Nine albums, three film scores, Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations, multiple Pepsi Music Awards, works recorded in Deutsche Grammophon, five continents toured and four college degrees -three in music- are some of the career milestones of Alvaro Paiva-Bimbo, a passionate scholar of the Art of Music and a deep lover of Art and knowledge in general.

His mastery and versatility have also served the most diverse worldwide artists: score for internationally awarded book “Liubliana” by Eduardo Sánchez-Rugeles; play guitar for superstar Becky G, music legend Aldemaro Romero and “The prince of salsa” Luis Enrique; produce for multi-awarded funk band Los Amigos Invisibles, latin jazz percussionist Luisito Quintero (Chick Corea, Richard Bona) and hit maker Servando Primera; orchestrate for rock star Alejandra Guzmán, world-renowned Simon Bolivar Orchestra, and indie figure Esteman; write for classic trumpet figure Pacho Flores; conduct for pop stars Natalia Lafourcade and Ximena Sariñana; record with jazz virtuosi Anat Cohen and Luis Perdomo; arrange and direct shows with Latin Grammy winners Ilan Chester, La vida bohéme, Ralph Irizarry, María Teresa Chacín, Guaco, etc.

Born in Caracas from a Venezuelan/Italian family of teachers, Alvaro recently relocated to Los Angeles, California. He is signed with Universal Music Publishing Group MX; is a member of ASCAP, The SCL, NARAS & LARAS; and part of Godin Guitars, Ultimate Ears and MONO Cases artist families.

Listen to some samples of his work at alvaropaiva.com