Started studying piano at the age of 8, simultaneously  got interested in percussion and, self taught, learned the basics of the primary instruments of this genre. At 11 started learning Classical Guitar at Zulia's Music Conservatory, and by a natural association with this instrument  began to play Electric Bass in his first Rock 'n roll Band. At 16 He played in Gaita Groups (Gaita is a typical rhythm of west Venezuela) and also in dance Orchestras, and at 17 received a call from GUACO, Latin America´s most avant garde latin/fusion band . Begins with them a musical career of 21 years, that allowed him to develop his skills not only as a multi-instrumentalist and Drummer but also as a Musical Producer. Fernando Valladares has Composed and Arranged music for Filmworks, Multi Media events, Theathrical Plays, Short films and about more than a hundred commercial Jingles. He is also a certified member of PEER MUSIC INTERNATIONAL one of the most established music publishing companies worldwide, and a member of the Artistic Staff of YAMAHA (Venezuela) since 2002. 
 After a 39 year period of professional career, the name of FERNANDO VALLADARES has been related to artists like: RICARDO ARJONA, HUASCAR BARRADAS, FRANK QUINTERO, LA BARBERIA DEL SUR, ATERCIOPELADOS, PEDRO CASTILLO, RUBEN BLADES, LUIS ENRIQUE, MARICRUZ QUINTERO, GUILLERMO CARRASCO, TRINA MEDINA, YORDANO, BERTIN OSBORNE, RAUL VALE, ALDEMARO ROMERO, GERRY WEIL, GILBERTO SANTA ROSA, MARIA RIVAS, LEO QUINTERO, CECILIA TODD, MARK GRUMMICH, MIKE STERN, MIGUEL BOSE, ADRIANA LORENZI, ANGELA, ILAN CHESTER , DON GRUSIN, EUGENIA MENDEZ and MIGUEL SISO among others

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