Born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica, Jorge is a well known experienced and respected professional in the music industry. Son of an architect and an English teacher, started in music at the age of 5 when his mother found him on his father's Yamaha organ playing what he called the TV song which was Costa Rica's National Anthem and that he had learned to play by himself. Since then music has taken him in on an endless journey to four continents where he has become a multi talented singer, songwriter, composer, producer, recording engineer, arranger, film scorer and voice-over artist. He is part of THE Latin music crossover history becoming a founder, voter and Blue Ribbon Nominations Review Committees member for the Latin GRAMMY's. Awards show that he has attended to almost every edition. EARLY LIFE AND CAREER He was only eight when he won the 1st place at the Yamaha National Organ Festival in 1979 with an arrangement of "Star Wars". He won first place again in 1980.At his early 20's he auditioned and became a tenor singer for the Costa Rica National Symphony and Lyric Choirs and also became a member of the Angelus Choir. With the Angelus Choir he participated in the World Peace Festival with Latin artist like Roberto Carlos and Flans and performed in the famous Mexican TV Show Siempre en Domingo with Raul Velazco and also the OTI contest in Acapulco, Mexico where Jorge was one of the composers and orchestra director for the song Todo es para ti which became one of the 10 best songs of the contest. Castro has also been the composer of the song Por nuestros niños for the World Children Organ Transplant Foundation and the song Una Esperanza official song of the 1995 Costa Rica Telethon. ADVERTISING WORLD In the advertising world, he has composed and produced more than 1500 jingles and scores for major international brands from Central America, Mexico, The Caribbean and USA. Additionally Castro has won several awards for his productions among them a first place on the Marconi Awards 2000 presented by the Costa Rica National Radio Chamber. As a voice over artist he has been the voice for brands like Yamaha and American Express and recorded the Spanish version of Proyecto Hydros produced in Brazil. YAMAHA Jorge has a long-term relationship with Yamaha; from selling musical instruments, to being hired by Yamaha Latin America at the 2000 NAMM Show in Los Angeles as a new product demonstrator for countries like Dominican Republic, Colombia and he performed as a DJ to honor Real Madrid's first goalkeeper Keylor Navas. That same year he was featured by the famous Hola Magazine for his experiences with music and attending the GRAMMY Awards and his duo Origami was the only artist invited to play at the VIP of Sir Paul McCartney's memorable concert in Costa Rica. PERSONAL LIFE In 2015 one of the most special moments of his life came true when he and his girlfriend Irene, became parents of a sweet baby girl they named Isabella. RECENTLY With Origami he was in TV Shows 7 Estrellas, Habitat and the morning show Giros. In February 2016 The Recording Academy presented Jorge with a certificate in appreciation and recognition of 15 years membership signed by President/CEO Neil Portnow. Also in 2016 Castro plans to release a compilation album to celebrate 22 years of professional career and 40 years dedicated to music featuring very important musicians to celebrate and thank his family, friends and media who have supported him over these years of dreams, achievements and struggles. "It's been an amazing journey, I have enjoyed every second and don't regret anything. If I was to be born again and God rewarded me with the gift of music, which is already an honor, I would choose to be a musician again. I will continue with more strength, chasing the magic that music creates, fulfilling dreams, delivering more feelings and paying back with good melodies the tireless support of my family, friends, and business partners to whom I will be forever grateful". Jorge Castro's music can be found online at CD Baby page and the Apple iTunes, Shazam, Spotify, and many other online stores.
