cityslang records + domino records + moshimosi records total, early mecano, smiths + belle and sebastian, joni mitchell, low, piano magic, brel + gainsbourg, mary timony + helium, emma pollock + the delgados, the pastels, camera obscura, glasgow bands, tindersticks, suarez + rosario bléfari, juan gabriel + soda s + spinetta + charly + serú, rocío durcal + 70s mex-pop, we got our noise we got our retro-planch, a poptune lab, todo muy radial todo muy claro, canciones populares para público general.
Sounds Like
POPULAR SONGS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
"surprise O2 4 nu radioz."
new wave romantic + guitars + machines + clear voices with a surprising xovr act
"el azul del cielo (LIVE @ TEATRO COLÓN BOGOTÁ)"
(track 1 on "radio verde tres volúmen uno")
shot by puppe produciones: catalina torres, viviana gómez
cut by diego taborda
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diana galán + minimoog, teatro colón, bogotá
photo nobara hayakawa
don elías, alex, andres, champi in rehearsal, teatro colón, bogotá
photo diego taborda
********************************************** * about verde3 *
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VERDE3: banda bogotana, nace en 2002 como espacio de creación y desarrollo de las composiciones de CHAMPI (Carlos Benavides). La banda descarta las clasificaciones de género (rock, pop, elektro, noise) para combinarlas y así concentrarse en lo que ellos denominan "un nuevo punto de vista frente a las canciones populares", producto de juegos de estilo y valores de producción de avanzada.
Su sonido único es influenciado por dos fuerzas claves que los impulsan: en Diana Galán (voces, dirección de arte, composición, arrreglos, minimoog), su amor por los cantantes populares hispanos (Rocío Durcal y Juan Gabriel por nombrar unos); y su encuentro con la pasión de Carlos "Champi" Benavides (voces, dirección musical y discográfica, arreglos, rickenbacker 360) por la creación y desarrollo de canciones originales: el pop llevado hasta un punto de perfección (The Smiths, Nick Drake, Mecano, Charly García, Air).
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VERDE3: born 2002 in Bogota as a workspace for the creation and development of compositions authored by CHAMPI (Carlos Benavides). The band discards genre classifications (rock, pop, elektro, noise) so as to combine them and thus concentrate in what they call "a new point of view with respect to popular songs," a result of a playful approach towards style and a forward-thinking set of production values.
Their unique sound is influenced by two main forces which drive them: Diana Galan (vocals, art direction, writing, arranging, minimoog)'s love for Hispanic popular singers (Rocio Durcal and Juan Gabriel to name a few) blended with Carlos Champi Benavides (vocals, musical and recording direction, writing, arranging, rickenbacker 360)'s passion for developing original songs: pop to the point of perfection (The Smiths, Nick Drake, Mecano, Charly Garcia, Air).
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* ¿Cuál es el estilo de VERDE3? Se puede resumir en POP o "música para radio." Ahora, el tipo de radio al que verde3 aspira entrar es una nueva radio. Una radio web o una radio inteligente. Un buen fm, un buen am, una buena radio satelital, iPhones. Lo electrónico está presente pero quienes nos han seguido saben que podemos ser desde elektro total hasta netamente acústicos, lo cual explica que nos escuche gente de diferentes tipos y edades.
* ¿VERDE3 graba en estudio o en vivo? Ambas cosas. Tenemos una obsesión con la documentación, por lo cual grabamos casi todos los shows importantes como si fuesen discos en vivo. A la vez, estamos desarrollando unas grabaciones en el estudio, pero entendiendo el proceso de grabación de estudio como punto de culminación de un trabajo en el escenario y no al revés, siempre grabar cosas que podemos estar realizando en la realidad de los shows.
******************************** * What style is VERDE3? It may be summed up as POP or "music for the radio." Now, the type of radio in which verde3 aspires to break through is a new radio. A web radio or an intelligent radio. A good fm, a good am, a good satellite radio, iPhones. The electronics are present but those who've been following us know that we can be from total elektro all the way to being completely acoustic, which explains that we have listeners of all types and ages.
* VERDE3 records live or in the studio? Both. We have an obsession with recording, which is why we tape almost all of our important shows as if they were live albums. At the same time, we're developing material in the studio, but understanding the studio recording process as a culmination point of what began as stage work and not vice versa, to always record material that we can actually be playing in the reality of live shows.
foto david vélez
pix taken @ biblioteca pública virgilio barco, bogotá, by willy grants
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VERDE3 BIO
* VERDE3 is one of the most promising, original, and advanced new acts in latin / indie pop today, with a unique sound, outstanding vocal blend, precious song & lyric writing, and distinctive sonic style which has earned them a cult reputation in their native Bogota, Colombia.
Their playful approach towards style and forward-thinking production ideas and values make them quite simply "a truly original band that plays fantastic popular songs for the general public."
The songs are played and recorded live and then perfected in the studio, more as resolution of the live work; the stage and the mixing desk are thus VERDE3's home.
The band play live all the time, completely at ease with touring dynamics & constant gigging; their last international appearance onstage was as live music set in a Colombian theatre piece which participated in the prestigious Festival Cervantino in Mexico, October 2008.
Verde3 just achieved being invited to play at the SXSW (South by Southwest) Music Conference in Austin, sharing the bill with top Colombian acts, as well as playing alongside Camera Obscura, PJ Harvey and many others.
From their six consecutive years playing and recording their live shows at the Colombia National Theatre (Teatro Colon, Colombia's most important stage), and adding a selection of studio tapes, Verde3 released their "Radio Verde3 Vol. 1" last year, to critical acclaim, allowing them to become a crucial band in their native Bogota. All was self-produced, from the writing to the recordings, soundmix and graphic design.
With an impending second recording in the works (Diana and Champi sharing their writing and arranging tasks), their new single "PRIMAVERA" complete with music video / live show, and their will to play any kind of space and environment, VERDE3 aims to make their music as massive as possible: a popular music outfit at the end of the day.
* verde3 is looking foward to playing mexico, spain, buenos aires + santiago de chile next year, as well as festivals everywhere !!!
SHOWS PLAYED:
* Six years @ Teatro Colón Bogotá 2002-2007.
* 2006: played more than 30 shows including Spain + Museum of Modern Art Bogotá. Cha-Cha Bogotá. Radiónica 99.1fm live radio show Bogotá. Opening act for LADYTRON Bogotá.
* 2007: France (Champi sharing the bill with Jane Birkin). Bogotá: Teatro Colón (6th consecutive year), Teatro Jorge Elíecer Gaitán, Teatro Libre de Bogotá (cd release concert).
* 2008: Biblored, In Vitro, Media Torta (Bogotá). Second live nationwide radio appearance @ Radiónica Colombia. First international live TV appearance for TELECOLOMBIA (22 countries).
* 2008: live music + sound design for "La Vida es Sueño," international theatre production: Colombia, Argentina, Mexico. Played more than 40 shows including Mexico's prestigious Festival Cervantino.
* 2009: SXSW (South by Southwest) MUSIC FILM AND INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL, AUSTIN. More live appearances on Colombian Radio (Javeriana Estéreo 91.9FM Bogotá). More to come !!!
BOGOTÁ FM RADIO:
* 99.1 FM RADIÓNICA:
four singles (all in the cd) released starting 2007. "EL AZUL DEL CIELO" (live colón 2004), "VIERNES POR LA NOCHE", "MAR" and "MARGARITA"
ABOUT VERDE3'S CD "RADIO VERDE3 VOLUMEN UNO"
* 3 LIVE COLÓN BOGOTÁ TRACKS, THREE STUDIO TRACKS, 1 REMIX, 1 KARAOKE
* includes award winning track "ANGELITO", studio album track "MAR", the "MARGARITA" rendition of Teatro Colón Bogotá 2006, live Colón tracks "EL AZUL DEL CIELO" and "DE LA SANGRE" and the acclaimed "VIERNES POR LA NOCHE."
Artiste extraordinaire NOBARA HAYAKAWA edited VERDE3's profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
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señoritooooooooooos!!! su música es lo mejor que me puede pasar... siemp..re los veo y son una excelente agrupación, ya quiero el nuevo disco!!! champi... dianita.... muuuuuuuuuy severo!!! arriba verde3!!! los quiero!
Hola verde3, me alegro mucho de que les vaya tan bien con su proyecto, espero poder verlos en vivo muy pronto ya que no he tenido la oportunidad, excelente propuesta muchos exitos-!!
Hola que tal!!! Queremos contarles que desde $500.000 pueden grabar 3 canciones en bloque con excelentes resultados, además les ofrecemos otros tipos de grabación, los invitamos a que escuchen algunos de los trabajos que hemos realizado en nuestro estudio, estaremos en contacto, un gran saludo!!!
