Experience
Pianist, keyboardist, music producer, musical director, composer and arranger, based in Bogotá, Colombia.
- 26
- Years as a pianist
- 17
- Years of live experience on major stages
- 11+
- Years with Nord
I started playing in 2000 and haven't stopped since. Twenty-six years at the instrument and seventeen of live experience on major stages, alongside musical productions and recording studios, with musicians at every level.
My playing is shaped by gospel, jazz, R&B, funk, worship and Latin music. I'm self-taught: my training has been personal study, constant practice, and the kind of learning that only happens in a room with other musicians when something has to work tonight.
What I bring is the combination — musician, producer and creator. I understand an instrument from performance, from sound design, from production, and from the real demands of a professional stage. Those are four different points of view on the same thing, and having all four changes the decisions you make.
Roles
What I do.
- Pianist & Keyboardist
- Live performance and studio sessions across gospel, jazz, R&B, funk and worship.
- Music Producer
- Studio production, recording sessions and record-making from first idea to final mix.
- Musical Director
- Band direction and musical leadership for live productions and large-scale events.
- Composer & Arranger
- Original composition and arrangements written for real players and real rooms.
- Sound Designer
- Synthesis, programming and patch design for stage instruments and productions.
Live
The room decides
Playing in front of a full house two to four times a week teaches you things a practice room can't. What carries. What disappears in a mix. When to play less. Most of what I know about arrangement came from that, not from theory.
Studio
Production & direction
Beyond performing, I work as a producer, musical director, composer and arranger — building records from the first idea, directing bands, and writing parts for the players who will actually perform them.
Stage & events
Shared stages
As a musician with El Lugar de Su Presencia, I've performed at events and on stages alongside internationally recognised artists.
- Marcos Witt
- Marcos Vidal
- Thalles Roberto
- Hillsong United
- Marco Barrientos
- Alex Campos
- Israel Houghton
Selected events
- Explomusic — Guatemala
- Bogotá Gospel — Colombia
- ARPA Awards — Mexico
Online
That work continues off the stage as well: a steady stream of content on social media, now past 500,000 views.
Production
In the studio
Since 2018 I've taken part in productions for El Lugar de Su Presencia and NXTWAVE — ongoing recording and production sessions that shaped how I think about instruments, sounds, arrangements and workflow, live and in the studio.
Music Production · Sound Design · Instrumentation · Arrangements
Career
Twenty-six years of music
2000
First steps
The beginning of a long, continuous process of learning and exploration.
2008
El Lugar de Su Presencia
Joins the musical community in Bogotá.
2011
Playing publicly
Begins performing as a professional musician and keyboardist.
2015
Nord
Nord becomes a permanent part of the professional setup.
2018
Production & direction
Deeper involvement in production, composition and arranging.
Today
Producer · Director
Stage, studio, production and digital content.
Musical identity
Where the playing comes from
- Gospel
- Harmonic richness, expressiveness, groove and interpretive freedom.
- Jazz
- Harmony, improvisation, voicings and reharmonization.
- R&B
- Phrasing, space, and melodic sensibility over rich harmony.
- Soul
- Dynamics, expression, and the weight a well-placed phrase carries.
- Funk
- Groove, syncopation and rhythmic precision at the keyboard.
- Latin
- Rhythm, harmonic colour and cultural range.
- Pop
- Clarity, structure, and knowing what to leave out.
- Worship
- The foundation of most of my professional experience, on large stages.
Setup
The rig
Current live and studio setup.
- Nord
- Yamaha
- Roland
- Korg
- Novation
Acoustic and electric pianos, Rhodes and clavinet, organs, leads and synths, plucks and pads, layers and textures.