Luces De La Habana4758/2Stylish Cuban rumba with driving piano montunos, moody guitar, dynamic strings, light flutes & bold brass supported by Afro-Cuban percussion
2:27103 BPM
Juan Andres Matos
Juan Andres Matos (BMI)Composer, pianist, orchestrator and synth programmer contributing to Broadway Hits Hamilton & Amelie
Latest Tracks
- Brisa De Cabarete4758/4Breezy tropical Latin merengue with feel-good summer vibes. Features lively cuatro, horns, piano & percussion2:51110 BPM
- Mexico De Fiesta4758/5High-spirited Mexican ranchera with mariachi trumpets, uplifting strings, bouncy guitars, lively accordion & chirpy flutes. Radiates joy & cultural pride2:37118 BPM
- Plena De La Joya4758/7Joyful Puerto Rican plena with uplifting strings, catchy cuatro melody & lively Latin percussion. Full of island spirit2:27115 BPM
Cafe Con Leche3439/1Joyful Puerto Rican cuatro builds with Latin percussion, sweet flute & brass to vibrant orchestral melody2:12158 BPM- Paraguana3439/2Lively, joyful retro-style Caribbean theme builds with cuatro, percussion & woodwind to big orchestral finale3:03108 BPM
- El Parian3439/3Lively, accordion-led Latin American orchestral with playful interweaving strings & woodwinds over dancing percussion2:51100 BPM
- Dos Caminos3439/4Romantic Latin orchestral with exuberant mariachi brass builds from evocative mandolin & guitar opening2:37138 BPM
The story behind the sound
Originally from Ponce, Puerto Rico, Juan Andrés Matos is a Los Angeles-based composer, pianist and orchestrator. He began his music studies at the Escuela Libre de Musica in Ponce, then attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, The Instituten Der Jazz & Rock Schulen in Germany, and Cornel School of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles. Juan has worked as a keyboard technician and synth programmer for the LA Philharmonic Orchestra and Broadway shows including Hamilton, Kinky Boots, Amelie, and Grey Gardens. His most recent comedy feature film, Yo Soy Un Político is showing on HBO GO, and you can also hear his work on the musical Talk About It featuring Maia Mitchell from Freeform’s Good Trouble.
Juan has worked as a keyboard technician and synth programmer for the LA Philharmonic Orchestra and Broadway shows including Hamilton and Kinky Boots and on HBO’s comedy feature, Yo Soy Un Político.