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MUSA明馬丁 is Argentine pianist, keyboardist, composer, arranger, producer and band leader based in Taiwan.

MUSA明馬丁 has performed all around the world as pianist, keyboardist and bandleader for some of the biggest names in the Mandarin and Cantonese Pop music scene - such as  Crowd Lu (盧廣仲), ABAO (阿爆), A-Lin (阿玲)， Gary Chaw(曹格)，Joanna Wang (王若琳), Matzka, Olivia Ong (王俪婷), Lara Liang (梁心颐), Jiajia (家家).

As an artist MUSA明馬丁 has released 3 studio albums and a live one. For the release of his first album【3690】in October 2013 the Austrian piano manufacturer Bösendorfer endorsed MUSA明馬丁, providing a special version of the model 214 to use on the recording sessions in Taiwan. After the release, MUSA明馬丁 toured extensively in South America, East Asia (Japan, China and Taiwan) and has performed his own compositions as a member of the house band at the official Légère Jazz Jam of the Winter NAMM Show in L.A (US) in 2015, 2016 and 2017 alongside names such as GRAMMY nominated artist Gerald Albright (Quincy Jones, Anita Baker, Phil Collins), George Garzone (New York University/Berklee College of Music woodwinds faculty), Jeff Kashiwa (The Rippingtons), showcasing the keyboards of his endorser company, the Italian maker Studiologic.

MUSA明馬丁 has also opened his own music production company in Taiwan, 3690 Studios Ltda. and in May of 2016 released his multi-award winning second album【All Kinds of Good】followed by a tour in Japan, visiting more than 10 cities, closing the tour as the main performer at the Ikebukuro Jazz Festival 2016 playing for an audience of more than 1,000 people in the heart of Tokyo, followed by another tour in Taiwan, performing at the Taipei Jazz Festival 2016 and Taichong Jazz Festival 2016.  MUSA明馬丁 was also invited to perform at those festivals again in 2017 and 2018.

In 2017【All Kinds of Good】received multiple nominations in the two most important music awards ceremonies of the Greater China area, which includes China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Chinese communities worldwide. MUSA明馬丁 received eight nominations overall, three at the prestigious Golden Melody Award (known as the Chinese GRAMMY) as Best Producer, Best Album and Best Composer and 5 nominations at the Indie Golden Melody Award (same competition but for independent artists) as Best Jazz Single (2 songs nominated), Best Album, Best Jazz Album and Best Musician. MUSA明馬丁 went on to win Best Jazz Album and Best Musician of the Year making him first western solo artist to be nominated and win in any of this categories in any of those award ceremonies. It is thanks this album that MUSA明馬丁 became an International Artist on his own right, touring Japan 5 times, the US and Canada, and of course, his natal Argentina.

In 2018 he once again won Best Jazz Single of the Year for his guest appearance on the track Dreamer’s Blues by the Afro-Cuban Jazz band Soy La Ley. 

After several years as a producer for Taiwanese Indie artists, on October 2021 MUSA明馬丁 finally released his latest album 【ON】which is a project that combines Electronica with Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop and South American Music and features singers from all over the world, from South Africa to Kenya to Trinidad as well as huge names in the local Taiwanese scene like 9m88 and ABAO. The album was also nominated for the Golden Melody Awards as Best Instrumental album, and Album of the Year and also received 4 nominations for the Indie Golden Melody Award as Best Album of the Year, Best Jazz Single for the song【On Truth】 Best Electronica Single for the song [On Friendship] and Best Musician. Once again on 2022, same as in 2017 MUSA明馬丁 went on to win Best Jazz Single and Best Musician of the Year. 

Due to the success of his album 【ON】outside of Taiwan, mostly in South East Asia, In December 2022 MUSA明馬丁was invited by the MOOD INDIGO festival in Mumbai, India, to represent Taiwan at their main stage. The trip extend longer in what ended up being an indie tour playing at several venues around the city with his Trio. 

Currently MUSA明馬丁 is working as a producer of several new bands and solo artists of the Taiwanese Indie Music scene with several albums to be released in 2023, as well as continuing his work as session player, putting the focus on collaborating with like minded artists who are not afraid to take risks and are willing to go beyond the limitations of the mainstream market to try all the different musical colors and textures that our world has to offer.