educational background

Bachelor Degree in Music at Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA)
Diploma at Musicians Institute (London, UK)
PhD at Universitat de Barcelona (not finished yet)

Scholarships & awards

World Tour Scholarship, Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA
B.A.S. Scholarship, Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA
Selected in Dean’s list as outstanding student, Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA
First Prize, Becas de Alta Especialización AIE, Madrid
Gold Award, Musicians Institute, London, UK

Subjects:

Drumset
Hand percussion: cuban & caribbean, brazilian, flamenco, african, middle eastern, indian.
Classical percussion
Vibraphone
Big band arranging
Scoring for full symphony orchestra
Instrumentation & orchestration
Jazz & classical composition
Jingle writing
Counterpoint
Conducting
Jazz & classical harmony
Ear training

Percussion & ensemble teachers:

Danilo Pérez (Dizzy Gillespie), Egguie Castrillo (Arturo Sandoval), Mike Rinqquist (Puntilla), Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon), Mark Walker (Paquito de Rivera), Samuel Formell (Los Van Van) Ernesto Diaz, Skip Hadden (Weather Report), Steve Wilkes (Dave Samuels), Oscar Stagnaro (Paquito de Rivera), Ricardo Monzon (Aretha Franklin) Oneil Cumba (Sintesis), Agustin Gomez (Instituto Superior de Arte Cubano), Bernard Purdie (James Brown), Gabriel Nuzzoli (Ricky Martin), Thomas Lang (Ozzy Osbourne), Mike Sturgis (Thin Lizzy), Ian Mussington (Keziah Jones), Mare Saunogo (Ensemble Folklorique de Mali)

Music theory teachers:

Ted Pease (Buddy Rich), Bernardo Hernandez (Pete ‘Conde’ Rodriguez), John Aldridge (Coca-cola jingle), Donny Nolan (Walt Disney), Jim Smith (Boston ballet)

Masterclasses:

Pat Metheny, Eddie Palmieri, Michel Camilo, Quincy Jones, Elvin Jones, Efrain Toro, Gregg Bissonnete, Dave Weckl, Peter Erskine.

Others:

Cuban percussion in La Habana, Cuba