Music:
Member Since: 5/2/2007
Band Website: web.mac.com/juancarlosmendoza11
Band Members:
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Born in Chile, Spanish nationality and very “Mediterranean†. From his arrival in Spain (Barcelona), he gets in touch with the Mediterranean music, a cultural musical sign in Catalonia Spain, member of different bands, doing jazz clubs all over Barcelona. UIT lots of jams with musicians like: Jordi Sabatés, Toti Soler, Xavier Batlles, Gato Perez, the legendary guitarist Jose Maria Paris and VÃctor Amman (then director of the Mirasol Orchestra), PlaterÃa Orchestra and an endless list of musicians with who almost he lived in community in the Catalan town of Mirasol.
On those days the band “Colores†is born an historic band with Latin jazz roots. He travels to the Canary Islands and he participates in different groups from jazz-rock to dance music, with Luis Vechio he shares scene, experimenting next to him in a free-jazz experimental band.
After some years touring Scandinavia and other European cities, he
arrives at Mallorca, where he joins the band of Joan Bibiloni, recording with him
three excellent CD..s.
At that time it is required to be member of the jazz-rock band “Icebergâ€
(Pegasus), he rejects the proposal by excess of commitments, but
participates in innumerable projects next to Max Sunyer and Josep Mas
Kitflus, leaders of that band, still today together with Joan Bibiloni very important influences in Juan Carlos Mendoza music background.
He then moves to Madrid and he participates in bands with Jaime Marques, Stephen Frankevitch, Jorge Pardo (Paco de Lucia, Chick Corea sax player), etc. and in his own projects next to musicians like Paco Garcia, Pepe Marchante, Paixariño, and the late Tito Duarte (2003)
He decides to experiment with pop rock, touring with bands like Orchestra Mondragón, VÃctor and Ana, Miguel Rios, Amistades Peligrosas, Vargas Blues Band etc. As well as performances in clubs around Spain with his own band.At this moment he keeps touring around the world with “Hevia†World million seller bagpipe player, participates in live concerts with the world music singer “Cristina del Valleâ€, is envolved and giving the last touch to the fourthcoming CD of the singer as producer "Tiempos Rotos", live concerts with his band as a promotion of his own CD “Mediterranova†(Indigo Records EFDS 3036) etc. and also preparing his forthcoming new CD with lots of important international guests.PROFESSIONAL FILE:
* PRODUCER, COMPOSER on CD of Orquesta Mondragón “Memorias de una Vaca†and “Tómatelo con Calma†(2000-2005), Cristina Del Valle “Tiempos Rotos†2007, SGAE song for campaign “Don’t Steal Music†(several Artist From Spain) 2007, new "Orquesta Monragon" CD recorded in Mexico etc.
* MUSICAL COMEDY QUO VADIS: Musical Director of the
Mondragón Orchestra “Quo Vadis†for the festival of Roman Theater in Mérida Spain
(1997)
* AMISTADES PELIGROSAS Bass player and musical director
(1994/1998)
* ORCHESTRA MONDRAGÓN: Bass Player and musical director (1987/2007)
* International music Festivals like; RED SEA Jazz Festival in ISRAEL, BENIDORM, San REMO, GREECE WOMAD, POLAND SOPOT, FINLAND PORI JAZZ, TOKYO AND KYOTO world Music shows, The Hague Jazz Festival in Holland, etc.
SELECT DISCOGRAPHY:
* Nueva Era (Amistades Peligrosas)
* The Prophecy: (Amistades Peligrosas)
* The God of the small things: (Cristina del Valle)
* Jacobsland: (Alberto Comesaña)
* Perversions (Alberto Comesaña)
* Memories of a cow: (Mondragón Orchestra)
* Music for chameleons: (Mondragón Orchestra)
* A Smile Please: (Mondragón Orchestra)
* Madrid Memphis: (Vargas Blues Band)
* Latin Blues: (Vargas Blues Band)
* Gipsy Boogie: (Vargas Blues Band)
* Feedback: (Vargas Blues Band)
* A long and calm life: (Joan Bibiloni)
* Borne: (Joan Bibiloni)
* Papi, are you ok?: (Joan Bibiloni)
* Broken silence: (Joan Bibiloni)
* Les millors balades: (Joan Bibiloni)
* The year of the comet: (Miguel Rios)
* The best of...: (Jaime Marques)
* Fantastic: (Marta Patricia)
* Playing Hits: (The Coyotes)
* Ballet Da Nenas: (Batallán)
* Handfuls of faith: (Jose Boulevard)
* Balears: (Joan Bibiloni)
* Bluestrology: (Vargas Blues Band)
* No man's land: (Hevia)
* To the other side: (Hevia)
* The Best of: (Vargas Blues Band)
* Cristina Del Valle (El Dios De Las Pequeñas Cosas)
* Étnico Ma Non Troppo (Hevia)
* Chill Latin Blues (Vargas Blues Band)
* Improvisto (Jazz Fusion in Spain 70..s)
* Espiritu Celeste (Javier Vargas)
* La Larga Espera (Amistades Peligrosas)
* Soñando Colores (Isla San Juan)
* Viva Mondragón (Orquesta Mondragón)
* Polvo De Estrellas (Inma Serrano)
* Mediterranova (Juan Carlos Mendoza)ON TOUR/RECORDED WITH:
Spain: Hevia, Orquesta Mondragón, Amistades Peligrosas, Vargas Band
Blues, Miguel Rios, Joan Bibiloni, VÃctor Manuel and Ana Belén, Jorge Pardo, Jaime Marques, Carles Benavent, Raimundo Amador, Cristina del Valle, Inma Serrano, Alberto Comesaña, etc.
International: Molly Duncan, Philippe Saisse, Michael Brecker, Chris Rea, Junior Wells Chester Thompson, Louisiana Red, Carey Bell, Larry Graham, Larry Coryel, Ernest Williamson, Lonnie Brooks, Art Blakey, Flaco Jiménez, Ray Gomez, Luis Salinas, Marc Antoine, etc.
SPONSORSHIP:
Juan Carlos Mendoza is one of the first Spanish musician worldwide
Sponsored, appearing in international catalogues of the following companies of great reputation:
FCLEF basses, MARKBASS bass amps, MOON: Basses, Virtual ROLAND: Bass effect. SADOWSKY GUITARS: Basses, WARWICK: Basses, etc.
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LIVE WITH MY BAND
.."Villario Nights" Live
.."Lilas Funk" Live
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Sounds Like:
..With HEVIA "Busindre Reel"With Hevia Oviedo 2007Hevia busindre reel MACERATA ITALIA 2006 raiCristina Del Valle Live
..With Jayme Marques Jazz Band
..With Joan BibiloniWith "Proteccion Solar"
.."Wahabu" (Juan Carlos Mendoza) del CD Vargas Blues Band video del single WahabuTriple !!WOW!!!
Record Label: Indigo Records (EFDS 3036)
Type of Label: Indie