Fernando Jose Perdomo (born August 17, 1980) is an American musician best known for his work as a producer and session bassist and guitarist.
He is best known as one of the guitarists in the movie Echo in the Canyon, where he backed up Jakob Dylan, Fiona Apple, Beck, Norah Jones, Regina Spektor, Brian Wilson, and Cat Power.
Perdomo started his career as a session guitar player after playing in Miami Bands, Avenging Lawnmowers of Justice, Sixo, and Trophy Wife.
It was during this time that Perdomo joined Ed Hale and Transcendence, finally adding a permanent guitarist to the band's often-changing lineup.
[3] In late 2008, Perdomo produced a solo album by Transcendence singer Ed Hale entitled Ballad on Third Avenue.
[6] Pitchfork Media said it was "sumptuously recorded... with strings and nylon-string guitar filtering through the mix like the sunlight through the trees in her Topanga Canyon home.
The band backed up Jakob Dylan, Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor, Cat Power, and Jade Castrinos performing songs from the California Folk Rock Era.
In February 2017, Perdomo along with Dave Kerzner waere the musical directors for an All Star Tribute to Greg Lake on Cruise To The Edge.
Guests included Sonja Kristina of Curved Air, Billy Sherwood of Yes, Nick D'Virgilio of Spocks Beard, Derek Cintron, and Leslie Hunt of District 97.
On October 1, 2022, Perdomo and Karl Haug performed with Yes at Alan White's celebration of life at the Paramount Theater, filling in for Steve Howe.
Sofar for Cleopatra he has produced "Abbey Road Reimagined", "A Speedway On Saturns Rings" and "Beautiful Horizon" by The Fusion Syndicate, "Blue Exposure" by Chrome, and most of "A Very Metal Christmas 1 and 2".
Also, in 2023 he Produced a cover of Elton John's "Benny and the Jets" with American Idol contestant Sara Beth Liebe for DA Music.
Touring Credits Marshall Crenshaw Dave Kerzner Band Jakob Dylan Echo In The Canyon (with Jakob Dylan, Fiona Apple, Cat Power, Beck, Regina Spektor and Jade Castrinos) Linda Perhacs Hilary McRae Paulina Rubio Christian Castro Jade Castrinos of Edward Sharpe and Magnetic Zeros Yes Sam Moore (of Sam and Dave) Juan Fernando Velasco Mika Jeremias Amaury Gutierrez Frankie Negron Price Transcendence Andy Pratt Dreaming in Stereo Dave Kerzner - New World, Static, The Traveler, Heart Land Mines Vol1 Terry Draper - Bread And Cirkus and In The Beginning Chrome - Blue Exposure Various Artists - Shine On (A Tribute to Pete Ham) Various Artists - Abbey Road Reimagined The Fusion Collective - Beautiful Horizon The Fusion Collective - A Speedway On Saturn's Rings The Black Mass - Original Soundtrack Frost - Original Soundtrack Sara Beth - Benny And The Jets Sara Beth and Cameron Whitcomb - Can't Get Over You Nick Satchell - Frowns Nick Satchell - Clowns The Free Design - Shepherds and Wisemen Creed Bratton - Slightly Altered Ruby Friedman - Ain't Got Your Money (single) Soundcheck Live - Let It Be feat Avril Lavigne (single) Sandy McKnight feat Fernando Perdomo - San Fernando Beat Cami - Mounstro Part 2 Ex Norwegian - Hue Spotting Ex Norwegian - Spotting Hues A Bad Think - The Savior Louise Goffin - All These Hellos Louise Goffin - Two Different Movies In Continuum - Acceleration Theory Part 2 and Acceleration Theory Part 2 Dr Danny - Nothing But Love Dr Danny - Power Moves ' Various Artists - Adventures In Songwriting Simon Jano - Once Again (feat Tony Levin) Simon Jano - Campo De Fuerza Rosanna LeFevre - Desert of The Sea Rosanna LeFevre - Still Together Rosanna LeFevre - Letting Go Rosanna LeFevre - Silver Lining Ken Sharp - 1501 Highland Avenue Ken Sharp - Beauty In The Backstreet Ken Sharp - New Mourning John Demarkis - Wacky World John Demarkis - Imagine This The Isolation Jams - Ah-Lea (feat Kay Hanley) Single The Isolation Jams - Monkey Single The McBroom Sisters - Black Floyd Nezrok- Nezrok Heather Lucas - Truckin Muffy Nixon - Freakshow Yesterday and Today A 50th Anniversary Tribute to YES!
Taylor Castro - I Got You Cait Brennan - Third Cait Brennan - Debutante Jennifer Kaiser - Closer To Red Chris Price - Stop Talking and Dalmation Dave Kerzner - New World Dave Kerzner - New World Live Dave Kerzner - Static Todd Rundgren - Global Nation Single Emitt Rhodes - Rainbow Ends Juan Luis Rodriguez (El Puma) 15 Exitos Monster Taxi - Monster Taxi Cristian Castro - Amar Es Paulina Rubio - Gran City Pop Tego Calderon - The Underdog Dave Koz - Memories of a Winters Night Kany Garcia - Boleto De Entrada Jim Camacho - Beachfront Defeat Santos Renuentes - Santos Renuentes Esten Torres - Individual Jorge Moreno - El Segundo Dc-3 - You and Me and Everybody Else Jennifer Lopez - Aint It Funny (remix) Muffy Nixon - Freakshow Chloe Dolandis - Bring Back the Fever Zach Ziskin - Real as the Memory