Band 8000702

4pc Band
Band’s musical styles: 50s & 60s Party/Slow Dance, 70s Party/Pop, 80s Party/Pop, Adult Contemporary, Billboard Hits, Latin Party/Pop, Rock, British Music, Jazz, Variety Music
Band’s musical instruments: Vocals, Drums, Keyboards, Bass guitar
Languages: Spanish, English

Victor – Singer, Composer, Percussionist
Languages: Spanish, English

Education
2019: Artistic Initiation Music Teacher, Escuela Libre de Música, Mexico City
2014: Afro-Cuban Percussion Course, Fermatta Music Academy, Guadalajara, Mexico
2011: Bachelor’s Degree in Performance of Contemporary Popular Music, Fermatta Music Academy, Mexico City

Experience
2019: Music Teacher in Artistic Initiation, School in San Luis Potosí
2011-2014: Master of Percussion and Drums, Fermatta Music Academy, Guadalajara, Mexico

Performance Experience
Festival Jazz Weekend
Festival Cervantino
Festival Rosario Castellanos
Additional Training and Clinics
Berklee College of Music & Fermatta Clinics
Alex Acuña
Simon Phillips
Steve Lukather
Chick Corea
Richie Flores
Armando Manzanero
Antonio Sánchez

Jose – Drummer, Percussionist
Languages: Spanish, English

Year of birth – 1987
Height – 177 cm
Weight – 73 kg

Education
2019: Jazz Preparatory Courses, Veracruzana University, Xalapa, Mexico
2019: Berklee Latino Course, Berklee College of Music, CDMX, Mexico
2018: Degree in Jazz Studies with a specialty in Drums, Veracruzana University, Xalapa, Mexico

Experience
Nov 2023 – Apr 2024: Drummer, Marella Explorer 2 ShowBand
Feb 2023 – May 2023: Drummer, Norwegian Pearl Orchestra
Aug 2022 – Jan 2023: Drummer, Royal Caribbean Orchestra
Feb 2022 – Aug 2022: Drummer, Celebrity Eclipse Orchestra
Nov 2021 – Feb 2022: Drummer, Celebrity Silhouette Orchestra
2021 – 2022: Coordinator of the Recording Area, UNICACH
2017 – 2018: Drummer, Xalapa Ska Jazz
2016 – 2019: Drummer, Wané Folk Project
2011: Drummer, Sak Tzevul

Teaching Experience
2021 – Present: Professor of Percussion Area, Halcones Marching Band, Xalapa, Mexico
Teaching snare drum technique, interpretation, and sound for students aged 13–18.
2019 – Present: Drum Teacher, JazzUV Program in Your City, CEART, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Teaching drum sheet music interpretation for Big Band and ensemble classes focused on swing.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Big Band Drummer, undergraduate level, Center for Jazz Studies UV, Xalapa, Mexico
Percussionist, FMUV’s Choral Camerata
Part of the winning team in the 2019 “Voces Unidas” University Choirs Contest (Professional Choirs category).
Ensemble Drummer, Center for Jazz Studies UV, Xalapa, Mexico
Participated in presentations led by renowned musicians including Tim Mayer, Gustavo Nandayapa, and Jelena Ciric for JazzUV Seminar editions.

Jorge – Pianist
Languages: Spanish, English

Education
2021: Completed courses with renowned musicians and educators including Cécile Peralta, Francisco Rocafuerte, Patricia Reyes, and others.
2006: Bachelor’s degree in Music with a specialty in Piano, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
2006: Professional instrumentalist music technician, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
2006: Methodology of Musical Language, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
2006: Implementation of the Enterprise Character First Program, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.

Experience
2021: Session Pianist for Timmo Tolki.
2021: Actor in the short film Eternas memorias.
2015-2017: Show Band Musician/Pianist, Interra Jazz.
2013-2019: Show Band Musician/Pianist, Cantatíteres.
2013: Show Band Musician/Pianist, Edraband.
2006-2008: Show Band Musician/Pianist, Evodia.
2014: Piano Teacher, Interra Arts Academy.
2008-2014: Piano Teacher, Bataka Academy.
2003-2006: Music Teacher, Diego Rivera School.
2007-2010: Festival Organizer, Presencia del Rock en Chiapas.
2018: Festival Organizer, La Cultura Vale.

Awards
2022: Colectivo Kybernus, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
2020: El Arte Ayuda, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
2007: 3rd Place, Rockolympus, Circo Volador, Mexico City.

Kristel – Bassist
Languages: Spanish, English

Education
Degree in Jazz and Popular Music with a Specialty in Electric Bass
Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Chiapas, México
Contemporary Musical Composition Course
Coneculta, Chiapas, México
Singing Workshop
Scala Academy, Chiapas, México
Jazz Preparatory Courses
Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Chiapas, México

Experience
Nov 2023 – Apr 2024: Showband Musician – Bassist, Marella Explorer 2
2019 – Present: Teacher and Coordinator of the Music Area, American School Foundation of Chiapas, Chiapas, México
2017 – 2019: Bassist Teacher and Music Professor, Centro Universitario de Música Fermatta, CDMX, México
2015 – 2017: Music Teacher in Social Programs, Coneculta, Chiapas, México
2016: Participant, Latin American Congress of Music Schools, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, México
Bass Player in the Big Band, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, México

Awards
2023: PECDA Chiapas Winner – Young Creators Category
2020: Featured in the book Textless Making History, awarded by the City Council