Robert Acevedo

Background

About Robert Acevedo

ROBERT ACEVEDO JR, M.A. Hailing from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, Robert Acevedo Jr. has taken the music industry by storm as one of the most sought-after polymath musicians of our time. Robert Acevedo Jr. is a 4-time DownBeat® Student Music Award Winning drummer, percussionist, record producer, and audio engineer; a Parents' Choice® Award Winning percussionist; and the co-record producer and drummer for EMMY® Award Winner and Multi-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Artist-Producer-Engineer, José Valentino. Known for his “ferocious musicianship” and “equal proficiency” on drum set and Latin/world percussion, Robert Acevedo Jr. has recorded numerous albums alongside jazz artists such as guitarist Shawn Perkinson; world-renowned flutist Jim Walker; Latin jazz artists such as GRAMMY® Award Winning pianist Arturo O’farrell, GRAMMY® Award Winning bassist Oscar Stagnaro, and drummer Robbie Ameen; children’s music artist and Latin GRAMMY®Award Winning singer-songwriter such as Mister G, and spoken word artists such as El G.Nie and former Wall Street Journal feature Dr. Luis Almeida, and many more. Robert Acevedo Jr.’s musicianship can be described as greatly influenced by Peter Erskine’s swing-feel, Giovanni Hidalgo’s rhythmic vocabulary, Vinnie Colaiuta’s pocket, Brian Blade’s compositional drumming, Antonio Sanchez’s dynamic sensitivity, and Jimmy Branley’s Latin timba-feel.