Alberto Quintero facts for kids
Alberto Quintero is a talented Spanish musician born in October 1970 in Palencia, Spain. He is known for many roles in music, including being a composer (someone who writes music), an arranger (someone who adapts music for different instruments or voices), a music producer (someone who oversees the recording process), a musical director, and a conductor (someone who leads an orchestra or choir).
Biography
Alberto Quintero has spent most of his career working on recording music. More recently, he has also become very involved in theatre, especially musicals. He has been quite successful in this area, even receiving two nominations for the Max Awards of the Scenic Arts. These awards are like the top honors for theatre in Spain. He was nominated in 2001 and 2002 for his excellent work as a musical director for the famous show My Fair Lady.
His journey in music began with his first attempt at arranging music for a show called Rock Quijote, the musical in his hometown of Palencia. To grow his skills even more, he later moved to Madrid. There, he studied piano with Ricard Miralles, learned about harmony and arrangement with Felix Santos, took singing lessons with Maria Luisa Castellanos, and studied conducting with Miquel Ortega in Madrid and Antoni Ros-Marbà in Barcelona.
Works
Records
Since 1992, Alberto Quintero has been a part of many music productions. He has worked as an arranger, composer, and producer for various artists. Some of the well-known artists he has collaborated with include:
- Il Divo (on albums like Timeless in 2018 and Amor & Pasión in 2015)
- Sébastien Izambard, Darren Hayes, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Pete Murray, Ella Hooper, Diesel, David Campbell, Alex Lloyd, Christine Anu, Luke Steele, Katy Steele, Casey Donovan, Damien Leith, Marlisa, Nathaniel, The Australian Children's Choir, Flea (on the album Hope For Isla & Jude in 2014)
- Il Divo, Vincent Niclo, Florent Pagny, Helene Segara, Natasha St-Pier, Anggun, Lisa Angell, Sonia Lacen (on A Musical Affair French Edition in 2014)
- Il Divo (on Live in Japan in 2014)
- Innocence (on Live in México in 2014 and This Is Love in 2013)
- Matina (on Ven Conmigo in 2014)
- Il Divo and Juan Gabriel (on the song Amor Eterno in 2014)
- Il Divo and Lea Salonga (on songs like A Whole New World in 2014 and Can You Feel The Love Tonight in 2013)
- Il Divo and Helene Fischer (on the song Can You Feel The Love Tonight in 2013)
- Il Divo and Engelbert Humperdick (on the song Spanish Eyes in 2013)
- Il Divo, Kristin Chenoweth, Heather Headley, Nicole Scherzinger (on the album A Musical Affair in 2013)
- Il Divo (on The Greatest Hits in 2012)
- Ana Gabriel (on Huelo a Soledad in 2001)
- Paloma San Basilio (on Escorpio in 2001)
- Francisco (on Mi reina in 1998)
Pianist
Alberto Quintero is also a talented pianist. He has played with many well-known artists, including:
- Javier Gurruchaga and his band Orquesta Mondragón
- Carlos Baute
- Cristina del Valle (from the group Amistades Peligrosas)
Theatre
Since 1999, Alberto Quintero has been very active in musical theatre. He has worked as an arranger, producer, music director, and conductor for many successful musicals. These shows were performed on Gran Vía in Madrid, which is sometimes called the "little Spanish Broadway" because of all the theatres there. Some of the musicals he worked on include:
- Grease (at the Lope de Vega Theater, 1999)
- Peter Pan (at the Lope de Vega & New Apolo Theaters, 1999 – 2000)
- La Magia de Broadway (at the Lara Theater, 1999 and Lara and New Apollo Theatres, 2000)
- My Fair Lady (at the Theatre Coliseum, 2001 – 2003)
- Kerala (at Aranjuez's Great Casino, 2005)
- Maribel y la extraña familia (at the Apollo Theater, 2005)
TV
More recently, Alberto Quintero has focused a lot of his work on television. He has composed music for many national and regional TV channels in Spain. Some of his work for television includes:
TV Programs
- El Juego del Euromillón (TV5MONDE)
- Club Disney (TV5MONDE)
- Escuela de Actores (Antena 3)
- Escuela de Cocina Telva (Veo TV)
- Formula Marca (Veo TV)
- Zapineox (Antena.neox)
- Zapinueb (IB3 Autonomic Television of Balearics)
- 4-4-2 (IB3 Autonomic Television of Balearics)
- Veo las Noticias (Veo TV)
- Muévete en Casa (Antena.nova)
- Joc i Gols (IB3 Autonomic Television of Balearics)
- Total Esports (IB3 Autonomic Television of Balearics)
- 7 de Notícies (IB3 Autonomic Television of Balearics)
- Parella de 3 (IB3 Autonomic Television of Balearics)
- Como el Perro y el Gato (Antena.neox)
Continuity (music and sounds used between shows or during channel breaks)
- Corporate music for Veo TV
- Corporate continuity for Veo TV
- Continuity for Christmas 2005 (IB3 Autonomic Television of Balearics)
- Promos for Spring, Summer, Autumn 2006 (IB3 Autonomic Television of Balearics)
- Promos for Christmas and Winter 2006 (IB3 Autonomic Television of Balearics)
- Continuity for Winter 2006–2007 (IB3 Autonomic Television of Balearics)
SitComs (comedy TV shows)
- La Vida en el Aire (TVE2) (directed by Ignacio Mercero)
- La Virtud del Asesino (TVE1) (directed by Antonio Bodegas)
Films
Alberto Quintero has also worked as an arranger for movies. Some of his film projects include:
- El Palomo Cojo (directed by Jaime de Armiñan)
- La Sal de la Vida (directed by Eugenio Martín)
Commercials
As a composer, he has created music for many commercials. He has worked with different advertising agencies for big companies like:
Awards
Alberto Quintero has received recognition for his work:
- 1999 – He was the arranger and musical director for Peter Pan, the musical, which won the Max Award of the Scenic Arts for Best Children's Musical.
- 2001 – He was nominated for a Max Award of Scenic Arts as Best Musical Director for My Fair Lady, the musical (at the Coliseum Theater, Madrid).
- 2002 – He received another nomination for the Max Award of Scenic Arts as Best Musical Director for My Fair Lady, the musical (at the Coliseum Theater, Madrid).
See also
In Spanish: Alberto Quintero (compositor) para niños