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Alfredo Velasquez,

Alfredo Velasquez was born in Colorado Springs. At age 4 he moved to Mexico City where he started music lessons with Cesar Tort, a renowned teacher in Mexico. He studied music at the National School of Music where he took piano lessons from 7 to 15 years old, at which point he started learning drums. He quickly fell in love with drums and decided to pursue it professionally. Throughout the years he’s continued to study piano, orchestral percussion and professional recording techniques. In 1990, Alfredo graduated from the Drummers Collective in New York City, a world-class learning center for drum set players and percussionists.

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Alfredo has toured with two major rock bands from Mexico City, was signed with BMG and Sony Music, and has opened for acts such as INXS and Sting. During the 90s, he worked as a session drummer for both major and independent labels, and was sponsored by the Yamaha, Acoustic and Remo brands. He has also worked as a composer for over 40 TV shows and soap operas produced by Televisa, the largest hispanic TV network in the world. He previously owned 2 recording studios in Mexico City and was CEO at Durazno 64 Audio, a company that specializes in audio for TV commercials, having reached a vast audience with his music.

Alfredo has been a drum instructor for over 40 years, including 15 years at the Yamaha Academy in Mexico City, 12 Years at Guitar Center and 6 Years at the San Antonio Music Academy, in addition to his private instruction. He settled in San Antonio 13 Years ago and has since been teaching drums and producing bands and solo acts in his studio. He is currently recording drums for TV series produced by Peacock and Netflix. He speaks Spanish, English, and a little French and Italian. His multicultural approach has been applied to his teaching method with outstanding results

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Organizations

  • Sindicato Unico de Trabajadores de la Música, México D.F.
  • Sociedad de Autores y Compositores, México

Education

  • 1984-1988 Escuela Nacional de Música. UNAM. México D.F. Percussion Major. Teacher, Julio Vigueras
  • 1984-1989 Universidad Iberoamericana. México D.F. Computer Science and Business Major.
  • 1990 – Drummers Collective, NY. Several teachers. Bob Wiener, Frank Malabe, Marvin Smith, Frank Katz, Zach Danziger, Michael Lauren, Mike Clark and Duduka da Fonseca.

Awards

  • Best Rock Band in Spanish, Mexico, 1991
  • 15 Year Teachers Award, Yamaha School, Mexico City