Andres Cantú Montemayor was born on November, 7, 1988 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Since childhood, he developed a taste for music and singing. At an early age, he moved to a town called Cadereyta Jimenez where, surrounded by his family of musicians, his love to this art started.
Influenced by rock bands like Maná, Jumbo, Blink 182, Creed, Stone Temple Pilots, Matchbox 20, among others, Andrés started to develop an interest in drums. At the age of nine years old, he had his first lessons with this instrument and it was then that the rhythmic seed was planted that would change his life completely.
At the age of twelve he played in his first band, “La Banda Loca de Cadereyta”, formed by his father, brother, and music teacher. Playing the rock gender, in English as in Spanish, Andrés was brewing his style.
During middle and high school, he participated in several projects where in some he sang and in others he played the drums. It was at the end of high school when his interest of knowing more styles and to learn musical theory grew.
Taking private drum classes from teachers like Raúl Carmona, Alan Reyes, Matito Verselino, and Emilio Tamez, Andrés launched his rhythmic journey to other horizons that led him into playing styles like jazz, funk, fusion, latin, and blues. He also observed the technique from drummers like Alfonso André, Alex González, Terry Bozzio, Russ Miller, and Vinnie Colaiuta.
At ending high school, Andrés decides to doing this art his life. Focusing toward that direction, he enforces his theoretical studies where he polishes the musician within. It was on the year of 2008 that his skills were tested in an audition on the prestigious school of Berklee College of Music in Boston MA, U.S.A. He was accepted and in 2009 he entered the career of “Performance” where he took classes with teachers like Dave DiCenso, Mike Mangini, Jon Hazilla, Tony “Thunder” Smith, Casey Scheuerell, Mitch Haupers, Larry Finn, Eguie Castrillo, and Ed Saindon.
Andrés has finish attending Berklee College of Music and is collaborating on several projects as is also the leader of his own musical trio, “The Pm Trio”.
About the artist
Andrés has won the admiration and respect as a musician and percussionist from the people he has collaborated with.
He has participated in projects like Rhythm of the Universe, The Andrew Alden Ensemble, Cloud Ludum, GT Collective and has played for different musicians in and out of school and through México and United States of America.
He has stepped on stages like La Arena Monterrey, Symphony Hall, The Hatch Shell, Berklee Performance Center, Burr and Burton Academy’s Center among others and toured throughout the New England, East and South East of the United States.
Andrés is currently established in Las Vegas, Nevada where he is currently teaching, performing and recording through the area.