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Ricardo

Andr s Griego

Employment

Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch Scottsdale Arizona, Band Lead and Headline

performer 2008 to 2011

Tommy Bahama Restaurant Scottsdale Arizona, Solo Spanish Guitarist, 2009 to

2011

Headline performer at the Arabesque Lounge Hyatt/Loews Lake Las Vegas (4

nights a week), 2004 2008

East Mountain

High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2002 - 2003 Head of the

Music Department (History, Theory,

Guitar, Percussion)

Marc s GuitarCenter,

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1996 - 2002; guitar instructor

(classical and electric guitars)

Cassell s Music, San Fernando,

California, 1994 - 1996; guitar

instructor (classical and electric guitars)

Department of Music, University

of Southern California,

1990 - 1992; Departmental Assistant

Mazzotti s Restaurant, Huntington

Beach, California,

1991; classical guitarist

Doubletree Hotel, Albuquerque,

New Mexico, Summer 1990; classical

guitarist

Encore Music, Albuquerque,

New Mexico, 1990; guitar

instructor (classical and electric guitars)

Lady of Spain Restaurant, Albuquerque,

New Mexico, Summer 1990;

classical guitarist

La CrepeMichelRestaurant, Albuquerque, New Mexico,

Summer 1998; classical guitarist

Education

Master s

Degree in Music,

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Bachelor

of Music,

San Francisco Conservatory of

Music, San Francisco, California

Master Classes:

1. Manuel Barrueco, USC Guitar

Trio performance

2. David Starobin, USC Guitar

Trio performance

3. David Russell, USC Guitar

Trio performance

4. David Leisner, USC Guitar

Trio performance

5. Nicholas Galousis, solo

performance

6. Hupert K ppel, solo

performance

7. Ricardo Cobo, solo

performance

8. Mark Teicholtz, solo

performance

9. Dushon Bodanovic, solo

performance

10. Elliott Fisk, solo

performance

11. Los Angeles Guitar

Quartet, duo performance (with Tom Leisek)

12. Manuel Barrueco, solo

performance

13. George Sakularious, solo

performance

Interview and guitar performance for

Joaqu n Rodrigo, Composer; Madrid, Spain, 1987.

Teaching

Experience

Head

of the Music Department (History, Theory, Guitar)

East Mountain High School

(Charter School) 2002-2003

Guitar instructor (classical and electric guitars), Marc s Guitar Center, Albuquerque,

New Mexico, 1996 present

Guitar instructor (classical and electric guitars), Cassell s

Music, San Fernando, California, 1994 - 1996

Guitar instructor, private lessons (classical and electric guitars), Los Angeles, California, 1992 -

1996

Departmental Assistant; taught Beginning Guitar for Non-majors and private

lessons (classical guitar), University

of Southern California,

1990 - 1992

Guitar instructor (classical and electric guitars), Encore Music, Albuquerque, New

Mexico, 1990

Recitals

Presented (Classical Guitar)

University of Southern

California

(Master s Recital), 1992

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

(Senior Recital), 1990

University of New

Mexico,

1990

University of New Mexico, 1989

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

(Junior Recital), 1989

Other

Performances

Founder and

member of Destino (Global Latin Music group), Albuquerque, New Mexico;

Founder and member of Guajira (Nuevo Flamenco music group), Albuquerque, New

Mexico; amplified classical guitarist and composer - performances at

Governor s Inauguration Ball, New Year s Eve Ball -Albuquerque Convention

Center, Bernalillo Bash, Albuquerque Civic Plaza (Summerfest and Celebraci n

2000), University of New Mexico Fiesta, Villa Hispana (State Fair and Cinco

de Mayo Celebration), Santa Ana Casino, The Cooperage, La Posada Hotel, Club

Rhythm and Blues, and Brewsters. Have produced one CD: Guajira.

Member of

Sangre Sabia (New World music group), Los Angeles,

California; amplified classical guitarist -

performances at Hotel Mondrian, The Mint, Molly Malone s and LunaPark,

1993 1996.

Three

performances of Fragile Eggshell Mind by Christian Jost, 1992, K lner

Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany; 1993, Muenster, Germany; and 1992, Cologne,

Germany; electric guitar with string quintet, piano and spoken voice

(avant-garde classical piece); also live performance at Klavins Clavier,

1992, Bonn, Germany and radio production with the

Southwest Broadcasting Corporation (SWF), Germany, broadcast on January 9,

1993.

Music

Video

Ricardo

Griego, Spanish Dancer original composition filmed in HD using the Red

camera 2009. Honorable mention at the Cave Creek Film Festival 2010.

Francis X,

1992, Los Angeles, California, performance of One Heart Beat, Bizarre Straight

Records and The Company; Jeff Richter producer.

Awards

and Honors

Winner of Mike Award, Best Latin

Production for Spanish Cypress, Guajira, Albuquerque, New

Mexico, 2000.

Scholarship recipient, University of Southern California, 1990 -

1992.

First place winner, Guitar Wars,

Music World Music Store, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1988; electric guitar

(prize - Les Paul Custom guitar).

Scholarship recipient, San Francisco

Conservatory of Music, 1986 - 1990.

References

Joe Fusaro General Manager Tommy Bahama Restaurant, Scottsdale Arizona. abqsgh@r.postjobfree.com

Michael Stephens, General Manager, Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale

Arizona

Marc Foman, Owner, Marc s Guitar Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

James Smith, Chair of Guitar Department, Department of Music, University of Southern California

David Tanenbaum, Chair of Guitar Department, San Francisco Conservatory of

Music

William Kanengeiser, Department of Music, University of Southern

California

Christian Jost, Composer, Berlin,

Germany

Michele Green, Television actress and lead vocalist for Sangre Sabia, Los Angeles, California.

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