Band Biography
NEW BEATS band began at the end of 2012 in a first contact between the drummer Alejandro Bianchi with the guitarist and Beatles lover Gastón. Together with the bassist Pablo, they agreed on a first test rehearsal with a list of original Beatles songs.
That first experience was good and from that moment they continued the weekly rehearsals incorporating another guitar, female voice, violin in some songs, until they were able to put together a repertoire of 15 songs.
During this process, the songs were modified in their interpretation with changes in rhythms and their own arrangements, which made the band's music consolidate as a different artistic proposal.
Soon there were changes in musicians and the following joined: Joel Castaño (keyboards), Kone (vocals), Miguel Navarro (bass). A repertoire of 15 songs was put together for the first show at Beatmemo in December 2013. There was a good response from the public and the bar was fully occupied, which led to other performances by the band at some private events and parties in the city. The project as a band for events was consolidated due to the type of show it offers.
At the beginning of 2014 the changes continued and Sergio Provenzano joined the band on guitar, with whom we managed to give another sound and interpretation to the songs, performing several times in pubs in the city of Rosario, repeatedly in Beatmemo, El Cairo and we closed the year with another change on the keyboards, Sergio Koval joined.
2015 to 2017 we made presentations in various events and in the middle of that year Sergio Provenzano emigrated to Europe.
In those following months, the new symphonic format began to take shape in order to continue consolidating the band's own proposal for the interpretation of the songs and to achieve performances in theaters to be more visible and thus consolidate the Cultural-Solidarity project that had been developing.
In June 2017 Ronnie Ronston joined on guitar and the presentations continued with the renewed line-up: Ronnie Ronston (guitar and voice) Kone (voice) Sergio koval (keyboards and voice) Miguel Navarro (bass) and Alejandro Bianchi (drums).
In September of that year, the Radioactiva Rosario media production company organized the Playing for Change Day Rosario 2017 international solidarity event that takes place simultaneously in all the Playing for change bases in the world and there NEW BEATS participated presenting the new symphonic format accompanied by the Rosario Municipality Winds Ensemble with the direction of Master Fernando Ciraolo. Starting point to consolidate the bands's symphonic format to perform new shows in theaters and public spaces.
On April 13th of 2018 the NEW BEATS SINFONICO SOLIDARIO show takes place at La Comedia theater in Rosario, with the participation of Melisa Chisari as main singer, Martín Chemes with his harmonica, organized by Radioactiva Rosario, Playing for Change and ACAS Frontier Schools in Argentina, with the support of the Culture Ministry of Rosario Municipality and the participation of the NEW BEATS band, the Rosario Municipal Winds Ensemble and String Quintet under the direction of Master Fernando Ciraolo. The public's response was a success with 700 people full room concert.
Part of the funds raised were donated to purchase instruments for the Rosario's Ludueña Orquesta School, Playing for Change Music School in Diamante, Entre Ríos province and ACAS Argentine Frontier Schools.
In that same year, new changes were made in the band formation: Ronnie Ronston (guitar and voice), Melisa Chisari (voice), Hernan Barriocanal (keyboards), Matias Bresciani (bass), Martin Chemes (harmonics) and Alejandro Bianchi (drums).
Closing the 2018 year, in November, with an exclusive show at the Old Resian's Club in the celebration of the Rosario English School (Saint Bartolmew's School) 150 years anniversary with the attendance of 2,000 people to the event.
From that moment NEW BEATS BAND consolidates its solidarity activity through the New Beats Symphonic Solidarity project which is declared of Municipal Interest for Rosario city, making contributions from its shows to ACAS Frontier Schools in Argentina (www.acas.org.ar) and Playing for Change School in Diamante, Argentina.
On June 15th of 2019, the 2nd NEW BEATS SINFONICO SOLIDARIO 2019 was held at El Círculo theater in Rosario with 60 musicians on stage from the Choir Orquesta Opera Studio under the direction of Master Nelson Cocalotto with full room.
In March 2019, the Argentine national tour began with the show NEW BEATS SINFONICO SOLIDARIO 2019 in several locations in Argentina: Dante Casilda Theater, El Circulo Theater in Rosario, 1927 Venado Tuerto Cultural Space, Mitre Theater in San Salvador, Jujuy.
In 2020 the tour was interrupted due to the global Covid19 pandemic, and the NEW BEATS SINFONICO SOLIDARIO 2020 show was also held via Live streaming from the Teatro PrÍncipe de Asturias Complejo Parque España in Rosario within the framework of Playing for change Day Rosario 2020, with the participation of several guest artists, Juliana Biasin (voice), Heidy Tiniacos (voice), Paula de Oliveira (voice), Mica Racciatti (voice), Hernan Plano (voice), Adrian Abramor (lyrical voice), Martina Druetta (lyrical voice), Mauricio Avalle (guitar) and Lucas Giovanolli (harmonica).
In September 2021 we returned to the stage at Playing for Change Day Diamante Entre Ríos 2021 presenting a series of songs at the Playing for Change Diamante School accompanied by Martin Chemes, a teacher at the PFC Diamante school and connected via streaming broadcasting live from the Playing for Change platform for the whole world.
Next, we presented the show at Teatro El Circulo in Rosario with a full room to the maximum extent allowed by the pandemic protocol, with the participation of guest artists: Martin Chemes with his Lee Oskar harmonicas, Adrian Abramor and Martina Druetta accompanied by the art of Bruno Pagliano, the group Mixing a Beat, students from Escuela Playing for Change Diamante and students from Escuela Funes Art. There were 100 artists on stage who gave the show the right setting and helped us meet our goal of solidarity contributions to schools.
The second show of 2021 post pandemic was held at the Cervantes Theater in Cañada de Gómez, fulfilling a donation of instruments for the María Molina de Albónico Special School 2031 in Cañada de Gómez. In this show, the following local artists did not accompany as guests: Dany Vélez performing an acoustic version of the Beatles repertoire and Claudio Pelli Banda with Martin Truco, Walter Crola and Pablo Governatori.
We closed the year 2021 at the Jockey Club of Venado Tuerto with the participation as guests of the La Dominga Choir under the direction of Mariano Fusinato and the Wind Workshop of the Municipal Urban Center.
In 2022 we restarted the Argentine tour at the Plaza Mitre in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, invited by the Culture Secretariat of the Municipality of San Nicolás with the presence of 2,000 people who enjoyed and sang along with us all our versions of the Beatles' music. New members of the large staff that is part of the project participated, Rodrigo Abecasis (guitar), Esteban Maxera (bass), Nazarena Vidal (vocals), Peter Farante (vocals).
In March 2022 we returned to the Rosario stages at Plataforma Lavarden in a reduced show to present our Beatles versions and new material of popular Argentine music. We had the participation as guests of Mica Racciatti (voice) and Renzo Baltuzzi (guitar), El Dúo Marcelo Petetta and Cecilia Abecásis performing their acoustic version of Michelle and Carla Ibáñez opening the Argentine music segment with her version of Balada para un loco by Astor Piazzola.
We were in San Nicolás de los Arroyos again and on that occasion we debuted at the Rafael de Aguiar Theater on July 1, 2022, with a full house and the students of the San Nicolás School of Art 501 participated as guests, who performed their versions of Beatle music and received our contribution of instruments. The SOMISA Choir Dir. Julián Sisterna and the Municipal Youth Choir Dir. Gonzalo Martín also participated, singing the choral arrangements of several songs from our repertoire.
On July 30, 2022, we arrived for the first time in Santa Fe Capital to perform the show at the 1º de Mayo Theater with success in the public call that allowed us to meet the objective of the project. The Kayron group from Santa Fe participated as guests, performing their pop-lyrical versions, the students of Playing for Change Diamante under the direction of Professor Martín Chemes, and the UNL Choir Dir. Alfonso Paz. We established the link with the UNL to add the stable choir to our shows and to purchase Nutritious Foods at the UNL plant to deliver to the Mateo Esquivo Foundation directed by Lucia Persoglia and to contribute our grain of sand to the fight against childhood cancer.
We continue to add new stages at the 3 de Febrero Municipal Theater in Paraná on September 2, 2022 and we link up with the Mitre Solidarity Foundation directed by Dr. Cesar Graf and Dr. Mariel Cabrera, who assists many low-income children in the area and with Rowing Club Solidario, thanks to the response of the public with sold-out seats, we achieved the goal and we were able to contribute the rations of Nutritious Food from the UNL to these organizations. The Paraná Beats Choir Dir. Leonardo González and Virginia Tepsich participated and the guest artists, Students of the Playing for Change Diamante School, Carlos Ullan Tenor of the Colón Theater and Lucia Ramseyer, a little artist who has already recorded her songs with León Gieco.
The tour continues. The project grows and develops with the support of the media, the companies that accompany us and the followers on our social networks Instagram @newbeatsband, on Youtube New Beats Sinfonico and in Facebook New Beats Band and also with the incorporation of artists and professionals in the areas that make it work better and thanks to this we continue to advance with the cause to which we are committed: ” generate positive change and help children and young people to access education and a better world through music”
