ve also played with my bands “Numen” (jazz, rock, funk), and Enrumbando (my first Cd). I’ve also played with Christian artists such as Edgar Lira, Alex Sampedro, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Jacobo Ramos, Danilo Montero, and Marcos Witt.
You are obviously very talented, both as a bass player and as a composer. Do you focus on these two things only or are there other areas you are working on? Tell us about Enrumbando.
Being a bass player and a composer complement each other. I compose most of my music in my bass or double bass. However, I also devote some of my time to produce some CDs, or organize musical events like “Bass en Vivo” which is a bass day in my country with workshops for musicians and concerts. Enrumbando is my first CD and I dreamt of it since I was a teenager. It contains 10 songs, 9 of them are my compositions, and one of them is a Christian hymn called “How Great Thou Art” or “Cuán Grande Es Él” in Spanish. In this CD you will find Rumba Flamenca, Bossa Nova, Funk, Latin Jazz, and Peruvian rhythms as Vals, Landó, Zamacueca, Marinera, Festejo, and Panalivio. Great musicians were part of this production. Jesus “El Viejo” Rodríguez (musical producer of The Voice – Perú) was in charge of the recording and mix. What I wanted to show in this CD was what I had inside as a composer, all the musical genres that I had learned during all these years until that moment. In this link, you can see the EPK of “Enrumbando.”
Since you are from Perú, can you tell us a little about the Peruvian music? What kind of music do you like to play?
I really feel blessed to have been born in this land so rich in music, in their cuisine, and turism. In Perú there are many genres. In the coast, the music is characterized by the use of percussion, like in “Festejo”, “Landó”, “Tondero”, “Marinera”, “Vals Criollo”, “Zamacueca”, “Panalivio”, among others. The highlands also have a great variety of Huaynos which vary depending on the region they belong to. We have “Carnavales”, “Danza de Tijeras”, “Sicuri”, and others. In the Altiplano in Perú we have “Tuntuna or Saya”. The jungle also has genres that are yet to be discovered and shown to the world. I like to play all the genres of my country. I learn a lot from them. I also love jazz, Brazilian music, and AfroCaribbean music.
Do you think music can do something for our world?
Without a doubt. Music is not a sport to compete, but art to share, says Abraham Laboriel. When you make music, whatever you are planning to use it for, it needs people working together with one purpose: to create a song or work for it. That’s what the world needs to learn. We should come together as one to make this world a better place.
What dose music mean to you?
For me, music is a gift from GOD. It has His characteristics. You can’t see it, you can’t touch it, but if you can feel it, it will feed your soul. A Greek sculpture or statue can be seen, even if it has been made hundreds of years ago. Even though many years have passed by, you can go to a museum and appreciate La Monalisa of DaVinci. You can’t do that with music. We have no idea how the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven sounded in its time. Sometimes I even think if the best bass solos have ever been recorded, because if they haven’t, then just the people who were there the moment it happened could enjoy it. Music needs time to exist. Without a doubt, music is one of the best creations of GOD, and one of His greatest gifts to all of us.
Do you have any suggestion for sire guitars?
Just to thank “Sire Guitars” for making me part of the family. Thank them as well for this great vision of making the basses available for everyone at affordable prices. Don’t stop this great work. Go for more!
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