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David Blanco, 1980
 Singer,
pianist, trumpeter, composer, keyboard-programmer, arranger and musical
producer. He was born in Havana, Cuba, February 10, 1980.
He got his Master Degree as professor-instrumentalist of trumpet and
group training at the Amadeo Roldán Provincial Conservatoire,
in 1998. He also studied at National School of Music.
Starting at art as member of the Symphonic Orchestra of Children,
he joined afterwards diverse musical groups in Havana. His first
piano concert was in the Napoleonic Museum of Havana City. He also
was part of A-19 rock group, recording Saliendo a flote CD, under
EGREM Cuban label, integrating also the National Juvenile Symphonic
Orchestra in Havana.
David worked in the author-singer Gerardo Alfonso's band as pianist,
arranger and keyboard player. Among other remarkable performances,
he shared scenes with the Mexican bands ''Café Cuba'' and
"'Botellita de Jerez'', in concerts made in Havana (1997),
participating also in the recording together with the rock band
Cosa Nostra, in the recording of ''Invisible bridges'' CD (EGREM,
1999), in which he made different solos as keyboard player and trumpeter.
He participated in the rock band ''Kamarra Gamma'' in the recording
of ''Pretentions'' CD (EGREM, 2000), as arranger and keyboard player,
pianist, trumpetist and chorus singer. Being 18 years old, he founded
a jazz group to participate at the remarkable ''Jazz Plaza'' Festival
and in the famous jazz club ''La zorra y el cuervo'', sharing scene
with outstanding Cuban and international jazz musicians, citing
Chucho Valdés, Bobby Carcacés among others.
Since 1999, he made a parallel labor as producer and arranger of
pop and salsa music for important musicians' recordings, such as
Luis Manuel, Ernesto Bello, Yamilka, Kiki Corona, Darío and
others; working at the major Cuban recording studios, highlighting
Pablo Milanés' , EGREM's , etc. He joined, on 1998, Moncada
Group until March, 2001, when he decided to work individually.
He has composed music for teleplays and TV novels, in addition
to the music compositions for different commercial spots. In 1999,
his song ''Ahora que no estás", won in Cubael, the Second
Prize at OTI Festival of Song. Working also in TV as musician and
model.
Besides touring around different countries, such as Canada, Guatemala,
Mexico, Chile and Venezuela, he has worked in Cuba at night clubs
and in the major musical programs from the national TV, where he
made is bow as soloist singer with his own band, on September 17,
2000.
His first CD ''Tengo para dar'', under Bismusic label, featuring
his own songs, underscored as nominee for pop music category in
Cubadisco 2003.
See
discography from this artist
www.discuba.com
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