Tiago Loureiro was born in Lisbon and began his percussion studies with the Aculma – Marvila band. He subsequently entered the Conservatório D. Dinis, studying percussion under Professor Fátima Juvantes, where he completed the 5th grade, before moving on to the Escola Profissional da Metropolitana, completing the 8th grade under professors Marco Fernandes, Fernando Lopes, and Francisco Sequeira.
He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Music Education from the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, studying with professors Pedro Carneiro, Richard Buckley, and Jeffrey Davis.
He has taken part in masterclasses and workshops with percussionists Nebojša Jovan Živković, John H. Beck, Anders Åstrand, Ruud Wiener, Bart Quartier, Rui Gomes, Iñaki Sebastián, Rainer Seegers, Ney Rosauro, Eduardo Lopes, Manuel Campos, and Pedro Carneiro, among others.
He has performed in various jazz ensembles with Professor Paulo Gaspar at the Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra. He was a member of the Youth Symphony Orchestra (Orquestra Sinfónica Juvenil), completing residencies on the islands of São Miguel, Faial, and Pico.
He has collaborated with numerous ensembles and orchestras, including the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, Orquestra Sinfónica da Metropolitana, Nova Orquestra de Lisboa, Brass Ensemble da Metropolitana, Bells Brass, Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa, Ensemble Contemporaneus, Quarteto de Clarinetes Olissipos, Banda Sinfónica da PSP, Lisbon Film Orchestra, and the Orquestra de Câmara de Cascais e Oeiras.
He has performed under the direction of conductors Michael Zilm, Reed Thomas, Timothy Reynish, Steven Davis, Thomas Sanderling, Joana Carneiro, Christopher Bochmann, Alberto Roque, Paulo Martins, Rui Massena, Pedro Neves, César Viana, Carlos Reinaldo, Hugo Assunção, Jorge Salgueiro, Luís Clemente, and Pedro Carneiro.
He teaches percussion at the Conservatório de Música de Mafra, the Escola das Artes do Alentejo Litoral, and the Conservatório Artallis.
He was a percussionist with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band (Banda Sinfónica do Exército).
He currently composes for the publisher Afinaudio and performs as a percussionist with the Orquestra de Câmara de Cascais e Oeiras.