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Fulano
Individual

Latin pop underdog Fulano was born Elsen Torres in Havana, Cuba. Like many Cuban families, Elsten soon relocated to New York City with his mother and brother (leaving his father behind in Cuba as a political prisoner).
Eventually, Torres moved to the Latin music mecca of Miami and formed the Latin rock band, “Fulano de Tal.” After releasing two critically acclaimed albums, the band broke up and Torres released Individual as a solo artist under the name “Fulano.” That record went on to be the only independently released album to be nominated for a Best Latin Pop Album Grammy in 2006. In addition to his solo career, Torres has been writing for other international artists and performers, including Luis Fonsi, Obie Bermúdez, Alejandra Guzmán, and Julio Iglesias, Jr.

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Beth Thornley
Wash U Clean

Raised in Birmingham, Alabama by two classical musicians, the now L.A. based singer-songwriter Beth Thornley grew up submerged in the pristine sounds of Beethoven and the “fantastic gospel music” heard each Sunday on the radio. She earned a classical music degree, then landed in Los Angeles in the late ’90s to pursue her rock karma calling.

Beth’s songs have been in a bunch of TV shows and movies. AllMusic describes her music as “classic sounds of ’70s pop/rock with the earnestness of Aimee Mann and Beth Orton for her own playful kind of sweetness.” Her latest album is Wash U Clean. Brendan plays drums all over it. Booyah.

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Wash U Clean.

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Shakira
Laundry Service

Laundry Service (Servicio De Lavandería in Spanish-speaking territories) is Shakira’s first bilingual studio album and third studio album, released on November 13, 2001 by Epic Records.

After achieving superstardom throughout Latin America, Colombian-born Shakira became Latin pop’s biggest female crossover artist since Jennifer Lopez. Noted for her aggressive, rock-influenced approach, Shakira maintained an extraordinary degree of creative control over her music, especially for a female artist; she wrote or co-wrote nearly all of her own material, and in the process gained a reputation as one of Latin music’s most ambitiously poetic lyricists. When she released Laundry Service, she became an instant pop sensation, thanks to her quirky poetic sense and a sexy video image built on her hip-shaking belly dance moves.

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Chayanne
Amorcito Corazon

Beginning in the late ’80s, Chayanne, one of Latin pop’s premier heartthrobs, sustained a bountiful hitmaking career as a balladeer and even found time to pursue an acting career on the side. Brendan plays drums on his latest hit, Amorcito Corazon.

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Christopher Miller
Hell And The Hair

Northern Californian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Christopher Miller, released his debut EP, Hell And The Hair, and was instantly compared to Ben Folds and Norah Jones. The record climbed the iTunes charts, peaking at number 13 in the first week. Christopher waxed, “It was exciting to see myself squished between Tracy Chapman and Cher… like a peanut butter and banana and mayonnaise love sandwich… which is actually my favorite lunchtime masterpiece.” After a brief appearance in the last JJ Abrams’ Star Trek movie, Christopher stopped his acting career abruptly to focus on his true life mission: “Songs for the soul-starved loveless,” as AllMusic described them. Miller played all the instruments himself… with Brendan contributing the secret sauce on the drums. Bon Appétit.

Listen and buy the entire EP,
Hell And The Hair.

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