Gerardo Velez

It’s a little concert you might have heard of, 1969. Woodstock. When Jimi Hendrix took the stage and pointed to the crowd of thousands, sitting right behind him was his percussionist; Gerardo Velez.

Since then, Gerardo has performed in virtually every genre and every country,Collaborating with artists like David Bowie, Sir Elton John, Duran Duran, Slash from Guns & Roses, and everyone from Stevie Wonder to Jessica Simpson.  If the movies has the “Kevin Bacon Game”:, the music industry has the “Gerardo Velez Game”; everyone links back to him.  He’s been nominated for 7 Grammy’s. He’s romped through the charts of Billboard and is in several Halls of Fame’s.

As an event producer and music director with over 25 years experience, he’s produced events for clients like: HBO, Miramax, The New York Stock Exchange, Comedy Central, United Way, and the NFL.