Alex Torres Y Su Orquesta
9th Annual Latin Song Nominee
Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing!
Genre: Latin
Wepa Records
www.alextorres.com
onclick=”document.getElementById(‘light’).style.display=’none’;document.getElementById(‘fade’).style.display=’none’”
href=”javascript:void(0)”>
HOMEBASE/COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UPSTATE N.Y./USA
GENRES THAT BEST DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC:G LATIN (SALSA & MERENGUE)
ARTISTS ON THIS RECORDING: ALEX TORRES & HIS LATIN ORCHESTRA
WHERE WAS YOUR RELEASE RECORDED? WEPA RCORDS STUDIOS
DESCRIBE THE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR RELEASE: 25TH ANNIVERSARY
IS IT BIOGRAPHICAL? NO
WHY DID YOU SELECT THIS RELEASE TO SUBMIT TO THE IMAS? IT HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MOTION PICTURES & TV SERIES
DID FANS HELP FUND THIS PROJECT? NO
DESCRIBE YOUR AUDIENCE: 01 -99YRS.
WHAT MAKES YOUR FANS UNIQUE? THEY’RE BASED ALL OVER THE WORLD
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY? MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL & FLORIDA
NAME SOME OF YOUR FAVE SONGS & WHY THEY RESONATE: TOO MANY TO LIST
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE? 30TH ANNIVERSAY
WHAT’S IN THE WORKS FOR THE REST OF 2010? 2011? 9TH & 10TH CD RELEASE
FINISH THIS SENTENCE: THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS… MONOPOLY.
WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS? WE ARE LIVING IT. LONGEVITY!
WHAT’S ON YOUR IPOD THAT WOULD SURPRISE YOUR FANS? CHUCK BERRY
NAME SOME ARTISTS YOU ARE CHAMPIONING: TITO PUENTE, BENNY MORE, LOS PANCHOS, JOHNNY VENTURA
HOW CAN FANS FOLLOW YOU? WHERE IS YOUR MUSIC AVAILABLE? FACEBOOK. iTUNES, ETC.
ARTIST BIO:
Formed October 1980 in Amsterdam, NY, this 11 piece orchestra is led by the Bronx-born bassist Alex Torres. They have been presented by hundreds of festivals, performing arts centers and events annually to perform their original blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms such as Salsa, Merengue, Cha-cha, Bomba, Plena and Latin Jazz.
The Orchestra has been the recipient of numerous awards including the New England Cultural Arts Preservation Award, the New York State Music Achievement Award, the Schenectady League of Arts Award, The Governor´s Excellence in Arts Award, The NAACP Albany Chapter Award and Metroland Magazine´s “Best Of Award” for seven consecutive years.
Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra have performed for President Bill and Hillary Clinton at the New York State Democratic Convention and also for New York Governor’s George Pataki and Eliot Spitzer’s Inauguration. They have shared the stage and billings with such major acts as Tito Puente, Tito Puente Jr., Eddie Palmieri, Andy Montañez, Los Hermanos Moreno, Arturo Sandoval, Luis “Perico” Ortiz, Ray Barretto, Jane Burnette & The Spirits Of Havana, Larry Harlowe, Tito Nieves, Jerry Gónzalez & The Fort Apache Band, King Changó, Branford Marsalis, The Count Basie and Woody Herman Orchestras.
The group is also registered with the Arts-In-Education Program of New York State. This program brings the orchestra into schools to showcase and explain the music, instruments and rhythms associated with their music.
Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra also have been featured on television commercials for The Albany Times Union Newspaper, they wrote and performed the music for the PBS weekly program Made in New York, and twice performed for Time Warner’s music series, Sounding Board.