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Julio Santillán – guitarist

is a Barcelona-based composer and guitarist originally from Tucumán, Argentina. His compositions combine elements from his home land folk music, jazz improvisation and classical music. He has studied classical guitar at Instituto Superior de Música (Argentina) under the direction of maestro Pablo González Jasey. He graduated summa cum laude with a dual major in Classical Composition and Contemporary Writing and Production from Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA). He also studied jazz improvisation with Mick Goodrick. As a composer/arranger he has produced music for documentary films, theater, recordings and live performances for artists around the world. Recently, Argentinian virtuoso guitarist Victor Villadangos, has included guitar studies from Julio's Book Cinco Estudios Criollos in his latest CD Guitar Music from Argentina vol. II (Naxos). Julio also produced Colombian singer Marta Gomez's "Cantos de Agua Dulce", "Entre Cada Palabra" (Chesky Records) and "La Ronda"- Women of Latin America, "Paula Ausente" - Women of the World (Putumayo Records). He has recorded and performed with many musicians from Argentina, Boston and New York including Oscar Stagnaro... Read