030 I AM The Band with Cheche Alara Pt. 2

Grammy and Latin Grammy winner, Composer, Musical Director, Arranger, Producer, Conductor, Performer Cheche Alara was Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He moved to the U.S. after receiving a talent scholarship from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he obtained a B.A. in orchestration. This was followed by a telnet scholarship from the University of Southern California, where he obtained his Masters Degree in Jazz Studies. As well as being a Grammy award winner, he has been Musical Director/ Conductor for the Grammy Awards Premiere Show, “American Idol” tours, Chrstina Aguilera (Asst. Director), Disne’s “High School Musical” Tour, Latin Grammy’s “Person of the Year” concerts, “The Alma Awards” and a number of tv shows including “To Tell The Truth”, “Titan Games” and “Death by Magic”. Cheche’s arranging and performance credits are extensive and include artist and shows such as Lady Gaga, Cristina Aguilera, Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole, Gloria Estefan, Dionne Warwick, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Andrea Bocelli, Carole King, Patti LaBelle, Marc Anthony, David Foster, Mya, Destiny’s Child, Eric Benet, Patti Austin, The Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony with the Oslo Symphony Orchestra, The Latin Billboard Awards, Enriqu Iglsias and the Los Angeles Philharmonic under conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

What you will hear

• Creative stamp and freedom.
  
• Different styles and roles.
  
• Humility within fortune.
  
• Family, experience and influence.
  
• Linda Ronstadt and Maluma.
  
• Growing, stretching, challenging and learning through different genres.
  
• Love of food and adventure
  
• Work and play. Adventures on tour
  
• Communication: transmission of emotion through performance
  
• Formal and technical vs depth and feel in music.
  
• Upcoming projects.
  

Quotes

“There’s a lot of people from which I learn and I get to experience different things.”

“I’ve been very fortunate to work with people that I admire a lot, and that on it’s own makes you become a better artist.”

“I truly feel that I’m expressing myself through the projects that I’m working on.”

“I look at music like food, I feel like I’m in a beautiful, super high quality buffet.”

“My ambition is to elevate.”

“Let’s aim for greatness and then let’s have a party.”

“I expand into new things but I don’t necessarily let go of the things that I’ve been doing.

Mentioned

Maluma

Mike Patton

Enyo Morricone

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