Steve Guasch

Steve Guasch was raised in Santa Juanita, Bayamon, Puerto Rico and started playing music at age 15. Steve relocated to Washington State in 1987 after serving the US Army, he started a band in FT Lewis called Orquesta Sensacion and started playing in the local scene with local bands like Orquesta La Clave, Sabor Tropical, Latin Expression  In 1991 he moved to Portland, OR where he had the oportunity to produce his first CD "Canto Mi Corazon" with Manuela y La Mayor Salsa in 1996. In 1997 Steve moved back to Seattle and formed Steve Guasch y Su Orquesta Nueva Era. In 2006  formed Salsaneo Records and released "Siguiendo La Tradicion" with guest artists Paoli Mejias, Ray Vega and Nachito Herrera and arrangements from Ray Santos, Nachito Herrera and Oscar Hernandez. This CD received great reviews worldwide and featured the piano work of Julio Jauregui as well as the vocal talent of Eddie Quintero and Danny Olaizola. In 2009 Steve released Guaschara "Influencias" to great reviews. Steve partnered with composer, arranger and pianist Julio Jauregui which provided the arrangements as well as most of the compositions featuring Joe De Jesus on Vocals as well as guest venezuelan artists Marcial Isturiz on Vocals, Eliel Rivero on Trombone, Jose Soto Mortadelo on Bass, Will Martin on Trombone, Jeff Norwood on Bass, Carlos Cascante, Miguel Baez Eddie Quintero and Arlene Perez on back up vocals. In Spring of 2010 Steve partners with Francisco Requena and Eliel Rivero to form Salsaneo Records de Venezuela with the mission of delivering to the world some of the best salsa music being produced in Venezuela.