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JOSE HERRERA NEUMAN Skills Venezuelan born musician, (and Dutch nationality) who started his professional career at the age of 16 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Piano & Keyboard player, arranger, composer, and Singer. Moved to Aruba in 1990, where he worked as a solo piano player, for one year at the Bushiri hotel and the Paradise beach village. He played acustic pianos, by himself, no other musicians, no electronics appliances. In 1991 he moved to Holland where he performed with three bands, playing all around music (jazz, pop, salsa, merengue) in several important cities, well known hotels and festivals. He stayed in Holland for a year and then moved around Europe, traveling to Italy, there he attended a summer festival workshop invited by the Berklee college of music. He went to Belgium and Germany with the Silhouette band. Played on the Stenaline cruises (luxury ships that go from Holland to England) with Los Vegas band. In 1992 he was among the 10 finalists out of 200 contestants in the Midi Award Festival patronized by Atari and Roland. He was the only latin contestant to achieve that position. In 1993, he returned to Aruba and stayed there playing in five stars hotels for five years, with different bands: Hyatt Regency with Eduardo Maya; Holyday inn with Coco Loco band; a duo with Martin Buitenweg (Chichi Peralta’s guitar player); Costa linda resort with Amy Mendez and Richard Holmond; to name a few. He made the sound tracks for two theater plays. In 1998, he went to Medellin, Colombia. There he played with the Corporation Medellin de jazz, as the regular keyboard player, for one year. He also made the sound track for a short footage movie named “Suele Suceder” that got a special mention in a Spanish movies festival. In 1999, he went to Spain with Amparo Sandino’s band (former Carlos Vives’s guitar player and vocalist). In 2000, he returned to Aruba and formed the band Vision: Lucre Houtman, singer, Richard Holmond, drummer and Jose himself as keyboard player, arranger and composer. This band played in Radisson hotel for one and a half year. In 2002, Vision was performing on the Princess Cruises ships for about 2 years. Back in Aruba he arranged the music for the “Let’s go latin” show at the Crystal casino theater. In 2004, move to Spain where he performe with different bands & orchestras around the country. 2005 moved to China. Performing all over the country for about 15 years (until 2020). Also performed on cruise ships (Skysea Cruise line) from China to Japan and Vietnam as a guest artist with the Argentinian singer Daniela Bessia. In 2021 moved back to Aruba, where he is performing at the moment. In hotels as Marriott, Hyatt, restaurants as Papillon, private events with bands and solo, and more. PERSONAL INFORMATION Surname: José Herrera Neuman Place of Birth: Venezuela Day of birth: January 5, 1971 Marital Status: Nationalities: Single Venezuelan and Dutch (The Netherlands) Using European Passport only at the moment PERFORMANCE RECORD VENEZUELA Santa Anita Group (Venezuelan gaita) Dinosaurios Band (Spanish Rock) 10 A.M. Band (commercial Rock) Trio Jazz Band (Jazz) Café Rock Band (commercial Rock) Jorge y su Banda (Latin Music) Sociedad Secreta (commercial Rock) ARUBA Solo Piano player in Bushiri resort, Paradise beach village, Holyday Inn, Hyatt, etc. Future Band (all around music) Coco Lobo Band (all around music) Jemm original music, and covers. CD recorded in 1996 (Earthwalk) Eduardo maya’s trio (trumpet player) Crystal Breeze (Cheers cafe’s house band) Two years contract with the Vision Trio at the Radisson Hotel Others : Radio jingles for companies like Heineken, Top less car rental, Coca Cola, etc. Sound tracks for two theater plays Participation in the recording of Antonio Bello’s Blues Band Proyect Arranged the music for the “Let’s go latin” show, the Crystal casino theater, on Aruba HOLLAND Los Vegas Band (international music) Silhuette Band (Jazz and Blues) Seven Seas Band (Top 40) One of the ten finalists in the Midi Award festival among 200 contestants, being the only latin in the group. COLOMBIA Eafit festival with Pilar Botero’s Band (Jazz and boleros singer), Dizzy Band (Jazz), and guest performer with Colombian all stars jazz band. Gabriel Rondon Jazz band Lavanda Band (Covers. Performed in Bogotá, Colombia Nebula Band (Covers) Colonia Band with the Chilean guitar player Rodrigo Alvarado (Jazz) Alcatraz Jazz Band. This band perfomed with trumpet player Eduardo maya in the second jazz festival in Medellín. Solo piano player at Restaurant Picante, Medellín Special guest for the first cycle of jazz performers, organized by Medellín de Jazz CRUISE SHIPS Working for Princes Cruises and Holland America Cruise Lines from 2001 to 2004 with the Vision Trio. SPAIN CHINA & ASIA Perform with the XL La Grande Orquesta during the summer of 2004 Played with the Boro Band at the Imperator in Barcelona, 2004 Performed in China, Vietnam, Japan, Cruise Ships from 2005 to 2020 MUSIC EDUCATION Started in 1978 (7 years old) Yamaha Institute, Maracaibo, Venezuela 6 Years complete organ course (certicate) Juvenile symphonic orchestra-Andres Eloy Blanco Institute Maracaibo, Venezuela 4 Years of music theory 2 Years Violin Lessons Beethoven academy, Maracaibo, Venezuela Classical piano leverage to 6th year Berklee College, summer jazz workshop Perugia, Italy, 1992 Private jazz lessons by and Alkmaar conservatory teacher Alkmaar, Holland Cecilio Acosta University, Maracaibo, Venezuela Studying On Line at the moment for the Bachelor degree in Music (classical music-based program)
