Alex Otaola
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alejandro Otaola |
| Genres | Rock, Jazz, Pop |
| Instrument(s) | keyboards, guitars |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Labels | Intolerancia |
| Website | alexotaola.com |
Alex Otaola (Alejandro Otaola) is a rock and jazz musician from the Mexican capital, Mexico City. During his career he has been a member of numerous bands such as Santa Sabina,[1] La Barranca[2] San Pascualito Rey and Cuca. In 2007 he started a solo career with the audiovisual CD/DVD 'Fractales'. In 2010 he released a live (at Mexico's Cineteca Nacional) cd of music for Dziga Vertov's 'Hombre de la Cámara'. 2013 saw the release of the 'iNFiNiTO' app (a never-the-same-twice album) with Mexico's top jazz singer Iraida Noriega.
Santa Sabina
[edit]Otaola joined Santa Sabina as a replacement for their original guitarist Pablo Valero in 1995. During his time with the band he contributed to the following albums:[1]
- Concierto Acustico
- Babel
- MTV Unplugged
- Mar Adentro En La Sangre
- Espiral
- En Vivo: XV Anniversario
La Barranca
[edit]In 1999, while still working with Santa Sabina, Alex Otaola joined La Barranca. He became 2nd guitarist and keyboardist behind Jose Manuel Aguilera. When La Barranca was dissolved in 2006, Otaola had been involved in writing and performing for four albums:[2]
- Rueda de Los Tiempos
- Denzura
- Cielo Protector
- El Fluir
- Yendo Al Cine Solo, a solo project by Jose Manuel Aguilera.
Involvement in other projects
[edit]Over the years Alex Otaola has performed as a guest musician on a number of rock, jazz and pop projects such as:
- Petroleo
- Panteon Rococo
- Monocordio
- Regina Orozco
- El Haragan
- Jorge "Ziggy" Fratta
- Sr. Gonzalez
- Cecilia Toussaint
- LabA (Alonso Arreola)
- Forseps (José Fors)
- Klezmerson
- El Clan
- Yokozuna
- Los Dorados
- Zoe
Solo career
[edit]In 2007, Alex Otaola released a solo project titled Fractales published by the Mexican independent label Intolerancia. The album combines improvised music on guitar and guitar synthesizer with fully composed instrumental songs, including contributions played by former band colleagues from Santa Sabina and La Barranca.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Santa Sabina Página Oficial, retrieved 2007-09-10
- ^ a b Página noOficial de La Barranca, archived from the original on 2007-08-25, retrieved 2007-09-10
- Alejandro Otaola at AllMusic
- Alejandro Otaola at Godin Player News (godinguitars.com)
- Santa Sabina bio at AMG
- La Barranca at re-usa.com
- La Barranca at Radios.nocheltina.com
External links
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