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Jazz Piano
  While
in his teens in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rique Pantoja
developed a passion for piano and guitar. At age 18, he went to Boston to study
arranging and composition at the Berklee College of Music. Following
his studies at Berklee, Mr. Pantoja spent two years playing professionally in
Paris with jazz greats like Chet Baker.
Mr. Pantoja is highly regarded as a composer, arranger, keyboardist, producer
and songwriter. He has performed and recorded with artists such as Carlos
Santana, Ricky Martin, Ernie Watts, Chet Baker, Lee Ritenour, Christopher Parkening,
Abraham Laboriel, Helen Baylor, and Justo Almario, among others. He has also
produced/recorded television themes, soundtracks, and songs for "Lifestyles
of the Rich and Famous," "Santa Barbara," "Another World," Disney's "Jungle
2 Jungle" with Tim Allen, commercials for Coca Cola, Pepsi, Honda, Metro
MTA, De Beers, Shell, Nissan, Toshiba, etc., and has won numerous awards.
Mr. Pantoja was music minister at Harvest San Gabriel Valley from 1997-2000.
He currently serves on the worship team at Faith Community Church in West Covina.
He has been active in ministry in many ways: as a cell group leader, teacher,
keyboardist touring with Franklin Graham Crusades and Promise Keepers, and serving
as a musical director for Maranatha Worship Leader Workshops.
Visit his website
at riquepantoja.com.
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