Bio

ProRock Bio

Kalli Ernst (Keyboards, Vocals)

I started my first band in Germany at the age of 12 years. After having studied for six years classic piano (I went thru Hanon, Czerny 1-6, and many others) I wanted to do rock music. At the age of fifteen we founded a band named Sixpence and we did our first records in Ariola studios.
One of my biggest success was the song “Der Kommisar”, which became famous in the english version by Falco. Till the age of 36 I played in different bands with different music styles, such as funk, soul, disco, pop and rock.

Joaquin Lezcano Govea

Joaquin Lezcano Govea, born in Panama in David Chiriqui based in Chitre, Republic of Panama. He began playing bass at 18, already had 3 years playing bass through a friend (named Chancleta) who told him, had a guitar and a bass and decided to form a band, he chose the bass. He decided to be a musician and from there to the university environments in the Faculty of Fine Arts to study music, and continued their journey through the music.
The metal genre is the musical influences of rock has been bearish, and metal.
The blues had extended experience and power in the genre thanks to Jesus Almenas guitarist who motivated him to continue in the blues. One of their artists is Eric Clapton.

 

Jesus Almenas (Lead guitar, vocals)

(born May 1, 1980) is a Panamanian–American
guitarist.
Jesus Vicente Almenas was born at Gorgas Hospital in Ancón, Panama on May 1,
1980. Second son of the marriage between Vicente Almenas and Catalina
Concepción. Jesus started his musical training around 1984 with his father,
Vicente Almenas, a Puerto Rican U.S. Army retired living in Panama. In 1989 he
was studying under Rómulo Gómez, a guitar instructor teaching at the Instituto
Episcopal San Cristóbal. In 1995-1996, he studied at the National Conservatory
in Panama, but left due to lack of popular music tutoring. He then studied in
1997 with Aristides “Tille” Valderrama, a professor graduated from Berklee College of Music. Since 1994 until
1997 he attended to the sessions at the Panama Jamboree Juventud, a youth
festival that included arts, media and entertainment. These sessions were
moderated by Mauricio Smith, with guest artists such as Danilo
Pérez, Chucho Valdés, Antonio Sanchez, among others. During
1999-2001 he served in the United States Army. He has performed many different
events, including opening for Poncho
Sanchez with Grupo Nega, under the direction of Fidel Castro; Premiata
Fornería Marconi, Focus, Nexus with Equinox, a progressive rock band
from Panama; the Panama Big Band for the First Panama Jazz Festival; Sharo from
Panama, playing at Wilmington, North Carolina; and many rock, jazz, fusion,
pop, and Latin music acts locally and internationally, along with different
jingles and radio spots. He played for Dyango on April 19, 2007, and Julio Sabala on August 16, 2007 at the
Atlapa Convention Center.

He was part of Ruleta, a rock band from Panama, and Corona
Jazz Quartet, from Panama as well. Also a guest guitarist for the Panamanian hardcore
band Rencilla, recording tracks for their
latest CD, as well as making comments on his experience with the band on the
accompanying DVD

Recently on July 21, 2007 Ruleta ended 5th at a Panamanian contest
for upcoming bands held by PanamaROCK.
On December 1, 2007 Ruleta was nominated by PanamaROCK as best Pop Rock Band.
Los 33 won the category.

Currently, Almenas is a guitar
professor at the Academia de Música de Panamá. Also, is co-founder of Gamma
Jazz Project, with Fidel Delis.

 

Joel Rodriguez (Drums)

 Joel Rodriguez Josue Madrid born October 9, 1985, from an early age felt passion for music by his father from four years to learn the musical notes on piano. At the age of 8 years started his attraction to the instrument of percussion and conga drums being the first to learn. For over 10 years he played drums in several churches. At age 18 entering the UTP to study electrical engineering for a year, realizing that his true passion was music, neglect this and so he joined the National University of Panama in the faculty of fine arts in music school . For various reasons had to leave college a while. Membership in the Academy of Music in Panama where he earned a technician with Specialty on Drums, where he is working currently teaches drums. At this time also teaches drums at the Academy’s Note Yamaha and gives
private lessons in drums.

He was a member of various bands from different genres becoming more prominent and recognized within the genre of rock. He come back to the
University of Panama to finish his degree in music.

ProRock Band

Kalli Ernst, Joaquin, Joel Madrid, Jesus Almenas