TIME PROJECT BAND

We are a to the world versatile and young group formed in Spain that counts with musicians and dancers of the highest category, which makes an extraordinary high quality and a high variety of production of shows and possible, amongst others, SONGS OF THE SOUL and BARRO NEGRO PRODUCTIONS, playing a variety of international repertoires like for example jazz, soul, salsa and flamenco, allowing us to be ready for any event.

Some of our more recent tours have been in Spain, Turkey and Moroco, amongst others.

The group has the honor to count with artists both a high musical and creative level. This allows us to develop different styles maintaining the quality, in color and sound. This makes us the best choice for your productions and events in general.

Our latest production “Time Project”, is a journey through international music of the’60’s,’70’s,’80’s and ’90’s, playing very known songs of different artists of the genres soul, pop, rock, funky, Foxtrot, Latin etc.

The members

Pianist and musical arrangements

Harold Rey Arizón: Cuban musician who has been in Spain since the mid 90’s and has collaborated with an large amount of well known characters of the Spanish music business and has traveled through the whole of Spain directing many orchestras. For example, he has worked with Silja Line. Amongst his most important collaborations you can find his recent participation in the acoustic tour of the Spanish singer Sóle Giménez.

Vocalist

Vanessa Alexandra Vermeij: She has been vocalist of various proffesional bands with all very different styles between them like for example rock, blues, soul and Jazz. From the year 2007 she has been working as the vocalist of the Alicante group “Disco Inférno” . Besides being the vocalist of this group she has combined this job with other Jobs as Singer in Jazz Duos and vocalist of her own “Motown’ Disco” show at the Hotel Bali in Benidorm.

Vocalist and Guitarist

Víctor José Menargues: Very versatile musician with his guitar in very different styles such as jazz, pop, flamenco and Latin music amongst others. As a vocalist he has a classical education and has collaborated in different musicals in Spain.

Drums

Manuel Marrero Renóva: Born in La Havana (Cuba), he has academic education in the national school of teachers of art (Cuba). He has built up a reputation for being able to play any kind of percution besides being a highly skilled drummer. He has played in several shows in Cuba and has toured the whole of South America and Europe. At this time he lives in Spain and in March of 2000 he founded the show band “Britannia” in which he plays the drums as well as being the muscial director.

Bass Player

Yandy García del Sol: Born in Cuba he worked several years as bass player and musical director of several shows, participating in international tours with high class artists. He is a amazing jazz musician, although he can play anything. At present he lives in Spain where he colaborates in various proyects of pop and flamenco. Recently he has been touring with Alain Pérez for the promotion of his album “Apetecible”.

Violinist

Armando García: Born in Bayamo (Cuba). He has lived in Spain since ’98 and is the founder and musical director of the sting quinted “Diapasón”. He has had many importand collaborations this international artista. The mos recent one has been during the acoustic tour of David Bisbal and in the recording of de live dvd, as violinist of the string cuartet.

Guitarrist

Carlos Francisco López Lirola: Very talented joung man from Almería (Spain) with incredible bagage of different styles and a lot of experience. He as acompanied great singer/song writers (Fran Fernández, Justo Mullor ,María José Hernández ) He has done concerts throuhg the whole of Spain such as during the international Jazz Festival of San Lúcar, Etnosur.

Percusionist

Ernesto ”el chino” Roque: Jong percusionist of Cuban origing, who lives in Spain and is a specialist in Afro- Cuban music. He has worked in an infinitive number of national and international orchestras and bands and has collaborated in several muscial productions. He has been a guest musician in varios tours of high level artists such as “el Bicho”,”Candelaria” o “Ibrahim Ferrer Jr”.

Dancers

Cristina Maimón: Professional Flamenco and Spanish dancer. She finished her studies at the Proffesional dance conservatory of Alicante “José Espadero”, also working with important characters of the flamenco world such as Cristóbal Reyes, María Juncal o “La Truco”. Member and soloist of the Alicante dance company “Azahar” and of the ballet “España Brava”,directed by Concha España(very important character of the Spanish ballet world). She also has danced oriental and modern dances while she worked at “Terra Mitica”.

Vanessa Gómez: She studied classical ballet at the Proffesional dance conservatory of Alicante “José Espadero”, after which se studied flamenco with the help of Merche Esmeralda, Belén Maya or el Ciro, all of which are important characters in the flamenco world in Spain. She is a member of the modern dance company of Lino Zorrilla. She is also a member of the Spanish ballet “Azahar” and flamenco and Spanish dancer at the show hall “Benidorm Palace”. Soloist in the ballet of the cruise company MSC (Melody). She has shared the stage with important characters of the flamenco world such as Concha España(Spanish national Ballet ) or Jordan Benítez (Cuban national ballet).