Pablo Carrascosa

bass
Pablo was born in Valencia (Spain) in 1979 and began to play bass at the age of 15. Two years later he took to classical guitar and at the age of 22 he entered the professional Conservatory of Valencia, in which he is still studying classical guitar, counterpoint and analysis. Pablo has performed (with the UPV polyphonic choir) the Mozart´s Requiem at the Music Palace of Valencia, and has also participated as a singer in "Jesus Christ Superstar". He is studying vocal technique and majoring in architecture at the Politechnical University of Valencia. In 2002 Pablo founded a black/death metal band called Stigian lake, which later turned into a progressive/avantgarde/jazz band called Tekné for which he is the main composer.

Favorite Bands/Artists: Pain of Salvation, Alarum, Cynic, Atheist, Spiral Architect, Death, Control Denied, Illogicist, Virgin Steele (Marriage and Atreus albums), Blind Guardian, Angra, Symphony X, Cradle of Filth (pre-Midian), Monteverdi, Bach, Satie, Debussy, Bartók, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Poulenc, Brouwer, Chick Corea, Alain Caron, Dominique Di Piazza, Herbie Hancock, Tete Montoliu, Dennis Chambers, Dave Weckl, Bill Connors, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Alan Holdsworth, Pat Martino

Other Interests: Studying Advanced/jazz and traditional harmony, maths, physics, sports (tennis, football, paddle, golf, jogging, cycling, swimming) and cooking

Equipment: Yamaha JM II signature (fretless) and Ibanez SR 505 basses, Park GB 50-15 bass amp, Amalio classical guitar (pine wood), Finale 2002, Cubase SX, Logic audio 5.1, Cool Edit Pro, Nero wave editor, Battery 2 and Akoustic piano

Other Bands: Stigian Lake (2002 - 2005), Tekné (2005 - present), UPV Polyphonic Choir (2002 - 2003), Professional Conservatory of Valencia Classical Guitar Ensemble (2003 - 2004)

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