Carlos Guevara was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 8, 1986.
At the age of 13, he began his musical studies in percussion with Maestro Julio Cegarra at the La Rinconada center of Venezuela’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras. In 2004, Carlos was admitted to the Simón Bolívar Conservatory of Music, where he continued his percussion studies with Master Jaider Arteaga. That same year, he joined the percussion section of the Caracas Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Gustavo Dudamel.
In 2007, Carlos began performing with the Simón Bolívar Youth Symphony Wind Band and the Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz. In December 2008, he was invited to join the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra on its Asian tour under the direction of Maestro Gustavo Dudamel, with performances in China, South Korea, and Japan.
Carlos has participated in jam sessions with master guitarist Adam Rogers and attended master classes with percussionists Rainer Seegers and Christopher Roldán. He has taken drum master classes with Andrés Briceño, Sonny Emory, Russ Miller, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, Robbie Ameen, Paul Wertico, Antonio Sánchez, and Jonathan Mover.
He has participated in seminars with the Jazz Big Band and shared the stage with Rolando Briceño, James Seeley, Richard Griffin, James Delano Zollar, Stafford Hunter, Danny Mixon, Nicolas Folmer, Lorenzo Barriendos, Robert Quintero, and John Grimes.
Between 2009 and 2016, Carlos took part in several tours and educational engagements:
* 2009 — Bogotá (Jazz al Parque) and Cali (Ajazzgo Jazz Festival), Colombia, with the Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz.
* 2011 — United States, with the Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz, including performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City and Jordan Hall in Boston.
* 2014 — Costa Rica, as a clinician at Costa Rica Drumfest, performing alongside John Riley.
* 2014 — Colombia, with the Simón Bolívar Symphonic Rock Orchestra and the Simón Bolívar Wind Band.
* 2016 — Medellín, Colombia, as a clinician at the Bello Municipal School of Music.
* 2016 — Quito, Ecuador, as a clinician at MozEdu School of Music.
In 2017, Carlos moved to the United States to pursue further opportunities in his career. Since then, he has performed with artists such as Neal Morse and Stan Lassiter, among many others.
Carlos is also an active drummer on Nashville’s Broadway scene, performing live and in the studio with a variety of artists and songwriters.
"Remo has been part of my sound since my very first drum lesson, and I can’t imagine playing any other brand of drumheads than Remo." -Carlos Guevara
