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Music Is My Girl Friend

MusicIsMyGirlfriend

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Tracks on This Page ( credits)
1# Guerra:
Produced by Christian "Platano" for Tumba La Casa ent. Engineered by : Christian "Platano"
Para Mi Tierra 2#:
Produced by: Christian "Platano" for Tumba La Casa ent. Engineered by: Christian "Platano" for Tumba La Casa ent. Electric Guitar : Garret "Cheecher" Arrieta Bass Guitar : Christian "Platano" for Tumba La Casa ent. Conga: Christian "Platano" for Tumba La Casa ent. Djembe : Christian "Platano" for Tumba La Casa ent. Bongo : Christian "Platano" for Tumba La Casa ent. Guira : Hernan "El Vacano" for Tumba La Casa ent. Bongos : Christian "Platano" for Tumba La Casa ent. Acoustic Garret "cheecher" Arrieta
So Amazing ( 1st edit)#3 Produced and Engineered by : Christian "Platano" for Tumba LA Casa ent. Special Thanks to Onyx Ashanti for the Horn section
Campo #4 Produced by : Christian "Platano" for Tumba La Casa ent.
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One word to describe Christians taste and style of music: eclectic.
He has been influenced musically by his surroundings for all of his 26 years of life. His father introduced him to music at a very early age.
His father Jose who played in a band in his younger days taught Christian how to play the congas and master them with the greatest of ease. His older brother Edwin was infatuated with freestyle and house.
India, Marc Anthony, Lil Louie Vega, etc. (yes people, India and Marc Anthony did house music once upon a time ago). So it would only seem natural that his taste in music was molded by the cornucopia of sound that was around him.
Platano (Christians nick name) could talk to you about Tito Puente or Mongo Santa Maria, the same way he could about The Jungle Brothers, Soho and The Furious Five.

His love for music began to even further when he was introduced to his first set of turntables. He soon connected with a collective of DJs known as the TBC crew and did everything from house parties to strip clubs. Still being a neophyte to turntables, he was learning his craft along the way. Sometimes people that he did parties for would ask him to make instrumental cds for them so that they could record their demos on. It seemed like more and more people would ask him for the same thing, so he decided that maybe he should start making his own beats. With a DR-Rhythm that he bought at a garage sale, he started cranking out beats and soon found that his love for producing equaled that of him spinning at parties.
In 96, one of his long time high school friends A.C introduced Christian to a fellow producer who had his roots in hip-hop. Nazrul Nudge Hussein a.k.a "The Kick Drum Kid", would subconsciously help Christian develop his own unique sound in the years to come. The years passed and his love for music became more than a hobby; He knew that music was going to pay his rent and take care for his family in the years to come. Sudden drastic changes in his life caused Christian to put some of his plans on hold. He switched from Reserve to Active Duty in the United States Army. He spent the next 5 years on and off traveling back and forth between Europe and the U.S to help keep his dream alive. He stayed busy while in Europe by spinning at such clubs as
The Loft House, The Living
Monza , (Frankfurt)
and
Club Caribe (Wiesbaden) to name a few .
His time away from the U.S music scene was not spent in vain though. His music repertoire was further expanded by the sonic explosion that was taken place all around him.
The cornucopia of Latin House from Spain, Garage (2 step) music from the U.K, and the plethora of music styles from across the continent further helped him to define his unique sound and style.Christian came back to the U.S in 2001, where he hooked up with long time friend, Cito (one half of the dynamic duo known as Tumba La Casa entertainment) (they both met through Christians ex , while doing a sweet 16 in 97 ). Ever since that day, the seed was planted and it slowly began to grow into what it is today. Tumba La Casa entertainment.His style of music can best be described as conservative, grown and sexy, ethic and eclectic.
He has the imagination of Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo, the complex compositions of the Masters at Work Crew, mainly Little Louie Vega and Kenny Dope Gonzalez. (Think Nuyorican Soul 97, Mawtilus) These are but a few of his inspirations when it comes to producing. (Traces of their inspiration can be found in such tracks as Trapped In The Zone and a special house tribute to Jay-Z and his smash hit Feelin it).So to all those that doubt him, look out. Shoot for the moon, and you'll be among stars. If that is the case, then this star is going to shine brightly.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/10/2006
Band Website: TUMBAent.com
Band Members: Joaquin "El Don" Garcia - C.E.O .. DJ .. Entrepeneur
Wendy "La Comadre" Garcia ( lol) - Tumba's 1st Lady

Christian "Platano" Martell ( lol) Producer .. Engineer.. Sound Design..DJ
Influences:

Masters At Work

The Neptunes

Armand Van Helden

You don't even know me .. AVH. feat Duane Harden
Hector Lavoe

Hope


Chango ( that's my peoples ,lol)

Where I rest at ( no bitches , not the waterfalls) Paterson( I love my hood )

Hate ... ( because I feed off of negative energy So when people talk shit about me, it let's me know that I am in thought

Sex



Some more inspiration

Dj Premier , Jose Feliciano , Mongo Santamaria, My dick , Rainy Days , Bad News , La envidia , my family , ( both blood and religious) Your mother is a huge inspiration , lol ;-p. My crazy life is one big inspiration...

Sounds Like:
What I Sound Like ? Hmm....

Take 1 part Brugal

1 part Adobo
..

Stir in equal parts of Hip-Hop ( circa 1993)

Salsa ( Fania All stars , Ray Baretto Hector Lavoe) ,

and House music... ( Cajmere , Aly-us , A.V.H )

Mix all of those ingredients and shake vigorously ...

To Be served to a nation of people tired of listening to that same old shit !!!

Record Label: independent ... ( for now bitches ...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Fucking Spam

Can we stop with all of the Spam bitches ? would you all please stop with the spamming on my page! i mean, i love getting comments and reading all of them but i dont give a flying fuck who has been vi...
Posted by Music Is My Girl Friend on Mon, 07 May 2007 06:05:00 PST

just a thought ...

So , I just got back from hanging out with my sis in the city  and came home to check on some fanmail and shit , and for some reason i got became really pensative over a few things ... And have l...
Posted by Music Is My Girl Friend on Fri, 04 May 2007 08:23:00 PST

Show Me Some Love *****

I am sure you have seen these around like wildfire ( whether I comment or whatever ) ...  Basically , this is more of a recognition thing ... For exposure for me and what it is that I am doing .....
Posted by Music Is My Girl Friend on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:45:00 PST

Check out this event: Viernes Sociales con La Sabrosura

Hosted By: Tumba La Casa entertainment When: Friday Feb 23, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: Zana's Night Club152 23rd avenue Paterson, NJ 07501United StatesDescription:Tumba La Casa entertainment Click Here T...
Posted by Music Is My Girl Friend on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:35:00 PST

Musicismygirlfriend

I didn't choose the name .. It was more like it chose me .. I have had such a long relationship with "her" ( I often refer to music as an actual person so , if you get a little confused forgive me ) ....
Posted by Music Is My Girl Friend on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:08:00 PST

Hip Hop Is Dead ? Or is It ? ...

So I was riding around with my sister posting a bil the other day , and I sat back and listened to Nas's new album .. I mean REALLY listened to Na's new album .. "Hip Hop is Dead " .. The album was (i...
Posted by Music Is My Girl Friend on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:25:00 PST

The Genesis of Platano ( happy loka ? .lol_

The story of how platano became PLATANO , lol ...So I'm minding my own business  and next thing I know , I got a  picture comment from my santera homey in califas asking me the infamous " wh...
Posted by Music Is My Girl Friend on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:36:00 PST

I was wondering ....

Just a few things that I have been thinking about recently ....1. Why is everybody trying to bring sexy back ? Where did it go ? 2. Why does every one have to have the same generic "Tony Montana" albu...
Posted by Music Is My Girl Friend on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:02:00 PST

Support The movement

Just in case you haven't already done so , stop by www.TUMBAent.comand register today ...As soon as you register , go to your inbox and check your email ... ( check your spam box as well,  the co...
Posted by Music Is My Girl Friend on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:05:00 PST