Juan Carlos Paz y Puente
| Juan Carlos Paz y Puente | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Juan Carlos Paz y Puente |
| Born |
February 2, 1964 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Genres | jazz, latin, world music, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Record executive, Record producer, Educator |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Warner Music |
| Associated acts | Frank Sinatra, Carlos Santana, Elán, Celia Cruz, David Foster, Jan Carlo DeFan, Maná, Café Tacuba, José José, Edith Márquez, Narada Michael Walden, Fabrizio Grossi, Francisco Céspedes, La Ley, Eduardo Diazmuñoz |
Juan Carlos Paz y Puente is a Mexican-born musician & educator. Professor Paz y Puente is the former Senior Vice President of Marketing and A&R director for Warner Music Mexico.
Prof. Paz y Puente was one of the founding members of the Fermatta Music Academy to which he is no longer affiliated having moved on to other endeavors since 2007.
Fermatta was the first School in Contemporary music in México that was officially recognized by the Mexican Government
As a musician he began playing the drums and making transcriptions and charts, then making arrangements for well known Traditional Mexican and Spanish recording artists, such as Armando Manzanero, and then became Musical Director, drummer and arranger for Pandora, Camilo Sesto, Hernaldo Zúñiga and Rocío Dúrcal all of with which he toured extensively.
Juan Carlos Paz y Puente was one of the Musical Directors for the Plácido Domingo and Friends concert with Frank Sinatra, Julie Andrews and John Denver.
Eventually commissioned as Production Manager for Luis Miguel, Paz y Puente then left to take the charge of the A&R department at Warner Music Mexico and was given the title of Vice President of A&R where he was responsible for the signing of Edith Marquez, Daniela Luján, Nudo, La Catrina, Alvaro Abitia, and Niurka Kurbelo.
Due to his skills as a musician and music business man as well as producer and arranger, Paz y Puente was given the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing & A&R for Warner Music Mexico.
As producer, composer, arranger and musical director Paz y Puente has worked with an extensive list of artists like: Carlos Santana, Celia Cruz, David Foster, Vinnie Colaiuta, Rafa Sardina, Lucero, Jon Anderson, Peter Erskine, John Carpenter, Salvador Tercero, Eugenio Toussaint, Gregg Bissonette, Randy Waldman, Maná, Café Tacuba, Clare Fischer, José José, Guadalupe Pineda, Napoleón, Jorge Hernández from Los Tigres del Norte, Enrique Nery, Alejandro Fernández, Emmanuel, Ana Bárbara, Edith Márquez, Jorge Avendaño, Ana Gabriel, Mauricio Abaroa, Bill Schnee, Lee Sklar, Tim Pierce, Narada Michael Walden, Robbie Buchanan, Dave Frazer, Fabrizio Grossi, Francisco Céspedes, La Ley, Humberto Gatica, Ricardo Montaner, Bebu Silvetti, Luis Fernando Ochoa, Daniela Luján, Fernando Osorio, Emmanuele Rufinengo, Carlos Chávez Symphonic Orchestra, Eduardo Diazmuñoz, Loris Ceroni, Manuel Romero, Mark Kamins, Jim Gaines, Joey Mosk, Piero Cassano, Thalía, Gabriel Puentes, Agustín Bernal, Arturo Velasco, Jorge Ferrón, Jean B. Smith, Erich Bulling, , Michael Thompson, Bruce Gowdy, Mijares, Denise De Kalafe and Guillermo "Memo" Gil, to name but a few. He also participated in the Spanish version of "You'll See" for Madonna, written by Paz Martínez and produced by David Foster.
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