In the 30 years since its creation in 1994, Neopercusión has become a national point of reference for musical creation, experimentation, artistic thought and contemporary culture. Its performances—which are original, novel and unique in the music world—are demonstrations of the group’s commitment to different avant-garde expressions and proof of its endless curiosity for everything related to contemporary music through its specialty: percussion.

Conscious that “we are what we play” (as Juanjo Guillem said), Neopercusión regularly integrates into its performances resources such as new technologies, video, new theatrical formats and a wide variety of musical styles: contemporary, intuitive, performance, contemporary theatrical musical, classical, contemporary opera, ethnic, experimental electronic, fusion, cinema and live music, among others.

Neopercusión, with its highly prominent position within the most pioneering European musical panorama, offers society the resources required to experiment with and enjoy contemporary musical and cultural creation, providing an incredibly broad vision of contemporary music and art.

In the years since its creation, it has managed to make festivals and events—both those which focus on classical/contemporary music and those which center other artistic trends—view its attendance as essential, becoming a reference point in the contemporary music world for percussion and one of the groups most representative of percussion at an international level, appearing in the most prestigious national and international music festivals. Great performers of different specialties have collaborated with Neopercusión, such as the trumpet player Markus Stockhausen, the Arditti quartet, the Sigma Project, Iñaki Alberdi, Asier Polo, Raquel Andueza, Celia Alcedo, Antonio Serrano, Roy Mercure, Especulum, Jaime del Val, Xelo Giner, Pilar Fontalba, Ricardo Descalzo and other great artists.

Juanjo Guillem is a solo percussionist, orchestra musician, teacher, composer and producer. A multifaceted musician, he is one of the most outstanding figures in his field due to his commitment to modern, cutting-edge music and everything related to contemporary percussion. As a performer, he specializes in avant-garde music and has given recitals in Spain, Europe, Asia and America. Many composers have dedicated pieces to him.

He has premiered many concerts for percussion and orchestra with ensembles such as the Orquesta Nacional de España, the OCB, the OSM, the OFM, the Orq. de Cascais (Portugal) and many others.

Driven by his interest in teaching, in 1994 he created, together with Juanjo Rubio, the Centro de Estudios NEOPERCUSIÓN, a private academy dedicated to the teaching and development of percussion where, over the years, Juanjo Guillem has focused his teaching work. He has also taught master classes in different study centers in Spain, Europe, America and Asia such as the Royal College of Music, the Manhattan School of Music and the China Conservatory.

Since 2012 he has taught Percussion at the Centro Superior Katerina Gurska and the Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio.

He is the artistic director of NEOPERCUSIÓN, with which he has performed on all types of stages, from classical music festivals and contemporary music conferences to different performing arts events, with artists such as Cuarteto Arditti and Markus Stockhausen. He is the artistic director of the concert cycles Madrid Actual and Àgora Actual Percussió de Javea (Alicante).

He trained at the Conservatories of Valencia, Barcelona, Madrid, the CNR of Strasbourg (France) and the RNCM of Manchester (England). He was a founding member of the JONDE (1984) and won First Prize in the Concurso de Juventudes Musicales de España. As an orchestra musician he has been a member of different ensembles such as the Orquesta del Gran Teatre del Liceu and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Since 1999 he has held the post of timpanist and principal percussionist of the Orquesta Nacional de España.