GABRIEL ALMAZAN

Gabriel Almazan is a music composer, performer, and copyist in classical and commercial music genres. He has his Bachelor of Music degree in Composition from California State University, Los Angeles, where he studied under Dr. John M. Kennedy, Dr. Sara Graef, and Prof. Steve Wight. He plays bass guitar, classical and electric guitar, drums, piano, and has performed some vocal work. As a composer, Gabriel won the 2017 Gohar & Ovanes Andriassian Classical Guitar Composition Competition for his guitar quartet, Party Person, he has had premieres in Europe and the United States, and he has composed for various mediums, styles, and genres. As a performer, Gabriel has recorded one studio-produced full-length LP as well as multiple self-produced compositions, and he has performed numerous shows around Southern California.