Artist description Techno beats meets Afro-Cuban rhythms - the real Cuban deal

Music Style TechnoSoul

Musical Influences Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Oscar Peterson

Artist History Hailing from Matanzas, Cuba, with a Masters degree in Music Pedagogy from the Higher Institute of Art in Havana, DJ PWM began his career as a percussionist performing with some of Cuba's Latin Jazz Masters including Ruben Gonzalez of the Buena Vista Social Club, Chucho Valdez, and Helario Duran. One of his most inspiring moments was playing with Dizzy Gillespie and Arturo Sandoval during a workshop at the National School of Art in Havana, at the age of 18. In 1992 while performing at the world famous Tropicana cabaret in Havana, DJ PWM enveloped a variety of musical styles largely influenced by jazz and fusion, utilizing drums, congas, timbales, bongos and the traditional Afro-Cuban bata drums. From 1987-1992 he performed as principal percussionist with the Symphony Orchestra of Matanzas under the direction of renowned composer and conductor Leo Brouwer, embracing a range of styles from Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven to Stravinsky. In 1995, DJ PWM relocated to Toronto and began producing and co-writing pop music with his wife singer/songwriter Naima. In 2000, he began to explore electronic music. Being exposed to new musical genres has allowed him to fuse his extensive background of classical music, traditional and popular Cuban rhythms and jazz, with the myriad of electronic genres, creating a new style of electronic music that he calls "TechnoSoul". After receiving many positive reviews, the first track he ever wrote, "Reflection on the Moon" was featured on garageband.com as Dance "Track of the Day".

Group Members DJ PWM

Instruments Cubase VST 32, Novation Supernova II, Yamaha SW1000

Albums Electro Meditation

Location Toronto, Ontario - Canada

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