Marcos López

Marcos J. López Ayala is a New York-based producer, composer, educator, and multi-percussionist armed with a strong reputation for his profound ability to transition seamlessly between diverse styles with great precision. His work has been featured in Grammy-awarded and recognized recordings like Papota, by CA7RIEL y Paco Amoroso, Coritos, Vol. 1 by Israel Houghton & New Breed, Jeremy Bosch’s Epílogo: La Clave del Tiempo, and Prefacio: The Music of Cheo Feliciano, Issac Delgado’s Lluvia y Fuego, and Disney’s In The Heights Movie Soundtrack, among others. As an educator, his clinics and workshops have been featured on The Montreal Drum Fest (Canada), Ministry of Culture and Youth (Costa Rica), The Conservatory of Music (Puerto Rico), PASIC (Indianapolis, IN), and Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA). When not performing on the road with Marc Anthony, Jeremy Bosch, or David Rivera y la Bámbula, you can find him sharing his knowledge and expertise as a dedicated teaching partner on Congachops.com, the ever-expanding, first-stop resource for online percussion education.