Carlos Urribarrí

Guitarist, composer, producer, artist. Born in Maracaibo in December 1996 into a family of musicians. Educated at Academia Intervalo and partially at the José Luis Paz Music Conservatory. At 18, he became a full-time guitar instructor for the Banco Central Núcleo and Santa Lucia Núcleo, both part of Venezuela’s National System of Orchestras. He also led Functional Guitar classes at MACZUL (Contemporary Art Museum of Zulia).

To date, he has released two studio albums as a guitarist. His first album, Templo de Agua (2022), was nominated in three jazz categories at the Pepsi Music Awards. His second album, Centauro, was recently released on March 22, 2024, featuring celebrated musicians like Munir Hossn, Adolfo Herrera, and Elvis Martínez.

His journey as a producer began with the soundtracks for theater productions The Wizard of Oz and Pinocchio, performed by the Niño Azul school and theater company in Maracaibo. He is the producer of the recording and mixing studio, Trastiempo Studio. Among his recent projects are the original soundtracks for the short films Ayer será igual que mañana and Tengo cinco días muerto, both directed by Omar Arteaga and showcased at international festivals. He also served as the mixing engineer for flutist Omar Acosta’s album Impronta, produced by Miguel Siso, featuring renowned musicians such as Jorge Pardo, Pedro Eustache, and Alexis Cárdenas. He was also mixing engineer, co-producer, and guitarist for Eric Chacón’s album Chillin Flute.

He currently maintains a close relationship as a professional advisor for the Spanish brand Tierra Audio, a pioneer in the audio and music production field.

He continues to work as a guitarist, producer, recording and mixing engineer, film composer, and guitar teacher at Trastiempo Studio in Miami, FL.

I like to get straight to the point: the student wants to play, so they will play before learning all the theory and music reading. I can assure you that you can start playing songs sooner than you think.