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Rubio

About Me

Born in the year 1973 in his native Canada, Rubio has been performing live since the age of 8.He started out as a classicaly-trained pianist who developed himself as a young musician with the artistic flexibility to move on to learning other styles, which heincluded in his repertoire, such as Rock, Country, Jazz, R&B, Brazilian music and many Latin and Tropical music styles. By age 16, Rubio was professionally involved in the music business on a full time basis, touring and playing with more than 100 bands in a ten-year span.In 1991 he moved to Toronto; while in Toronto, he was introduced to Salsa when he joined a back-up band for singer Lalo Rodriguez. After watching Rubio’s performance on piano, Lalo’s manager encouraged him to pursue acareer in Latin music, and that New York City would be a good place to consider for this. The advice didn’t go unheeded and 5 years later, Rubio left the Toronto music scene and obtained a work visa, which landed him in NYC.Once in the Big Apple, Rubio became involved in playing, arranging and producing Latin music. He focused on polishing his already-prodigious musical abilities.He’s worked with numerous local bands and solo performers and in 1999 completed his first full-length album titled “Estaciones”.Rubio continues to diversify himself within the music business, currently getting more and more connected with the exploding music scene in Bogotá, Colombia. He has recently released his second opus “Entre Noche Y Día (Between Night and Day)”.Rubio's most recent project is the eclectic trio Koko Dozo, which can be seen at www.myspace.com/kokodozo.Nacido en Canadá en 1973, Rubio ha estado tocando música en vivo desde la edad de 8 anos.Empezó como un pianista con educación clásica, el cual se desarrolló como un joven músico con la flexibilidad artística para pasar de uno a otro estilo, tales como: Rock, Country, Jazz, R&B, música Brasilena y música tropical. A la edad de 16 anos, Rubio ya había estado envuelto profesionalmente en el negocio de la música a tiempo completo y en giras tocando con mas de 100 bandas en un lapso de 10 anos.En 1991 se mudó hacia Toronto, allí fue introducido a la Salsa cuando se unió a una banda preparada para acompañar al cantante Lalo Rodríguez. Después de ver la actuación de Rubio, el manager de Lalo lo animó a que buscara una carrera en la música latina. Para él, New York era el mejor lugar a considerar para lograrlo. El consejo fue escuchado y Rubio se retiró del ambiente musical de Toronto y obtuvo una visa para trabajar en los Estados Unidos.Una vez en La Gran Manzana, Rubio se envolvió en seguir tocando, arreglando y produciendo música latina. Además se enfocó en desarrollar sus cualidades musicales, las cuales eran ya prodigiosas. En el 2000 completó su primer álbum titulado “Estaciones”.Rubio continúa diversificándose dentro del negocio de la música, involviéndose más y más con el ambiente musical en Bogotá, Colombia. Recentamente lanzó su segunda obra, llamado “Entre Noche Y Día”Su proyecto mas recente es el trío eclectico llamado "Koko Dozo", el cual se puede ver a www.myspace.com/kokodozo

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Member Since: 7/22/2007
Band Website: www.ricamusica.com
Influences: Rock: Sabbath, Floyd, Zeppelin, Purple, Yes, ELP, Genesis, Beatles, Aerosmith, Jane's Addiction, King's X, Fishbone etc.Tropical/African: Wilfrido Vargas, Richie Ray y Bobby Cruz, Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, Ira Kere, Calle 13, Grupo Niche, Joe Arroyo, Timbalada, Fundo de Quintal, Sekouba Bambino, Fela/Femi Kuti.Historical: Bach, Beethoven, Rossini, Lizst, Fats Waller
Sounds Like: Imagine if you slammed the members of King's X and The Fania All-Stars together in a particle accelerator and then give the mix to Tiesto to tweak out.
Record Label: subTEKst Records

My Blog

THE BIRTH OF KOKO DOZO

Over the summer of 2007, I got the idea to introduce to very good friends and musical colleagues of mine to each other and see if the three of us could hit it off in the studio. These friends would be...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:51:00 GMT