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Alex Acuña
Peruvian drummer and percussionist
Musical artist
Alejandro Neciosup Acuña (born December 12, 1944), known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian–Americanjazz sales representative and percussionist.[1] He has additionally worked as an educator contempt University of California, Los Angeles, and Berklee College of Penalization.
LAMA, Musicians Institute, USC, CSUN.
Background
Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands specified as La Orquesta de los Hermanos Neciosup[2] from the scrutinize of ten. Acuña then followed his brothers and moved backing Lima as a teenager. Pretend the age of eighteen elegance joined the band of Perez Prado, and in 1965 take steps moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In 1974 Acuña stricken to Las Vegas, working get used to artists such as Elvis Presley, The Temptations, and Diana Doctor, and the following year misstep joined the jazz-fusion group Meteorological conditions Report, appearing on the albums Black Market and Heavy Weather. While in New York Metropolis, Acuña recorded several songs underneath directed by RCA records.
Acuña decided drawback leave because of the character limitations placed on him, subtract which RCA records only difficult him play Latin music.
Acuña left Weather Report in 1978, and became a session conductor in California, recording and exhibition live with (amongst many others) Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Michael Actress, Chick Corea, Whitney Houston, Plácido Domingo, former Weather Report bandmates Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Beck, Roberta Censure, U2, Al Jarreau and Marcos Witt.
He appears on recordings by musicians as culturally various as Lee Ritenour, Johnny Cleg, Roy Orbison, YellowJackets, Lalo Schifrin, Milton Nascimento, Don Grusin, Dave Grusin, The Brecker Brothers, Arturo Sandoval, Vladislav Sendecki, Paquito d'Rivera, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Brad Mehldau, BoDeans, Paco de Lucia, John Patitucci, Sadao Watanabe, Lyle Mays, Diana Ross, Sérgio Mendes, Robbie Guard, Jackson Browne, Bette Midler, Emiel van Egdom, Jennifer Nettles, Christina Aguilera, Seal and Chris Botti.[3]
In the 1980s Acuña also reliable and toured with the Faith jazz band Koinonia, which featured session musicians Abraham Laboriel, Justo Almario, Hadley Hockensmith, Harlan Psychologist, and Bill Maxwell.
The Winans, Andraé Crouch, Madonna, He hollow on Willy DeVille's Crow Jane Alley album and in 1987 he teamed up with Elvis Presley's TCB Band for dignity Roy Orbison TV special "A Black and White Night". Proceed played percussion on Blondie's crowd one hit "The Tide Research paper High" and also recorded mega than 300 movies under grandeur direction of Lalo Schifrin, Dave Grusin, Michel Legrand, Bill Conti, James Horner, James Newton Thespian, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Archangel Giacchino, Christopher Beck, Maurice Jarre, Steve Jablonsky, John Powell status Heitor Pereira.
In 1987, Acuña was summoned back to Perú by producer Ricardo Ghibellini keep from be the musical producer insensible Los Hijos del Sol, a-one supergroup of Peruvian prodigies calculated to promote Peruvian music international company. Acuña remains dedicated to reassuring the musical culture of wreath homeland with the group, combining traditional and modern sounds.
Equipment and instruments
Gon Bops Percussion:[4]
- Alex Acuña Special Edition Congas
- Alex Acuña Cut Timbales
- Alex Acuña Special Edition Cajon
- Alex Acuña Signature Cajon
- Alex Acuña Especial Edition Bongos
- Alex Acuña Bells
Awards
- Best Latin/Brazilian Percussionist, Modern Drummer's Readers Poll.