When Jeff Sipe was brought on board as a session musician for Luis Montilla – The White Violin’s project, he knew from the beginning that it would be a labor of love — literally. “I love the fact that it’s a love album dedicated to his wife,” Sipe said. “With knowing that intention, we could bring all we could to …
Bassist Zack Page has traveled the globe playing music. But one of his greatest musical experiences took place in his hometown as a session musician on Luis Montilla’s debut record. Page, from Ashville, N.C., joined the recording sessions at Echo Mountain Recording Studios. Page said it was a matter of perfect timing and building a friendship with one of his …
Like all families, a band is a union formed by love — a love of music, in this case. That’s what it was like when piano player Ali Javier Romero was hired as a session musician for Luis Montilla’s “The White Violin” project. “I was asked to play with him,” Romero said. “I was surprised that everyone had great confidence in me. Bryan …
When you are a 17-year-old girl in Venezuela on a night out with your best friend and she challenges you to get up and sing with the band, what do you do? For Jasmiry Romaldini, the answer was simple: you sing Gloria Estefan’s “Coming Out of the Dark.” When that same woman is retired from music and raising four children …
