ROCK
THIS WAY!
FAMED LATIN MUSIC SHOWASE SERIES
‘BMI PRESENTS’ IS BACK WITH “VERANO ALTERNATIVO”
SET WREAK HAVOC DURING THE LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE
(LAMC)
Tuesday, July 8th, S.O.B's NYC.
SHOWCASE
TO FEATURE EMERGING BMI SONGWRITERS/ARTIST
MAREL, ORIGEN, LAPDANCE, TAXI AMARILLO AND ORGANIC ARMA
NEW YORK, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the U.S. performing
right organization, announces the return of its highly successful
Latin music showcase, BMI Presents. The 2008 series returns
with "Verano Alternativo" on Tuesday, July 8th,
feature performances by talented Alternative music acts, Marel,
Origen, LapDance Taxi Amarillo and organicArma at S.O.B's
(204 Varick Street, NYC). Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
The hipsters
set to attend the "Verano Alternativo"(Alternative
Summer) will experience a dangerously eclectic mix of hard-hitting,
cutting edge sounds from bi-lingual Latin rock artists. Acts
like experimental, bi-lingual pop rock band, organicArma the
progressive electronic music group with a distinct concept,
have set out to defy traditional expectations of Latin music.
LapDance, the five man new wave, indie electronic and retro
Brit-pop-sounding band, emerging from Puerto Rico's underground
rock scene, unlike a real LapDance - they don't lead you on,
however will leave you wanting more; the New York City-based
band, Taxi Amarillo (Yellow Taxi) delivers what they like
to call "Power Pop Rock"; South American triple
threat, Origen will sway the crowd with their punchy music
and Dominican-born Marel's eclectic style is in a league of
his own.
These
talented singer/songwriters embody authentic Latin Alternative
Rock. Each year, since it's inception in 2000, LAMC attracts
over 30,000 music lovers and industry leaders by exposing
the best of this increasingly popular musical genre.
"Latin
music is one of the greatest success stories in the music
business for the past six years.," said Porfirio Piña,
BMI's Senior Director, Writer / Publisher Relations - Latin.
BMI songwriter, Grammy award winning rocker, Juanes, was the
first Latino to ever sell six million singles on-line. Shakira
sold forty millions records worldwide. Latin Alternative music
sales are clearly on the rise. Last summer, rocker Alejandra
Alberti was a featured 'BMI Presents' showcase artist, and
a few months later, she was accepting a Latin Grammy nomination
for "Best New Artist." The 'BMI Presents' Latin
music showcase series has given birth to several success stories
and will continue to highlight talented singer/ songwriters
who are poised to shape the industry for generations.
BMI Presents:
Verano Alternativo is sponsored by Cyloop.com, Gibson, El
Especialito & El Especial Newspapers, LaMusica.com, NocheLatina.com,
myspacelatino.com, Divino Magazine and The Latin Recording
Academy (LARAS).
ABOUT
BMI:
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is an American performing right
organization that represents more than 375,000 songwriters,
composers and publishers in all genres of music and more than
6.5 million works. BMI's latest financial results, $839 million
in performing right collections for its 2007 fiscal years,
were the highest for any copyright organization in the world.
BMI has represented the most popular and beloved music from
around the world for over 65 years. The non-profit-making
corporation collects license fees from businesses that use
music, which it then distributes as royalties to the musical
creators and copyright owners it represents.
ABOUT
THE ARTISTS:
Marel
- www.myspace.com/marelalemany
LapDance - www.myspace.com/lapdancemusic
Origen - www.myspace.com/origenweb
oganiArma - www.myspace.com/organicarma
Taxi Amarillo - www.myspace.com/taxiamarillo
About
the artists:
Marel
(www.myspace.com/marelalemany)
Marel is one of Dominican
Republic's new crop of gifted young artists. With
his debut album, De Papel (2006), Marel earned
the respect of the musical scene in Santo Domingo,
his hometown.
While
pursing a career in Cinematography, Marel lived
and performed for several years in Spain . He
came back to his country to initiate a musical
career at a professional level, close to his roots.
His sound is a mix of rock, soul, flamenco and
alternative latin music, the product of the different
influences he has received throughout the years
and the variety of his international experiences.
A singer since the age of 4, Marel writes and
composes all of his songs; his lyrics are charged
both with emotion and substance.
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Origen
(www.myspace.com/origenweb)
Three
Venezuelans, an Ecuadorian, and a Mexican walk into
a bar... but this is no joke. This is Origen. They are
here to make you the newest member of their “familia”.
Origen’s family is as diverse as the band members
themselves. You’ll fit right in if you enjoy hard
driving catchy rock songs, mid tempo groovy sing-a-longs,
or slow jams of stadium proportions. Origen’s
music has one common point of origin: infectious pop.
The
rhythmic roots of “la familia” are anchored
by Tonio on drums, and driven deep by Ruben on bass.
This solid foundation is built on by Hector on guitar
and Carlos ..boards. The matriarch of the family is
Mirs, in the front and center lead vocals position.
However, this family is multi-talented. Don’t
be surprised if Carlos or Mirs pick up a guitar, or
Tonio jumps on the congas for a more acoustic experience.
Whether you catch them “en vivo” at an intimate
South Beach venue or playing for thousands, you’ll
recognize the subtle influences of U2, Bon Jovi, Guns-N-Roses,
and Coldplay, right along those of Maná,Soda
Stereo, King Chango, and Ricardo Arjona.
With
full family benefits, you too can join the fun. Origen’s
fan “familia” is an active part of their
shows, singing every word of their songs, dancing, and
celebrating their individual cultural heritage as well
as their common goals and experiences. After all, what
else is “familia” all about?Three Venezuelans,
an Ecuadorian, and a Mexican walk into a bar…
and they are here to rock your pants off!
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Lapdance
(www.myspace.com/lapdancemusic)
Forming in 2006, Lapdance has
become an emerging band from the underground scene
in San Juan, Puerto Rico. What started out as an act
of love for the five-piece has become a clear obsession.
Since then, with it's members working night shifts
to barely afford themselves, the committed band continues
to bring energetic performances to clubs and college
campuses. The five friends have a great time connecting
on stage with its audiences. Having only produced
a 3 song home demo, Lapdance have reached a lot of
international attention. So far, in their short career,
the band has played and toured with several local
and international artists such as Circo, Beto Cuevas
(La Ley), Vinyl, Bohemia Suburbana, Jumbo, from Latin
America among other local acts. They also have been
invited to play in international fests hosted by some
prestigious brands such as Heineken, Scion, and Medalla.
The five-some also shot an ad with Heineken and Scion
introducing their single “Mala Postura en NY”
to the TV audience and local radio. Lapdance influences
are a diverse array of great artists and songwriters,
from the Beatles to Kraftwerk, Television to Zoe,
the whole Britpop movement to La Lupe.
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Taxi
Amarillo
(www.myspace.com/taxiamarillo)
Taxi Amarillo (Power Pop Rock)
= Chris Hierro en voces y piano, Steve Styles en bajo
y teclados, Ricky Strings en guitarras y Bombie en bateria.
Cuatro jovenes New Yorquinos y amigos de infancia que
se unieron a finales del 2006 para llevarnos en una
travesia musical llamada TAXI AMARILLO. Juntos o independientes
han colaborado y producido para artistas como Alicia
Keys, Rhianna, Bobby Brown, Wycleff, Lyfe Jennings,
Emily King, Karina Pasian, Alejandro Sanz, Menudo, Obie
Bermudez y Franco De Vita para nombrar algunos. Se han
presentado en los mejores escenarios y festivales de
Estados Unidos, Europa y Latinoamerica. En estos momentos
se encuentran dandole los toques finales a su primera
produccion discografica como banda.
No te pierdas de sentir en vivo este viaje por el alma,
haciendo paradas en cada sentimiento, sea de amor, desamor
o identidad, con dulsura, calor y sobre todo mucha intensidad...con
este, tu TAXI AMARILLO.
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OrganicArma
(www.myspace.com/organicarma)
OrganicArma
es un grupo progresivo de música electrónica
con un concepto diferente compuesto por tres miembros:
“dhArma111,” (baterista y vocalista) “lhArma,”
(teclado y vocalista) y “phAxas” (sampler,
ingeniero y vocalista). organicArma fue creada originalmente
por Juan Carlos Peñaloza en el año 2003,
un joven visionario de 35 años.
Para
organicArma este concepto nació como una necesidad
de expresar el arte como herramienta evolutiva a través
de la investigación, análisis filosófico,
lingüístico, psicológico y científico
para transmitir mensajes con un propósito para
la humanidad. El mismo nombre de la banda “organicArma”
refleja su propia filosofía: “organic”
representa el terreno donde se encuentra la humanidad
al igual que todo aquello que no es controlable; “Arma”
es la música - expresión de la habilidad
de planear, construir y crear aun dentro de lo que es
desconocido para el hombre.
Los
artistas legendarios de mínimal techno, house,
dub, industrial y rock han inspirado históricamente
a los miembros de organicArma y desde el 2003, la banda
ha desarrollado colectivamente su propio sonido que
es indescriptiblemente único. Con un original
y complejo sub-tono, mas la fusión de ritmos
melódicos intelectuales en cada track, organicArma
produce sonidos con un mensaje vocal basado en la “Dualidad”.
Ésta es la habilidad de conectar los mundos opuestos
del escapismo con el encarcelamiento para llenar de
poder nuestra propia originalidad. Este concepto es
transmitido a través de música caracterizada
por ritmos tocados y hechos por el hombre en instrumentos
electrónicos sintetizados y hechos a mano con
precisión, letra poética y sonidos electrónicos
compuestos y arreglados con propósito e innovación.
La
música de organicArma puede ser desde una experiencia
de ensueño en la sala de la casa o un imponente
concierto en vivo acompañado de presentaciones
futurísticas y estética personalizada
con visuales en escenario compatibles y que combinan
filosofía con simetría poética.
Mientras que los tres miembros asumen su rol protagónico
de enviar su mensaje vocal, el grupo piensa que el mensaje
por si mismo es mas poderoso cuando se envía
no solo acompañado con música, sino con
la creación de artes visuales, composición
de videos y la experiencia de la presentación
en vivo. organicArma le da a la audiencia una excelente
y muy poderosa producción en vivo ofreciendo
un pensamiento avanzado de arte óptico y cinético,
artes visuales en vivo al igual que instrumentación
análogo/digital que motiva e inspira movimiento,
traduciendo así el show hacia una experiencia
de inmersión completa.
Después
de una historia de ajustes y aprendizajes, la mezcla
adecuada de la música se estabilizó en
el 2007 con tres miembros de la banda, quienes han trabajado
al unísono para producir la CP (carpeta de prensa)
y primer álbum “Under Duality 0.1”,
una colección de cuatro de sus mas recientes
producciones.organicArma
se expande sobre su 1er álbum mientras continua
produciendo una serie de nuevas canciones en su estudio
en Miami. Durante el verano del 2008, el grupo producirá
dos nuevas canciones, “Meteor” y “Egipsin”
con algunas re-mezclas que estarán disponibles
para la venta en el website de su propia disquera y
en iTunes. También estarán haciendo el
video musical para su popular canción “Discordia”,
del álbum Under Duality 0.1 que estará
disponible online durante la inicial distribución
física en Venezuela y Colombia en el 2009.
organicArma
tiene su sede en el Wynwood Art District de Miami, al
igual que su disquera Acustronic. Acustronic es una
entidad creada para originar, representar y transmitir
mensajes integrados basados en principios de filosofía,
dualidad, riesgo, confianza e iluminación de
la mente. El “Awarehouse” es el centro de
funcionamiento de Acustronic, la casa de organicArma,
una sala de presentaciones en vivo, sede de Luís
Pérez Galería con un jardín de
esculturas mas artes plásticas y un lugar de
conexión para la comunidad interesada en aprender,
enseñar, compartir, crear y transmitir un movimiento
conceptual.La
filosofía musical de organicArma busca construir
un mensaje que motive al receptor a pensar por encima
de sus realidades actuales y crearse una realidad basada
en su propia imaginación. El concepto mecánico
de la banda es el de tomar riesgos y jugar con los miedos
para alcanzar aquello que parece ser imposible o solamente
una fantasía.
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