Miguel Colmenares - ProfilesArchive

About Me

After a scant two years kicking around Miami and DJing scattered gigs there and abroad, Miguel Colmenares fell in with a techno-loving crowd, founded the music-and-art crew Future Collective, and got his hands on production softwareâ€”from there, it was only a matter of months before labels and listeners alike fell for the Venezuelan producer’s singular brand of intensely syncopated minimalism. Inspired as much by Latin bandleaders like Cheo Feliciano and Eddie Palmieri as by fellow South American technophiles Ricardo Villalobos and Pier Bucci, Colmenares emerged fully formed, armed to the hilt with percussive grooves that bounce like digitized conga drums shimmying through a steel pipeline.Colmenares’ 2006 debut, the slithering come-on of "Sure You Do," caught the ear of Sweden-based netlabel Subtropical’s Vincent Casanova, who remixed the track as the b-side to "Carta Roja." (Matthew Dear has been known to drop that particular track into his sets, calling Colmenares "a perfectionist of the simple yet oh-so-addictive house groove.") A pair of releases on Pinksilver followed. But after spending time in Sacramento and reconnecting with Auralism’s Jason Short, the producer knew he’d found a spiritual homeâ€”even though he now lives half across the globe in the Netherlands.Lately, Colmenares has been constructing his elegant odysseys the old-fashioned way. "I’ve started doing more jam sessions in the studio where I just turn the machines on and start recording long parts on the sequencer, drum machines, and real synths. I’ve found it’s a lot more interactive, as well as a lot more open to errorâ€¦which in techno can sometimes be good!"

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/9/2006
Band Members: me and my machines
Influences: Ricardo Villalobos, Lucien Nicolet, Matthew Dear, IsolÃ©e, Theo Parrish, Leonel Castillo, Serafin, Tobias Freund, Pier Bucci, Dixon, Maurizio, Kalabrese, Studio 1, Wighnomy Brothers, Moodyman, Theorem, IA Bericochea, Baby Ford, Thomas Melchior, Mike Huckaby, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Reuben Wilson, Fela Kuti, Mongo Santamaria, Cheo Feliciano, Ray Barretto, Ron Trent, Dimbiman, Pheek, Digitaline, Jan Jelinek, Pole
Sounds Like: www.subtropical.com www.pinksilver.net www.polytone-label.de www.auralismrecords.com
Record Label: www.subropicalrecords.com / www.pinksilver.net
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Various - Primaveral EP 1 [Auralism Records]

Miguel Colmenares leads off the release with Tapipa's Groove, a crisp, melodic mid-paced groover buoyed by a big bottom end. Limaçon follows with BA Incandecent, an angular, slightly deranged cut from...
Posted by Miguel Colmenares on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:33:00 PST

produktdigital006 - human interaction series vol. 1

What could 6 artists do after a weekend of partying? They could start aconceptual music production jam-session in 3 separate rooms, by pairing upand switching rooms and partners every 20 minutes! It w...
Posted by Miguel Colmenares on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:36:00 PST

i have a real blog now...

it's a blog about anything art.... music.... graphic design... film... photography... etc etc etcel colectivo futuro/future collectivewould love for you to read it and enjoy it...
Posted by Miguel Colmenares on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:38:00 PST

European Booking Info

go here:http://www.polytone-label.de/miguel_colmenares.htm
Posted by Miguel Colmenares on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:19:00 PST

Den Haag Moods Promo on Play.fm

This is a promo set I did a few months ago (2007) while I was in Den Haag, NetherlandsENJOY!HERE
Posted by Miguel Colmenares on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:00:00 PST

Miguel Colmenares - Dancing Guaguanco in Space [Pinksilver 008]

[Pinksilver008] Miguel Colmenares Dancing Guaguanco in Space LP Pinksilver is proud to announce its first long player by Venezuelan artist Miguel Colmenares. On the back of his first outing with Pin...
Posted by Miguel Colmenares on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:04:00 PST

Sobebeats.com Interview

A little interview by the sobebeats crew in MiamiSobebeats Interview
Posted by Miguel Colmenares on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:24:00 PST

Article in Broward New Times, Miami

Here's a little write up about me prior to my trip to Berlin :-)Broward New Times Article
Posted by Miguel Colmenares on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:21:00 PST

SUBT010 Miguel Colmenares - Sure You Do EP

SUBT 010 Miguel Colmenares Sure You Do/Carta Roja This month Subtropical Records brings you a little bit of deep, micro-tech modernism (whatever that is) - in the form o...
Posted by Miguel Colmenares on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:41:00 PST