Abe Duque founded Rancho Relaxo Allstars in 1989. Abe is an international farmer, who is known for keeping an eye out for the plus-sized ladies. His cousin Diego is responsible for bringing together today's cast of Allstars. Not being an Allstar himself, Diego lives his life happily in Hollis, Queens as a Salsa King. In1998 he won 3 million dollars with a lottery ticket and bought Disko B Records. Recently he won another 3 million dollars with another lottery ticket and bought Gigolo Records, getting eight BMW 850's as a bonus.
Dietrich Schoenemann is perhaps the most suave of all the Ranchos. This normal looking young producer finds himself to be the middleman in Prototype 909 and the corner stone of Complete Distribution. Dietrich likes to believe himself responsible for single handedly delivering ADR007 to every State of America. Dietrich has enjoyed success for being an outstanding member of his distribution community where he often visits hospitalized senior citizens for challenging games of Yatzee.
John "Lov'em And Leav'em" Selway is the former Ska bassist who while in his local Radio Shack played a realistic synthesizer and became hooked. His early studies of classical music have made this producer unpredictable and smooth. John plays the violin but he often forgets to bring it to the gigs so he just sings. In today's German magazines he is also known as the "Golden Voice Of Rancho.
Jochen Reiter is the DJ formerly known as Bonerider. Of Austrian decent, Jochen was lured to New York in 1995 by his love of American cars and fast food. Having disciplined himself, he now works for "Hollis Haus" in Vienna and promotes small German cars over the Internet. Mr. Reiter has releases on labels all around the globe. He is an indispensable member of the tour crew, because of his incomparable driving-skills.
Prozac likes us to think of him as the timber. Prozac (aged 55) is so unstable that he has been known to bite fellow DJs just because they don't listen to his instructions. He has been a fixture at New York City's Limelight for 11 years as a pyrotechnics expert. At the moment he is locked up with Mike Tyson for a psychological test and it is not sure, whether he will be allowed to leave the country for the live shows in europe.
Clé Kahlke, an 18 year old Prussian native, won the 25th Rancho contest "So You Want To Be A Rancho" that was held in Berlin at WMF corral in September 2005, where he bravely held his guitar until the bitter end
Jason Szostek, is the fire beneath the flame. Or the Grand Old Man Of Rancho. This man sweats pure Rancho. He is the essence of the cause.
We salute the FDNY for giving time off to Susanne Boy Brokesch, the crowning jewel rescued from Vienna in 1987!
Just wanted to let you know that we have openings in our music publicity efforts this Fall. So if you have a USA release or tour in need of publicity, we'd love to hear from you. Samples of some of our recent successes...
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN: Mariza (coming October 11)
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO: Sara Tavares, Cesaria Evora, Andy Palacio, Balkan Beat Box, Slavic Soul Party, Encuentro, The Inspiring New Sounds of Rio de Janeiro, Sones de Mexico (coming soon)
NEW YORK TIMES: Jose Conde y Ola Fresca, Erol Josue, The Inspiring New Sounds of Rio de Janeiro, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Lura, Nawal, Andy Palacio
Plus Wall Street Journal, PRI's The World, L.A.Times, Boston Globe, and Washington Post and more at www.rockpaperscissors.biz. Please drop me a line if we can help with your USA global music publicity efforts or to schedule a meeting at WOMEX in Sevilla (womex.com).
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