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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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