Julio Reyes

Professor/Producer/Hitmaker

Julio Reyes was born in 1969 in Colombia. He started his piano studies at age 6 and mastered the instrument early on. Reyes graduated as a composer from the Javeriana University in Bogota where he was also Professor in several subjects. He made music for various hit television programs in his country while performing at concert auditoriums. In 1997 he moved to the United States to further his education at the University of Miami, where he was granted a scholarship, hired as a teacher's assistant in pop composition, and later received his Master’s Degree in media writing and production. Thanks to the recommendation of his teachers, he was asked by composer and arranger Jorge Calandrelli (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) to create some orchestrations for the production of the Christmas concert “Our Favorite Things,” featuring Placido Domingo, Charlotte Church, Tony Bennett and Vanessa Williams, which later was released on CD.

In 2000, he joined Estefano Productions Group, a music production company led by the famous Colombian songwriter Estefano. With Estefano, Reyes has participated as composer and arranger in productions of some of the most important artists in Latin America, like Cristian Castro, Thalia, Chayanne, Paulina Rubio, Jerry Rivera and Ricky Martin. He was the producer, composer and arranger for Alexander Pires’ production for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Album of the Year in 2003.

He has received various awards throughout his career, including an “India Catalina” for Best Original Music for a television series in Colombia, and several ASCAP awards.

His latest work was as composer and arranger of seven songs on Marc Anthony’s newest release, Amar sin Mentiras. He also conducted the London Symphony Orchestra for four of the album’s songs.

Several of the songs he has composed with Estefano have been Number One on the Billboard Charts. Currently he is composing and arranging the next album for Jennifer Lopez.