LUIS CANO ARIAS
 MUSICIAN, PERFORMER, SCORE COMPOSER, PRODUCER, MUSIC TEACHER, SEN TEACHER
 Barcelona, Spain (1978) - Currently living in London, UK
 
 Contact & Booking: luiscano@luismusic.com
 
 EDUCATION

 LONDON CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC-DIPLOMA IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION, LONDON, UK (JULY  2007)

 UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID (UAM) – GRADUATE IN MUSIC TEACHING , SPAIN, (SEPTEMBER 1999)

 CONSERVARTORIO SUPERIOR DE MÚSICA EDUARDO MARTÍNEZ TORNER OVIEDO – GRADUATE AS PIANO TEACHER, SPAIN (SEPTEMBER 1999)


 WORK AS SOLO ARTIST

  "FIND THE HEAD" Released May 2011- Independent Release: only digital format.

  "THE COLLECTION" Released January 2011-Independent Release: only digital format.
  
  "FUNK UNITED" Released June 2010-Independent Release: only digital format.

  "SONGS FROM THE HILL" Released January 2010-Independent Release: only digital format.

  "BIRDS" Released Summer 2009-Independent Release: only digital format.

  "THE MAGIC TIME" Released August 2008-Independent Release: only digital format.

  "THE TRIP" Released September 2007-Independent Release: only digital format.

 Luis sings and plays several instruments on his works including: keys, harmonica, bass, guitar, drums, programming, etc.


WORK AS SESSION MUSICIAN

FRAN “SONRISAS” CD RELEASED 2006 (KEYS & HARMONICA)
http://www.myspace.com/franrojas1

DAVID TORRICO “PIGMENTOS” CD RELEASED 2006 (HARMONICA)
http://www.davidtorrico.com

EL NIDO DE LA MEMORIA CD RELEASED 2006 (ARRANGER/MUSICAL ADVISOR-MUSIC FOR CHILDREN)

THE HAPPY LOSERS “APPLE TASTE” CD RELEASED 2000 (KEYS)

WORK AS SCORE COMPOSER

SCORE COMPOSER, ARRANGER , PERFORMER AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MUSIC PRESENTING THE “CREATRIVAS” SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, RIVAS VACIAMADRID/SPAIN (EDITIONS I, II, II & IV – 2002 TO 2006)

SCORE COMPOSER, & MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE SPANISH DOCUMENTARY “LA BATALLA DEL JARAMA” RELEASED IN 2006 BY “FUERA DE FOCO”
http://www.fueradefoco.org

SCORE COMPOSER & PERFORMER FOR THE SPANISH SHORT FILM “EL PINTOR” RELEASED IN 2002 DIRECTED BY NAIKARI DIAZ


WORK AS PERFORMER

BANDS IN SPAIN: JUNGLA SONORA; FRAGGLE BLUES; DOLOR DE TALENTO; FRANCISCO MOLINA JAZZ QUARTET

BANDS IN UK: LUIS & THE BAND/THE ONE NATION; THE INTERPRETERS

LUIS HAS PERFORMED, RECORDED, BEING TAUGHT BY OR COLLABORATED WITH OTHER ARTISTS SUCH AS:

TOBY BAKER (B.B. KING), PEE-WEE ELLIS & FRED WESLEY (JAMES BROWN),FRANCISCO MOLINA JAZZ QUARTET (I JAZZ FESTIVAL-TUNIS) JOAQUIN ANAYA (JULIO IGLESIAS), TOCORI BERRU (REDOLES, CHILOMBIANA,CHILE) CRISTOBAL BERRU (LOS CHARROS INSOBORNABLES), MAX BERRU (INTI- ILLIMANI) ,JUANI ZAPATA,JOSE MANUEL CARIÑENA, FRANCO PUGLIESE,ERNIE McKONE, SID GAULD (INCOGNITO), DAVE O’HIGINS, PETE ZELDMAN (J. PASTORIOUS), ED SPEIGHT, PAT COTTON,ALEX SMITH (MOVING PICTURES, AUSTRALIA), MICHAEL RODWELL, JULIAN BURDOCK (SEAL), AND MANY MORE.

OTHER

Teacher of piano, theory and harmony, music reading an contemporary music/performing at ESCUELA MUNICIPAL DE MUSICA DE RIVAS -VACIAMADRID, SPAIN (2000-2006)

Currently SEN Teacher and Head of Music & Humanities dept at JFK School, Stratford, London, UK (Since 2007)

Recently worked as volunteer for the charity "RAW MATERIAL" (music & media) in Brixton (London)