Julio Pabon has played percussion since 1998 and continues to learn and develop his craft. As a musician with many different experiences in percussion, he has taught students in early childhood to the high school level. He holds a degree in Music, Media and Entertainment industries from University of Miami but his real passion is playing and teaching percussion to others. While he is classically trained, his heritage has a strong influence on his percussion career. Julio is originally from Puerto Rico, which has had a huge impact on his views about percussion. From a young age, Latino music was an important in his life and development. It acted as one of the catalysts to his pursuit of a degree in music.

Julio trains Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art where live percussion is played while you “play the game” of Capoeira. He teaches children and adults Capoeira and percussion at the academy, Com Expressao. He is also the director and founder of the local group, Sonidos Unidos, a Latin group that plays many genres of Spanish music.