Interview with Antonio Gandia, Guitarist, Musician & Teacher

Antonio Gandía (Gan-DEE-ah) was born and raised in Mexico, and has lived in the U.S.A. since 1994. In 1998 Antonio earned a B.A. from Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Massachusetts. Antonio has been teaching piano, guitar and bass for over 20 years to students of all levels and musical interests.

He has extensive live performance and studio recording experience in the Boston, Nashville, Mexico City, New Jersey, and New York City areas. His performances and recordings have covered a variety of styles such as R&B;, Latin, Pop, Rock, Reggae and Jazz, among others. Antonio’s playing is featured on the independently released CD’s of various artists. Two of the recordings where he performed have been nominated for a Latin Grammy.

Antonio is also a published songwriter and a member of ASCAP. His music has been used on TV on programs such as "One Life to Live' and "The District". From 2013 to 2014 Antonio was a columnist for the Musico Pro Magazine, where he did music product reviews and interviews. Many of those interviews (in Spanish) are still available at www.musicopro.com

To learn more, you can find Antonia at www.antoniogandia.com

Antonio's Top 5 Encouraging Sounds/Songs

1) Pau Casals playing the Bach Cello Solo No.1 BWV 1007

https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR0rzrNhVxFPoEuQgUiOhXL6B59m7HQPAJ5Z7sDqS2Zw_JCvAxAd4ZaGHFo&v;=KX1YtvFZOj0&feature;=youtu.be

2) "Blue in Green" by Miles Davis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3WRffw4NvewFH0HvjBHYD_Be0DY3XHswU-n8YJs9whYve0C9_PbmsCyAM&v;=PoPL7BExSQU&feature;=youtu.be

3) "Memories of Tomorrow" by Keith Jarrett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CNpeJlxKGk

4) Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3Cq46CtQdFHqWtas6e73jDxrUW6A-6KMNLX1pEtxSglWk8_1OSGpQcGDI&v;=gejY9FQlDGM&feature;=youtu.be

5) Moncayo - Huapango conducted by Alondra de la Parra with the Paris Orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR1D19e_xgoPi1Yoqm87RzwA6OwGLuxgcGg-q8DtjvpzSXzJDmZaWpZxOOg&v;=NbgAHpD4W_8&feature;=youtu.be Support the show