![]() ![]() Between 20 Pepe was also performing with his own Rock project “La Pepa” in Chile and was invited to perform with the leader of “Café con Piernas”, Benjamin Furman, in Chile with his Jazz Quartet and Trio in many Jazz Clubs in the city. He recorded a few songs with them and started playing in house parties as well as venues that had Latin music in Boston. His name was growing in the Boston music scene and he was offered to join the Latin Pop band “Café con Piernas”. His performances with the trio brought more opportunities such as joining on 2012 the Experimental Hip Hop band “Light Bright” which he was part until mid 2014. He has recorded four albums with them and he’s still the drummer for the band after 8 years now. Pepe started playing with “Underground Mantra” all over the Boston area. Pepe’s first gig in the USA was with the Alternative Hip Hop band “Underground Mantra” back in 2011 after a month of starting his music career at Berklee College of Music. In an environment that breathes music such as Berklee, opportunities began blooming such as performing in a wide variety of venues and festivals in the Boston area, New York City area, as well with the rest of the East Coast. Guiliana served not only as a mentor, but an inspiration for Pepe’s ongoing career. During his time at Berklee, he had the opportunity to take lessons in NYC with his idol, drummer Mark Guiliana (David Bowie, Brad Melhdau, Avishai Cohen). With improvement, performance opportunities began rising, such as opening for Dominic Miller (Sting’s permanent guitarist) with his own project “La Pepa” at the Nescafe Theater of Arts in Santiago, Chile.Īwarded with a scholarship for a bachelor degree in Performance, Pepe moved to Boston to study at the renowned Berklee College of Music in 2011. Mentored by the renowned drummer Cristóbal Orozco (Francisca Valenzuela, Augusto Schuster, Myriam Hernandez, DeKiruza, The Voice Chile), Pepe began perfecting his technique and style in a variety of genres including Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Funk, R&B, Jazz, and many more. Spotted as an outstanding talent at a young age as he began performing publicly with multiple rock bands, which lead him to be on national TV at age 10. It does not store any personal data.Born in 1991 in Santiago, Chile Pepe Hidalgo began playing drums at the age of 8 when he received his first drum kit. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". ![]() These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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