federico
miranda
baula
project
New
instrumental music from Costa Rica.
Jazz-rock
by guitarist Federico Miranda, inspired by the oceans of Costa Rica and
dedicated to the Leatherback Turtle.
A
part of the CD sales is donated to the MarViva foundation and the National
Park in Guanacaste
to
help preserve and support Leatherback sea turtles.
Press
kit (Out-dated 2004)
Federico
Miranda
is an electric guitar player and composer from Costa Rica. After more than a decade of recording and performing with his rock group
‘Gandhi’, he has began his career as solo artist, teaming up with some of
the best musicians around to form the rock/jazz quartet ‘Baula
Project’. The ‘Baula Project’ is currently
recording their first album and will be the debut release of the record label
‘Baula Music’, which besides
producing good quality instrumental music and entertainment, will take a part
in the care and conservation of the ‘Baula’ or
Leatherback Sea Turtle.
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FEDERICO
MIRANDA
– Guitar
Federico
Miranda
(Costa Rica, 1976) began playing guitar at the age of 12 as a self-taught
musician. Later on he studied jazz in
Costa Rica
, at Berklee College of Music and with Steve Khan
in
New York
.
In
1993 Federico formed the rock band ‘Gandhi’. They recently released
their fourth album 'CICLOS', produced by Mexican Sabo Romo, and they
have performed in Central America,
Mexico, and the US. Their discography includes ‘Tributo a Soda Stereo’
(BMG US Latin, 2001), and they received 3 National ACAM awards for their album
'Páginas Perdidas', including Record of the Year.
Since
2003, guitarist
Federico Miranda
is officially endorsed by DiMarzio pickups.
Miranda
debuted as solo artist at the 2003 International Guitar Festival in Costa Rica
along with international artists Luis Salinas from Argentina and Badi Assad from Brazil.
Federico
has a degree in Electrical Engineering and he is a specialist in audio and
signal processing. He is member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and the
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).
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“BAULA
PROJECT”
The ‘Baula
Project’ is a fusion quartet, with
Federico Miranda
on lead guitar as main voice. The ensemble consists of electric guitar, piano,
bass and drums, with the occasional use of flute and acoustic guitar, all
original compositions. The group sounds like rock lead guitar over a jazz
group with melodies setting the listener in an imaginary natural environment.
The combination of rock guitar and jazz musicians surrounded by the life and
nature of
Costa Rica
make this a unique musical journey. The ‘
Federico Miranda
& Baula Project’ debut cd
will be finished recording on March 2005.
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WALTER
FLORES – Piano
Walter
Flores is the pianist of the Baula Project, as
well as co-producer and composer for the album. He also plays flute on the Baula
Project recording and live concerts.
Walter
graduated in piano from the
University
of
Costa Rica
and has studied at the Manhattan School of Music and at Berklee
College of Music.
He
has recorded two albums and toured the world with Rubén Blades band from 1998
to 2003. He was awarded two Grammys and one Latin
Grammy for his work on the albums “Tiempos” and
”Mundo”.
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MARIO
ÁLVAREZ - Bass
Bass
player Mario Álvarez performed with
Federico Miranda
for the first time at the 2003 International Guitar Festival.
Graduated
of the Castella Conservatory, with advanced
musical studies at the
University
of
Costa Rica
.
Live
and session musician with vast experience in
America
and
Europe
, whose versatility allows him to play anything from jazz to salsa to rock.
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GILBERTO
JARQUÍN – Drums
A
self-taught musician who has walk a long road both as live and as session
musician with local and international bands such as Malpaís
and Guillermo Anderson.
Actually
he is a professor at Éditus Academy of Arts, and
has directed workshops at the National Orchestra of Costa Rica and many jazz
clinics.
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MIRANDA & BAULA PROJECT
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2005 Baula Producciones Ltda.
San
José, Costa Rica.
