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Richie Castro - Storyteller / Musician / Actor / Songwriter

From: Colorado, USA
Family origins: Mexico
Birthdate: July 23, 1970
Height: 5'8
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair: long black
Eyes: brown

lead vocals, guitar, storytelling, songwriting (english /spanish)
Training

• Acting, dance -5 years at Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado
• Guitar -1 year at Carbajol School of Music, Mexico City, Mexico
• Voice - 2 years at Sophia Russo Vocal technique, Denver, Colorado

Theatre expierence
Colorado State University Theatre, (Ft.Collins, Colorado)

• Grease
• MacBeth
• Tartuffe
• A Christmas Carol
• Hamlet

L.A. Troop Theatre, (Los angeles, California)

• Midsummer Night's Dream
• Native Wisdom
• Lakota Love Flute

El Centro su Teatro (Denver, Colorado)

• Milagro de Tepeyac
• Miguel
• Roosters
• Barrio Progress
• Water and Power

Voice Studio Theatre (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

• Jesus Christ Superstar
• Aida
• Joseph and the Amazing Techni-color Dream Coat

Castro Productions (cultural storytelling) USA

• Legend of Kokopelli   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Dbu40eqc8
• Aztec Grito 
• History Hunter, The Musical http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeMR3y6D9mg

Musical experience

'PEACE DOG' - lead vocals, 1992-93 (Ft. Collins, Colorado)
Style: hard rock (college party band). Metallica, Guns and Roses, Bon Jovi, AC/DC.

'FORCE of HABIT' - lead vocals, 1993-95 (Denver, Colorado)
Style: Alternative rock (bar band). Red Hot Chill Peppers, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots.

'STRATA' - lead vocals, 1995-97 (Puebla, Mexico)
Style: classic rock (pub and bar band). Eagles, Queen, Led Zepplin, Deep Purple.

'MYSTER' - lead vocals, 1997-98 (Cancun, Mexico)
Style: soul, funk, pop, jazz, blues, rock (hotel bar band). Beatles, James Brown, Tom Jones, Herbie Hancock, Otis Redding, Lenny Kravitz.

TRAVELING PERFORMER - Vocals and guitar as street musician, in pubs, resturants, weddings, clubs, parties. 1998 - present day (Japan, Cambodia, France, Austria, Italy, Croacia, Poland, Hungry, Czech Republic, Holland, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland, Belguim, Mexico, USA (California, Texas, Mississippi), Luxemburg, England). Styles: soul, funk, pop, rap, reggae, country, latin, blues, rock. My playlist contains 4 hours of material.

'Dr. HICKEE and the MAKEOUTS' - lead vocals/guitar, 1998-98 (Denver, Colorado)
Style: dop-wop rock-a-billy/ oldies (cafe/resturant band). Stray Cats, Elvis, Everly Bros., Buddy Holly, Dion.

'CANCUN BROS' - vocals/acoustic guitar, 1998-2000 (Berlin, Germany/Barcelona, Spain)
Style: latin, folk, rock-pop, reggae, blues. Mexican mariachi, Gypsy Kings, Ricky Martin, Eric Clapton, Oasis.

'RICH CASTRO (Featured Artist)' - lead vocals/acoustic guitar, 2000-2004 (on tour USA)
Style: children's concerts series (musical education). Mexican mariachi, Reggae, Blues, Pop, Rap, Swing, Disney.

'RICHIE CASTRO' - lead vocals/acoustic guitar, 2004-2005 (London, England)
Style: original compositions (singer-songwriter venues). Acoustic

'COTTAGE' - lead vocals, 2005-2006 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Style: jazz, R&B, funk, Salsa, soul, rock, rap...etc. Hotel/club big band (9 piece band:4 piece horn section, drums, keys, percussion, bass guitar) . Chicago, Tom Jones, Toto, Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Santana.

'INSIDE OUT' - lead vocals/guitar, presently... 2008-2009(Bangkok, Thailand)
Style: pop, rock/ folk, country, reggae, blues, soul, rap (club/bar band). Black eyed peas, Santana, Eagles, Maroon 5, Bob Marley.

'HISTORY HUNTER band' - composer/lead vocals/guitar 2010- present(Denver, Colorado)
Style: Cultural Folk Music, Children's Musical Theatre

Songwriting experience

'WHITEMAN' - single-Music Video, 2000 (Colorado,USA). Lead vocals/acoustic guitar/composer. Style: native american acoustic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow7BS6-lsXE

'CITY of CHIANG MAI' - 8 song CD, 2004 (Chiang Mai, Thailand). Lead vocals/acoustic guitar/composer. Style:  acoustic.

'MA MO CHE' - 4 song demo, 2005 (Chiang Mai, Thailand). Lead vocals/guitar/composer. Style: acoustic latin-pop.

'HISTORY HUNTER' - 13 song CD, 2010(Chiang Mai, Thailand).  vocals/guitar/composer.  Style: cultural acoustic folk. educational sound track of the History Hunter, The Musical
visit:  www.historyhunter.org