About Me
ENGLISH
I started playing guitar at age 17; really my first instrument was a Squire guitar, which think I never changed the strings of. At that time my musical taste was quite rock oriented, and in my school (an industrial one), you had to make a choice between Metallica, The Ramones or Gun N. Roses. The latter was my choice and, equipped with my guitar, some friends and I started a band trying to emulate our idols.
Over time we played some gigs (mainly schools and festivals), and after a couple of years, due to lack of bass players, I decided I would play four strings instead of six. I joined a group undergoing training* which played covers of Soda Stereo and other rock groups. This band lasted only one gig, but that was enough for people to see me play and I was soon invited to join a group named "Al Borde" with whom I played in various bars, theatres and outdoor amphitheatres. At the same time I started to record with various groups and solo artists of various genres, from glam rock to pop, through blues, and also a fusion trio called ‘The Napa’ with whom I learned much more than I had learned so far.
At this point, even with all the different styles that I had played, I felt I needed a change. I began to play a six-string bass guitar, and as always my musical preference was more inclined towards pop-rock or power-pop.
I met a guitarist named Lisandro, who was at that time playing in a cover band of the Beatles, called "Quarrymen" and we started a band called ‘Parte del Aire’ with some friends from ‘Al Borde‘. This project was not prosperous, but Lisandro and I continued playing and recording together - an activity that eventually developed into what would be a band named ‘Ronston’, with a singer from Liverpool called Karen. I am currently in a band called Alquimia and I am also currently playing as a guest bassist for Jorge Larguia (formerly of ‘La Napa‘)
ESPAÑOL
Empecé a tocar la guitarra a los 17 años; mi primer instrumento de verdad fue una Fender Squier a la que creo que nunca le cambié las cuerdas. En esa época mis gustos musicales eran bastante rockeros; en mi escuela (una técnica), tenÃas que elegir entre Metallica, The Ramones o Gun..s N.. Roses. Esta última fue mi elección y, equipado con mi guitarra, me junté a unos amigos y empezamos una banda tratando de emular a nuestros Ãdolos. Con el correr del tiempo tocamos en algunos recitales (sobre todo en escuelas y fiestas). Pasaron un par de años, por falta de bajistas que me gusten lo que tocaran me decidà a tocar las cuatro cuerdas en vez de las seis. Me unà a un grupo en formación donde hacÃamos covers de Soda Stereo y otros grupos del Rock Nacional. Esta banda duró solamente un recital, pero bastó para que me vieran tocar y me llamaran para un grupo que llamado “Al Borde†con la cual toqué recitales en distintos bares y anfiteatros. Al mismo tiempo empecé a hacer algunas grabaciones para distintos grupos y solistas en variados géneros, desde el Glam Rock hasta el pop, pasando por blues y un trÃo de Rock Fusion llamado La Napa con el cual aprendà mucho más de lo que sabÃa hasta el momento. Ya para esta época los distintos estilos que tocaba me exigian un cambio, y a partir de ahà comencé a tocar un bajo de seis cuerdas, igual siempre mis gustos fueron más para el lado del Rock Pop. Luego conocÃa a un guitarrista “Lisandro†que tocaba en una banda de covers de los Beatles que se llama Quarrymen, formamos Parte del Aire con algunos amigos de Al Borde, el proyecto no prospero, pero con Lisandro seguimos tocando juntos grabamos algunos Demos solo los dos y eso prospero en lo que serÃa Ronston. Actualmente estoy en una banda que se llama Alquimia y como bajista invitado de Jorge LarguÃa (ex La Napa)