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William Benavides
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Funk / Jazz / Pops
William Benavides(gt,vo)
Benavides's talent as musician, vocalist, arranger, and sound engineer emerged during his student days at Bogota's Javeriana University, where the music program is one of the most prestigious in Latin America. Among his teachers was Julio Reyes, a master at crafting intelligent pop who now arranges for Ricky Martin. Once in Canada, Benavides continued his education, enrolling in Capilano College's jazz program and learning his jazz chops from ace-guitarist Bill Coon.

In the past several years Benavides has earned a reputation around Vancouver as a versatile singer and musician, with a command of both electric and acoustic guitars. He performs regularly with acclaimed Chilean folk band Sumalao, and with the quartet Candelaria. Its 2003 debut album Equilibrio Emocional (Emotional Balance) was recorded in the home-studio he built with his brother Miguel. The disc highlights Benavides's fresh approach to Latin song, incorporating influences from the Beatles and Sting to Colombian rockstar Juanes.
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現在、20代にして音楽製作、ヴォーカリスト、ギタリスト、アレンジャー、そしてサウンドエンジニアでもあるウィリアム・ベナビデスは、カナダのバンクーバーにて自社レーベルも持つ音楽スタジオを経営している。
ウィリアムは、ラテンアメリカでも有名なBogota’s Javeriana Universityにて音楽を学び、在学中には、Ricky Martinのアレンジも手がけているJulio Reyesに師事。
カナダに渡った後は、Capilano Collegeにてジャズ全般と、アコーギタリストのBill Coonから、演奏を学んだ。