TuneUp Magazine January 2023

San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) returned to the stage with thirty-three performances of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker, a Bay Area tradition of the past eighteen years. This year’s performances featured the complete roster of 110 SF Ballet School children dancing across the casts—returning to pre-pandemic levels—as bugs, soldiers, mice, and partygoers, returning in full following last year’s condensed number of 64 children. “This is a most joyous return to the stage for our students, many of whom have missed their favorite holiday tradition over the past three years,” says SF Ballet School Director Patrick Armand. “Nutcracker offers an invaluable opportunity to prepare a dancer for their career, to instill professional values and rigor in a supportive and fun environment—we are thrilled to be back.” Nutcracker also offered audiences the chance to…

Homero Gallardo, A Latin Pride From Ecuador To The World and Multitalented Artist. In Guayaquil, Ecuador. At the age of 9, Homero began to play classical music. And only 3 years later he was performing professionally in clubs and festivals of his hometown of Guayaquil (Ecuador coast), he quickly became known as a talented artist. At the age of 16 he had the privilege of performing with the best Latino artists such as Fonseca (Colombia), Jeremias (Venezuela), and by miss Guayaquil with Los de Adentro (Colombia) Homero decided to move to Miami, Florida to enroll in jazz music and earned a scholarship with the jazz ensemble. Homer became very involved with the south Florida music scene. Accompanying Latino stars in television appearances such as Thalia, Luis Fonsi, chino y nacho…

Twenty-year-old R&B artist and fashion model, Zeyoncé’s childhood dream was to either be a veterinarian since she loved dogs and horses, or a model. The stars were aligned and demonstrated to be auspicious since a bright future awaited her—stardom. Zeyoncé currently resides in Milpitas, California, is the youngest of four siblings, and is biracial—African American and Filipino. She loves celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. “We always go to church and don’t sleep during Christmas Eve, because we cannot wait to open our gifts.” She smiles. She embraces both her cultures and attributes her name to be the passport to her success. “My parents only named me after three days. When my older sisters insisted that my name should start with the letter Z, they searched for names that would…

And so, in a calm, calm and smiling way, the Colombian artist Chabuco, today stands out and shines with a music that is born from his heart, from his soul, Chabuco Martínez, better known as “Chabuco” is proudly passionate about his roots, so much so that he has been influenced by great masters such as Rafael Escalona, Fredy Molina, Gustavo Gutiérrez and Leandro Díaz. In his career, music has no limits when fusing domestic and foreign instruments, giving an unusual gift to original music. Chabuco walks his spirit between composition and homage to the greats, between new musical proposals and great classics. For Tune Up, it is an honor to know more about an artist who was born to succeed! How were those first years of approach to music? Well…

CREDITS: MUSE CAROLINA ROSS @carolinaross PRODUCTION BURGERROCK MEDIA @burgerrockmedia IRMA PENUNURI @burgerrock BURGERROCK STUDIOS @burgerrockstudios PHOTOGRAPHER NAILAH BARCELONA @nailahbarcelona Assistant SEAN MUSE @muse.sean ART DIRECTION NAILAH BARCELONA @nailahbarcelona STYLING HORACIO AGUILAR @styledbyhoracio GLAM Hair ZAYRA RAYO @zayrarayo Make-up JAZMINE MARTINEZ @makeupbyjazmine7 PRODUCTION ASSISTANT SOFIA RIVERA @sosofiar KARLA GONZALEZ @Karlitaa21 EMILY ALVAREZ @emily.alvrez INTERVIEW ROMINA MARTINEZ @rominaolivia_ Carolina Ross Carolina Ross is a promising young artist who gives hope to Mexican Regional music and has had much success on her own with her amazing renditions of various songs. From pop to heartfelt regional ballads, she continues to share her talent from tour stages to her social media for all her fans. Born in Culiacán, Sinaloa on September 23, 1995, the 26 year old sensational singer is expanding her horizons and leaving…

Growing up in a family of singers and musicians was only natural for celebrity Geneva Cruz’s childhood dream to become a professional singer and follow in their footsteps. “I’ll always consider myself a singer/performer; it’s who I have been since I was a kid of two years old,” she shares. Geneva was born and raised in the Philippines. As early as twelve years old, among five hundred applicants from all over the Philippines, Geneva gathered her courage to audition for a part of a singing group. National Artist for Music, Maestro Ryan Cayabyab spotted Geneva’s immense talent and selected her to be one of the singers for Smokey Mountain and became her mentor in her career. The Smokey Mountain group performed in ragged clothes to portray the poverty-stricken people residing…