Daniel de los Reyes

Reyes was born in New York City and raised in Puerto Rico and Las Vegas. He is of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. He received his early drum instruction from his father, Walfredo Reyes, Sr. His grandfather, Walfredo de los Reyes II, was one of the founding members of the Cuban orchestra, Casino de la Playa. As such he\'s a third generation musician. He is also an alumnus of Valley High School in the Las Vegas town of Winchester.\n', ' Reyes first gig as a drummer was for actor and singer Ben Vereen. He eventually played upon Steve Winwood\'s 1997 album Junction Seven and Yanni\'s live recording of the same year being Tribute.\n', 'Reyes went on to perform with Ricky Martin at the 1999 and 2000 Grammy Awards. Thereafter he played upon Philip Bailey\'s 2002 LP Soul on Jazz and Earth, Wind & Fire\'s 2003 album The Promise. As well he performed on the 2004 Earth, Wind & Fire tribute album Devoted Spirits: A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire.\n', ' During that same year he played upon the Jimi Hendrix tribute album Power of Soul. Reyes also played at a 2004 benefit show in honour of late Billboard magazine editor Timothy White. During the concert he performed alongside Don Henley, Sting, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, Roger Waters, Sheryl Crow, James Taylor, Brian Wilson and Jennifer Lopez.\n', 'Reyes also featured as a drummer on Peter Frampton\'s 2006 LP Fingerprints and The Killers 2008 album Day & Age. He later played upon Brandon Flowers 2010 debut album Flamingo. \n', '