Erica Garcia: Argentinian Multi-intrumentalist

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Erica Garcia was a solo artist who was nominated for a Latin Grammy for her song Vete destino in the early part of this decade. She made three albums for Universal, colloborated with several musicians and is now the Percussionist for Fools Gold
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Fool’s Gold’s Erica Garcia: By Tom Tom Magazine

Tom Tom Magazine: What is your favorite percussion set-up? Why?

Erica Garcia: I’m not a real percussionist, I’m a multi-instrumentalist. My friends asked me to play percussion, so I pretty much play whatever they put it in front of me- but I don’t necessarily know the name of the things I’m playing. I definitely don’t like those things that make rain sounds, or the curtain chimes, or however you call it.

TTM: What do you do to get better at percussion?

EG: Practice. Listen to your recordings of rehearsal and see what you are playing. Design a landscape of percussion for a song, and practice again and again. You have to be also in excellent physical condition, it requires precise moves.

TTM: What do you think the role of a percussionist is?

EG: You make people dance. You have to know what story you are telling. It is good to prepare different parts, otherwise you can be the most annoying instrument in the band. There’s nothing worse than a bad percussionist, it can ruin everything, even a great band.

TTM: Do you play any other instruments? If so … how does that effect your percussion playing?

EG: My instrument is the guitar. I played bass for another band (alaska! with Imaad Wassif). I also play keys. I have a bunch of synths, and a little violin. The more music you have in your life, the more everything will be affected.MORE

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