Department of Jazz, Flamenco, Popular and Traditional Catalan Music
xibanez@esmuc.cat
Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Keyboards and Popular Music Performance (ESMUC). Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery.
He has worked as a musician, arranger, and producer with various Catalan and Spanish musicians and groups. He has participated in different recordings with all of them: Dyango, Azúcar Moreno, Sergio Dalma, Rosa, Nuria Fergó, Pedro Javier Hermosilla, Dani Flaco, Pep Poblet, Berta, Pau Riba, Marina Rosell, Raimon, Josep Tero, Orquestra Platería, Matari, Manu Carrasco, Gisela, Marta Roura, David Civera, Missiego, Los Amaya, Sopa de Cabra, Lax n Busto, Els Pets, Skatala, Dr. Calypso, Lengua Secreta, and several editions of the "Club Super 3" album between 1999-2002. As a musician, arranger, and producer he also participated in various editions of "Operación Triunfo", starting in 2000 for each gala, and recording several albums such as "Operación Triunfo CD Agua 2008" and "Academia Operación Triunfo-La fuerza de la vida", etc. He worked as an arranger and session musician for two editions of the Eurovision Song Contest representing Spain with the songs "Bailar Pegados" with Sergio Dalma in 1991, and "Sin Rencor" with Marc Llunas in 1997. He also recorded jingles and soundtracks for various television programs on different national channels, including "12 Punts Andorra Eurovisio", "Sense Títol", "Sense
Music production for contemporary emerging artists and research in songwriting for new talents, providing compositional tools and workshops for composers in the Pop, Hip-Hop, RnB, and soul genres. Research in music production and sound design using "plugins" in studio recording and mixing, and its applications in recording, as well as the fusing of ethnic music with urban trends in the Pop, Hip-Hop, and RnB genres. Sound synthesis in audiovisual and multimedia works.
He has published articles on music technology in various pop and music technology magazines; conducted interviews and held seminars.