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Michel DeQuevedo

Michel DeQuevedo

With 30+ years of performing and 20+ years of teaching experience Michel DeQuevedo arrived to Canada from Mexico City in 2005. He started playing percussion at the age of 8. After taking several early music education courses he attended Mexico City's Escuela Superior de Musica and Academia de Musica Fermatta (which was, at the time, affiliated with Berklee College of Music)

He is a singer-songwriter and plays percussions, drum kit, guitar and bass.

In Mexico, Michel was a recording and/or performing percussionist/drummer for several Mexican bands and artists including multi Grammy Award winner Julieta Venegas (BMG), multi Grammy Award winner Molotov (Universal), La Lupita (BMG), Pulpo (Sony Music) and more, and participated in many concerts and TV shows as a supporting musician for many artists and singers.

He was part of the band “El Son y la Rumba” where he shared stage with the internationally acclaimed trumpeter Luis Gasca (Count Basie, Woody Herman, Mongo Santamaria, Herbie Hancock, Janis Joplin, Santana, etc) and recorded the soundtrack for the Academy Award winner Gabrielle Salvatore’s movie “Puerto Escondido”

He has toured U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Chile, Italy, Switzerland and Germany.

Since moving to Toronto in July 2005, Michel has played and/or recorded with some of the best artists in Canada, including Juno Award Winner Walk off the Earth, Juno Award Winner Richard Underhill, Juno Award Winner Quique Escamilla, The Eric St- Laurent Trio, Lady Son, The LMT Connection, Random Order and many more.

He has played in Toronto’s best venues such as Massey Hall, Roy Thompson Hall, The Opera House, The Rex Hotel, Lula Lounge, The Reservoir Lounge, etc. and in some of the world’s best music venues including The House of Blues, Blue Note, JC Fandango, Whisky A-Go-Go, Hollywood Palladium, and many more.

He is part of the drumming-based team-building workshop The Drum Cafe, with whom he has performed for Canada’s largest corporations and universities like Ryerson, McMaster, U of Toronto, U of Waterloo, Mohawk College, Walmart, LCBO, National Bank, RBC, HomeLife Realty, GoEasy, Entertainment One Canada, etc.

He has participated in The TD Jazz Festival, The Beaches Jazz Festival, LuminaTO, Canadian Music Week, Salsa on St.Clair, Muhtadi's International Drum Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival, Calgary Folk Festival, Regina Folk Festival, SummerFest, Northern Lights Festival, Roots and Blues Festival, Victoria Island Folk Festival, Regina Jazz Festival, Victoria Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, and many, many more!

He performed at multiple PanAm Games’ torch relay events and for the Athletes’ Welcoming Ceremony for both PanAm and ParaPanAm games.

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Bliss Station

Katzen Musik
2019

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Bliss Station

From: Bliss Station
By Michel DeQuevedo

Bliss Station

From: Bliss Station
By Michel DeQuevedo

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