FANTASIA POP TOUR BEGINS IN 2008
VERSION EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO!!/PROFILE/ BORN IN OCTOBER 29 HEIGHT 6.0 AND WEIGHT 165 LBS., EFECTIVE IN COMUNICATING IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. /TRAINING HISTORY/ PRIVATE LESSONS AND TUTORING FROM RENOWED LATIN DRUMMER STAR ALVARO LOPEZ (WORLD GUINESS DRUMING RECORD/CLINICIAN). -UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA'S SCHOOL OF MUSIC, UNDER THE MEXICAN DRUM MAESTRO FELIPE ESPINOZA (RAVI SHANKAR/HEAD PERCUSSIONIST FOR THE GUADALAJARA PHILARMONIC ORCHESTRA). -BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC SEMINAR FOR THE RYTHMICAL SECTION AND UPON COMPLETION ACHIEVED A SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE BERKLEE SUMMER PERFORMANCE PROGRAM. /PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE/ AS A TEENAGER, PLAYING IN DIFFERENT AND ROCK BANDS. FORMED A BAND CALLED EW5 WHERE HE RECORDED AN ALBUM AND DID SOME INTERNATIONAL TOURIN IN SCHOOLS IN MEXICO, PUERTO RICO AND CONTINENTAL USA. PLAYED FOR SEVERAL LOCAL LATIN ORCHESTRAS AND BIG BANDS. AND DRUMMER FOR THE LATIN ELECTRO-ROCK-POP PHENOM BELANOVA. BELANOVA HAS RECORDED 3 ALBUMS WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC, HAVING ATTAINED GOLD AND PLATINUM AWARDS, MULTI-NOMINATED AND AWARDED BY THE MTV AWARDS LATIN AMERICA, AND ALSO 2 NOMINATIONS FOR THE LATIN GRAMMY IN 2006 AND ALSO ANOTHER PLATINUM AWARD FOR THE SOUNDTRACK TO WALT DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL AND HAS BEEN ASOCIATED WITH WORLDWIDE BRANDS SUCH AS SONY ERICCSON AND PIZZA HUT. WITH BELANOVA ISRAEL HAS DONE INTERNATIONAL TOURS TO SUPPORT ALBUMS IN MANY COUNTRIES INCLUDING SOUTH, CENTRAL, NORTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE AND A LIVE PERFORMANCE DVD OF THE TOUR WITH ISRAEL ULLOA ON DRUMS AS A PART OF THE BAND FOR ANY MUSICAL APPEARANCE. ISRAEL AND BELANOVA, HAVE SHARED THE STAGE WITH SOME OF TODAY'S GREATEST STARS AND VENUES SUCH AS: EVANESCENCE ,RICKY MARTIN, MOBY, SHAKIRA, ROBBIE WILLIAMS, BRYAN ADDAMS, NELLY FURTADO, MANA, AND MANY OTHERS PLAYING IN CROWDS UP TO 120,000. ISRAEL HAS BEEN IN THE MUSIC VIDEOS AND HAS RECORDED PERCUSSION, DRUMS AND EVEN BACKGROUND VOCALS IN THE BAND'S ALBUMS. OTHER PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE ATTAINMENT OF HIS OWN GOLD AND PLATINUM RECORDS FOR UNIVERSAL MUSIC FOR HIS DEDICATION AND CONTRIBUTION TO BELANOVA'S PERFORMANCE. ISRAEL IS A PROUD ENDORSER AND USES LATIN PERCUSSION, AQUARIAN DRUMHEADS, AXIS PERCUSSION RED BULL,PAISTE CYMBALS AND DW DRUMS./PERFIL/ NACIDO UN OCTUBRE 29 184 CM DE ESTATURA CON 72 KG. DE PESO. /EDUCACION MUSICAL/ -CLASES Y TUTORIA DEL RENOMBRADO BATERISTA ALVARO LOPEZ(GANADOR DEL RECORD GUINNESS/LUIS MIGUEL). -ESCUELA DE MUSICA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA BAJO LA TUTELA DEL MAESTRO FELIPE ESPINOZA "TANAKA"(RAVI SHANKAR/PERCUSIONISTA DE LA ORQUESTA FILARMONICA DE JALISCO. -SEMINARIO PARA LA SECCION RITMICA DEL BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC DE BOSTON EN EL CUAL AL COMPLETARLO RECIBIO UNA BECA PARA EL BERKLEE SUMMER PERFORMANCE PROGRAM. /EXPERIENCIA PROFESIONAL/ EN LA ADOLESCENCIA, TOCANDO EN DIFERENTES GRUPOS DE ROCK Y COVERS. FORMO UN GRUPO CRISTIANO LLAMADO EW5 CON EL CUAL GRABO UN DISCO HE HICIERON UNA GIRA INTERNACIONAL EN DIFERENTES IGLESIAS LA CUAL INCLUIA CONCIERTOS Y CLINICAS. MAS DELANTE TOCANDO EN DIFERENTES ORQUESTAS Y GRUPOS DE FIESTAS A NIVEL LOCAL PARA POSTERIORMENTE UNIRSE COMO BATERISTA AL GRUPO FENOMENO DEL ELECTRO POP-ROCK BELANOVA EL CUAL HA GRABADO 3 DISCOS CON UNIVERSAL MUSIC ADQUIRIENDO DISCOS DE ORO Y PLATINO POR SUS ALTAS VENTAS, RECONOCIMIENTOS Y NOMINACIONES DE PREMIOS COMO LOS MTV AWARDS Y LOS LATIN GRAMMY Y SOUNDTRACKS COMO EL DE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL DE WALT DISNEY. CON BELANOVA ISRAEL HA HECHO GIRAS INTERNACIONALES DE MAS DE 100 FECHAS EN NORTE, CENTRO Y SUD AMERICA Y ESPAÑA Y LA REALIZACION DE UN DVD EN VIVO CON ISRAEL COMO BATERISTA EXCLUSIVO Y PARTE DE LA BANDA PARA CUALQUIER PRESENTACIÓN MUSICAL. ASI MISMO ISRAEL Y BELANOVA HAN COMPARTIDO EL ESCENARIO CON LAS MAS GRANDES ESTRELLAS DE LA MUSICA ACTUAL EN RECONOCIDOS ESCENARIOS COMO : EVANSCENCE MOBY, RICKY MARTIN, SHAKIRA, ROBBIE WILLIAMS, BRYAN ADDAMS, MANA Y MUCHOS OTROS TOCANDO PARA CONCURRENCIAS DE HASTA 120,000.ISRAEL HA PARTICIPADO EN LOS VIDEOS MUSICALES, ASI COMO TOCANDO, BATERÃA , PERCUSIONES E INCLUSO COROS EN LAS GRABACIONES DEl GRUPO ASI COMO EN CONCIERTOS EN ESTA FRUCTIFERA RELACIÓN DE AMISTAD Y TRABAJO QUE YA LLEVA AÑOS POR LO CUAL UNIVERSAL MUSIC & BELANOVA CONCEDIERON SU PROPIO DISCO DE ORO Y PLATINO A ISRAEL POR SU DEDICACION Y CONTRIBUCIÓN A LA BANDA. ACTUALMENTE ISRAEL ES PATROCINADO Y UTILIZA LATIN PERCUSSION, AQUARIAN DRUMHEADS, PEDALES AXIS PERCUSSION REDBULL, PLATILLOS PAISTE Y BATERIAS DW... ..