bio

Pablo "Chino" Nunez: His lifelong devotion to music, insatiable appetite and passion as a veteran has earned him the
title: LEGEND IN THE MAKING. He is one of the most accomplished, respected and sought freelancer as a result of the
pivotal diversity of his professional credentials (i.e., percussionist, band leader, pianist, arranger, composer, producer,
recording engineer, educator, motivational speaker). His credits, associations, discography and achievements are
innumerable dictated in his lifetime discography: multi GRAMMY awards and nominations, BILLBOARD and LATIN
GRAMMY nominations including a Grammy with Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Across 110th Street – he is the noted
arranger for the track “Te Cantare”.

His associations include: percussionist for Univision's "Viva El Sueno", countless on and off Broadway shows -- The
Life of Celia Cruz, Evita, The Cape Man, Lion King, A Tale of Two Cities (he re-arranged “Another 100 People”). His
voiceovers' and jingles' can be heard all over the world and has even done television and commercials: 1-800-CABLE
with Spanish Harlem Orchestra, and Univision’s “Se Siente” (produced and arranged by Chino himself and performed
by his band Chino Nunez & Friends), cameo role with Adalberto Santiago & His Orchestra in the major motion picture
Moscow on the Hudson, starring Robin Williams and Maria Conchita Alonzo. He has been featured in countless press
and magazines including Drum Magazine (June 2008). He has participated with every WHO’S WHO imagined:

Tito Puente, Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, El Gran Combo, Orquesta de la Luz, Spanish Harlem Orchestra,
Isidro Infante, Isaac Delgado, Ray Barretto, Hector Lavoe, El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico, Johnny Rivera, Ray de la Paz,
Mulenze, Milly Quezada y sus Vecinos, Los Hermanos Lebron, Ray Sepulveda, Tito Nieves, Miami Sound Machine,
Oscar DeLeon, Africando, Tito Rojas, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Manuelle, Jerry Rivera, Edwin Rivera, Ruben Blades,
Johnny Pacheco, Louis Ramirez, Adalberto Santiago, Ismael Miranda, Edgar Joel, Kevin Ceballo, Lefty Perez, Cheo
Feliciano, Larry Harlow, Yomo Toro, Luis Perico Ortiz, Domingo Quinones, La India, Brenda K. Starr, Michael Stewart,
Jimmy Bosch, Frankie Vasquez Y Los Soneros del Barrio, Ernie Acevedo Y Su Conjunto Imagen, Rafael DeJesus Y Su
Orquesta, Conjunto Clasico, Danny Rivera, Cindy Lauper and a host of others in different genres.

As a producer/arranger, he meticulously and methodically composes, arranges and produces the indefatigable, unique
and rhythmic swing projects that he is distinctively known for in a variety of genres -- Salsa, Latin jazz, reggaeton, hip
hop & R&B rhythms. His music has been included in compilations all over the world. In 2005, Chino launched his solo
career to worldwide acclaim with the highly anticipated release of the debut album Chino Nunez & Friends, It’s ShoTime
(Strictly Hardcore Orchestra – A Tribute to the Dancers). The CD remains on the top play lists, has received countless
recognitions, numerous tracks have been selected for Salsa compilations all over the world and “Homenaje Al
Bailador” was selected for a soon to be released film distributed by Cinergy Pictures. His next CD, Chino Nunez, Doctor
Salsa, which he also produced and arranged, guaranteed to be a recipe for powerful with its combination of all original
tracks and recorded by New York’s finest mainstream musicians, that CD also continues to receive rave reviews to a
promoter’s delight!

From a festival on the beach or in a park, to a social at the local ballroom or community center, the world famous
Lincoln Center or Carnegie Hall, or Northsea Jazz Festival -- Chino has performed in a diversity of venues also
including: salsa congresses all over the world, Madison Square Garden, Montreal Jazz Festival, the Tito Puente
Amphitheatre and Bellas Arte Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Newport Jazz Festival, Newport News,
Trump Plaza Casino, Playboy Jazz Festival, The American Folk Festival, CCC Jazz Festival, Major League Baseball
events, and countless others.

Chino is passionate about helping others succeed and is sympathetic to the causes and interests of community-based
organizations. As an educator and motivational speaker his teachings, known for their simplistic yet thorough lessons,
have earned him worldwide recognition. He has facilitated clinics in a variety of sectors including music
conservatories, public schools, conferences, conventions and universities including Cornell, Long Island, and
Villanova. That influence is what led to his recruitment by Albert Torres, Mr. Salsa Congress himself, for a history-
making event (the first ever musicians’ seminar) that took place at the World Salsa Congress in Los Angeles, CA. A
privileged endorser for LP Music, Inc., he produced, performed and narrated the instructional DVD’s The Rhythmic
Construction of a Salsa Tune Vol. I. and Vol. II. His affiliations include The Grammy Recording Academy, National
Recording Academy (NARAS & LARAS), ASCAP, The National Council for Traditional Arts, Library of Congress,
Sound Exchange, Sound Trapper, and the Local 802.

REVISED 5/2010