The band was founded by Delbert Ojeda in 1993 with the concept of hiring top notch musicians to bring a high level of entertainment and quality to Latin Rock music. We unfortunately lost him in 2021 and after a short break the band was taken on by his daughter Vanessa Ojeda who learned first hand on the job from her dad about the music business. She took it upon her to continue Delbert’s Legacy and make his dreams and goals for the band come true. Since that time the band has become more versatile playing more than just Latin Rock and adding Salsa and R&B to the set list. The band consist of some of the most respected musicians in the Bay Area with years of experience in these Genres. Making a slight overhaul of players in 2022 they are able to achieve this variety of styles by experience and multi- instrumentalist while covering artist like Santana, Malo, Marc Anthony, Poncho Sanchez, Bruno Mars, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and The Spinners to name a few. In 2023 the band released their first studio recording and music video in a remake of the classic “For the Love of You” in tribute to Delbert Ojeda and the Isley Brothers. The band has performed at venues such as Taco N Tequila Festival in San Diego, Black Oak Casino, Yoshi’s, Chuckchansi Casino, Fox Theatre and Club Fox. The band has become hot a commodity quickly and is expanding on new opportunity’s in the Bay Area and beyond.

The musicians behind the Patron sound consist of:

Vanessa Ojeda- Band Leader/Manager

Alfredo Lazo- Lead Vocals

Richie Cravahlo- Guitar/Lead Vocals

Kiko Kevin Lopez- Bass

Mark Okimoto- Keyboards

Nicolas Mendoza- Drums

Tomas Montano- Timbales/Percussion

Miguel Martinez- Congas

Bill Ortega Jr- Trumpet/Percussion/Lead Vocals

Manny Angel- Trumpet

Freddy Martinez- Tenor Sax/Lead Vocals