About me

EDUCATION

I have a degree in Classical Philology and later obtained the Superior Title of Professor of Harmony, Counterpoint, Composition and Orchestration at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid, where I received the teaching of Antón García Abril, Luis de Pablo, and Emilio Rey among others.

I furthered my training in Music Pedagogy, Singing and Choir Conducting, Dance Music, Film Music at the Fundación Autor, Electroacoustic Music and Sound at the Gabinete del Conservatorio de Cuenca, where I premiered and published experimental and avant-garde works on CD.

Master in Composition for Audiovisual Media at the Centro Superior Katarina Gurska.

DEDICATION

I have been part as keyboardist and composer of several jazz, pop-rock and Spanish music groups.

Composer and music producer for Audiovisuals, Theater, Dance and Concert Music.

Within the experimental and avant-garde field I premiere several works in which I combine electroacoustic with live performance and video creation.

Since 1990 I am a professor of Music in Secondary School where I teach Music Analysis, History of Music and Image and Sound in High School.

Head of the Music Department at “IES Carlos Bousoño” in Majadahonda, Madrid.

I produce several CD’s (C.B.M) with the students and I direct the high school choir.

I have taught several courses of Sound and Musical Computing and Musical Analysis in several Teacher Training Centers.

I have published with the publishing house San Pablo the musical education project for Primary School “El Planeta Sonoro”, in which, besides being co-author of the texts, I compose and produce the original songs and create educational games for computer, designing the sound and creating the tunings.

I have collaborated as an article writer in the music magazines “Melómano” and “Ritmo y Compás“.

AWARDS

Winner of Sony Entertainment‘s “Urban art” contest in the “Original Sound” section for his work “Subterráneos”.

Winner in 2002 of the “Fundación Guerrero” Honor Award for his orchestral work “Sinfónica Litúrgica”.

He began collaborating with the San Pablo publishing house with the meditative music album “Instrumento de tu Paz” with which he won the David Radio Award in 2007 for Best Meditative and Instrumental Music Album.

In 2013, with the musical La Paz de Aristófanes, in version Francisco Nieva-Hitos Hurtado wins the Musical Dramaturgy Award of the University Carlos III of Madrid for the composition and production of the songs and incidental music of this work.

With CB Teatro Production:

  • In 2014, Carlos III University of Madrid Award for “Proyecto Pedagógico” for the play “Una tarde de teatro”.
  • In 2015, Carlos III University of Madrid Award for “Música y Espacio Sonoro” for the play “Humano 2.0”.

In 2019, Soundtrack nominated for best music from the RTVE Institute for “Juegos”, by Lala Armijo.

MEMBERSHIP

Member of Sgae, Musimagen, AIE and MUS 21.

President and Composer and Music Producer of CB Teatro.

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