AS A YOUNG CHILD I WAS PRIVILEDGED TO HAVE WITNESSED SOME OF THE GREATEST MUSICIANS IN PUERTO RICO IN LIVE REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES. DURING THAT TIME MY FATHER SANG WITH TOMMY OLIVENCIA, BOBBY VALENTIN AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE ROBERTO ROENA Y SU APOLLO SOUND. ROBERTO HAD, IN MY OPINION, THE BEST BAND IN LATIN MUSIC IN THE 70’S. MY PERSONAL FAVORITE RECORD IS APOLLO SOUND 6. AFTER BEING INFLUENCED BY ROBERTO ROENA Y SU APOLLO SOUND, I DECIDED AT A VERY YOUNG AGE TO STUDY THE TRUMPET. MY FATHER SAMMY GONZALEZ SANG WITH ROBERTO ROENA FORM 1973 UNTIL 1977. I ALWAYS REMEMBER MY FATHER TELLING ME AS A CHILD THAT HE WANTED ME TO PLAY LEAD TRUMPET AND DIRECT HIS BAND. MY FATHER SAMMY GONZALEZ FEATURED ON TRACKS "NO LA CONOZCO" AND "UNA CANCION"I HAVE HAD PRIVATE TEACHINGS WITH GREAT TRUMPET PLAYERS SUCH AS DAVID ANDERSON, VICTOR PAZ, PIRO RODRIGUEZ, TONY BARRERO, JEROME CALLET AND PHIL GRANADIER. IN 1990 I FORMED THE SALSA MACHINE BAND AFTER STUDYING MUSIC IN MANNES COLLEGE AND THE NEW SCHOOL OF MUSIC , BOTH IN NYC. I AM THE BAND /MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND LEAD TRUMPET PLAYER. MY BAND WAS THE FIRST TO BACK UP REY RUIZ AS A SOLO ARTIST. IN 1992 WE HAD VICTOR MANUELLE DOING BACKROUND VOCALS FOR REY RUIZ. MARVIN SANTIAGO WAS A GREAT INFLUENCE AND IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO WORK WITH HIM AS WELL. HE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US IN SPIRIT AND HIS MUSIC WILL LIVE FOREVER. THE BAND HAS PERFORMED WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT SALSA ARTISTS. WE HAVE PERFORMED AND HEADLINED ALL OVER THE UNTIED STATES AND OVERSEAS. WE HAVE PERFORMED IN NUMEROUS FAMOUS AND PRESTIGOUS VENUES FROM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TO CARNEGIE HALL INCLUDING A SPECIAL TRUBUTE IN 2006 AT THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT TO THE LATE RAY BARRETO IN WHICH WE PERFORMED WITH TITO ALLEN, RAY DE LA PAZ,ADALBERTO SANTIAGO,HECTOR TRICOCHE, GLORIA OSIRIS AND TITO GOMEZ. WE ALSO HAVE DONE MANY CONCERTS ONE IN PARTICULAR IN 2005 AT PHILADELPHIA WHERE WE PERFORMED WITH DOMINGO QUINONES, YOLANDA RIVERA (FORMER SINGER FOR THE SONORA PONCENA), LUISITO CARRION, LUIGI TEXIDOR, ADALBERTO SANTIAGO, DOMINIC, PAQUITO GUZMAN, ISMAEL MIRANDA, SAMMY GONZALEZ, HERMAN OLIVERA AND MICHAEL STUART. IN 2005 WE PERFORMED AT THE MANHATTAN CENTER , WITH FRANKIE NEGRON, ANDY MONTANEZ AND ISMAEL MIRANDA.WE ARE ALSO KNOWN AS "THE COPACABANA ORQ" FOR THE COPACABANA NIGHT CLUB LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY . THE SALSA MACHINE BAND PERFORMS TRADITIONAL SALSA CLASSICS AND HITS FROM THE 1970’S AND 1980’S. WE WORK WITH OVER 30 ARTIST. IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THE BAND OR WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE LIST OF ARTIST PLEASE CONTACT ME (RICHARD GONZALEZ) AT: [email protected]. plain layout @ HOT FreeLayouts.com MyHotComments
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