mostlymarimba

My name is Héctor Rodríguez, I'm a 29 year old degenerate millennial from Puerto Rico🇵🇷. I'm a drummer/drum remixer, Marimbist, percussionist, composer, arranger, transcriber and an EAS enthusiast. You can know about me better on "Professional bio" and hear some of my music on the right side and below of this panel 🙂
Suave corillo!✌️

My solo metal music project.
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Latest release: The Dream [original song] (Metal Version)

My soft music project.
Inspired by the soft music of video games, such as Super Mario Bros. (franchise), Super Mario Galaxy, Banjo Kazooie, Undertale, Deltarune, The Legend of Zelda, Dustforce, Minecraft, among others, and the soft sound of lofi music, Space Keys intends to replicate that sound resulting a chill, relaxing “space-like” soft sound, recreating popular songs, pieces (classical, etc.), video game music, soundtracks, etc. to soft versions for all to enjoy.
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Latest release: Michael Jackson - Human Nature (Soft Version)

I started drum remixing somewhere in November of 2020, after hearing (and learning) drum remixes from the community of BirdmanExe (Twitch streamer who plays rhythm games like Rock Band 3, grinding and FC'ing custom chart songs including drum remixes). This called my attention and started learning from the greatest trinity drum remixers of Birdman's community: SoundHaven, LethalLasagna and Xane60 (they're still active remixing on this day) and later started doing my own with just 1 drum plugin (VST). Time passes as I learn more about other drum plugins and now I own 10. I'm very fortunate to have learn and met these guys and I'm happy to share it with y'all in here. Enjoy! 🙂

Artists I've drum remixed:

Sereda
Celldweller
Cyranek & KryptoDigital
Illenium
K/DA
Omiyaクラブ
Erika Banks
Toby Fox
The Midnight
John Cage (lol)
CuBox (Memeboxx)
Mick Gordon
Mad Circuit
Iglooghost
Animation Sequence*
Trivecta
Daniel Kadawatha
Veil of Maya*
Wham!*

*these are bands, hence these are drum covers

The YouTube channel has 2 copyright strikes after Materia Music Publishing "claimed" and requested to take down 5 videos of my renditions of Deltarune and Undertale. Some of the videos have been reinstated, some are still taken down. Because of this situation, uploads of new renditions will be on hold until the copyright strikes expire. For more information, you can read the the post of this update
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DAW: Logix Pro X
VST (drum) plugins: Logic's "Heavy" kit, Steven Slate Drums 5, Mixwave's Thomas Pridgen Drums, Gojira Mario Duplantier, Tony Royster Jr., Luke Holland and GetGood Drums' P4 Matt Halpern Signature Pack, Modern & Massive Pack, Pop Punk and Matt Halpern Signature Pack using Kontakt

I have experience modding on Twitch since 2021, but not much on Kick. I try to use my modding knowledge from Twitch and try to apply it on Kick. With that being said, if you need a mod for anything (even for a brief moment), you can add me as well. If you feel that I'm not doing the adequate job, you may unmod me no questions asked 🙂

Active moderation channel services:

BellaramaTV (2023 - present)
AliAnimus (2023 - present)
Sereda (12/31/2023 - present)
Nanapips (7/10/2024 - present)

(For my full Twitch moderation "resume" information, go to twitch.tv/mostlymarimba/about under "The Green Sword of Justice")

Héctor R. Rodríguez Ithier is a classically trained percussionist, composer, arranger, Marimbist, clinician, drummer and drum remixer. His passion for music was noticeable since his early years by drumming to any surface and/or objects. Driven with passion, he took private drum lessons and later learned by his own. His drumming drastically changed after learning the natural way of playing by the legendary virtuoso drummer Dave Weckl. Héctor began his percussion studies at the Escuela Libre de Música Antonio Paoli in Caguas, under the tutelage of professors José “Pepe” Torres and Juan Carlos Bruno, while studying in the Home Education program. At the age of 12, he was accepted into the first Symphonic Experience, an annual musical event to play with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (OSPR) in which he participated for 3 consecutive years until 2014.
For two years he served as percussionist for the Puerto Rican Youth Symphony Orchestra (OSJP) of the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico (CMPR) music program 100 x 35 (Cien por Treinta y Cinco in spanish), under the direction of Venezuelan violinist Eddy Marcano. Similarly, he served as a timpanist and percussionist for the Puerto Rico Youth Symphony Orchestra (OSJPR), of the Música y País Foundation, together with Prof. Carlos Ávila (2012-2015), director. During his time with the OSJPR, he had the privilege of participating in the concert with the Puerto Rican singer Glenn Monroig.
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For 2 consecutive years (2019-2020), he was invited as timpanist to the International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico (ICOPR), founded and directed by the Puerto Rican cellist Emilio Colón. During the year 2019, he was also invited as percussionist to premiere selections of the opera Eva Luna by italian composer Alberto Guidobaldi while studying at the CMPR. In 2021 he finally completed his Bachelor's Degree in Music in Classical Percussion Performance under the tutelage of Prof. José Alicea Espada. During his studies, he ventured into composition debuting his work for percussion ensemble "Colors" (2018) at the 22nd International Percussion Festival, with Prof. José Alicea as artistic director. He also premiered his six snare drum piece “Homage to Steve Reich” at his graduation recital in May 2019.
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In 2022, Héctor was invited to give Marimba masterclasses in his university alma mater (CMPR) and at the Escuela Libre de Música Ernesto Ramos Antonini in San Juan.
On November 4 of 2023, he was invited to play as Timpanist for the Orquesta Filarmónica de Puerto Rico Arturo Somohano (Arturo Somohano Philharmonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico; OFPR for short in spanish) on the final day of the Disney 100 (years) in Concert world tour with Thiago Tiberio conducting.
On 2025, Héctor has been invited to play with the International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico again as percussionist, after 5 years since he last played with them (2020).
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Recently, he's been invited to premiere a reduced version of the Puerto Rican musical cantata "Burundanga" of the Ukrainian/Puerto Rican composer Jack Delano, performing it with Orfeón San Juan Bautista.
Héctor is currently studying composition (B.M.) under the tutelage of Puerto Rican composer Alfonso Fuentes Colón.
He is sometimes invited to play with the Symphony Orchestra of Puerto Rico, Camerata Pops Orchestra or with Philharmonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico

Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico (OSPR)
Orquesta Sinfónica del Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico (OSCMPR)
Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de Puerto Rico (OSJPR)
Orquesta Sinfónica de la Juventud Puertorriqueña
International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico (ICOPR)
William Cepeda
Glenn Monroig (along with OSJPR)

Dr. Michael Hanawalt, Carlos E. Rivera Aponte, Amarilis Pagán Vila and Dr. Kevin Fenton (along with the Coro Universidad de Puerto Rico de Carolina, Coro Recinto de Ciencias Médicas UPR Camerata Coral de Puerto Rico and Florida State University Singers)
Orquesta Camerata Pops (Camerata Pops Orchestra)
Orquesta Filarmónica de Puerto Rico Arturo Somohano (OFPR)
Los Hispanos (along with OFPR)
Manny Manuel (along with OFPR)
Manolo Mongil (along with OFPR)
Orfeón San Juan Bautista