The creative director

Music composer/producer, multi-instrumentalist, with an extensive background producing in & out of the studio. Luciano Stazzone founded UTP Entertainment in 2003. Born in Mar del Plata, Argentina and a Miami resident since 1997. His musical studies started at the age of eight at the "Conservatorio Nacional de Musica de Mar del Plata", taking guitar and solfa courses. He took private lessons with maestro Jacinto Patruno from 1985 till 1990. At the age of 16 Luciano discovered the magnetic world of percussion and after long research, traveled to Brazil, originally to study music, he then joined "Afro Mandela"-a sixty two piece drumming band that developed amazingly arranged "axe music" rythms-.

The production and coordination of live entertainment for club and corporate events are also a forte in Luciano's background. He has spent the last ten years in Miami producing music with a wide range of textures and styles. From composing and producing music for theatrical plays, (AmorHomio & ArabiaAfrica, A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings , Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Inanna & The Huluppu Tree, currently The Love Of Three Oranges), to directing energetic live performances, (as seen on MTV Awards 2005 and every hot venue in Miami) or writing music for tv commercials (Guinness Beer and Travel Channel); Luciano does it all: He directs UTP Entertainment, conducts his explosive reggae/electro/afro-brazilian band Mano Santa and is part of the creative team for
The Playground Theatre. In addition to this, he collaborates with many performers, dj's, choreographers or songwriters as a producer, composer or as a musician at live performances.
Some of them are:

Ludacris
Gloria Estefan
Christina Aguilera
Shakira
Adrian "Entourage" Grenier's Honey Brothers
writer/director Stephanie Ansin
writer/performer Natasha Tsakos
Dj Nemo
Dj Chilly
Dj Padilla
Dj Gigi
Dj Felix Sama
Dj Tracy Joung
Dj Phillippe Paris
Dj Shannon
Dj Sugar
remixer / producer / songwriter Oba Frank Lords
Maverick (Madonna's record label)
New Times -best latin rock band of 2007- Feneiva
Grammy award winner producer Sam "Fish" Fisher
producer / performer Diana Lozano (Circ X)
singer / dj / producer Djinji Brown

Here are some quotes and reviews about his work:

South Florida Theater Review

"Luciano Stazzone deserve a Carbonell Award (about the "The Red Thread" original music score) which combines traditional Asian sounds with an electronic undercurrent."

southfloridatheaterreview.com

About "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" music scoring...
"The mix of intelligent, original songs affirms that this show is not for babies. Alternating between genuine Afro-Latin rhythms, voodoo-style chants, and upbeat soul/funk, the music rises several leagues above most contemporary children's songbooks"...

Andres Solar- NEW TIMES

About his band...
"Mano Santa tears the room up"

Jordan Levin- THE MIAMI HERALD

"Man, this guy is the best!!! so creative!!! It's playing with bamboo sticks!"

Super Dj Dimitri from Dee-lite

"Luciano Stazzone is a dream collaborator. He grabs an idea and develops it into something better than I could ever imagine"

Stephanie Ansin

"A true man of music, it's an honor to work with him"

Grammy award winner, producer and engineer, Sam "Fish" Fisher

"Often the postmodern esthetic introduces a boring aspect know as "musica de amoblamiento" or "elevator music", this is clearly not the case on Luciano's productions. The Brazilian, Caribbean and Jamaican elements flow in such a unique way, urban, today's sounds I would say..."

Jazz Trumpeter Esteban Garvie

"Luciano killed it!"

Lionel Ritchie

Email lucianostazzone@urbantribalproject.com

the team

UTP Entertainment is comprised of top professionals in the entertainment industry. Here are some of the amazing people that make part of this successful team:

SAM "FISH" FISHER

From Puerto Rico. Famous record producer, sound engineer; grammy award winner, urban genre, keyboard player for Daddy Yankee, Plastilina Mosh, etc.
Sam's our technical advisor, runs our main recording studio and handles, also, graphic and video design. Some of the artist Sam has collaborated with are: Tego Calderon, Fay, Vico C, Duran Duran, Marilyn Manson, just to name a few.

LUCIANA DE OTO

Ms. De Oto, a Miami resident since 2005, began her piano and composition studies in her hometown, Buenos Aires. She graduated from New York City's Mannes College of Music with a major in Composition. For the past 6 years, she has written and sang advertising campaigns for U.S. Hispanic market clients including McDonald's, Pantene, and Sears. She also wrote original music for Dario Vaccaro Dance Project's 45-minute piece “Tiempo” which was presented at Queen's Theatre in the Park and the Joyce Soho in New York City. Singer, sound designer, composer, arranger, producer.

Ralph de la Portilla

Serves as Public Relations and Production Manager for UTP Entertainment. A native Miamian and alumni of the New World School of the Arts where he studied Music & Theatre, Ralph has appeared on various stages throughout South Florida since 1990 and has traveled abroad and participated in several international theatre festivals throughout Latin America & Spain. Aside from his experience on Stage, Ralph has produced numerous plays & live music events in Miami since 1996. Currently, Mr de la Portilla is a Teaching Artist for Arts for Learning Miami and an Advisory Board Member for Camposition, Inc and does PR & Outreach for the latter, as well.

FERNANDO DIEZ

Born in Havana, Cuba in June 1970 and raised abroad, Fernandito began his professional music career at age 16 in Miami, FL. He is the grandson of legendary Danzon singer Barbarito Diez and has performed with celebrated artists including Arturo Sandoval, Gloria Estefan and Celia Cruz. His composition talents flourished while he was a member of "The Latin Jazz Crew" headed by renowned bassist Eddy "Gua Gua" Rivera.

DJ JAX

One of Miami's favorite DJs. Growing up in Central America DJ Jax was always exposed to all different styles of music, which influenced his decision of being part of the music industry and helped him become more aware of the different genres. He first learned the basics of DJing from Jase. His search for more knowledge took him to SAE Sound Engineering School where he learned from some of the best sound engineers and production professionals in Miami. He then learned more DJ Techniques from Immortal, K-razor and Trippin. He specializes in 80's,House, Latin, Rock and Hip-hop.