Biography
Not a virtuous drummer Oscar hasn’t got a lot of clones. It would be quite senseless to try to imitate him, because his style is mainly based on musicality. Sounds are for Oscar like colors. He uses his drumsticks as brushes and his drumkit like a palette. Like in painting, tiny touches of color in bigger, colour-contrasting planes make the difference. For that reason Oscar has toured and recorded with some of the top names in the entertainment industry. The likes of David Byrne, Jaco Pastorious, Arturo Sandoval, Eartha Kitt, Marlena Shaw, Margareth Menezez, Paul Barrere (Little Feat),George Porter jr (the meters) T Lavitz (The Dregs) Ira Sullivan, Nestor Torres, Willy Chirino, Jose Luis Rodriguez (EL Puma), Maria Marta Serra Lima, Camilo Sesto, Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Nil Lara, Angela Carrasco, Ednita Nazario, Rene Luis Toledo, Carmen Lundy, U OF M Jazz Band, Brecker Brothers, Carlos (Patato) Valdez, Israel Lopez (Cachao), La Lupe, Hilton Ruiz, Camilo Sesto, Othello Molineaux, Silvano Monasterios, Randy Bernson, Mark Colby,Joe Donato, Brian Murphy,Peter Graves Orchestra, Alex Acuna, Juancito Torres, Ite Jerez, Lewis Kahn, Bobby Allende , Ilan Chester, Mike Levine, Billy Ross, Bob Meyers, Nelson Flaco Padron, Paquito Echevarria, Jose Fajardo, Miguelito Valdez, Pupi Campo, Rolando La Serie, Alfredo Rodriguez, Frankie Malabe and many others.
Also served in the board of advisors and was a featured performer and speaker in the Historical Museum of Southern Florida exhibition (Percussion Traditions in Miami). Created the percussion parts for Robert Ashleys World Premiere Opera (Balseros) in collaboration with Oseku Daniel Diaz. Also created the original percussion parts for Loretta Grecos play (Passage) presented at The Coconut Grove Playhouse. Was member of the Council of Artists for Tania Leons Musical (Drummin) presented at The Lincoln Theater by the Miami Light Project.
Tours:
Paul Barrere (little feat) us tour1983,Jose Luis Rodriguez World tours.1984-85-86-87-88-96-97-98-99-2000. Arturo Sandoval world tour 1991. David Byrne Rei Momo world tour 1990. David Byrne Uh-Oh Recording project 1991. Monster in the mirror world tour 1992,Between the Teeth concert film 1993.