Ramon Fermin is a classical guitarist and music creator whose work has spanned multiple genres, including chamber, orchestral, and commercial music, as well as alternative rock and the contemporary avant-garde.
Ramon has served as a guitarist with artists on national and international tours, performing extensively throughout North America, as well as: Germany, the Netherlands, England, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Montenegro, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Turkey, Chile, and Brazil.. As a session musician, he has contributed guitar and bass performances to studio albums, film scores and commercials, and has played on many live theatric and spoken word productions.
Ramon is the founder, creative director, and composer for the instrumental chamber rock ensemble Hunters Chorus. Combining elements of classical and fingerstyle guitar technique with an expressive lexicon drawing upon alternative rock and improvised musical traditions, Hunters Chorus presents a contemporary folkloric soundscape in a spirit of homage to the American primitive guitar tradition. To date, Hunters Chorus has released two full length albums, two EP’s, and several singles and live performance videos.
During his early career, Ramon played on the first performances of many concert works for acoustic, electric, and classical guitars. Ramon was a co-founder of the electric guitar ensemble Ignition Duo and was a member of the acclaimed San Francisco Guitar Quartet. He has also performed and/or recorded with: Magik Magik Orchestra, Frances England, Sun Kil Moon, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, and the Spoleto Festival Orchestra, among other artists.
Ramon holds degrees in guitar performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Master of Music) and the University of California at Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Music).