Hello world!
My name is Jhon Scarzo. My story begins in 1997, since then I’ve been kicking the streets of Caracas, Venezuela
I've always been interested in music, technology and science!
My dad gifted me my first guitar when I was 12, having shown an interest in playing Guitar Hero, he’s also tech savvy and has always been a huge influence in me. I currently live with him and my grandmother!
My mom currently lives in Spain, moving out almost 5 years ago, with her husband and my brother, in pursuit of better life quality.
I graduated from high school 3 years ago, with two admissions on the top universities of Venezuela in Math and Engineering, but with a strong wish to study Music Production, since then I've been trying and testing what is it that I want to dedicate my life to.
My first experience at college was at the Central University of Venezuela, I studied Electrical Engineering for two semesters and it was really nice, I always took long walks through the campus and I absolutely love the infrastructure.
While studying I kept looking to fulfill my wish of becoming a Producer, at the Central University I came across the CEDIAM, Center for Documentation and Research of Music and Acoustics, I discovered over the internet and as soon as I could I went, it’s placed on the Library building, when I first arrived I was met by Vince De Benedittis, a musicologist, author, and the person in charge of the CEDIAM’s Documentation wing, he told me about how the Center had only two workers and that the research and production part was practically abandoned years ago, I told him about my passion for music and he guided me towards an internship at the CEDIAM, working as an intern I had the opportunity to meet wonderful and talented people, all whilst working to refurbish the recording studio they had, I worked there for around 6 months and it was an awesome experience.
I always go to the CEDIAM every now and then and I’m proposing a series of Music Production courses that inspire and educate the students of the university, whilst bringing back the old glory of the CEDIAM and opening doors to great things involving Music!
And now comes my second college experience, at the Simon Bolivar University, I studied Statistical and Computational Mathematics for two trimesters, the campus is beautiful, and the green is something you don’t really see at the Central University, it’s a whole different experience, but both are great places of knowledge and learning
Whilst studying at the Simon Bolivar U, I came across a kind-of-newly-formed club, the Simon Bolivar University Audio Club, a group of awesome students eager to learn about music production, with a goal of making it a Career at the college.
With the CAUSB (Spanish for the Audio Club), I helped with the soon-to-be-finished studio, a place built by and for the members, enabling us to record and produce music, the Club has also worked with professionals from the medium in order to bring talks and workshops to the University, I've dictated the basic music production course two trimesters by now and I’m going to continue if my time at the academy allows me
With the Club I've know a lot of awesome and talented people as well, and it’s been an awesome learning experience
Here is where everything kind of shifted for me, I felt dissatisfied with what I was studying, I really like STEMS, but I felt it just wasn’t what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
So I took a trip to visit my mom, I basically lived in Spain for about 3 months, and due to a breakup that left me depressed for a couple months, it wasn’t the best trip of them all, but it served the purpose I wanted to, letting me focus on what was It that I was going to do with my life, being free from all the complications of Caracas
While in Spain I did a couple of Google Courses in Entrepreneurship and Digital Marketing, that prepared me for the next thing I was going to do
Get a job.
Pay for my Audio Engineering Career.
Live the life I wanted.
So, I came back to Venezuela, started working with my dad on Digital Marketing and keep an eye for the next enrollment in what I considered to be the best academy of Audio Engineering in the country, Audioplace.
6 months into working and buying gear as cheapo interface and a couple of controllers, I started studying what I’m truly passionate about.
The experience at Audioplace has been amazing, talented professors and amazing friends, and lots and lots of learning about music and audio engineering!
I've been studying and working, having some time with my friends playing League, recording every once in a while in studios with the guys at the CAUSB, gathering with old CEDIAM acquaintances and always trying to improve and learn new things.
So here it is, a somewhat long, but necessary story of the where and why of me.
Having projects with the CEDIAM, the guys at the Club, my own projects, as well as the ones of the music startup I’m planning to create with my colleague Jimmy, Steemit seemed like an awesome platform to create and upload content, as I love to share my knowledge and learn from others
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I hope you guys get in touch, maybe we could work together in some music! See you around, you’ll be reading more soon!