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Javier Mendoza

About Me

Header Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own! Make your own banner at MyBannerMaker.com! Dedication, perseverance, pure talent, honesty, humility and spiritual power are some of the things that can describe Javier Mendoza and his music. However that does not begin to depict who Javier is and what his songs speak. After 10 years of sacrifice, hard work and independent success Javier is releasing his eighth full-length album entitled “YOU”.“I believe in growth, and although I can be reluctant to change, it’s what makes me thrive personally and musically”, Javier says, “ ‘You’ is change. It is a step forward for we can’t look back. It is who I am right now. It’s where I stand... in motion.”Under “Red Pill Records”, a small St. Louis based Indy label working to develop new amazing emerging artists, and under the production of talented Jacob Detering, Javier has stretched his musical gifts to where he has always aspired but has never been able to mainly due to budget and time constraints. “I always look at major signed acts and marvel at the fact that after touring they take time off to write and then record and then tour again. When you are an independent artist, you have to wear all hats at once because there’s no one funding the machine. It’s all up to you to keep performing to bring in money to survive. It’s difficult to stay creative in those circumstances.” Javier says. However, Javier has managed to finish his 8th full-length studio release and this one is a gem. “I finally hear my influences all over the place: From U2 and Radio Head, to Miguel Rios, Mecano, Cafe Tacuba, Floyd and Buckley.” Javier says, “but I also hear my signature in every song. It’s me but all grown up.”Born in Virginia and raised in Spain and Germany, of Spanish mother and Mexican father, and now residing in St. Louis, MO, Javier’s biggest challenge has been to adapt to his surroundings. “Music is a diary, a description of the journey taken. That is why my style has so many colors. My life has been a rainbow in the storm. For better or for worst, that is who I am”, Javier says.Mendoza also credits this amazing new recording effort to the great musicians who have helped shape the songs like Dave Aholt, R. Scott Bryan, Joe Meyer, Eric Grossman and others for having helped shape this album into the wonderful piece it is. But it was Jacob who helped Javier truly find his way.However, Javier’s greatest feat in this new work is what he set out to do before even starting to write the songs. “I have always wanted to release an album completely in two different languages”. Javier says. And he has done it. “You” will also be released as “Tú”, a completely separate CD with the same songs, but in Spanish.As a very young writer Javier was signed to a publishing contract with Warner Chappell in Miami. There he began writing songs for artists such as Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, Carlos Robles, Rosario. He developed a strong bicultural style writing in English and in Spanish. Since then Javier has been able to blend both languages beautifully. “Music transcends language. At least it should.” Javier says, “Before I could speak a word of English my two favorite bands were Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. I did not understand a thing. It was pure energy. I strive for my songs to reach people lyrically but also through its raw power”.With the new CDs “You” and “Tú”, to be released November 14 of 2009, Red Pill plans on introducing Javier to old and new audiences and fans with songs that define and redefine Mendoza’s past, present and future. He plans to tour the globe to deliver his great songs and message, electrifying the stage with his honest and relentless power.For More info visit www.javiermendoza.com

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Member Since: 04/03/2005
Band Website: www.javiermendoza.com
Band Members: For All Bookings click here BOOKING
Influences: U2, Santana, Dave Matthews, Radio Head, Flamenco, Retro Rock, Ray LaMontagne, Jeff Buckley, Javier Solis, Joaquin Sabina & Miguel RíosIf you like my music, check out these albums, they are among my favorites: "Unforgettable Fire", "Joshua Tree", "True Blue", "Purple Rain", "Dark Side Of The Moon", "Animals", "Grace", "Ok Computer", "Santana' 1974 Greatest Hits", "Trouble", "Entre Dos Aguas", "19 Días y 500 Noches", "Sin Documentos", "Unleash In The East", "Led Zeppelin 3", "Paco de Lucia, Al Demeola", "John Mclaughlin Live in San Francisco", "Breakfast In America", "Tragedy", "Grease", "Supertramp Live in Paris", "Paradise", "Left Overture", "Point Of No Return", "Don't Look Back".
Sounds Like: Javier Mendoza: Positivity!
Record Label: Indy

My Blog

Trip to Atlanta

Last Thursday, Joe Meyer, Dave Aholt and I drove down to Atlanta to perform at the APCA Conference. We had an interesting experience once we arrived.We went to cleanse our palette at Pantara or Tantar...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:55:00 GMT

Writing the new cd

It never ceases to amaze me how much good there's still in the world, and how giving are people in this country. Jacob Detering (producer extraordinaire) and I traveled to Cincinnati, OH where I perfo...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:49:00 GMT

Javier Mendoza

He sleeps!Gabriel, my baby, is now finally sleeping and Spain has all of a sudden come back to life. The weather is not perfect but yesterday we spent the entire day in Almodovar del Rio, an amazing s...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:24:00 GMT

In Spain

Friends and fans, I'm in Spain spending a well needed rest but I must confess traveling with a baby is a world of pain I never imagined. Don't get me wrong I love my child to death, but Spain is no lo...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:05:00 GMT

The Year Is almost over

Wheew!!! I'm tired. It has been an awesome year but very hectic and exhausting. I'm looking forward to my January break to Spain. There I plan ..ing up many of the ideas I've been gathering. It's just...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:31:00 GMT

Writing New Songs

The has come to really put pen to paper... well fingers to computer. Who am I kidding, although paper is way more inspiring. I have been writing for Sunmotel quite a bit, and have a few great songs fo...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:20:00 GMT

New CD

Well I'm done with my first tour of the fall and it went great except for the fact that my throat was killing me. I think I may have strep but I'll find out today. People are really loving the new cd....
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:25:00 GMT

Second Day on the road

I picked up some sort of chet infection about a week ago and it's kicking my ass when I sing. I totally lost my voice after my show at Erato and had to take two days of complete vocal silenc...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:59:00 GMT

Javier Mendoza

I'm hitting the road once again. It's always fun to leave St. Louis to hopefully grab new fans, not literally, of course. I'm doing it solo so I decided for the first time to take my one year old son ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT