Originally from Terrassa in Spain, Figueras studied classical and contemporary music performance at ESMUC in Barcelona and obtained a Master’s Degree at NMH (Norges Musikkhøgskole) in Norway. Known for his vitality and versatility on stage, Ramon has played with folk and jazz ensembles, pop, blues, funk and ska bands, as well as with big bands, on comedy shows and in musicals. He has also participated in more than 30 studio and live recordings and in 45 TV show episodes (Stjernekamp 2 on NRK in Norway and La Partida de TV3 on TV3 in Barcelona).
He now lives and works in Scandinavia where he holds the associate principal trumpet position at Wermland Opera in Karlstad, Sweden. He combines this job with two other main projects: The Kuraybers and Doctor Prats, a pop band from Barcelona that has now released two albums.
“A normal day for me can start with a morning of rehearsals with the orchestra and finish with a recording session for one of my other projects,” he says. “Capturing this diversity is what My Day is all about. I began the project by first composing the whole tune and then recording it using my
d:vote™ 4099T. The music has many tracks and layers so I recorded it trumpet by trumpet and then mixed it. Once it was mixed, my girlfriend Sara Bretones filmed the music video using nothing more than a tripod phone holder and an iPhone.”
Figueras is not alone in preferring DPA – all of the string players in the Wermland Opera use d:vote™ Instrument Microphones. Recently he has also been experimenting with DPA
d:dicate™ 4011A recording microphones, using them in various studios including NOTAM in Oslo where he worked with The Kuraybers.
Since completing My Day, Figueras has started his own YouTube channel where he shares music-entertainment videos. His latest video, which also features his d:vote™ microphone, is entitled Trumpet Meets Electric Guitar.
“I’m currently playing with the Wermland Opera orchestra and preparing new material for my channel,” he says. “I will soon release a collection of videos called Ramon & Friends, where I play some of my new tunes with good friends and awesome musicians who have recorded their parts in many different countries including Spain, Norway, Poland and Argentina.”
Figueras will be touring over the summer with Doctor Prats and appearing for the second time as a solo artist at the Nesset Musikkfest in Norway. He also has some festival appearances lined up with The Kuraybers.