[ Musician · Composer · Chapman Stick ]
Music, stick and sonic experimentation
[ Projects ]
Four formats, one pursuit: to compose, to perform and to take music to stages around the world.
[ 01 — Instrumental rock ]
OnOff
Since 2013, an instrumental project built around the Chapman Stick: composition, rhythmic work and two-handed tapping, striking the strings polyphonically as if it were a piano.
In 2018 OnOff released the vinyl Diez maneras fáciles de volver las cosas más difíciles (Pop-Art/Geiser), mastered in Berlin and recorded with Javier Herrlein. Today OnOff returns to its solo format, with a new album in the works.
It has toured Argentina from Ushuaia to Jujuy and played international stages: Master of Rock 2025, Puerta del Sol in Madrid, Berlin, the Fringe Festival and the Dublin Castle in London.
- FormatSolo · Stick
- Since2013
- FestivalsCosquín Rock, Personal Fest, Solid Rock, Quilmes Rock
[ 02 — Tango ]
Orquesta del Plata
Buenos Aires tango rooted in the Milonga at Teatro del Plata in Mataderos. Poly is its artistic director and plays double bass.
A quintet playing tangos, waltzes and milongas with a fresh, energetic approach. In 2025 it presented El Troesma with Marcelo Mazzarello at the Buenos Aires Tango Festival and toured Madrid.
- RoleArtistic direction · Double bass
- Line-upQuintet
- InternationalMadrid tour 2025
[ 03 — World music ]
Doble o Nada
A world music duo with Lucas Espina: two musicians, a universe of timbres.
Doble o Nada crosses instruments, traditions and geographies in a compact, versatile format designed for venues, festivals and international circuits.
- FormatDuo
- WithLucas Espina
- GenreWorld music
[ 04 — Music + performing arts ]
Materia
Music in live dialogue with an artist from another discipline: sculptors, illustrators, performers.
In Materia, sound and visual creation are built in real time in front of the audience.
- FormatInterdisciplinary performance
- GuestsVisual and performing artists
[ Track record ]
Shared stages
- Nick Cave and The Bad SeedsOpening act
- Yngwie MalmsteenOpening act
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer KingfishOpening act
- OpethOpening act · Movistar Arena
- BeatOpening act · Movistar Arena
[ The artist ]
Poly Perez
Musician, composer and visual artist. Self-taught, exploratory and independent: one of Argentina’s leading Chapman Stick players.
From an early age he has composed, organised concerts and formed his own projects, in a career that combines music, visual arts and sonic experimentation. He studied Fine Arts and creates the illustrations and visual concepts for his records.
He was the resident musician for Canadian artist Peter James, wrote, performed and directed the circus piece Un domingo de mierda, and composed the music for Pasen y vean, which toured Spain.