fernandosanchez + Musician in Melbourne, VIC

SEEKING

ABOUT

I AM LOOKING FOR A TRIBUTE BAND / COVER BAND / DUO / LIVE GIGS / FILL-IN / RECORDING STUDIO SESSIONS / MUSICALS / ETC.

Musician and composer Fernando Sánchez was born in 1987 - Chuquicamata, Chile. At the age of 6 his father started teaching him some melodies and chords on the piano, which he would start seriously learning at a Conservatorium. In his early teens, the music of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, among others, called Fernando’s attention. His grandmother came up with the idea of learning how to play the guitar, so his father gave him his first guitar at the age of 12. Being part of several bands at school as a drummer, keyboard player and guitarist he also took part in the main school’s Orchestra.

Then he became even more excited with the idea of studying music professionally. Once he finished school in 2005, he started studying ‘Music Performance in Acoustic & Electric Guitar’ at the ‘Modern School of Music’ in Santiago de Chile, where he was trained to play any style that is required: Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock, Funk, Motown, Blues, Jazz, Latin, Bolero, Chacha, Big Band, Rhumba, etc. Fernando also had Harmony, Theory, Piano, History of Music, Production, Songwriting lessons as part of his training at University. He was trained to read charts (first sight-reading) as well. Fernando can also play Piano, Bass and Drums, thanks to his professional studies.

While he was studying, he was part of several bands as a session guitarist and had his own band. He has recorded several times in Recording Studios, played for different international and national Artists, all kinds of styles. He also was part of the University’s Orchestra.

When he finished his studies successfully in 2010, being only 24 Fernando joined a 5-Star Cruise Ship as the Orchestra’s Guitarist, playing over 300 songs (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s) and for several Guest Entertainers, being very well evaluated at the end of his contract in February 2012.

In May 2012 Fernando arrived to Australia with his equipment and started playing with ‘The Fabulous Sounds of the Sixties Show’ and a Production Band named Jericho.

Screen name:

fernandosanchez

Member since:

Dec 07 2012

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

13

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

6-7 nights a week

Influences

Everything:

Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock, Funk, Motown, Blues, Rock & Roll, Jazz, Latin, Bolero, Chacha, Big Band, Rhumba, etc.

EQUIPMENT

ELECTRIC GUITAR:
- American Fender Stratocaster 1957 Reissue.

EFFECTS:
- Chorus "Super Chorus CH-1" Boss.
- Delay "Delay DD-3" Boss.
- Overdrive "Tube Screamer TS-808" Ibanez.
- Wah Wah "Cry Baby 95Q" Dunlop.

AMP:
- Fender "Mustang III" (65Watts).

MUSIC