Artist description Not your typical 'Latin' Artist, Reynaldo Alvarado is anything but what you would expect, incorporating a range of musical styles from Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, to Rap, Techno, Gothic and Industrial to create a unique electronic sound. His vocals are dark and brooding, and are usually done with only one or two takes to capture a more raw and honest sound as Kurt Cobain often did in his music.

Music Style Eclectic, but usually Dark.

Musical Influences Alice in Chains, Black Sabbath, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Doors, Garbage, Hooverphonic, Ice Cube/NWA, Led Zeppelin, The Misfits, Moby, Monster Magnet, Nirvana/Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Prince, Prodigy, Rush, STP, Type O Negative and many many others.

Similar Artists Bauhaus (Peter Murphy), Depeche Mode, Moby, Ministry, NIN, Prodigy, Static X, Vast.

Artist History Alvarado has previously had four years of formal classical music training as a Cellist from ages 9-13. He later played Electric Bass and Drums in a Pentacostal Church. His singing style developed over the years from a variety of influences and performances from Choir to Karaoke. His father and brother (J Rhythm) are also musicians.

Group Members Collaborators Include - Daniel Cruz (aka the never) - Backing Vocals, Additional Keyboards and Art. Jesse Major (aka Major Tripp) - Keyboards and Backing Vocals on Live Performances, Estella Juarez - Cello, Model. Joe Alvarado (aka J Rhythm) - Production Assistance. Santino Aguirre - Music and Production on "Evil Thoughts". James Madrid - Lyrics, Backing Vocals on "Your Song".

Instruments Keyboards (Roland JX-305 Groovesynth and others), Cello, Computer, Windchimes, and other miscellaneous noise makers.

Albums Dark Reflections, Everything Else

Press Reviews (Jesse's 30) "(A)sad song that progresses into an electronic work of art" - www.mp3.com/stations/sinthetik_protokol (Cosmic Vixen) "Fantastic dance tune with a truly delightful melody and a subtle but insidious hypnotic beat. Radical!" - www.mp3.com/stations/teknodreams2 (the lie) "Very Bauhaus-style vocals. The overall mood is very good and solid." - www.mp3.com/stations/gothickingdom

Additional Info Alvarado is currently working with a band known as THE RED CHURCH

Location Denver, Colorado - USA

Copyright notice. All material on MP3.com is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. You may download this material and make reasonable number of copies of this material only for your own personal use. You may not otherwise reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or create derivative works of this material, unless authorized by the appropriate copyright owner(s).