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Victor Murillo
Victor picked up the guitar for the first time during his freshman year in high school. Without having formal training, Victor decided to play in the school’s jazz band. It wasn’t until the end of his Junior year that the school’s jazz band was in need of a bass player. That was when Victor decided to take on the challenge. At age 16, he found himself gigging three nights a week playing with all the local musicians. It was also here where he discovered his forte in latin music. At this point in his life, Victor began to experiment in composing. He wanted to have the ability to create his own soundscapes. Victor wrote music for his own band and for his school’s jazz band.
On Febuary 15, 2011, Victor had the opportunity of playing with Wynton Marsalis & the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at a Jam after their performance @ Disney Hall. Wynton Marsalis himself told Victor, “I like your pocket.” Victor has toured over Mexico, England, Scotland, Spain, Netherlands, & Sweden. He has studied under Eddie Gomez, John Pattitucci, John Lockwood, Oscar Stagnaro, Paul Del Niro, Leo Blanco, Victor Wooten, Randi Tico, Fernando Huergo, Carlos Henriquez, Bob Patton and Ed Saindon. He has performed with Terence Blanchard, Plas Johnson, Bob Mintser, Luis Enrique, Antonio Anredo, and many more.
Victor is currently studying under bassists John Lockwood (also known as the teacher for the Grammy award winning Esperanza Spaulding) & Oscar Stagnaro (Grammy Award winning bassist for Paquito D’Rivera) at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Victor’s goal at Berklee is to develop his professional musical vocabulary as a performer and a composer, guided by the professionals themselves. He is currently a part of Berklee’s prestigious Film Scoring program, where he plans on taking post-graduation internship opportunities in Los Angeles.
Summer 2011, Victor's band "Wetlands" released their first EP. All profits went to a non-profit organization called Xela AID, a small non-profit that works closely and conscienciously with Guatemalan families to break the cycle of poverty through educational and financial oppurtunities.
