Concerts, sessions, festivals and television: Ramon Yslas is one of modern music’s most accomplished percussionists. From his world tours with platinum artists including 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 Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson to Stevie Wonder --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, and he has worked with are superstars like Carlos Santana, Juan Gabriel, Luz Casal, Pepe Aguilar, Joan Sebastian and Alejandro Fernandez.

Endorsements include the leading manufacturering percussion companies Toca percussion, Sabian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Promark Drumsticks and DW Hardware. He now has a signature Cajon named in his honor – the “Yslas DS Cajon,” created by the Austrian company Sela.

A member of NARAS, LARAS, BMI and the AIMP, Yslas’ connections in the music industry run deep, 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 résumé.

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