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| Roland Gutierrez | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rolando Gutierrez |
| Also known as | Beatzilla-X |
| Born | (1975-04-29) April 29, 1975 (age 49) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Origin | Robstown, Texas |
| Genres | Hip Hop, Reggae, Tejano, Cumbia |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Record Producer, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboardist, Singer |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
Rolando Gutierrez (born April 29, 1975) is an American musician best known as a keyboardist and music producer with credits from DJ Kane, Jennifer Peña, Chris Pérez Band, , and Verónica Castro just to name a few with two of his productions earning Latin Grammy nominations.
Career
Gutierrez began playing piano at the age of 15 and was no stranger to music as his older brother Robert was part of the powerhouse tejano band Grupo Estrella. By age 18 he was contributing to albums with A.B. Quintanilla III for artists like Selena, Escalofrio, Los Agues, Imagen Latina, Oxygeno and as part of the group Chikko. Gutierrez continued as a session musician and toured for acts like Jennifer y Los Jetz, DJ Kane, La Conquista, Frankie J, Paula DeAnda, Elida Reyna y Avante, and joined the power house group Mi Stereo where he continues to tour in the United States, Mexico, South and Central America.
Album credits
- 1993 Xplosivo : Keyboards, Vocals
- 1995 Chikko : Arranger, Keyboards, Programming
- 1995 Oxygeno : Keyboards
- 1996 Selena : Keyboards, Programming, Sequencing
- 1996 Los Agues : Keyboards
- 1996 Escalofrio : Arranger, Keyboards, Producer
- 1996 Cristian Castro : Arranger, Keyboards
- 1996 Various Artists : Keyboards
- 1996 Thalía (Single): Keyboards
- 1997 Jackie Y Romántico : Keyboards, Arranger, Producer
- 1997 Jennifer Y Los Jetz : Keyboards, Producer
- 1997 Various Artists : Percussion, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals
- 1997 Verónica Castro : Arranger, Keyboards, Programming
- 1998 Jennifer Y Los Jetz : Accordion, Keyboards
- 2001 Victoria Y Sus Chikos : Producer, Arranger, Programming
- 2001 Alma : Producer, Keyboards
- 2002: Chris Perez Band : Vocals, Arranger
- 2003 Victoria Y Sus Chikos : Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
- 2003 Michelle : Accordion, Keyboards, Producer
- 2003 Happy : Keyboards
- 2005 Ricky Naranjo Y Los Gamblers : Percussion
- 2005 DJ Kane : Keyboards, Arranger, Producer
- 2008 SouthCoast : Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Programming, Vocals
- 2009 Hilda Lamas : Keyboards, Producer, Vocals
- 2015 Mannie B : Keyboards, Producer
- 2021 Hilda Lamas : Background Vocals, Songwriter
- 2022 La Conquitsa Producer, Dime Que Si, El Party Bus, Mi Quince, Ya Me Voy,
- 2024 Mexicana and The Monster Squad- Producer/Keyboards/Vocals
- 2024 Mi Stereo- Welcome To Mi Stereo- Producer, Keyboards, Vocals
- 2024 M-Dos- Producer
- My Life of Kylie- E Entertainment Music Sountracks for 3 episodes
Live performances
- Los Arias (1992)
- Xplosivo (1993)
- Chikko (1994–1995)
- Jennifer Peña Y Los Jetz (1995–1999)
- Guyz of Destiny (1999–2000)
- La Sombra de Tony Guerrero (1999)
- SouthCoast (2000)
- Chris Pérez Band (2000–2002)
- Ralo's Taxi (2003–2004)
- Paula DeAnda (2006, 2007)
- Baby Bash (2006)
- DJ Kane (2003–2007)
- Mannie B (2008)
- Frankie J (2008)
- The RoRo & SouthCoast Project (2008)
- Nemesis (2009)
- Elida Reyna (2009)
- Big Sexy (2007)
- La Conquista (2009–2012)
- Mexicana and The Monster Squad (2014)
- Mi Stereo (2014-2020)
References
- "Lead Singer of Kumbia Kings performs at Bacchus House", GLTNN, August 17, 2010, retrieved 2010-12-12
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