FREELANCE PERCUSSIONIST CONTACT AT: [email protected] call: (0034) 655411078 www.joaquinarteaga.comJoaquin Arteaga was born in 1973 in Caracas, Venezuela. A passion for music has been with him since childhood and he began playing the drums at an early age.Joaquin studied Afro Venezuelan percussion at Fundacion Biggot in Caracas, and explored drumset and Afro-Cuban instruments with various teachers in Venezuela. Later, he attended Boys Harbor in New York and, in 1998, he moved to Barcelona and studied at the Conservatory L'aula Jove de Musica Moderna y Jazz, where he later became a teacher until he moved to Amsterdam.While in Barcelona, Joaquin explored diverse musical styles playing with bands such as Flameland, Tambores de mi Pueblo, Kanabayen, Soma Raza, El cholo, Ass Trio, Pau Sastre and the Nu Niles. From 2002-2003 he played at various international festivals while on a European tour with Andy Montanez and Gabino Pampini and the Kanabayen Orchestra.Joaquin has work and back up for Latin artists such as Andy Montañez, Andres Cepeda, Cano Estremera, Jhon Lozano (ex-Guayacan), Gerardo Rosales, Gabino Pampini.Joaquin currently divides his time between Amsterdam and Barcelona, developing projects of his own and collaborating with various musicians and bands, including: Gerardo Rosales; Flameland (Flamenco Jazz); Kanabayen (Salsa), Tambores de mi Pueblo (Venezuelan Folklore), Salsa del Barrio (Colombia).CONTACT AT: [email protected] call: (0034) 655411078 www.joaquinarteaga.comCon Andres Cepeda, Joaquin on drums.Con Cano Estremera, Joaquin on Timbal
