A trailblazing, Afro-Colombian, intercultural architect considered by many to be a multi-hyphenate practitioner of cross-genre musicianship (i.e., Classical/Western Art, Ibero-American music, and Commercial music performance on acoustic and electric guitars); multimedia production (i.e., recording and mixing engineer; video director, videographer, and editor); and entrepreneurship (i.e., digital management, media marketing and predictive model creation, enterprise
development with a specialization in company leverage techniques), the national and international award-winning guitarist—Jean Pierre (JP) Castillo—aims to bring a revitalization of excitement, inspiration, and encouragement to foster social empathy, multimodality of students’ artistic careers, and access and inclusivity for music creators all over the world.
JP’s company, Castillo Music Enterprises, provides state-of-the-art audio and video production services and digital business consultation. Current clients include Grammy® & Emmy® award winning multi-instrumentalist and composer, José Valentino; Latin Grammy® nominated piano artist and composer, Bruno Miranda; AVA Digital® Award winning drummer, Derris Lee; and the internationally acclaimed,
Maharajah Flamenco Trio.
As of 2021, JP serves as the Mentorship Program Coordinator for the flagship professional guitarist network, the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA). In this leadership role, JP organizes and executes strategic initiatives to inspire newfangled artistry, build community, and promote performance, literature, education, and research that is
inclusive of cultural expressions across the globe.
JP received a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance with a cognate in Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida, being the first recipient of this degree. He received his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music from East Carolina University.
Entrenched in facilitating continual victories for his students as dynamic teacher at the university level with a strong virtual guitar studio comprised of students located across the United States, JP aims to enrich and equip the next generations of aspiring creative professions to reimagine and represent the role of guitarists—multifaceted, entrepreneurial, and adaptable.