

Rameses
is one of those rare individuals well versed in all aspects of the music and
recording industry. His impressive biography includes highly respected skills
in musical instruments, vocals, songwriting, production, engineering, and have
led to international fame. Some of the industries most discerning players have
come to rely on Rameses‚s skills to help create successful recordings.
Another strong aspect of Rameses‚s history is his ability to meld different
musical cultures into commercially successful recordings. How else would an
individual from Puerto Rico with strong Latin roots become a well respected
contributor to the music of Arabic World! He is continuing to search through
the music of different ethnic cultures throughout the world in order to create
new and different sounds: So important in today‚s global society.
Rameses was born in Washington DC, moving to Puerto Rico in 1982 at 8 years
of age. He grew up with strong musical influences at home. His father was a
Baptist Minister, who played guitar and sang. His mother was the choir director,
and has a degree in piano. Rameses also spent 5 years as a member of the choir.
Their support and influence was essential in the development of the young Rameses‚s
skills.
As a youth Rameses attended the Musical Institute Juan Morel Campos in Ponce,
Puerto Rico. He also began his performance career, in two locally successful
Rock bands. He then attended Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, majoring
in Applied Music.
Rameses then joined Prime Records of Puerto Rico, the pioneer label of Reggaeton
and Hip Hip in Puerto Rico, as intern to Producer Elvis Cabrera. He soon was
hired as Elvis’s assistant, working on various productions for artists
such as Angel Lopez, Vico C, Franchesca , and Luz Clarita,
He the joined J & N records as Production Assistant and Composer for such
artists as Evolution Dance (As a group member of Evolution Dance, he was also
signed as an artist., winning the Paoli Award as best new group of 1996), Karlos
Silver, Manny Manuel, Cosa Nostra, and Tito. His compositions for Karlos Silver
have been used the movie Boricuas Bond broadcast on HBO and Cinemax.
Rameses was then signed as an artist for EMI Latin. This resulted in the Rameses
debut album “Loquehaces Con El” in which he acted as Artist, composer
and production assistant.
Striking out on his own, Rameses started TG Productions Studios in 1999 primarily
assisting in the creation of works for producer Eduardo Reyes of BMG. .
Rameses then singed as an artist and producer for ARC 21, owned by former Sting
manager Miles Copeland (Of Police, REM, & Bangles fame). This provided Rameses
with the opportunity to bring his skills to an international market, beyond
Puerto Rico and New York. He also began to explore World Music, and how he could
use its influence to create a new exciting sound. This partnership with Miles
resulted in such recordings such as “Insane”, and the “Walk
like an Egyptian” remix from Desert Rose 3. (Walk Like an Egyptian- utilized
the vocal talents of Egyptian singer Hakim, the top recording artist in the
Arab world)
Lab Studio in Puerto Rico was the next organization to take advantage of Rameses‚s
many talents. This resulted in the upcoming release of top Latin Hip Hop Artist
“Tempo”. Also, Rameses produced intros, skids and outros for the
most successful Reggaeton release in history, “Barrio Fino”, by
Daddy Yankee. Another top Reggaeton duo to benefit by Rameses‚s abilities
is “Yaga and Mackie”.
Today, Rameses has established a relationship in New York City with Dahdoo Productions,
creating fusions of World Music with Western Dance, Hip Hop and Reggaeton. This
exciting partnership with world percussionist Richard Khuzami has resulted in
the upcoming release “Fused”, and promises to lead to many exciting,
internationally spiced recordings.
Finally, and most importantly, Rameses has signed an artist deal with WU TANG
Latino. This will give Rameses the opportunity to work with such industry giants
as RZA and Rayroq Acosta. With the influence of Wu Tang, Rameses promises to
make the jump from a well respected artist known primarily in the recording
industry to the general acclaim he most richly deserves.