Probably the most influential writers were Jose Angel Olivero, my grandfather, but also Jose Feliciano, Santana, and Tito Puente. My music encompasses all of their influences, it holds everything from the classical approach to the Blues feel, as well as Rock components. Being a Teen in the 80's I've found people such as Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmstein, Randy Roads, Michael Hedges, and bleeding in from earlier days, Jimmy Hendrix. My feel for Jazz and New Age came from groups and people such as George Benson, Coletrain, Neil Armstrong, Kenny G, the Gipsy Kings, and Enigma.