pianist - composer - arranger
Gorka Pastor, born in Pamplona (Navarre). He graduated in higher musical education in piano and chamber music at the Pablo Sarasate Conservatory of Pamplona with Fermín Bernetxea and Francesca Croccolino.
He has been involved in many musical projects, – one of the most distinguished has been the group THC, with whom he has performed concerts across all of Spain in festivals of renowned importance such as Heineken Jazzaldia 2006 or Rock in Río Madrid 2008. He also formed part of the duo Garufa Tango, comprising piano and voice, which evolved around the traditional tango and with whom he gave performances in Spain and Italy and also gave him the opportunity to live for a while in Buenos Aires.
In the field of dance/ballet he has collaborated with the group Konmocion, directed by Becky Siegel, in which he deploys improvisation as a constructive feature for the group. He has also collaborated with Dantzaz Konpainia, performing music in some of their choreographies in places such as the Orquesta Sinfonica de Euskadi’s residence hall and also in the Quincena Musical de Donostia of 2014.
As a performer he has performed alongside Carmelo Gómez, Pello Reparaz, Kai Etxaniz, The Cheese and Road Ensemble, Zura, Amor de Tokyo, Kenedy, Txerigans, Pablo Liquido, Carlos Lázaro, Belén Otxotorena, Koldo Pastor and David Johnstone and collaborating in numerous studio recordings. Nowadays Gorka is the keyboard perfomer of the band ZETAK (Pello Reparaz) and RAZKIN (Pedro Fernandez Razkin).
At the present time his current work focuses on musical composition, both for film and theater, highlighting his work together with the company ‘La Llave Maestra’ with whom he has been involved since their foundation. He has composed the soundtracks to a number of films in the documentary sphere, of which the most outstanding and the recipient of many prizes is “Hijos de la tierra” (winner of: Premio FICC Velo mejor documental, Premio Augusto mejor documental 19ª FC de Zaragoza, Premio al mejor documental LAO Cerdeña y Premios Goya 2016 mejor corto documental).
Since 2000 until 2017 he has been a professor of piano, harmony and improvisation at the ‘Julian Gayarre’ Music School of Noáin, combining since 2004 work as official arranger for the musical center with a highlight for his work during four years adapting cinematic music for the youth orchestra Joven Orquesta 4E.
Recordings:
2000- “THC” (THC)
2004- “Homonime” (THC)
2007- “Positive” (THC)
2008- “Kiribil” (Zura)
2008- “Y sigue el cambalache” (Gualitxo) - Collaboration
2009- “Garufa Tango” (Garufa Tango)
2010- “Pintó el tango” (Garufa Tango)
2015- "Imposible" (Gussy) - Collaboration
2015- "Incandescente" (Boni)
2015- "En el camino" (Txuma Flamarique) - Collaboration
2015- "Nómadas" Original Soundtrack (Gorka Pastor)
2016- "333" (Luter) - Collaboration
2018- "El muerto vivo" (El muerto vivo) - Collaboration
2018- "Baloreak" (Baloreak) - Collaboration
2019- "Zetak" (Zetak)
2019- "Aukera berriak" - single (ETS)
2020- "Razkin" (RAZKIN)
2020- "Vamos con todo" (La topadora) - Collaboration
2020- "Zurekin batera" - single (ETS)
2020- "Dantza gaitezen hil arte" (Modus Operandi)
2020- "Zalantza eta egia" - videoclip version (Xabi Bandini)
2020- "Zeinen ederra izango den" (Zetak)
2021- "Norte (RAZKIN)
2022- "Sin filtro" (Kaotiko) - Colaboración
2023- “Guretzat” (ETS)- arreglo cuerda
Theater:
2007- "Cuentos de un ciempiés, unos van de canto y otros del revés" (Pasadas las 4)
2008- “El viaje de Lua” (Teatro Ganbara)
2009- “Blanche” (Teatro Caracois)
2010- “Bestiario” (La llave maestra)
2011- “Delirios de papel” (La llave maestra)
2015- “Nómadas” (La llave maestra)
2016- "Elmer, los colores de un sueño" (Belén Otxotorena)
2017- "Medida por medida" (In extremis)
2017- "Martina´s fantastic playground" (Producciones maestras)
2018- “Pareidolia” (La llave maestra)
2018- “A vueltas con Lorca” (Carmelo Gómez)
2018- “La prueba” (In extremis)
2018- "Loco desatino" (Producciones maestras)
2019- "ON" (Malabaracirco)
2019- "Estás en Babia" (Producciones maestras)
2020- "EO!" (Estefanía de Paz Asín)
2020- "Mentiras cotidianas" (Producciones maestras)
2021- "Del otro lado" (Escena Miriñaque)
2021- "La reina del Arga" (Estefanía de Paz Asín)
2021- "Mis miedos favoritos" (Producciones maestras)
2022- "La malpagá" (Producciones maestras)
2023- "Hemingway" (Global producciones)
2023- "Olvido Flores" (Estefanía de Paz Asín)
Audiovisual:
2007- "El Sahara no se vende" (Joaquín Calderón and Luis Arellano)
2008- "Sicarios del capital” (Gregorio Subersiola)
2011- “A un paso” (Txabi Ruiz)
2011- Gamesa Eólica (Axel O’Mill)
2012- Ana Montoro (Axel O’Mill)
2013- “Hijos de la Tierra” (Axel O’Mill and Patxi Uriz)
2016- “aMari” (Gregorio Azkona)
2016- "Fifty Rupees Only" (Nagore Eceiza)
2016- "Kabanga" (Luis Arellano)
2016- IZARRA Funeral services (Funtsak)
2017- "Alto el fuego" (Raúl de la Fuente)
2017- "Ngor" (Luis Arellano)
2018- "Director Z, el vendedor de ilusiones" (Oskar Tejedor)
2018- "Ongietorri" (Cesare Maglioni)
2019- "The Green Lungs of Guyana" (Fernando Casado)
2019- "Etxabakoiz convive" (Miguel Eraso)
2019- "Los últimos de la Mejana, rebeldía y esperanza" (Patxi Uriz)
2020- "Non dago Mikel" (Amaia Merino and Miguel Angel LLamas)
2021- "Mendiak 1976" (Luis Arrieta)
