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The real Tomas Merlo |
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| Location: | Balears, Illes |
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| Last Login: | Jul 17, 2008 (533 days back) |
About Me |
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| Tomas Merlo was borned in Palma de Mallorca in 1980.At the age of seventeen picked up an electric bass.When he was 20 he went to Holland to study at the conservatorium van Amsterdam.There he studied doublebass with Frans van der Hoeven and Ernst Glerum and electric bass with David de Marez Oyens.During his studies he took lessons with Avishai Cohen,Dave Holland,Michell Hatzigeorgiou,Richard Bona,Dick Oats,Ari Hoening among others and played with Michael Brecker,Ari Hoening,Willie Joe Jones III,Randy Brecker,Roberta Gambarinni.
In 2001 he went to NY,he studied with Marc Johnson,Ben Street and John Pattitucci.
He graduated in 2003,after that he moved to Madrid were he played with such artist like Antonio Serrano,Concha Buika,Perico Sambeat,Jerry Gonzalez,Israel Sandoval,and recorded with Israel Sandoval,Federico Lechner,Guillermo Alvarez,and the music for various films like Amor en defensa propia,Segundo asalto.
In 2007 recorded with Marcos Collado trio,see www.myspace.com/marcoscollado
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Music:Member Since: 9/3/2007Band Members: Tomas Merlo Influences: Jaco of course like all bass players,and then....is hard to say,i've got so many....Jeff Berlin,Marc Johnson,Michell Hatzigeorgiou,Gary Willis,Scott La Faro,Eddi Gomez,Carles Benavent,Tony Levin,Trey Gunn,Jimmy Johnson,Hadrien Feraud,Frans van der Hoeven,David de Marez Oyens,Ernst Glerum,Glenn Gadum JR,Jato Cerrato,JR Abella,Victor Merlo,James Genus,John Pattitucci,Avishai Cohen,Dave Holland,Robert Fripp,Pat Metheny,Lyle Mays,Moises Sanchez,Borja Barrueta,Santi Ibarretxe,Yaniv Nachum,Guillermo Celano,Marquitos,King Crimson,Weather Report,Israel Sandoval,Bill Evans,Debussi,Joni Mitchell,Dani Roth,a lot!!!!i could be writing till tomorrow!AZUL: Antonio Serrano-armonica, Noah Shaye-drums, Daniel Yakare-Rhodes, me on bass.ABUELA: Guillermo Celano-Guitar, Marcos Baggiani-drums, The unknown ufo-sax, me on bass.NO MOE: same as abuelaRESURGENCE: Mapi Quintana-voice, Yaniv Nachum-sax, Cesar Latorre-rhodes, Miguel Benito (PT)-drums, me on bassPRINCESS OF DARKNESS: same as Resurgence Sounds Like: Depens on the day Record Label: unsigned Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Experimental / Funk) |
My Blog |
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Jaco the early years,if you like Jaco,buy it!!!!!! |
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| Hi,i just receive the box Jaco the early years that i bought on Amazon,i was listening to it the whole day and the only thing i can say is WHAT THE FUCK!!!
Now i’m more convinced about that Jaco... Posted by Tomas Merlo on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:20:00 PST |
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Desirée Durán, Frans van der Hoeven, Guillermo Celano, marcos baggiani, Marcos Collado, Ptdrummer, Cesar, Mapi Quintana, Franz von Chossy, JR ABELLA, nacho pérez, Yaniv Nachum, Carlos Sánchez de Medina, mustafunk1, Chema Sáiz, ORIOL ROCA, Pablo Millas Pagés, Antonio de Luise, Fabio Di Biagio, borja barrueta, David de Marez Oyens, Diego Ramos y Grupo, No + d 4, Susana Raya, Babel Experience, antonella mazza, Polo Orti, Ramón Díaz, Pepita la Pistolera, Barney, Santiago De La Muela, MARIANO VALDAYO, European BassDay, Miki, Valentin Iturat, Renske Taminiau, Miguel Zamora, Albert Vila, Sarah Linares, Martha_Patricia_Yepes, Charly Rivera, ashira, Chris Kase, Hannah Köpf, Nishmah AudioDigital, mArtin LeitOn, Esharef, Filippo Castellazzi, VICTOR, guitarro
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