Music Endeavors

Um, Hello...? Anybody there?

So, I've finally started blogging. This is where you will hear about my music endeavors, raves and rants.

I will break no mold as I will start my blog experience by introducing myself:

My name is Juan, and I'm a musician. I grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. My studies are Composition and Film Scoring (Berklee College of Music) and Masters in Composition (CUNY). Currently I live in New York City where I've been involved with the music in several forms, such as:

Playing guitar, programming and composing for Trip Hop band Puracane - www.myspace.com/puracane

I've been working with my great chanteuse/friend Ali Rogers for over three years now. This project became a central part of my life. We released our latest album "I've been here the longest" a few months ago and are quite happy with it. We've been playing in NY and surroundings quite a bit too.

Playing bass for Copal - www.myspace.com/copal

I've been recently recruited to play bass and synths with this amazing band. Led by the not-less amazing violinist Hannah Thiem, Copal is a mixture of gypsy and middle eastern songs with driven beats. The line-up is as simple as effective: violin, cello, bass, synth sounds and drums.The shows also include dumbek/frame drum players and belly-dancers. In these last months, we played a lot of gigs in NYC and Boston.

Teaching at SAE NY

I have been teaching at SAE NY for over three years now. I taught hundreds -if not thousands - Sampling, Synthesis, Logic, Reason, Songwriting, Arranging and Music Theory.

Learning Advisor at SAEOnline

I started developing and offering my Logic and Reason Courses at SAEOnline three months ago. So far it has been a great experience for me and the students.

Composing music for film, tv and media

I have done a number of scores for indie films, shorts, documentaries, theater plays, TV commercials and such. I will share them with you in upcoming posts.

I will now read some of the blogs of my fellow SAErs and start a much needed networking.

Cheers,

Juan.-