Artist description A striking blend of modern rock grooves, potent guitar work, Latin percussion and soulful lyrics has made VALLEJO one of the most popular bands to hail from Austin, Texas. The music immediately hooks their listeners right in, taking them on a roller-coaster ride of musical beats and expressions.

Music Style Rock

Musical Influences Ratt, Jane's Addiction, Santana

Artist History Raised in the small town of El Campo, Texas, The Vallejo Brothers were formed in 1990 by three brothers A.J. (Vocals, Lead Guitar), Alejandro (Drums), and Omar (Bass). The Vallejo family tree of Guatemalan and Mexican descent introduced the boys to the Latin sounds of Tito Puente, Herb Alpert, and Santana, to name a few. Their influences led this alternative band to have an eclectic sound of heavy guitar rifts with an edge of Latin rhythms and melodies. The first door opened when the three brothers were in their early teens. "Our musical career was fueled when our parents bought us three trumpets back when we were in our teens," says Alejandro. "Between the three of us we were all over our school's music department - in jazz, marching band and symphonic band." After high school, the brothers officially changed the band name to VALLEJO and recorded their first CD entitled, Sins that immediately gained them a local following in Birmingham, Alabama and eventually all over the Southeast. In 1995, the group moved to Austin, Texas, the "Live Music Capital of the World" and set their sights on conquering one city at a time. Over the next few years, Vallejo released two albums on TVT Records and toured relentlessly all over the country. Their debut album, Shining Sun was released in 1996, followed by 1998’s, Beautiful Life, produced by Vallejo and Neil King at the infamous Record Plant in California. While sharpening their performance skills with a non-stop touring schedule, the group also added James "Diego" Simmons on percussion and most recently Heath Clark as an additional guitar player. Having become one of Austin's premier live bands, Vallejo was voted the city's best rock band of 2000. In the winter of 1999, VALLEJO signed with Crescent Moon Records/Sony, helmed by Emilio Estefan. Going into the new millennium, Vallejo headed to the studio and began recording Into The New. Produced by Michael Barbiero (Blues Traveler, Metallica, Guns N' Roses) and the Vallejo Brothers, the album was recorded at Arlyn Studio (Austin, TX) and mixed at Blue World Music in Dripping Springs, TX. 2002 promises to be an even more exciting year for VALLEJO as they release their latest album entitled, Stereo on Universal/Japan that truly captures their live and grooving energy and prepares them for a tour that will take them to Japan, Europe, Mexico, and back to the States for an American tour.

Group Members A.J. Vallejo - Lead Vocals/Guitar Alejandro Vallejo - Drums Omar Vallejo - Bass Heath Clark - Guitar Diego Simmons - Percussion

Albums Stereo

Location Austin, TX - USA

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