Eddy Garcia - Percussionist

Born and raised in the Bronx, New York Eddy was the youngest of 10 brothers and sisters. He grew up surrounded by musicians and music. As a graduate of the Julia Richman High School for the Performing Arts ("Talent Unlimited") in Manhattan, he spent many years playing with various artists in R&B and Latin music, including Desiree Coleman, Sandy Reyes and Freddy Kenton.

In 1990 he moved to Puerto Rico and broke into the music scene there. By 1991 he began playing percussion with the Grammy-winner Olga Tañon, and in 1996 Eddy became Musical Director of Olga's own “Tañon Band”.

Down To Earth During his years in Puerto Rico Eddy toured and performed with many popular groups including Sergio George's DLG (Dark Latin Groove), and grammy-winners such as Elvis Crespo, Lissette Melendez, Ricardo Arjona and Celia Cruz.

In 1998 Eddy co-wrote, produced and recorded his own CD, “Down To Earth”. Its innovative, groundbreaking style fusing Merengue with Hip-Hop and R&B, has yet to be matched.

Today Eddy lives in Mid-Michigan with his family and continues to look for new challenges in performance and producing.

Musical Influences:

Earth, Wind & Fire
Sammy Garcia (TMC:The Music Club)
Sonny Emory (Earth, wind & Fire/David Sanborn)
Marc Quiñones (Allman Brothers)
Bobby Allende (Carlos Santana)
Sting
Dave Matthews Band
John Blackwell Jr. (Prince)
The Roots