Jose Pepe Garza | Notable Biographies

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Jose Pepe Garza
Composer, musician, programmer
radio and Star Maker

Inspired composer, and creative and visionary computer programmer, born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, and with work experience in the city of Mexico and Guadalajara, Jose "Pepe" Garza Duron is currently one of the most representative figures of the industry of radio and music in Los Angeles, California.
His presence, indeed, has been crucial to build the careers of outstanding artists, among them Adán 'Chalino' Sánchez, Jenni Rivera, Lupillo Rivera, Yolanda Pérez 'La Potranquita', Los Razos, Rogelio Martínez, El Coyote, Los Originales de San Juan, Valentín Elizalde, Jorge Gamboa, Cuisillos, and many others. The list is endless. They are great personalities of music discovered thanks to his wise insight and knowledge of the urban and cultural market in Los Angeles.
In his role as a successful composer, also contributes to understanding the expression of the people and their circumstances, together with the development and the entry into force of new stars. Imaginative, tireless, restless and inspired, Pepe Garza stuns the entertainment industry for its creative ability and his talent, thanks to which it has placed in the spotlight as one of the most outstanding in Latin music contemporary composers.
In the same way, has driven radial characters such as 'The nose', the restless, bold and giant child who achieved international fame and meant him a Grammy nomination the year 2001, as a child producer. In addition, he won the prize of the renowned magazine Furia Musical Musical event of the year.
Within this same scenario, emerges the character of 'Don Cheto,' which was born as a consequence of the apparent social phenomenon of the immigrant and his conception of the everyday realities of this country. Friendly, pleasant and good-natured, with their particular simplicity represents the naive, but tough individual who is loyal to their traditions, their language and their cultural roots.
'Garza' wit has allowed to penetrate into the crowds, with insight and sagacity of a real expert in your environment, revealing at the same time the sensitivity of an artist who reveals itself at any time together with his inseparable guitar as a performer of his own songs.
Proof of this is its recent production entitled "who hell is Duron?" with themes that are and have been successes in the voices of countless artists: Laura Flores, El Coyote, Juan Rivera, Graciela Beltran, Jenni Rivera, Bronco, Banda Limón, La Costena, the duo Alberto Y Roberto, Oro Norteño, Rieleros del Norte and many more.
Some of these performers have been nominated for various awards, among them the group release, postulated a Premio Lo Nuestro 1993 with 'Ese Loco Soy Yo', issue that projected the name of Pepe Garza as a composer at the international level.
Has also won the BMI Award 2004 and 2006, and the song of the year in 1997, with the ASCAP award with the smash hit 'What Se Te Olvido', and in 2002 thanks to ' Coyote "with Oro Norteño.
In all facets of art, as an author, as a singer and, in addition, as a programmer of the radio what good, KBUE-FM in Southern California, José "Pepe" Garza has placed as one of the most important figures in the industry of Latin entertainment and definitively as a living institution and active Explorer of new talents, those who thanks to his good sense and visionary capacity are becoming stars of the music.
Pepe Garza Duron represents the hope of an essence that is currently lost their language, music and Frank simplicity presence certainly freshens the scene of Latin music in the United States.