HM - vox/gtr
Hank Gonzalez - gtr
Alex Guerra - bass/vox
Jim Jackson - drums/vox
Influences
The Beatles, Big Star, Cheap Trick, The Cure, Guided by Voices, The Posies, The Pretenders, Todd Rundgren, Elliott Smith, Matthew Sweet, Teenage Fanclub, XTC, Neil Young
Sounds Like
Hopefully, you can hear elements from all of the above
Henry Mena is a Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter who for more than a decade (1992-2003) led the pioneering Rock en Español act La Ruta. Since then he's performed solo to promote his first English-language release, the acoustic EP The Avatar Sessions and the upcoming full-length, full-band album Beautiful Insults and Compromises, featuring The Henry Mena Ego Trip.
Born in New York City but raised in Santiago, Dominican Republic, Mena was originally a drummer, later switching to bass and singing in various Santiago-area bands. After moving back to NYC and formally switching to guitar, Mena formed La Ruta in 1992. In the latter part of their decade-plus run he was the band's sole songwriter.
While his own music has close stylistic ties to both power pop and the singer/songwriter vein, the breadth of Mena's musical interests is quite ample, as evidenced by his work with metal act JLS, latin jazz heavies Sonido Isleno, and electronica artist/producer Nova of Pacha Massive fame.
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Thanks so much for the friendship! Hope you've had a chance to
listen to my music, which sounds like a combo of Lady Gaga, Pink and
Madonna--sick beats, killer vocals, and sure to make you dance! If you
like it, much of it is available free on jccassis.bandcamp.com,
so please go there for free downloads and enjoy! Also, the best way to
know about my future releases is to get on my mailing list, so if
you're interested, please send me your email address and I'll sign you
up! Have a great day!
Henry, you are a pioneer, what can I say? Hopefully you didn't end up with too many arrows in your back (he he). Your stuff sounds great btw. The memories of Tower records are too crazy and heartbreaking to contemplate...here's to a NEW DAY
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