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Drummer and Percussionist Demian Arriaga was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. He has collaborated with musicians such as Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van, Halen), Leo Mellace (Tribe of Judah) Eguie Castrillo (Tito Puente), Alex Alvear (Mango Blue), Pablo Bencid (Leo Blanco), Manolo Mairena (La Timba Loca) and Winston Maccow (Nancy Wilson) as well as performing with the East Coast bands West 8 Five (NYC) with whom he appeared on SPIN and STUFF magazines as well as sharing the stage with Ozomatli at the Spring Massive Festival in Colorado. He played percussion with the Boston ska band Mass Hysteria and the hip hop group III Kings (opening up for acts such as Busta Rhymes, N.E.R.D y Talib Kweli). He has performed with Latin American legends Ruben Blades and Juan Luis Guerra as well as the Grammy Award winning band Ozomatli. He has studied percussion with Eguie Castrillo (Tito Puente, Jennifer Lopez), Ernesto Diaz (Mango Blue) and Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon). His drum studies have been under Dave Dicenso (Duran Duran, Hiromi), Mike Mangini (Steve Vai, Extreme) and Pablo Bencid (La Timba Loca, Victor Mendoza). Demian also has a vast experience teaching, having been a part of the prestigious faculty at Brookline Music School, as well as having numerous students in the Boston area. In addition Demian has led numerous workshops and drum clinics in Caracas, Venezuela. His musicality in not restricted to being a performer; he's been a constant contributor for MUSICOPRO magazine, having done important interviews to legends like Ruben Blades and Gary Cherone, as well as many product reviews. Blah blah blah