While hanging out with the talented electric guitarist Juan "Rezy" Pérez, he candidly opens us about what got him into music, what he would be doing if he wasn't a musician and more. Juan has a sense of humor, but he's also dead serious about his passion for music. Let's learn more about him.

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Let's take it back to where it all began. What got you into music?

The band Blink 182. I wanted to be them when I was 13. I packed up all of my old video games, sold them and purchased my first electric guitar and I never looked back. They're still one of my favorite bands to this day.

If you didn’t become a musician, what would you be doing right now?

I'm thinking that I would've became a pastry chef. I enjoy baking and I'm a super creative person. One of my favorite baking quotes by the Baking Tips community says: "A recipe is just a recipe until a baker comes along to make it—pouring a little bit of their passion, creativity, and love into it."

Whenever I find the time, I'm always baking something. My brother is my taste tester. He turns it into an event. It's hilarious.

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“I packed up all of my old video games, sold them and purchased my first electric guitar”

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I know that the particular genre of music that you play is jazz fusion. Have you ever experimented with playing a different genre?

Actually, yeah. I dabble with the acoustic guitar. I've attempted to play Blues. Now, I'm not sure I was successful at it but I have experimented with it.
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Looking further down the road in regards to your current profession, what does the future for you look like. Do you have a definite plan, an indefinite plan?

Since outside has somewhat opened back up, I've been working with a new manager to setup some live performances. Obviously, we would follow the health guidelines. It wouldn't be anything big. Just some small performances here and there. I really miss human connection and it's nice when I'm able to help people have a good time without worrying about the problems of the world, even if it's only for 2 hours.

I'm also about to work with a new producer soon. So look out for new music this year.

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If you can have your fans remember one thing about you, what would it be?

The one thing they should remember about me is that, yeah I might be a musician but I can also make a mean chocolate chip cookie.