Texas born, raised and grooved to play music. Moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and after years of trials & tribulations it all came down to this: You gotta keep it real. I shoot from the heart. I can rock & soul with the best. This is me in a nutshell: Michael Brecker, Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington Jr.______________________________________________________
** FREDO'S BIO ** * An important new film: "The Ultimate Song" was created by Producer Lee Ballinger and Director Lisa Scott to inform the public of the dire need for all of us as a culture to take part in bringing an end to poverty. The film includes interviews and/or performances by Jackson Browne, Ice T., Brother Bank, Carvell Holloway, Sara Hickman, Bruce Springsteen, Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule, Wyclef Jean, Ernie Perez, Steve Earle and yours truly . . . just to name a few. One of the cool things that came out of my participation was that the filmmakers decided to name the film after the last comment I made during my interview:
'If musicians could help put an end to poverty, that would be the ultimate song.' - Fredo Ballesteros, Boxing Gandhis(Rock-A-Mole) *
______________________________________________________** SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCES **
* Boxing Gandhis * Little Chris and The Nightcrawlers *
The Dave Matthews Band * Carole King * Motley Crue * Glenn Hughes * Robert Randolph * 1958 * Big Head Todd and The Monsters * Delaney Bramlett *
Buddy Arnold * Antonio "Nadir D'Priest" * Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis * Chuck Wright * Lanny Cordola * Edward James Olmos * Keither Sutherland * Jimmy Owens * Bernard Purdie * Louie Bellson * Los Angeles Jazz Workshop * UTA Jazz Orchestra * Glenn Moon’s Excavation Orchestra * Tony Klatka * Little Dion *
Leon Hughes and The Coasters *
Bobby Freeman *
Zola Taylor and The Platters *
Allen Toussaint * Mary Wells *
Jimmy Buffet * The Marvelettes *
Jon “Bowser†Bauman * The Dixie Cups *
Wolfman Jack * Freddie Cannon *Mike Finnigan * Chad Watson *
David Zychek * Richie Hayward * Michael Woods * Steve Ferrone *
Dell And The Sensations * Art Rodriguez * Joey Heredia *
Freebo * David Prater *
Larry Williams * Michael Paulo *
T. Lavitz * Paul Barrere * Lili Haydn *
Bruce Conte * Ivan Neville *
Alex Ligertwood * Buzz Feiton *
Hubert Tubbs * Catfish Hodges *
Rashawn Ross * Mike Fageros *
Sekou Bunch * . . . and three Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day Halftime Shows *______________________________________________________** PERFORMED OPPOSITE **
* Bonnie Raitt * Bob Dylan *
Chicago * Huey Lewis and the News * Kenny Rankin * B.B. King * War * Neil Larson * David Foster * John Densmore *
Delgado Brothers * Ernie Watts * Stephen Stills *
Little Feat *
Buddy Guy * Tommy Castro *
Walter Trout * Jimmy Vaughn *
Herbie Hancock * Charlie Haden * Dick Dale *
Widespread Panic * Sonia Dada *
Hootie and The Blowfish * Lowen and Navarro * Wild Colonials * Etta James *
John Lee Hooker * The Chamber Brothers *
P-Funk * Fishbone * Robert Mirabal *
Hugh Masekela * Martha Davis and the Motels * Jerry Cantrell and Alice in Chains * The Bus Boys *
Canned Heat * The Black Crows *
______________________________________________________** AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ** *Winner of the Billboard Music Video Award *Winner of the Aspy “Performance of the Year†Award *Nominated for the Environmental Media Video Award *Recorded for Movie Soundtracks, Albums and CDs *Voice and Music for Television and Radio Commercials *Recording & Performing Artist for Atlantic Records *Recording & Performing Artist for Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings*
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration *--- Work in Progress
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