Portland based concert guitarist and Flamenco composer
“An amazing guitarist who will blow your tree-climbing Pacific Northwest minds with his guitar” -Corvallis Advocate
About Us
Bio
Berto Boyd began his musical training on the piano at age 5 and has been playing guitar for over 30 years. A rigorous musician and a careful researcher, Berto has studied in Spain and performed throughout the United States with some of the world’s finest Flamenco, Classical and Jazz artists. Born into a family of artists, which includes famed lead singer, Brandon Boyd of the multi-platinum band Incubus, he is one of the rare and few Americans who has dedicated his musical dreams to mastering the art of the Spanish guitar and composing original Flamenco music.
He currently resides in Portland, Oregon where he is Musical Director for Flamenco Pacifico, Artistic Director of the Corvallis Guitar Society and the owner of Berto Boyd Presents LLC. Berto’s debut album “Esmeralda” was released in 2003 featuring all original Flamenco compositions. In 2017, he released the debut album “Convivencia” with his group Flamenco Pacifico which was nominated for “Best World/Global Fusion Album of 2017” by One World Music Awards. In 2020, Berto signed with Latin-American Classical label Caoba Records. Berto has artist endorsements with Hannabach Strings, MiniFlex Mics and The2Mic, and Shelton-Farretta guitars.
Recent Collab Projects!
Covid Collab on Epic Scale!
When Adam Del Monte calls you to be part of a project of this scale, you say yes!!!
Recent Concert Experience
the “Pacific Northwest’s Beloved Flamenco Pacifico” performed for a packed house at The Old Church Concert Hall in Portland and returned for their sold-out 4th season at the Majestic Theatre in Corvallis
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Early Concert Career
In 2015, Berto was commissioned to transcribe the monumental guitar score for Avalon – Suite for Flamenco guitar and Chamber Orchestra by Jose Luis de la Paz…
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Education & Mentors
In 1999, Berto traveled to Sanlucar, Spain to study with the famed Flamenco guitarist/composer/recording artist Gerardo Nuñez. In 2003…
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PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Berto started his full-time music career in 1994 at just 19 years of age. He began teaching at local music stores such as McCabes Music..
PHOTO GALERY
At Casa de Sevilla where I cut my teeth every week performing for my weekly tablao Flamenco show
New Publication! Berto Boyd’s latest publication of “Como el Aire” written for solo Flamenco guitar is now available in Notation and Tablature. Many more original scores coming soon!
Our Pricing
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Mestiza
by Berto Boyd – Flamenco Guitar
$15.99
/ 1 album
- My latest single “Mestiza” will take you on a musical journey unlike any you’ve experienced before
Mariposa
by Berto Boyd – Flamenco Guitar
$15.99
/ 1 album
- “Mariposa” on a 2014 Andy Culpepper flamenco guitar with Western red cedar for the top and Spanish cedar for the back back and sides.
12 Flamenco Etudes
by Berto Boyd – Flamenco Guitar
$20.00
/ 1 album
- Author foreword: It is my great pleasure to present a series of original etudes that have helped mold my hands into the player that I am today.
Como el Aire (Tangos)
by Berto Boyd – Flamenco Guitar
$15.99
/ 1 album
- “Como El Aire (Tangos)” on a 2021 Hermanos Camps “Primera Negra” flamenco guitar made with spruce top and Indian rosewood back and sides.
12 Flamenco Etudes
$20.00($5.00 shipping)
“Author foreword: It is my great pleasure to present a series of original etudes that have helped mold my hands into the player that I am today. I practice many of these on a daily basis with great variation in my right hand fingering and consider many of them essential to my continuing development. It is my philosophy that you need to exhaust every way to play a scale. To cross train. This is why I enjoy a steady diet of doing things in 3’s: Rest, Free, and a Combination of the two. I only included right hand fingerings in the first few etudes to show some of the variations in which I practice these on a daily basis. The rest of the etudes are for you figure out what works for your hands.
THIS IS FOR PHYSICAL COPIES ONLY. FOR PDF VERSION PLEASE VISIT STORE LINK IN NAVIGATION!”
Berto Boyd
Musician, Youtube Creator
CURRENT ENDORSEMENTS
- Miniflex Microphones: Onboard dual condensor microphones for Acoustic guitars. Berto’s first and longest running endorsement.
- Hannabach Strings: Finest quality Classical & Flamenco Guitar strings since 1869 made in Germany. Berto has been endorsed with them since 2018.
- The2Mic: the2Mic™ was created by lifetime musician, master luthier, and inventor, Ken Donnell. Berto is an endorsed artist alongside artists such as the LAGQ (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet), Adam Delmonte, Jack Cimo, Jose Luis de la Paz, and Joseph Yashar.
- Shelton-Farretta Guitars: Guitar Luthiers making fine Flamenco guitars since 1969 in Portland, Oregon, now living and working in Alsea, OR. Berto owns five Shelton-Farrettas and concertizes and records exclusively on them.