Henry Martínez (songwriter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Venezuelan composer
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Place of Birth: Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
About Henry Martínez (songwriter)
- Henry Martínez (born February 13, 1950) is a Venezuelan musician and songwriter.
- He was born in Maracay, the capital city of Aragua state.Largely self-taught, Martínez learned to play acoustic guitar at an early age and received basic music training in his hometown between 1963 and 1968.
- Martínez also took private lessons with Aldemaro Romero and Luis Laguna, who incorporated him to his group Venezuela 4 in 1976.In his early years, Martínez was influenced by diverse music genres such as latin and jazz.
- Particularly, he showed special interest for the characteristic chord progressions used by Brazilian guitarists such as Laurindo Almeida, Luiz Bonfá, Baden Powell and Bola Sete.
- Moreover, Martínez was impressed by the work of lyricists and songwriters like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Silvio Rodríguez and Joan Manuel Serrat, in order to become a significant figure in avant-garde popular music of Venezuela.Martínez is best known by his romantic songs A tu regreso, Hojarasca gris, Sentida canción, Si no te quisiera tanto, Tiempo de esperanza and Vénme a buscar, among others.
- He also wrote the music of Criollísima, a popular Venezuelan merengue which features the lyrics of his mentor Laguna.In the early 1990s, Martínez moved to Miami, Florida, where he worked exclusively for Warner/Chappell Music, the global music publishing company of Warner Music Group.
- While at Warner, Martínez composed songs for Latino artists as Marc Anthony, Frankie Negrón, Jerry Rivera and Vélas, a female vocal group produced by musician Sergio George.One of his most important albums is Cecilia Todd – Canciones de Henry Martínez, released in 2001, in which he contributed with 15 songs inspired by the geography of Venezuela.
- This album featured the special participation of the singer Gualberto Ibarreto and the bandoneonist Rodolfo Mederos in a handful of tunes.Then in 2003, Martínez released his first studio album as singer-songwriter, Ya eres Abril, featuring the singer Martirio and the aforementioned Mederos as guest artists.Besides his musical achievements, Martínez is a physician with a graduate degree in family medicine, a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages.
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