Ray Yslas

Ray Yslas Concerts, sessions, festivals and television: Ramon Yslas is one of modern music’s most accomplished percussionists. From his world tours and performances with platinum artists including Stevie Nicks, Christina Aguilera, Colbie Caillat, Patti Labelle and Backstreet Boys, network appearances on The Grammy Awards, Saturday Night Live, Oprah, American Idol, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, David Letterman and VH-1 Storytellers, Yslas is distinguished by his intuitive musicality and consummate professionalism.

Performing and/or recording with an astonishing spectrum of signature vocalists – from Christina to Willie Nelson, Stevie Wonder to Stevie Nicks--Yslas maintains an orchestral approach to building a percussive arrangement by treating each song as a story.

He developed his supportive instincts in the burgeoning Latin music community of Los Angeles, including house percussionist on the George Lopez' "Lopez Tonight", has worked with are superstars like Juan Gabriel, Luz Casal, Pepe Aguilar, Joan Sebastian and Alejandro Fernandez.

A member of NARAS, LARAS, BMI and the AIMP, Yslas’ connections in the music industry run deep. As a husband and father of two, he is a devoted family man; as an educator at PCC, the California College of Music, and recently, UCLA, he relates real life experiences to an upcoming generation of musicians. And, of course as a first-call player, he anticipates adding the next slate of artists to a phenomenal resume.

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