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Taino 359

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( DOING MY BEST TO STAY TRUE TO GOD, MYSELF, AND FAM) ___________________________________________________________1 . 1990-1998.. Founding Member of the Deltona/Orlando,Fl, Based Funk,R&B,Soul Band "Then2Now". (Latin Percussions,Lead/Back Ground Voc's,Trumpet).. ___________________________________________________________ 2. 1999-2000.. Member of the Orlando,Fl, Based Rock Band "Skreened", a(Latin Percussions,Vocals,Trombone??).. ___________________________________________________________ 3. 2000-20002.. Recruited to play in the Orlando,Fl, Based "Dr.Otto Gomez Smooth Jazz Band", (Latin Percussions).. ___________________________________________________________ 4. 2002-2004.. FreeLanced as Musician,around Central Florida... (Latin Percussions) ___________________________________________________________ 5. 2004.. Tampa,Fl, Freelanced with R&B,Soul,Funk Band.. "The Quench Band"...(Latin Percussions)along side the Ex-Trombone Player for the Bar-Kays... ___________________________________________________________ 6. 2004-2005.. Tampa,Fl, Freelanced With R&B,Soul,Band "The Funk Monsters" (Latin Percussions).. ALSO: with the Tampa,Fl. Based "B.A.S.I.C Band" R&B,Soul,Funk,Gospel... and the Latin/Pop/Rock Santana Tribute Band "Point 6" (Latin Percussions,Backup Voc's) As well as The T-Blue Band, Playing Covers... ___________________________________________________________ 7. 2005-2006.. Tampa,Fl, Freelanced with "The Bobby G Summers Soul Band" (Latin Percussions)..Ex-Musical Director for Al Greene,as well as The Bar-Kays,and Fill-in for Sly and the Fam.Stone... Not to mention Founding Member of the Band The Deele... where Baby-Face Edmonds came from!!! ___________________________________________________________ 8. 2006.. Freelance Musician, Tampa,Fl... also Did some Studio Work, (Latin Percussions) ___________________________________________________________ 9. 2007..Studio Work..Tampa,Fl, For Jazz/Opera Vocalist "Cornelius White", on his "CD" "The Bomani Project" (Latin Percussions) ___________________________________________________________ 10. 2008-Present.. Sanford/Orlando,Fl, Member of The Up And Coming.. Barcelona,Spain. Vocalist Extraordinare "IreneB" & Grammy Winner, "Frankie Biggz" R&B,Soul,Band.. Awesome!!!(Latin Percussions) New "CD", IS OUT World Wide, AS OF 2/3/09!!! "Metamorphosis"Get Your Copy Today... ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________B orn: Aguada,Puerto Rico.. Raised in the North-East "Meriden,Ct,I really enjoy music, I use music to vent! if you will; It's safer than other avenues people use to vent. I also feel that if I can get people, to forget about their problems for just a little while or even the length of a song, and I can make them feel good, or better, then I've done my job as a Musician... I'm happy with that!!! ___________________________________________________________I 've also served 2 tours in the military, 77-81 and 89-98, with the 2nd tour being served within 3 conflicts, The Panama Invasion(OPERATION JUST CAUSE)(Somalia)and(Desert Shield/Desert Storm),The 1st IRAQ WAR! and (Hurricane Andrew)...all in the LIGHT INFANTRY...RANGERS,qualified, so I stay true to it and proud of it always!NEVER SURRENDER ___________________________________________________________G OD BLESSAnother Master Blaster from CENTRAL Florida,I HAVE TO GIVE BIG PROP'S TO BOTH MY "SONS" AND "WIFE" ALSO MY "GRANDKIDS" WHO HAVE STUCK WITH ME THROUGH THICK AND THIN!!! I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY BEING...YOUR ALL I HAVE IN THIS LIFE...POPS





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