Albert is an excellent percussionist, arranger and composer. He has performed, recorded and/or toured with outstanding artists such as Modern Romance (Shrek sountrack), Chi 2 (Moby, Anastacia), top spanish band Estopa, and blues singer Danna Leese Routh and has worked for record labels like BMG, DIVUCSA and PICAP. His recording experience includes tv jingles and movie soundtracks.
As an arranger and composer he has written for band formats ranging from jazz big-band to classical symphony orchestra. Albert holds a bachelor degree at the prestigious Berklee College of Music and a golden award diploma at Musicians Institute London. He has also studied in Cuba. Some of the teachers he has studied with are Danilo Pérez (Dizzy Gillespie), Egguie Castrillo (Arturo Sandoval), Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon) and Oscar Stagnaro (Paquito de Rivera)
Teaching experience:
Berklee College of Music(Boston), London Center of Contemporary Music, Conservatori Superior del Liceu de Barcelona, Aula de Musica de Barcelona (associated school to Berklee), clinics, seminars, master classes and workshops around Europe.
Styles:
Afro-cuban, Brazilian, Flamenco, West African, Middle Eastern
Danilo Pérez (Dizzy Gillespie), Egguie Castrillo (Arturo Sandoval), Mike Rinqquist (Puntilla), Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon), Mark Walker (Paquito de Rivera), Samuel Formell (Los Van Van) Ernesto Diaz, Skip Hadden (Weather Report), Steve Wilkes (Dave Samuels), Oscar Stagnaro (Paquito de Rivera), Ricardo Monzon (Aretha Franklin) Oneil Cumba (Sintesis), Agustin Gomez (Instituto Superior de Arte Cubano), Bernard Purdie (James Brown), Gabriel Nuzzoli (Ricky Martin), Thomas Lang (Ozzy Osbourne), Mike Sturgis (Thin Lizzy), Ian Mussington (Keziah Jones), Mare Saunogo (Ensemble Folklorique de Mali)
Music theory teachers:
Ted Pease (Buddy Rich), Bernardo Hernandez (Pete ‘Conde’ Rodriguez), John Aldridge (Coca-cola jingle), Donny Nolan (Walt Disney), Jim Smith (Boston ballet)
Luis Conte
