Sun Shadows
Boe Bvshpolawa Glasschild a proud member of the great Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Boe was born in the sprawling deserts of west Texas. Boe grew up in a multicultural household that embraced music as both parents were musicians. After studying music composition at the University of Texas El Paso, the urge to perform has been a journey to all three coasts. As an electric bassist, Boe has performed jazz, show tunes, musical theatre, tours and dinner theaters as well as professional arrangements. His residency in southern California allowed Boe to perform in every venue of note in the Hollywood music industry. In addition to being a bassist, Boe also plays djembe drums, percussion, and vocals.
Joaquin Guerrero is a proud member of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas. Joaquin is Sun Shadows newest member joining July of 2014. Joaquin will fuse his musical talents of singing, percussion, sitting on the drum, and many more talents to be discovered. "Joaquin’s desire to serve is so deep that he will go wherever he is most needed… regardless of the danger. Despite the difficulties he has encountered, Joaquin remains a man who is walking tall on life’s journey.", Paul LaRoche, Native American Cultural Role Model and Award-winning Native American Recording Artist. Guerrero is a sought after K9 trainer/instructor, having owned five German shepherd trained police/service dogs in the last 15 years. He is a certified trainer for the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers (NAPCH) and teaches an obedience course for civilians at Apache Acres, his own K9 training center and facility. A 22-year police veteran, Guerrero also teaches K9 Roll Call and Field Tactics for K9 Back-up at the Delta Police Academy.
Brian Bates joined Sun Shadows in the fall of 2009 and is an award winning musician bringing his musical talents, production and sound engineering talents to the group. Brian's favorite instrument of choice is the keys (piano, electronic keyboards). He also plays acoustic, electric, bass guitars, and currently teaches students those instruments as well as music theory for which he studied in college. “He is a perfect fix with us. “ Brian has been a lifelong friend and we have been creating music together for years,” says Tregenza.
David Cree Tregenza is a multi talented award winning musician and the foundation of the Sun Shadows sound. He incorporates the congas, bongos, native hide drum, and djembe into many of Sun Shadows songs. David plays many different Native American made flutes, the alto, soprano, tenor saxophones and dabbles with the bass guitar, piano, keyboards, ukulele, just to name a few. His solo album Chaoha showcased David’s talents as a musician, producer and sound engineer.
David Martinka as founding father of Sun Shadows is an accomplished award winning musician who brings his musical, production and sound engineering talents to Sun Shadows. David Martinka has received several award nominations for his solo work Legends of Time and Native Slovak, which showcased his true artistic expression deep within his heart and soul. Says fellow member Tregenza, “I love so much to hear David's beautiful sound coming from his native Fujara's, it’s unreal and awesome, he's an inspiration to me." When asked about what it’s like fusing everyone’s talents into Sun Shadows Martinka added this, “We help each other stay humble, grounded and don’t take ourselves too serious. This helps us focus on the creation of the music.”