Julio Awad

Born April 3, 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He began to study piano at the early age of 7 years, in the National Conservatory Lopez Buchardo. Later he expanded his studies of Compsition, Arrangements, and Orchestra Conductor, with several teachers like Juan Carlos Cirigliano and Lito Valle. At the age of 16 he starts playing piano and composing music for TV shows and Theatres. He plays with great musicians like Juanjo Domínguez, Nestor Marconi, Juan Alberto Pugliano, Machan Taylor, Mike Rivas, Carlos Marzan, Alberto Favero, Peter Erskine, Paul Wertico, Mark Egan, John Patittucci, Joan Valent, Bruce Pomahac, Paloma San Basilio, Albert Hammond, John Cameron, Barry Mason, ect. In 2000 he moves to Spain where he works as Musical Conductor, Pianist and Arranger for different artists, Shows and Musical Comedies, like "Beauty and the Beast", "Estamos en el Aire", "Annie","Jeckyll & Hide", "La Jaula de Las Locas", "Zorba", "My Fair Lady","The Phantom of the Opera", "Victor Victoria", "The Producers", "Quisiera Ser", "Grease", "Spamalot", "Cantame Como Paso" TV1, "Don Juan Tenorio","Avenue Q", "The Last Horseman", "Ay, Carmela", "The Sound of Music", "Jesuscrist Superstar", "Stage 15 year aniversary" , "Nine", Priscilla queen of desert", "Evita", "Nine", "The man of la Mancha" "Iba en serio", "Grandes Exitos", "Sunset Boulevard", "Young Frankestein", "33", "Sensible" etc. He also works as arranger for the 2 grammys winner Paloma San Basilio, La Guardia , John Cameron, John Patittucci y Grandes Shows como : Sound of music, Avenue Q, The Last Horseman, Ay Carmela, Quisiera ser, The Man of la Mancha, Lady be Good, etc. He has more than 40 Cds recorded as pianist and arranger for different artists. Julio Awad is endorsed by Yamaha, Steinberg, Spl, Audio-Techcnica, Toontrack Also work as beta tester on Cubase 9 and HalionSonic , and Keyboard programer in: Les Miserables , Victor Victoria, Sound Of Music, Avenue Q, The Producers, The Last Horseman, Quisiera Ser, My Fair Lady, Priscilla Queen of desert. In 2005 he records his first Cd "Frontera Cero" "Nada que declarar" with Víctor Gil, Patxi Pascual & Paul Wertico. In 2007 he records his new Cd "Thousand Miles" with Peter Erskine, Paul Wertico, Mark Egan, Machan Taylor and many more.