Frescaz, Ruben 2021-06-14
In this interview, Ruben Frescaz discusses his career playing music. Frescaz explains how he got interested in music and used his father’s drum set to learn to play. He recalls moving to Albuquerque and playing with multiple bands at multiple venues. Frescaz recounts other gigs he had such as working on a Carnival Cruise, and in the Guido Circuit. Frescaz mentions other musicians that he knows and has played with.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Ruben Frescaz
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: June 14, 2021
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 01:35:17 (1 hour 35 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and how he became a musician; Band gigs and other bands; Moving to Albuquerque and playing with a new band; California; Playing at clubs in Albuquerque and joining other bands; Meeting Randy Castillo and Mötley Crüe; the Guido Circuit; Playing with Copacabana; payment; Working as band entertainment on a Carnival cruise; Other musicians he knows, has seen, and has worked with; Collaborating with music professors on a program
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace
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