Jose Aranda

Jose Aranda, (July 23, 1989) is a video producer, pianist and keyboardist. He organized the production of the World Record's biggest Lipdub ever made in the University of Navarra. As a musician, he was chosen as the keyboardist for Timo Tolkki's World Tour on 2009 and 2010.
Biography
Jose started to play the piano at the early age of 7, but he didn't take the music too seriously until he met the Italian power metal band Rhapsody.
From 2005 to 2007, Jose was also an active Volleyball player, ranking 3rd place in national tournament.
Jose is currently studying in Pamplona, at the University of Navarra. He has leaded its famous Christmas Carol contest a couple of times, and he's seen often playing in benefic concerts of the university.
On 12th February collaborated in the production of the World Record's biggest Lipdub ever made, with almost 400 people in a single Long take.
On 22th February he appeared in the national Spanish TV Channel 6 about the Lipdub.
He's currently being broadcasted in some radio stations of India and Spain.
Dream Theater's Book

On 2009, while the Progressive Nation tour, Jose Aranda contacted with Dream Theater members Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy to start his doctoral thesis proyect about Dream theater, the music and its meaning. An article about the new appeared in the Spanish magazine "Nuestro tiempo" and in University of Navarra's webpage as well.
No much it's known yet about the book, but its philosophical character, as Jose himself said by Myspace.
Collaboration with Timo Tolkki
On November 2009, Jose Aranda was asked to play with the legendary guitarist and Stratovarius found member Timo Tolkki in his Guitar Beyond Infinity Seminar Tour 2009-2010, while he's playing in Spain. The contact was done by Tolkki's managing company, SolMusic Management.

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