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Rockero Ric

¡¡¡Rock en Español!!!

About Me

Hola, I am RicI have dedicated myself to being an advocate for the alternativo music scene. Many of you know me from the years booking The Westchester, and continuing that clubs fine tradition of being the mecca of rock en español en Los Angeles, Califas. Others remember our efforts to get El Cohete radio on the air (which we may soon resurrect.In addition, I sign the labels and artists that become part of Verdad Y Justicia. We now have 29 labels and 73 artists releasing a variety of alternativo music in rock, punk, metal and ska, have 75 CDs in national US release through KOCH, and are looking forward to a bright future for alternativo, as we continue to grow. Getting QUALITY music to the public is our goal.But I am very excited about my consulting relationship with Al Borde magazine and alborde.com. We have many exciting ideas for exposing music that will be put into place in the New Year.

My Interests

Great music,

I'd like to meet:

Rockeros, who are fans of our music or musicians that want to reach out to a wider audience.

Music:

Wow, too many to mention: check out the friends section; they're all there.

Movies:

peliculas? No, unless they feature our music, but go see Tu Mama Tambien and rent Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Television:

George Lopez, MTV-ES, LATV, and the nueva Mun2, Angels baseball, Puma soccer. But music tv has been a big disappointment in the last two years. We will work to make it better in 2008

Books:

Hit Men, Slaughterhouse Five, Azteca, Los Angeles: Capitol of the Third World (but do what you can to read, musicians today do not read enough--great inspiration can come from thoughts posed by quality authors)

Heroes:

Harry Nilsson, Roberto Clemente, Emiliano Zapata, Thomas Jefferson, B. Mitchell Reed, Mo Austin, Janis Joplin, Jerry Wexler, Phil Spector, Rudy Martinez, Jerry Brown, Gustavo Santoalalla and Richard Pryor. Heroes are important; they make you appreciate their accomplishments and strive to make your own goals happen. Anti-heroes: corporate America that stifiles music creativity in a truly free sense. We do what we can to reverse this bullshit, buy releasing the best in latino alternativo through Verdad Y Justicia label group and promotion through Uno Media.

My Blog

Grita Radio USA

Mi Gente,Last night I finally got the chance to cut my demo for Grita Radio USA, as part of Grita Radio D.F. expansion plans. I am excited about how well it went, and I hope headquarters in Mexico Ci...
Posted by Rockero Ric on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:44:00 PST

Looking for a band member, yet still playing a gig

Hey bands,I am getting really tired of seeing bulletins from bands saying "we have a gig, but we need a bass player or a trumpet player."If you lost a member, you are not a full, rehearsed band. ...
Posted by Rockero Ric on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:45:00 PST

The upcoming election IMPORTANTE!

Many of you do not know this.  When I took a break from working in the music industry full-time, so I could concentrate on raising my son and deal with things like PTA, Little League and Cub Scou...
Posted by Rockero Ric on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:49:00 PST

Latino Journalism Day A Huge Sucess

To all my friends,Wow. We did it! We provided the high school youth in Greater LA who are interested in media and music with an important forum. Th...
Posted by Rockero Ric on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:51:00 PST

ETV debuts to big web audience!

Be part of new phenomenon in international webscasting.  ETV debuted last night, and will be featuring one alternativo band live each week.  Your band could be featured! Contact Jorge and Ma...
Posted by Rockero Ric on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:25:00 PST

Nuestra Primero Aniversario

Hola Rockeros!   Este ha sido un año muy emocionante para Verdad Y Justicia.  Todo comenzó en  Octubre del 2004, con el lanzamiento inicial de 10 discos de nuestro grupo discográfico,...
Posted by Rockero Ric on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:03:00 PST

Tributo a Rage Against The Machine...En Español

TRIBUTO A RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE&EN ESPAÑOL IN NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION   Los Angeles, CA     Against all odds, Rage Against The Machine connected with an audience that was eager for ...
Posted by Rockero Ric on Thu, 10 Nov 2005 01:33:00 PST