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Héctor Molina

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Musician / Composer

HECTOR MOLINA. An excepcional venezuelan composer, cuatro and guitar player who earned the Bachelor of Music Degree in Composition from UNEARTE (Experimental University of the Arts) Venezuela. He began his musical studies in 1992 at the Fundación Coral Niños Cantores of Mérida, his hometown, where he participated first as a singer and later, in 1994 as a cuatro player. It is there where his interest for the guitar and the cuatro started, executing both instruments as a self-taught musician. With this group he would participate on tours all over the country and in 1997, in an international tour that included Germany, Italy and France. He undertook general music studies in 1996 at the Music School of the “Universidad de los Andes”, Mérida. In 1997, he became a member of the “Estudiantina de la Universidad de los Andes” with which he participated in many national tours and two international tours: Colombia 1998 and France 1999. He then took part in the recording of his first album “El Malmandao”. He has shared the stage with very acclaimed musicians like Cecilia Todd, Gualberto Ibarreto, Serenata Guayanesa, Gustavo Dudamel, Oscar D’ León, Carlos Vives, Guaco, Rafael “Pollo” Brito, Marta Gómez, Aquiles Báez, Cheo Hurtado and Ilan Chester, along with the Symphony Orchestra of Mérida, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Municipal de Caracas, Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Carabobo Symphony, National Flute Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra of Utah. Since 2001, he has lived in Caracas where he joined the Chamber Music Group “Multifonía”, where he had the opportunity to have a deeper approach to the venezuelan and universal chamber music repertoire from all times, letting him to actively participate as a composer and and music arranger He is a founder member of the venezuelan music ensemble “Los Sinvergüenzas”. His work with “Los Sinvergüenzas” has already been included in four recording productions: “Bichoneando” (2001), “Desde Otro Lugar” (2007) , “Sinvergüenzuransas” (2012) and “Raíces” (2013), winning a Pepsi Music Award in 2013 for “Sinvergüenzuranzas” as the “Best Traditional Instrumental Album”. Additionally, he has participated in several tours, including: Spain (2002 and 2006) and Colombia (2011) with great success. In 2011 and 2013, “Los Sinvergüenzas” performed as soloists with the “Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela” two concerts with their own compositions (Caracas, Venezuela). In 2010 he won the 2nd Prize at the Composition Competition “José Fernandez Rojas” in Spain, with his work “Suite Latinoamericana” for Plectrum Orchestra. Hector belongs to “C4 Trio” along with Jorge Glem, Edward Ramirez and Rodner Padilla. In 2006 they released their first album C4 Trío produced by one of the best Venezuelan traditional musician: Aquiles Báez. This first album included the collaboration of Aquiles Báez himself and other great exponents of folk music in Venezuela like Serenata Guayanesa, Rafael “Pollo” Brito and Adolfo Herrera among others. In a very short period their first album obtains a Golden Disc. From 2005 C4 Trío gain tremendous popularity performing in many important venues in Venezuela and abroad: The Venezuelan Sounds Festival (USA), Salisbury International Arts Festival (England), The Bolivar Hall in London, The Berklee College of Music (USA), EXIB Música Évora 2016 (Portugal), Glatt & Verkehrt Festival (Austria), WOMEX World Music Expo 2016 (Spain), Music Festivals in Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Canada. In 2009 C4 Trío sees the release of their album “Entre Manos”. In 2011 C4 Trío wins the Award at the 43rd “Torneo Internacional del Joropo”, the international contest for the folk music style Joropo, that is traditionally played with a cuatro instrument. Their outstanding career is also recognised by the award “Premio Municipal de las Artes Aquiles Nazoa”, a very important local award in the arts, given in the city of Caracas, Venezuela. In 2012 they released their 3rd album “Gualberto + C4” in collaboration with the acclaimed folk singer Gualberto Ibarreto. Later in 2013 they were recognised with three Pepsi Music Awards as “Traditional Vocal Artist”, “Best Traditional Vocal Album”, “Best Traditional Song” and were also nominated for the Latin Grammy awards for “Best Folk Album”. They continued to amaze, impress and delight their audiences around the world and in 2014, after much hard work, released the album “De repente” together with Rafael “Pollo” Brito. The ensemble and their album obtained a massive seven Pepsi Music Awards, including: Artist of the Year, Best Album of the Year, Best Collaboration of the Year, Best Traditional Vocal Album, Best Venezuelan Root Vocal Music, Best Venezuelan “Gaita” Song: “El Tresillo” and Best Venezuelan Vocal Song: “Yo sin ti no valgo nada”. The same year C4 Trío together with Rafael “Pollo” Brito performed at the 15th Latin Grammy Awards “Premiere” in Las Vegas, and their recording production “De Repente” was awarded a Latin Grammy for “Best Engineered Album”. In 2015 the band celebrated their 10th year lifework with the release of the special DVD #Los10DeC4, a compilation with the all times Venezuelan musicians: Oscar D’ León, Guaco, Desorden Público, Servando Primera, Cheo Hurtado, Francisco Pacheco, among others. Furthermore, Hector has participated with the ensemble in many tours including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and South America, besides many intense activities in the most important stages of Venezuela. In 2018 the album "Pa Fuera" made in collaboration with C4 Trío and Desorden Público was nominated in the 60th Grammy Awards as "Best Latin Rock and Alternative Album". In that same year Héctor release his first album called "Giros", where some of the most important Venezuelan musicians participate and where he shows more of his role as a composer.

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