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Cau

About Me


Video of my one of my compositions Tuonel. Enjoy!
Demo for the motion picture Rock Mari Music by Cau - "Para Mamá"
My name is Claudio Aguilar, better known as Cau by my family, friends and co-workers. I am an aspiring composer, producer and musician in general. I started out playing guitar at 11 years old when I discovered what music could give to me.
I have been composing original songs and producing them at my home studio for over 3 years now.
I don't like to limit my compositions with any determined genre, instead I enjoy exploring every genre in order to discover the expression possibilities of each.
One of my goals is composing for Film, Theatre and TV. The reason is that I feel very comfortable composing over a given image, scene or video sequence and the results are satisfactory, even though it's really challenging. I am always in continuous learning. I wouldn't deny myself the pleasure of learning anything, especially if it's about music. My formal musical studies are really limited, but my desire for knowledge has pushed to keep on studying with different music theory books and the internet and gathering information & tips from musicians and friends.
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Member Since: 04/05/2007
Band Website: Web site Comming soon
Band Members:

In the present I am the only one working on my compositions but I don't deny the possibillity of working with more people in the future.
Main instrument: Electric & acustic guitar
Other instruments: banjo, mandolin, keyboards (synthesis), theremin, harmonica, etc.
I also perform the recording, mixing and mastering processes on my home studio .
Software: Cubase 5 (currently using Cubase SX3), Propellerheads Reason 4, Native Instruments Kore Player, Native Instruments Kontakt Player, Sibelius 5 (or Finale 2008), Celemony Melodyne 3, Amplitube 2, Waves Plug-ins.


Influences: From the books I have read, my greatest influences are: Arnold Schoenberg, Kent Keenan and Samuel Adler among others.
I listen to a lot of artists from many different musical genres as inspiration and guidance. Therefore it would take a life time to enlist all the artists that influence me, but let me give you a short impression of who they are. I will enlist the greater:
Classicals: W. A. Mozart, J. S. Bach.
Contemporary: Gyorgy Ligeti, Bela Bartok, A. Schoenberg, Nino Rota, Mark Mancina, Ennio Morricone
Popular music: Tool, Marilyn Manson, BB King, Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, John 5, Pink Floyd, Ozric Tentacles, Gentle Giant, Porcupine Tree, Pain Of Salvation, Opeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys, Earl Scruggs (BEST banjo player ever!), Lester Flatt, Miles Davis,
Sounds Like: A Combination of genres, subtle touchs of different elements in the music, like new alternative orchestration forms (Hang, theremin, banjo, guitar, tabla, piano, organ, strings, synths. All in one song!) or a combination of a western rythm with a sitar. A clear message on each composition is a goal, an unforgetable piece of music is the ultimate goal!
Record Label: Cau Records (home studios)
Type of Label: Major

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Disco Concluido

Pues ahora el disco ya esta terminado pero me tope con la barrera economica que implica la maquila. Como la sumade dinero requerida para hacer un tiraje considerable era muy elevada he decidido distri...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:12:00 GMT

Manden su Arte

Estoy ya en la produccion final de las ultimas canciones del Disco. Recibi colaboracion de varios amigos y ahora me gustaria englobar tambien la literatura y el dibujo o pintura en el disco. Mandenme ...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:36:00 GMT

A mis amigos

Estoy buscando progresar en mi demo para darme a conocer un poco y divertirme mientras grabo. Me gustaria que si alguien de ustedes tiene alguna idea o algo escrito o quiere hacer algo por favor avise...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:53:00 GMT