LUIGI LAZARENO C.V. 2014 Chief instructor & Owner in Midilandia Training Center 632 E.11th St. Houston TX 77008 281-769-8115 832-335-2897 [email protected] www.luigilazareno.com www.midilandia.com
PROFILE
• 40 years of experience as professional musician, pianist, arranger & composer • 30 years of experience as a record producer • 26 years of experience as a teacher • 26 years of experience in audio recording engineering • 20 years of experience in the use of Pro Tools • Specialized in live music performances, backing up world class performers as a pianist, arranger and orchestra conductor • Specialized in the use and teaching of MIDI, DAWs, Keyboards • Extensive experience using Waves and other third party plug in developers
EDUCATION
• Digidesign in house Training, Daly City CA, USA 2007 Certified Pro Tools Instructor Certified Pro Tools Expert in Music Certified Pro Tools Operator in Music Certified Pro Tools Operator in Post Certified Pro Tools ICON Operator
• Berklee College of Music , Boston Mass, USA 1976-1979 Diploma in Professional Music - Cum Laude
• Escuela Superior de Musica (University of Music in Mexico) 1972-1973 Music studies
• ESIME (University of Electronic Engineering in Mexico) 1971-1972 Undergraduate studies
• Juan Leon Mariscal (Music Academy in Mexico) 1969-1970 Solfege and Piano technique
• Sala Chopin (Piano school in Mexico) 1968-1969 Piano technique
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Owner of Midilandia Training Center in USA & Mexico
Midilandia Training Center (Mexico) MIDI, Digital Audio, Keyboards 1988 – Present Pro Tools 1994 – Present
Midilandia Training Center (Texas, USA) Pro Tools, MIDI, Digital Audio, Keyboards 2010 – Present
CLINICS & SEMINARS
• AES Pro Tools seminar, advanced configuration and optimization 2008 • Radio Tacea Tampico, seminar MIDI solutions 2003 • Expromusica, seminar with Tom Coster, Tim Root & Luigi Lazareno 2002 • Music Club MIDI week, seminar Software 7 Hardware 2001 • Metropoli Store, Monterrey, seminar Digidesign solutions 2000 • Equipos Musicales Chiapas seminar, Recording Studios 1998 • Expromusica seminar Music Software 1999 • Musical Iriarte Morelia seminar Korg workstations 1999 • Empresas Gonzalez Merida, seminar Digital Recording 1999
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
• Houston Best Singers Music festival for support to the events 2010 • Namba Gear endorsed featured artist 2010 • M-Audio Appointed M-Powered featured Artist 2005 • M-Audio Award for Outstanding Music Trajectory 2006 • Sound Check Magazine for outstanding music trajectory 2002 • SUTM Mexican Musicians Union for support to their music events 1999 • OTI Music festival, Best arranger of the festival award 1998 • Mexican Association of Audio Professionals award as a conferencist 1993 • Gold Record for sales over 150,000 copies of the Lucero album as an arranger, producer 1989
INSTRUCTIONAL DVD Author of the first professional Pro Tools tutorial DVD in Spanish Pro Tools Fast and Easy, with world wide distribution by Groove3 2008 - Present
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LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
• OTI Music Festival arranging and orchestra conducting for several performers every year from 1980 – 1998 • Vikki Carr, MD (music director) 1985 – Present • Napoleon, MD 1982 – 1987 • Rick Martin, Pianist 1999 – 2000 • Touring and performing with multiple artists 1980 – Present
TV SHOWS
• Show de las Estrellas - Orchestra director 1984 – 1985 • Festival Valores Bacardi – Arranger Producer 1982 – 1992 • Siempre en Domingo - Orchestra conductor 1982 – 2000 • Noche a Noche with Napoleon 1982 • Nuevas Noches Vikki Carr 1989
THEATER PLAYS
• The Fantastiks, pianist & Musical director (200 shows) 1980 – 1982 • KUMAN Rock opera Musical Director (100 shows) 1984 – 1985
RECORDED ALBUMS
• Over 100 albums recorded with different artists as a arranger, pianist, producer: Veronica Castro, Grupo Latino, Lucerito, Marco Antonio Vazquez, Napoleon, Guadalupe Pineda, Caito, Jesus Malo, Rocio Banquells, Rogelio Guerra, Celeste Saenz, Liliana, Rossana Resquin, Mario Pintor, Victor Iturbe el Piruli, Miguel Ibarra, Carlos Garcia, OTI Festivals, Alondra, Grupo Tenis, Roberto Salinas, Alejandro Carrillo, Carlos Lico, Kuman Rock Opera, Jose Roberto, Cantare para el Gospel, Los joao, Jorge Muñiz, Victor Algranti, Silvia y Gilberto, Byanka, Pedro Domecq Wines, Grupo Latino, Beatriz Adriana, Siempre en Domingo Album, Alberto Vazquez, Lorenzo Antonio, Manoella Torres, Rosa Mary, Valores Juveniles…to name a few.
• COYOACAN RECORDS LABEL, OWNER, published a catalog of the best jazz players in Mexico with recordings of original music: Chilo Moran – Leonardo corona “Our Best Memories” 1993 Palmera – Palmera 1993 Waldo Madera – Waldo Madera 1993 Tino Conteras – Live at Teatro de la Ciudad 1993 Cristobal Lopez – Kin 1993 All this albums were recorded at Supermidi Studios Mexico (OWNER) Catalog was distributed by BMG international
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PUBLISHED WORKS
• Virtuoso magazine – article “Musical Philosophy” 1991 • Sound Check magazine – Paris system from Ensoniq product rewiew 1998 • Music Life magazine – article “No more than 24” 2008 • Sound Check magazine – Pro Tools 7.4 product review 2008
MAGAZINES INTERVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
• Musico Pro Magazine – Luigi Lazareno pioneer of MIDI in Mexico 2000 • Mexico Song magazine – The music technology of Luigi Lazareno 2000 • Sound Check magazine – About music education 2007 • Sound Check magazine – review of the Luigi Lazareno AES conference 2008
MEMBERSHIPS
• AES Audio Engineering Society 1988 – Present • The Recording Academy 1999 – Present • SACM composers association 1980 – Present • ASCAP publishing 2012 – Present • American Federation of Musicians 2014 – Present • SUTM Mexico federation of Musicians 1972 – Present
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LIST OF REFERENCES
• Andy Cook AVID Training & Education Manager for Americas Daly City CA. 650-731-6436
• Theresa Jenkins The Recording Academy (Grammys) Executive Director Texas Chapter 3601 S. Congress Ave. G-500 Austin TX 780704
• Arthur Silver Jr. Samart Enterprises, Sammy Davis Jr. President Valley Village, CA 91601 818-980-4728
• Jorge E. Murguia Televisa (Mexico) Vicepresident Mexico City, 01790 (5255) 5728-3399
• Chris Adams SSI President Mission Viejo, CA 92692 949-460-9069
• Woody Moran Namba Gear President-Owner Monrovia, CA 91017 626-840-5173
• Francisco Miranda Kirchner AES Audio Engineering Society Chairman – Mexico Chapter Mexico City, 10400 (5255) 5652-2877
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