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C U R R I C U L U M    V I T A E

 

Name:           José Luis “Pepe” Motta

 

Birth:             Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Education:

 

Special Skills:                 

 

Background:                    

 

  • Artistic Director TV Channel 12, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Musical Director and Advisor Radio Station MAS,

  • Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Professor of Music, Theater School for Ministry of Education,

  • Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Member of Argentinean Association of Authors and Composers, and the BMI, USA.

  • Member of the Music Professors Association of Argentina

  • Professor of piano, "Academia Nacional del Tango", 
    National Ministry of Culture and  Education. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Piano Professor at the Conservatory "Argentino Galván", National Academy of
    Tango, Culture and Education National Ministry.

  • "Making history with the tango", Interactive Seminar for musicians. With this
    kind of information I want to motivate and to "up date" our "colleges"; that the
    different tango's styles and the tango's "vivency" can be understood and
    maintained, with spontaneity, working on the interpretation techniques and the
    repertory, performing the examples in the same time that it are explained.

     

 


 

 

Professional International Experience: 

1970 to the present Europe, North America, South America:

 

Music Director                          TELEVISION:

Performer                                  Talk Shows, Television Series, Game Shows, Soaps, etc. -

 

 

 TANGO IN TELEVISION:

                                                  

  • “This is the Tango”, Argentina

  • “The Values of Tango”, Argentina

  • “Veronica Clare”, (Hep Series Telpro) LA, CA., USA

  • “Tango”, commercial for television, campaign “Inglés sin barreras”, USA

 

 

MOTION PICTURES:

 

Arranger Performer Conductor Composer

  • “Dance With Me”   (Tango), USA

  • “My Father the Hero” (Tango), USA

  • “Wings of Courage”, (SONY PICTURES), (Tango), USA

  • “Tango, the obsession”, (Tango), USA

  • “Marlene Dietrich”, (Tango), USA

  • "The Boss", Lalo Schiffrin, Argentina

  • “Agar Cross”, (Documentary), Argentina

  • “This Youth...This Land”, (Documentary), Argentina

  • “The Republic of Argentina”, (Documentary), Argentina

  • “Stolen Flowers in the Garden of Quilmes”, Argentina

  • “The Loves of Laurita”, Argentina

  • “The House of the Seven Tombs”, Argentina

  • “The Cats”, Argentina

  • “The Slaves”, Argentina

  • “In the Name of the Son”, Jorge Polaco, Argentina

 

  THEATER:

                                                  

  • "Bs. As. Café", UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • "Fuenteovejuna", USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • "Aristo", Hermosa Beach, CA, USA 

  • “Evita...The Woman”, Argentina

  • “Unipersonal”, Pepe Soriano, Argentina

  • “The Mad Cage”, Argentina

  • “The Unsailed Sailboat”, Argentina

  • “Star Sparks”, Argentina

  • “Lollipop Worshippers”, Argentina

  • “Carulín”, Argentina

  • “Clavelina”, Argentina

  • “Honey, Pie and a Paper Doll”, Argentina

 

 

RECORDINGS:

 

Performer,  Arranger,  Composer, Conductor.

 

  • SONY, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • WEA WARNER BROS., Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • EMI Latin, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • Polygram, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • BMG, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • FONOVISA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • T.H.Rodven, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • Luna Music Co., Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • CBS Record Co., Mexico

  • Velvet Record Co., Venezuela

  • Cabal Record Co., Argentina

  • Microfon Record Co., Argentina

  • Ultrasound Record Co., Argentina

  • Interdisc Record Co., Argentina

  • Corazón Record Co., Argentina

  • Polygram Record Co., Argentina

  • Vaiven Record Co., Argentina

  • EMI Record Co., Argentina

  • Europhone Record Co., Argentina

  • Leader Music Record Co., Argentina

  • American Record Co., Argentina

  • Music Hall Record Co., Argentina

  • Welcome Song for Pope Juan Pablo II, Composer and Recording.

  • “Worldwide Papal Commission for Youth”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1987.

 

ARTISTIC COLLABORATION:

 

Armando Manzanero, José José, Los Fugitivos, Los Dinnos, Rosalva, Monarrez, Los Gamma, Los Kandys, Los Tica, Los Brizos, El Tiempo, Los Mora, Los Sagitarios, La Sonora Meliyará, Los Caminantes, Banda Mochos, etc., in USA.

Lalo Schiffrin, Mercedes Sosa, Dino Salluzzi, Antonio Prieto, José Angel Trelles, Django, Trio San Javier, Gianfranco Pagliaro, Los Tucu Tucu, Cacho Tirao, Cantaniño, Festilindo, María Marta Serra Lima, Tormenta, Las Ardillas, Sergio Dennis, Sandro, Andrea del Boca, Pimpinela, King Clave, Jorge Porcel, Oscar Toscano, Diana María, Marikena Monti, Juan Marcelo, Francisco Llanos, etc., in Argentina

 

 

RECOGNITION AND AWARDS:

Producer, Composer

  • “6 of July, Jose Luis “Pepe” Motta Day in Nevada”. Proclamation given for the Nevada Legislature, Ruben Kihuen, (D-NV) legislator. 2010

  • Recognition as "Pergamino Distinguished Citizen",  his natal city, 2004.                                                  

  • EMMY Award-Live Special Events, Rose Parade, L.A., CA, 2000 and 2001.

  • “Los Fugitivos”: platinum and golden records, one million sold in the world, 1997                                                                                                   

  • BILLBOARD, “Hot Top Latin Producers”, 1995/1996/1997

  • UNIVISION, Channel 34, KMEX, “Lo Nuestro    Awards”,  nominee as “Best Producer of the Year”, 1996

  • BMI, Award: Most Popular Song of 1996, Song: “Lágrimas al recordar”, Artist: “Los Caminantes”

  • “Iberian/American Television Organization (OTI) Song Festival”, Los Angeles, CA, First Place Winner, Musical Arrangement, 1993

  • “Iberian/American Television Organization (OTI) Song Festival”, Valencia, España, Second Place Winner, Musical Director, 1992

  • “Iberian/American Television Organization (OTI) Song Festival”, USA, First Place Winner, Best Musical Arrangement, 1992

 

 

 ORCHESTRAL APPEARANCES, CONCERTS, SHOWS,

(EXTRAVAGANZAS), FESTIVALS, RECITALS:

 

Performer,  Arranger,  Composer, Conductor.

 

  • 2010: Shows in Las Vegas, USA and in Argentina.

  • 2009: Shows in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, USA and in Argentina.

  • 2008 - Chiqui Pereyra, Marilina Mozzoni, Marcelo Tommasi,
    Luis Filipelli, Caracol, Cheche, Guillermo Fernández.

  • Show “Fiesta Argentina ”, Ford Amphitheater, LA, USA, 2006/2007/2008

  • Shows: Cecilia Milone, Cheche, Guillermo Fernandez, 2005/2006/2007,  Argentina.

  • “Tango Bs. As.”, on board of several Royal Caribbean ships, 2004/2005/2007/2008

  • “Reencuentro”, Tango show, Cafe “Homero”, Bs. As., Argentina, 2005

  • “Valentine’s Day Concert”, Philadelphia Orchestra, USA, February 14, 1999

  • “Tango Vivo”, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 1999

  • “Tango Vivo”, “Rotary Club Convention”, Anaheim, CA, USA, 1999

  • “Tango Vivo”, “Rotary Club Worldwide Convention”, Singapore, 1999

  • “Tango Vivo”, Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 1999

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  • “First Los Angeles Tango Festival”, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1997

  • “Voy a Triunfar ‘93”, Musical Arrangement and Musical Director, 
    First Festival of Hispanic Songs, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • “Tango by the sea", Long Beach, CA, 1991/96

  • “Cafetín de Buenos Aires”, Recital, CSU, Los Angeles, CA,1991

  • “Caribbean Fantasy”, Extravaganza, on board Royal Caribbean, Miami, USA, 1991

  • “Los Angeles Festival”, 1990, with “Tango Tres”, USA

  • “Poetry of Garcia Lorca”, Recital, CSU, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1990

  • “Bedazzle”, Extravaganza, on board Royal Caribbean, Miami, 1990           

  • “Hollywood Legends”, Extravaganza, Queensland, Australia, 1989

  • “Tango Night”, Festival of Argentine Cinema, Los Angeles, CA, 1988

  • “Moscow Circus in Argentina”, 1984/1988

  •  Julio Iglesias, Recital, Bs. As., Argentina

  • “Viña del Mar”, Festival, Chile, 1984

  • “Concert Tour of Choir of Acasusso”, (S. America, Mexico and USA), 1981

  • “Django”, Recital, Bs. As., Argentina

  • “José José”, Recital, Bs. As., Argentina

  • “The Greatest Parade in the World”, Extravaganza, Uruguay

  • “Struggle Against World Hunger”, Festival, OEA, Bs. As., Argentina, 1970

  • “Folklorísimo”, Festival, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

 

 COMMERCIAL JINGLES:

  •   Univision Radio, Recuerdo and KLVE, LA, CA, USA,

  •   Heftel Broadcasting Corp.: KTNQ, 1020 AM, Los Angeles;

  •   1270 AM KESS, Dallas; 

  •   1010 AM TREMENDA, Houston, Texas; 

  •   1350 AM KCOR, San Antonio; 

  •   1530 AM KGBT, Harlingen; 

  •   750 AM KAMA, El Paso, Texas;                         

  •   1140 AM WQBA, Miami;

  •   1280 WADO, Washington; 

  •   560 AM, Chicago;

  •   Super Q 870; Super Q 1480, Las Vegas.

  •   “Z” Radio Station, Sacramento, CA, USA.

  •   “Jack in the Box”, LA, CA, USA

  •   “Carl’s Junior”, LA, CA, USA

  •   “Southwestern Bell”, LA, CA, USA

  •   “Big K Mart”, LA, CA, USA

  •   “LEVIS”, LA, CA, USA

  •   “Himno al Inmigrante”, “leitmotif”, Lexicon campaign,   program: “Inglés sin barreras”, LA, CA, USA

  •   “Descarga Musical”, “leitmotif” radio station program,  Heftel Broadcasting Corp., LA, CA, USA

  •   “Himno a la Excelencia”, Anthem, Los Angeles Unified School District,  LA, CA, USA

  •   Mini-serie T.V. “Paloma”, campaign Lexicon, “Inglés sin barreras”,  LA, CA, USA