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Brandon Guerra
Brandon Guerra is a multi-instrumentalist from San Antonio, Texas, who holds a degree in Jazz Performance from Texas State University. While in college, he was fortunate to study closely with some of the greatest drummers in history, including: Butch Miles (Count Basie, Frank Sinatra), Wayne Salzmann II (Eric Johnson), Ari Hoenig, Johnny Vidacovich, and Shannon Powell.
Since beginning his musical studies via piano at age six and drumset at age ten, Brandon has become an active drumset artist and educator, performing and recording with various groups in south Texas, The United States, and abroad. Brandon is currently the house drummer at the popular new jazz club, Jazz TX, located in the historic Pearl Brewery in San Antonio, TX. He can be found playing every week with a variety of musicians in the south Texas area, usually playing over 250 performances a year. Brandon has also recently been composing original music for dance companies around south Texas including: ARCOS Dance, Blipswitch, Ballet Conservatory of South Texas, and McBride Dance.
Brandon proudly endorses Vic Firth drumsticks and Canopus drums.
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Artist Style: Music: Acoustic, Ambient, Big Band, Blues, Cajun/Zydeco, Christian, Classic Rock, Classical, Country, Covers/Tribute, Dance/Electronic, Disco, Experimental, Folk, Funk, Gospel, Hard Rock, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jazz, Latin/Spanish, Neo-Soul, New Age, Pop, Punk, Reggae, Retro, Rock, Salsa, Soul/R&B, Wedding, Western Swing, World
Artist Medium: Audio/Sound
Artist Statement of Work
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I am Brandon Guerra, a full time musician living in San Antonio. I primarily work as the house drummer at Jazz TX with Doc Watkins, where we play together and I lead my own groups. I perform around 250 or more shows per year, with a variety of South Texas jazz musicians. Recently I have begun to write and produce my own music, and my debut album was feature on KRTU and Texas Public Radio. I look forward to expanding my vision as a composer and musician.