José Andr és Alvarez
Mexican Composer, Arranger, Pianist, Writer
"His work is of the highest caliber"
George Oldziey
Kill Bill vol. 2, Spongebob Squarepants,
Sin City, Spy Kids
Morgan James, NY
​"One of the most talented students, in terms of compositional and arranging talent, I have ever taught at Berklee during my 35 years teaching at the college"​
Laszlo Gardony​
"A great pianist" - Dave Brubeck
​"Very creative and
versatile work"​
Maestro Magazine​
Universal Maestro Society
Bio
José Andrés Alvarez
Born in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2004, Jose Andres Alvarez is a classically trained pianist and composer. In his hometown, he studied for 9 years with Russian piano professor Natalia Tibets as a private student. During this time, he participated and won in over 20 classical piano performing competitions around the world, in locations such as London, Washington DC, Connecticut, Geilenkirchen, New York, Moscow, and of course in his hometown, Mexico (Mexicali, Monterrey and Mexico City).
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In 2020, he took advantage of the pandemic and started learning about musical softwares and synthesizers and launched his solo project in music platforms under the pseudonym "hats, by harvane." It started off as a personal archive for informal compositions until, in 2023, he was commissioned his 2-hour long ambient album "Amorphous Postminimalism" for the surrealist art exposition "ANIMA" back in his hometown, featuring the works of artists Inés Bárcena, Mauricio Villarreal and Marcelo Galán.
In 2023, he received admission to all of the following schools to study composition with scholarships of 50-60% over tuition fees: USC Thornton, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Berklee College of Music and John Hopkins University (Peabody). In the same year, he took his path over Berklee College, where he currently studies his Film and Media Scoring & Contemporary Writing and Production dual major.
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In early 2025, he published his first book "Fragmentos de un alma joven: Cincuenta y un obras mixtas", a collection of short stories and poems written between the years 2019 and 2024, on Amazon.
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His academic compositions range from orchestral works to big band works, chamber works, and mostly pianistic oeuvres. His original music and arrangements have been performed by the Semiosis quartet, Tecnológico de Monterrey's "Café Pautado" Big Band, Juilliard alumni and Berklee ensembles.
In the scoring scene, he has worked on shorts premiered in the Whistler Film Festival, Frame x Frame Dance Film Festival, Lift Off Global Network Berlin, Austin and New York as well as the Miami Short Film Festival.
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His latest sound design credits include INSIDE for Pilar Zeta, directed by Emiliano Cuesta
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Jose Andres currently resides in Boston.
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Literature
My name is Alexa Young
"Fragmentos de un alma joven: Cincuenta y un obras mixtas" (Spanish edition) is José Andrés' first literary work, including 20 short stories, 30 poems and 18 mini stories written between the years 2019-2025. Here, the author demonstrates different styles and stages of his own life through fictional works that take us from the trivial and usual to the spiritual and introspective. In this work, a wide range of ideas and themes can be perceived, ordered in a specific way so that the reader can experience these nuances in a dynamic and entertaining manner.
