Victor Martinez Parada
Brilliant classical avant-garde Latin-American guitarist
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Name
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Victor Martinez Parada
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Genre(s)
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Classical, Latin, Pop
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Content
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Covers and Originals
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Taking Bookings
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Australia Wide
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About Us
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Victor Martinez Parada is recognised as one of the world’s finest classical Latin-American avant-garde guitarists.
Born in Santiago, Chile, he has resided in Australia since 1989. He is an accomplished composer, teacher and performer with an extensive list of music in his repertoire, ranging from classical and South American folk to avant-garde. He has composed pieces for solo guitar, ensembles including duos, trios, quartets, sextets and also for guitar & ensemble and guitar quartet & symphony orchestra. He is well-known for his arrangements and fantasies on pop tunes such as Stevie Wonder's ‘You are the Sunshine of my Life’, Daniel Alomia Roble’s ‘El Condor Pasa’, Laura Branigan's ‘Self-Control’ and Harold Arlen's ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’. Audiences cherish his performances which reflect a professional music career spanning more than 50 years. Victor Martinez Parada will not only make you understand how music has shaped him but the way he has shaped music. He is a musician’s musician who plays from the heart. After nurturing the musical careers of his family for many years with the band, Martinez Akustica, Victor Martinez Parada has returned to his roots and is taking his unique talent back on the road as a solo artist. |
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What We Bring
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Victor Martinez Parada is a real crowd-pleaser with his passionate guitar, strumming, unique musical arrangements of classic songs and the deep-felt heart he brings to his playing. He has been labelled 'The Chilean Hendrix' by music reviewer Lloyd Bradford Syke.
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Members
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Victor Martinez Parada (Classical guitar)
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Country
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Australia
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State / Region
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New South Wales
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Home town
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Sydney
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Reviews for Victor Martinez ParadaVictor’s ear is such that he’s able to peel away the thump & swish of epic early eighties Brit pop production to find the heart of a song not even its writers seemed to recognise - Syke on Stage 30 Nov 2020 He honours the composition, rather than his own virtuosity. This humility, an abject absence of vanity, is a hallmark of his musicianship. Indeed, it’s the defining characteristic. It’s emblematic of Parada’s truly rare & precious gift for arrangement. And it’s a talent that comes to the fore again and again throughout the evening - Syke on Stage 30 Nov 2020 ‘You Are the Sunshine of My Life’ is one of the greatest songs ever written. And, if it’s possible, Victor’s Fantasy on it only but enhances its status in the popular canon. In his hands, it becomes around a ten-minute opus. It’s as if he’s rolling out a red carpet for the tune, which progressively & unmistakably insinuates itself. The rhythmic flavour of flamenco informs the arrangement and imbues a passionate urgency. It’s a virile, avant-garde take on a Wonderful song. The Chilean Hendrix does it again.’ – Syke on Stage 30 Nov 2020 |
"Victor Martinez Parada. Even the name has an exotic, flamboyant cadence, utterly in-tune with the passion & power that is the man. And his guitar."
SYKE ON STAGE REVIEW: VICTOR MARTINEZ PARADA; DJANGO BAR; SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 2020
Reviews for Martinez Akustica
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Workshop Session(s)
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Victor Martinez Parada is available to run guitar workshops
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