Luis Campos, also known by the stage name Chocs (born June 5, 1981) is a Mexican Rock/Jazz Drummer, best known as a member of the band Collinz Room

Collinz Room

Collinz Room is an American Rock band from Los Angeles, CA. Collinz Room was formed in 2002 and is currently signed to The Bird Call Productions.-Career:...

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Early life

Luis Campos was born in Culiacán

Culiacán

Culiacán is a city in northwestern Mexico, the largest city in the state of Sinaloa as well as its capital and capital of the municipality of Culiacán. With 675,773 inhabitants in the city , and 858,638 in the municipality, it is the largest city in the state of Sinaloa...

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Sinaloa

Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....

, Mexico and started playing drums at the age of sixteen. He performed with several bands for a few years in Culiacan. In 2000 He moved to Mexico City to study at Fermata school of music.

Career

Campos kept pursuing a career as a rock and jazz drummer after moving to Los Angeles. He worked several mediocre jobs before he was hired to be the musical director of the band of Puerto Rican pop-star Noelia in 2006. That same year he joined the rock punk band Collinz Room and toured the United States with the band. The band received the award for Performer of The Year from the LA Music Awards for that year. In 2009 he signed a record deal with company MIP Music Group to produce an Instructional drum DVD, Not Just Drumming, and a CD Album, Time For Sound, at the Drumchannel Studios. DW Drums founder Don Lombardi directed the DVD, which includes a live performance of Campos' Jazz Trio, a 15 minute interview with his trio by Don Lombardi, and 3 tracks from Collinz Room. In 2010 he signed to worldwide cymbal company PAISTE, drum company Ddrums, Grover Pro Percussions, and a second deal with MIP Music Group. He was invited to perform at the Laguna Drum Fest in 2010, one of the main drum festivals in Mexico. A video documentary of the event is set to be released in 2011.

External links

• Personal Website