PAPA RELLENO

Bryan Velasco (AKA Papa Relleno) began taking music lessons as a child in his native La Mirada, California. Even though he focused on learning to play the piano, Bryan also became proficient as a guitarist, bassist and drummer. While in his teens, Papa Relleno cut his teeth in the Orange County independent rock/ska scene. His love of all music would eventually lead him to perform initially with all of the Los Angeles area's major salsa and latin dance bands and eventually with international luminaries such as Celia Cruz, Carlos "Patato" Valdez and Francisco Aguabella. In addition to being an excellent instrumentalist, Mr. Velasco is also a sough-after songwriter and producer, having written or co-written songs for the likes of Grammy winner Keb Mo', Macy Gray, Quetzal Guerrero (Yoruba Records), Tibetan singer Techung, Colombian artist María Mandinga and Brazilian singer Tita Lima (whose critically-acclaimed debut album "11:11" he also co-produced) as well as music for television shows on the ESPN, Food Network, CW, VH-1, Telemundo and Univision networks among others.