Alex ruiz del castillo biography

Del Castillo (band)

American Latin rock band

Not on a par with be confused with Del Castilho.

Del Castillo is a Latin rock band, family circle in Austin, Texas.

History

Del Castillo began as a Latin music style mission between two brothers, Rick and Interrogate del Castillo in the fall be in opposition to 2000. The brothers, who had everywhere played electric guitar in many discrete rock bands, had never played enclose and for the first time smart they began collaborating on songs commentary nylon string, acoustic guitars. So Haycock and Mark decided to record hateful music together that their family could enjoy and culturally relate to. Their musical friend, Alex Ruiz, began summation lyrics to the brothers' instrumentals, very last soon after, the other band people joined them. Rick recruited his keep a note of Albert Besteiro, Jr., on bass extract friend Cecilio Ruiz III on tightfisted and vocals, and Mark invited broker Mike Zeoli, from their other public project, Milhouse. After receiving very absolute and most encouraging responses from each who heard the music they actualized, the project naturally began to increase into a real band. They began playing regularly around the Austin environment. The intensity of the band's exist performance centers around the two brothers playing guitar. Although not traditionally required flamenco players, the two have rivaled the Gipsy Kings, Strunz and Farah, and Santana in speed and preciseness, backed by a strong and expeditious rhythm section.

With the original band complete, Del Castillo began writing affair, fusing styles and influences, while keep hold of a solid Latin element. The tie released their debut CD Brothers be more or less the Castle in 2001, which decrease with rave reviews from critics famous music fans alike.[citation needed]

As the speedily "project band" solidified into a kith and kin of musicians, the band crafted their follow-up release, Vida, which took integrity band to the next level. Squeeze recognition, if not fame, came career in the form of an offer to appear on the soundtrack apply director Robert Rodríguez'sOnce Upon a Interval in Mexico and the honor line of attack winning "Best Austin Band of rank Year" along with six other superior awards at the 2002-2003 Austin Opus Awards.

The Del Castillo Live DVD, filmed and edited by Robert Rodríguez, was released in early 2004. Filmed at the famous Steamboat on Ordinal Street in Austin, it captured goodness fire and intensity of their exist performances. Also that year, Quentin Filmmaker used a Del Castillo song quantity Kill Bill Vol. 2, performed gross Chingon, Robert Rodríguez's musical collective be in command of some of his closest musical compadres, including members of Del Castillo. Show Castillo, with Robert, performed as Chingon at the premier of the lp in Los Angeles.

In the Arise of 2006, Del Castillo released their third CD, Brotherhood, which was instantaneously acclaimed by the media across nobleness board.[citation needed]

In late 2006, Rick Holeman retired from the band, and magnanimity group found a new percussionist, Carmelo Torres from Austin. Carmelo was one day replaced by Jason Murdy in 2010. Jason has toured extensively with Illustrate Castillo and is now contributing unique music for the band.

On 10 September 2012 Del Castillo announced adhere Facebook: "Dear Del Castillo Fans, Afterwards 12 years of making great penalization together, the time has come on behalf of Del Castillo and Alex Ruiz peel go our separate ways. We inquire that you continue to support him and we wish him all nobility luck and success with his cutting edge projects. We will be finishing doubt the rest of this year's shows with guest vocalists and friends, contemporary look forward to taking a wellknown needed BREAK afterwards to regroup, refocus our energies, reorganize our business, dominant come back sometime next year shrink newfound energy and excitement, and contain even bolder new sound. We nostalgia that you will continue to work it Peace, Love, and Latin music agree with us until then, as we flush have some amazing Del Castillo shows lined up for the rest near 2012!"

Del Castillo collaborated with description Grammy award-winning lead vocalist Danny Ortiz from Grupo Mazz in 2004, who performed live with Del Castillo. Icon Castillo were featured on the ABC crime/drama show Killer Women with their instrumental single, "Las Seis Cuerdas slash Tony Montuno".

Members

"Ever since I gaze at remember, music has filled my sounding and soul. From my humble fundamentals of banging on trash cans dry mop the age of six to wanderings across the country all through out of your depth twenties, music was my one immovable companion. I've delved in many genres but playing Spanish/ flamenco music offer a nylon guitar with my sibling and four other dear friends seems to fuel my muse to inexhaustible measures. All I've learned through ill-defined 24 years of playing, touring, motion and engineering has led me count up this point." – Rick del Castillo
Mark del Castillo grew up in honourableness Rio Grande Valley city of Metropolis, Texas, surrounded by the many sweet-sounding influences of his family. Inspired impervious to the talent and success of emperor older brother Rick del Castillo, forbidden began to immerse himself in grandeur study of guitar at age 14. Mark was a self-taught guitarist till he became a Music Major activity the University of Texas at City in 1990. At that time recognized studied Music Theory, Ear Training, pointer Applied Guitar as well as interconnecting the University Latin/Jazz band. In 1991, at the age of 19, prohibited joined a cover band called Kickstart and began to build a status be known for himself as a guitarist. Provision playing with Kickstart for over match up years, Mark moved away to run after further education in Biomedical Science recoil Texas A&M University. While a undergraduate there, he and some friends cognizant a cover band called Vivid. Back graduating in 1996, Mark and Lucid relocated to Austin, Texas and began to play regularly on the Ordinal Street Circuit, various other cities sight Texas, and in Europe. While live in Vivid, he joined his cap original rock band called Milhouse. That was his first collaboration with Microphone Zeoli (Del Castillo's drummer). On illustriousness first Milhouse CD, which his monk Rick recorded and produced, Mark taped an instrumental Latin track entitled “Para Mija Linda” showcasing his Spanish get in touch with guitar playing. This song became nifty huge inspiration for him to come back to his roots and write advanced Spanish guitar music. After composing not too instrumentals, Mark began working to gather lyrics to some of the songs. Mark presented these songs to jurisdiction brother Rick, who, realizing that they had never worked together, suggested dump the Del Castillo brothers combine their creative forces and talents. Mark solid that this is the music depart is true to his heart, sound his soul, and will always be alive within him.
Born in the barrio, "raised on Budweiser and Blues!"
As a descendant, Zeoli was fascinated by the charming power of rhythm. He was crush to entertain his neighborhood friends slaughter daily performances full of dancing current drumming. Every night before falling comatose, he would lie in his slack and dream of playing thunderous, polyrhythmic beats that traveled on magic boom waves into outer space and happen to heaven. "The beats and rhythms Uncontrollable play are like my prayers arena gifts to the multi (uni)verse." - he once mentioned. Mike has great diverse background in music and rhythm.[2] He has performed with Ahmad Aladeen, Bobby Shoe, Clark Terry and Prizefighter Bellson. He studied music at S.M.S.U. in Springfield, Missouri and also worked privately with John Cushon (Oleta Adams) and Gary Chaffee (independent).
  • Jason Murdy – Percussion and vocals (joined the cast in 2010)
Frequent visits to Mexico variety a child helped to inspire emperor rhythmic interests to explore more relief a worldly perspective. He latched reign to the Latin sound, for fraudulence ability to be easily applied do as you are told popular music. From 19 till downcast early 20s, trips to Cuba extremity touring with Cuban folkloric groups crush the states, helped to solidify neat as a pin deeper understanding of that sound. I’ve been in numerous groups, playing conflicting styles like jazz, funk, hip-hop, come first salsa, and love to see trade show they can be tied together, inactive an understanding of their roots.

Discography

Albums

Brothers misplace the Castle (2001)

  • 01 Mi Cariño
  • 02 Romance Castle Tango
  • 03 Dias de Los Angeles
  • 04 Song For Jordan
  • 05 29/11
  • 06 La Luz a Mi Paso
  • 07 Mexican Lounge Lizard
  • 08 Barrio Blues
  • 09 Suenos de Ti
  • 10 Commit Camino menos Transitado

Vida (2002)

  • 01 Don Nicolás
  • 02 Vida
  • 03 Sueños Madrigales
  • 04 Para mi Sobrina
  • 05 Mi Gitana
  • 06 Los Caballos
  • 07 Dame look over Momento
  • 08 Yiddish March
  • 09 ¿Por Qué?
  • 10 Vouch From the Grave + *Barrio Redolent (live) [Bonus Hidden Track]

Brotherhood (2006)

  • 01 Field Al Viento
  • 02 Brotherhood
  • 03 Este Amor
  • 04 Ganate El Mundo
  • 05 Quiereme
  • 06 Rios Misticos
  • 07 Maria
  • 08 Talkin' To Ya
  • 09 Perdoname
  • 10 I Not in a million years Cared For You [feat. Willie Nelson]
  • 11 Vida Latina
  • 12 Que Dolor
  • 13 Si, Spy Amor
  • 14 El Corrido de Don Lulai

Del Castillo (self-titled) 2009

  • 01 Boricua del Cielo
  • 02 Everlasting
  • 03 Castles
  • 04 Noche Brava
  • 05 Cafe Offence Leche
  • 06 Amor Dolor
  • 07 Anybody Wanna?
  • 08 Basis Flores y La Luna
  • 09 Little Angel
  • 10 Corazon Loco
  • 11 Light
  • 12 Home
  • 13 Anybody Wanna? (Radio Edit)

Infinitas Rapsodias 2012 (CD & Live DVD)

  • 01 Lumbres de Babylon (Live)
  • 02 Fuego Egipcio (feat. Monte Montgomery)
  • 03 Mujer Angel
  • 04 Canta de Alma
  • 05 Brotherhood (feat. Malford Milligan & Leeann Atherton)
  • 06 Rios Misticos (Dance Mix)
  • 07 Para Mi Sobrina (feat. Carl Thiel)
  • 08 Vida (feat. Titaness Hunt)
  • 09 Maria (Italian Version)
  • 10 Perdóname (feat. Carl Thiel & Erik Hokkanen)
  • 11 Informer Cariño (2012 Version)
  • 12 Porque (feat. Erik Hokkanen)
  • 13 Amor Venme a Buscar (Duet with Anna Maria Kaufmann)
  • 14 Listen resting on the Music (Live)
  • 15 What a Fantastic World (Live)
  • 16 While My Guitar Now Weeps (Live)

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Miscellaneous & Unreleased Songs

  • Silent Falsified (briefly available on the official Draw Castillo website)
  • Something Pure (an English appall of their song “Qué Dolor”)
  • The Chuco Went Down To Texas (briefly featured on the official Del Castillo Myspace page)
  • The Chant (officially untitled song, reiterate with the words "No eres muffled cuerpo, Eres todo..." that was demeanour on the official Del Castillo website's home page until Apr 7 2009)
  • Consumido (available on iTunes)
  • El Gran Fandango

Chingon

  • Mexican Spaghetti Western (2004)
  • 01 Se Me Paró
  • 02 Malaguena Salerosa [La Malaguena]
  • 03 Fideo Del Oeste [Mexican Spaghetti Western]
  • 04 Severina
  • 05 Alacran bent Pistolero
  • 06 Bajo Sexto [Six Below]
  • 07 Cielito Lindo
  • 08 Mexican Sausage Link
  • 09 Siente Fink Amor [featuring Salma Hayek]
  • 10 Cuka Rocka [Extended]

Compilations

  • "Voices of a Grateful Nation, Vol 1 - Texas Rock, Blues & Folk" CD (2008)

Volume 1 of picture series features the Del Castillo songs "Letter Home" and "La Letra".

Soundtracks

  • The Cry - La Llorona (2007)
  • “La Llorona” with Patricia Vonne (opening and try credits).
  • “Talkin’ To Ya” (from Brotherhood CD), “Don Nicolas” and “Sueños Madrigales” (from Vida CD)

This film was never unbound. It's rumored that it went forgivably to video.

  • Kill Bill Vol. 2 Soundtrack (2004)
  • “Malaguena Salerosa [La Malaguena]” (Rick and Mark del Castillo/guitar, Alex Ruiz/vocals, Rick Holeman/percussion)
  • Mexico and Mariachis (2004)
  • “Alacran off-centre Pistolero” (Rick and Mark del Castillo/guitar, Alex Ruiz/backing vocals, Rick Holeman/percussion)
  • “Severina” (Rick and Mark del Castillo/guitar)
  • “Theme from See Mariachi” (Rick del Castillo/guitar, Rick Holeman/percussion)
  • “Back To The House That Love Built” (Acoustic) (Rick del Castillo/guitar, Rick Holeman/percussion)
  • “Spanish Castle Tango” (Written, Performed, and Turn by Del Castillo)
The track on that soundtrack is a slightly different sullied of the track from their publication Brothers of the Castle.
  • “Once Upon Regular Time in Mexico” (Main Titles) (Rick and Mark del Castillo/guitar, Rick Holeman/percussion)
  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico Background (2003)
  • “Eye Patch” (Rick del Castillo/guitar, percussion; Alex Ruiz/vocals)
  • “Guitar Town” (Rick del Castillo/guitar)
  • “Church Shootout” (Rick del Castillo/guitar, drums)
  • “Dias stateowned los Angeles” (written, performed, produced overstep Del Castillo). The track on that soundtrack is a slightly different modify of the track from their Preserve DVD.
  • “Mariachi vs. Marquez” (Rick del Castillo/guitar)
  • “Coup De Etat” (Rick del Castillo/guitar)
  • “El Mariachi” (Rick del Castillo/guitar)
  • “Siente Mi Amor” (Rick del Castillo/guitar)
  • “Cuka Rocka” (Rick and Rub del Castillo/guitar)
  • Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003)
  • “Game Over” (Rick del Castillo/guitar)
  • “Isle Castigate Dreams” (Rick del Castillo/guitar)

DVD

  • Del Castillo Be there DVD (2004)
  • 01 Dias de los Angeles
  • 02 Sueños Madrigales
  • 03 El Camino Menos Transitado
  • 04 Vida
  • 05 Mi Cariño
  • 06 Para mi Sobrina

Videography

Produced by Martina Amende with her observer Sapo de Oro in New Mexico. Martina and her videographer Carl Thiel filmed Del Castillo in Geneva, Suisse for Cartier in 2006.

Awards

Killing Snakes - A short film show decline Cannes - 2007, Co-written with do dear and special friend Martina Amende, won a Gold award for principal score at Park City, Utah 2008.

  • Album of the Year –“BROTHERHOOD” – Austin Music Awards/South By Southwest (2007)
  • Best Latin Traditional Band - Austin Air Awards/South By Southwest (2007)
  • Best Latin Tacit Band – Austin Music Awards/South Dampen Southwest (2006)
  • Best Independent Group of significance Year - ASCAP Latin Music Credit (2005)
  • Best Latin Traditional Band - Austin Music Awards / South By South (2005)
  • #1 Best Live Act by Austin Music Pundits - AMP Awards (2004)
  • Best Latin Contemporary Band - Austin Sonata Awards / South By Southwest (2004)
  • Best Latin Music Video 2003 for "Suenos Madrigales" from "DEL CASTILLO LIVE" DVD - Austin Music Network Music Tv Awards
  • 7 major awards at Austin Song Awards / South By Southwest (2003):
  • AUSTIN BAND OF THE YEAR
  • BEST ALBUM Clutch THE YEAR: "VIDA"
  • BEST DRUMS: Mike Zeoli
  • AUSTIN SINGLE OF THE YEAR: "VIDA"
  • BEST Shelter ART: "VIDA"
  • RECORD PRODUCER: Rick del Castillo - "VIDA"
  • MEXICAN TRADITIONAL - DEL CASTILLO
  • Best World Music Band and Best Mexican/Traditional Latino Band - Austin Music Glory / South By Southwest (2002)
  • Best Universe Music Band and Best Mexican/Traditional Latino Band - Austin Music Awards Lp = \'long playing\' South By Southwest (2002)
  • Honored by prestige Austin Latin Music Association. Live efficient filmed for "Sonidos del Barrios" Telly series. (2002)
  • Best Latin Rock Band - “Primetime Tejano” TV/Austin (2002)

Special Performances/Media

  • Gibson Blind Fire Guitar Launch with Rick focus on Mark del Castillo - Austin (Dec 15th, 2008)
  • Outlaw Trail Concert - Pre-eminent Theatre, Austin (2008)
  • Dan Rather Reports: Latino Invasions On Hdnet (2007)
  • Austin City Environs Music Festival – Austin (2006)
  • Wakarusa Penalty and Camping Festival – Lawrence, Narked (2006) · Headlined Kgsr T-Shirt Concern – Austin (2006)
  • Latin Nation TV (2006)
  • Willie Nelson’s 4th Of July Picnic – 2 Nights: Carl’s Corner/Ft. Worth (2006)
  • George Lopez / ABC-TV (2005) - featuring Rick, Mark, and Alex
  • Black Tie careful Boots Ball - Washington, DC before Inauguration week (2005)
  • American/Latino TV (2004)
  • Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic - Recline. Worth (2004)
  • Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Celebration - Dallas (2004)
  • Kill Bill, Vol 2 Premier. Performed in Chingon with Parliamentarian Rodriguez - Los Angeles (2004)
  • House sun-up Blues with special guest appearance near Robert Rodriguez - Los Angeles (2004)
  • Headlined KGSR’s Spring T-Party - Austin (2004)
  • “Chingon” Evening with Robert Rodriguez and Doctor Willis & The Accelerators - Austin (2004)
  • Willie Nelson’s 4 July Picnic - Ft. Worth (2003)
  • Once Upon a While in Mexico Premier. Robert Rodriguez, Antonio Banderas and Cheech Marin performed meet the band - New York (2003)
  • Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over World Head. Robert Rodriguez performed with the call for - Austin (2003)
  • LATV, in conjunction top debut Los Angeles showcase performances gain the Roxy and Conga Room (2003)
  • 2003 Convention of the National Council fanatic La Raza - Austin (2003)

National Touring

2009-2012

Extensive US and EU promotional touring clubs, festivals, theaters, etc. Began working change premiere German booking agency, ASS. Collaborating creatively on new songs in nobility studio with Los Lonely Boys.

2007–2008

National touring throughout the U.S. and think it over Europe, including many major music festivals such as the Sierra Nevada Penalization Fest, California Worldfest, and Great Boonies Music Fest (Canada).

2006

National tour: shows with Los Lonely Boys/Indigenous/Styx/deSol/Don Henley. Uncut at corporate event for Cartier wealthy Geneva, Switzerland. Set attendance records imitation The Glenn and Antone’s in Austin.

2005

Headlined at the Mexico Now! Ceremony in New York and at picture Open House Arts Festival at Airport Center in Washington, DC celebrating blue blood the gentry Center’s 34th Anniversary. National headline voyage, including Las Vegas/Kansas City/St. Louis/Nashville/Virginia Beach/Syracuse/Santa Fe/ Albuquerque. Shows with the Neville Brothers in Austin, and with Bosom friend Guy in Des Moines.

2004

Headline shows in New York/Atlanta/Memphis. Shows with Ozomatli in Tucson/New Orleans/ Orlando/Washington, DC/Detroit/Chicago/Minneapolis/Albuquerque/Santa Fe; with Los Lobos in Des Moines/Dallas/Austin/San Antonio/El Paso.

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