Stoll

Influenced from a very young age by his mother, Cecilia Martínez Torres Lara, a classical music pianist, and inspired by the sounds of rock that fueled his melomania from an early age, he studied with various music teachers, one of them being Jorge Madueño. With Madueño, he developed a refined creative and musical style that eventually led him to become involved in the musicalization of underground video art, documentaries, institutional videos, and advertising commercials. He is also the godson of a tech geek and photography lover, which significantly influenced him in audiovisual matters.

In 2007, he did the sound design work for the short film OFELIA by director Humberto Gutiérrez, with which he won the Conacine award for best sound in 2008. This work also won the award for best short film fiction and best indigenous short at the Cusco International Festival, in addition to receiving a special mention at the Biarritz Film Festival in France.

Not only was he developing in the sound field, but at that time, he also carried out audiovisual projects as a videographer and editor for clients such as Repsol, Movistar, Edyficar, and MiBanco, among others. In the same way, his love for cinema and photography led him to participate as a crane cameraman (Hot Head) for commercials, films, and music video clips filmed in Peru. He also worked as a video editor and post producer in television programs for Media Networks Latin America (Plus TV, CMD, Perú Mágico). He also held the position of music content producer in this company.

Not only was he developing in the sound field, but at that time, he was also carrying out audiovisual projects for clients such as Repsol, Movistar, Edyficar, and MiBanco, among others. His passion for cinema and photography led him to work as a crane cameraman (Hot Head) for commercials, films, and music video clips shot in Peru. He also worked as a video editor and post-producer for TV shows at Media Networks Latin America (Plus TV, CMD, Perú Mágico). Subsequently, he advanced to the role of music arranger within the company studio for advertising Audiopost and the AZ in Los Angeles, California, where he worked for the Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Puerto Rican, and American markets.

In 2007, he released Resolviendo, his debut album as a soloist. In this album, he demonstrates all his musical facets, including composition, production, arrangements, vocal interpretation, and execution of the various instruments used. In 2009, he started his entrepreneurial venture, “Mantra.” In 2019, he launched another studio, Darwin Laboratorio de Audio. Stoll has been part of audiovisual productions for advertising projects and worked on over 250 commercials that have been shown in countries such as the USA, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, and Peru.

In 2014, after producing the first album by the Lima band Vicuña Toy and being part of it as a bassist, they toured, offering concerts and doing press in the USA (El Paso, Texas) and Mexico (DF and Guadalajara).

In 2015, he directed and edited the second video clip for the band Vicuña Toy’s song «Love is an Equation.» That same year, he produced the single and directed the video for «Hasta que Haya» by the Peruvian band Comodoro.

In December 2016, he went to Argentina, invited by Promperú to be a member of the Peruvian delegation that attended the Buenos Aires International Music Business Fair (BAFIM). That same year, he travelled to Cusco and the Sacred Valley of Urubamba to produce the album «La Muerte del Ego» by the Peruvian band El Sonido del Sol.

In 2017, he produced/arranged the «El Viaje de Ana» album for his former duo band, Shuca Mágica. This album features special guests such as Pelo Madueño, Tilsa Llerena, and Isabel Iñigo, among others. He played bass, keyboards, synths, percussion, drums, and backing vocals.

Several years ago, he also started directing and post-producing video projects for different advertising agencies, companies, and well-recognized brands in Peru, such as Why Not, Ogilvy, Grupo Romero, BCP, Banco Pichincha, Mazda, and Diners, among others.

In 2023, he moved to Canada. Now, he is a Video Specialist III (Senior Editor and Videographer) at Musora Media Inc., a company dedicated to spreading musical education worldwide. Musora is home of drumeo, pianote, guitareo and singeo.