Berto Boyd began his musical training on the piano at age 5 and has been playing guitar for over 30 years. A rigorous musician and meticulous researcher, Berto has studied in Spain and performed throughout the United States with some of the world’s finest flamenco, classical and jazz artists.
Born into a family of artists that includes famed vocalist Brandon Boyd of the multi-platinum band Incubus, he is one of the few Americans who has dedicated his musical dreams to mastering the art of Spanish guitar and composing original flamenco music.
He currently resides in Portland, Oregon, where he is Music Director of Flamenco Pacifico, Music Director of Arte y Pasión (San Antonio, Texas) and Artistic Director of the Corvallis Guitar Society. Berto’s debut album “Esmeralda” was released in 2003 with all original flamenco compositions. In 2017, he released the debut album “Convivencia” with his group Flamenco Pacifico which was nominated for “Best World / Global Fusion Album of 2017” by One World Music Awards. In 2020, Berto signed with Latin American classical music label Caoba Records.
Berto has artist endorsements with Shubb Capos, Royal Classics Strings (Spain), MiniFlex Mics, The2Mic, and Alba Guitar Beads.
In his spare time, Berto enjoys transcribing music and skateboarding at the world famous Burnside Skatepark.