Humble Beginnings

Nelson Anthony Pacheco ‘N.A.P.y’ learned to play guitar in 1983 with instruction from his father via a small folk choir of singers and musicians. Spending time in the Netherlands, he attended the North Sea Jazz Festival being exposed to great live musical influences (BB King, Santana, Jaco Pastorious, Joe Pass). Napy’s grandfather, Roman, soon gave him his first electric guitar (Epiphone) which he used in his early introduction to hard rock and heavy metal music (Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Iron Maiden). This was a musical progression for him from his early influences like John Denver, Rush, Journey, The Police, and Chicago.

After returning to Colorado, he purchased his first analog 4-Track recorder (Fostex) and began to experiment with the process of capturing audio performances with The Rebel Punks, a low pressure fun experiment with his close friends. In 1988 he joined the funk rock band Midnight Blue and soon moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles CA. The band was short lived, but his pursuit for knowledge in audio continued.

First studio

In the 1990’s, Korea Town and Hawthorne, CA, Gboy Studio was born through the digital audio revolution introduced by Alesis ADAT machines. Here, Napy booked recording sessions, engineered, mixed, and produced several aspiring artists mainly in the styles of Rap, Funk, and R&B.

Musical endeavors

While running the studio, Napy was a founding member of the funk/rock bands Pocketship and Scattered Thoughts, and created his musical persona Napynap, which focused on electronic instrumental music from which three albums were released. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized Napynap Media publishing, which furthered Napy’s entrepreneurial capabilities.

In the 2000s, Napy broadened his real world technical skills earning certifications and experience in computer networking, internet, telecommunications, and eventually capturing and editing high quality video.

From the 2010s Napy was a guitarist and vocalist for bands Seventh Switch, Back 2 Back, and Billboard charting artist Chuck Murphy.

Sound and Media

During this time he connected and engineered PA, recorded multi-track audio for live and practice performances, recorded and produced live video promos, connected stage lighting, and distributed internal audio recordings to band members, which became StudiRoll Mobile Recording Service. The business provides audio and video production services especially for live sound engineering.

Community

Since 2016 Napy has provided audio and video services, including promotional event poster designs for Music and Kids, a nonprofit organization in the Antelope Valley, CA that teaches music to the youth.

Current presence

Napynap can be seen today playing live shows in art galleries and other eclectic events that stimulate growth in artistic and musical discovery.