Blush (Mexican band)
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Blush is a Mexican
pop rock
band from Guadalajara, Jalisco
made up of 4 young women.
The band started with Tania Restelli as their leading vocal. At first they wrote their songs in English, that were translated into Spanish later on. Tania left the band because of personal issues, that is when Dany Ramirez entered replaced Tania as the singer. From that moment the band gained importance, they had several presentations and they composed more songs. That's how in a few months the band's fan list grew to thousands of followers, people that enjoyed the innovative concept of a band made out of only women.
Blush has been working for the last months in the creation of their first record, under the production of Memo Gil, who is known around the world because of his record productions and because of the winning of a Latin Grammy Award in 2008 for Best Pop Vocal Album, and several other Grammy nominations. Blush's record is intended to be launched in winter of 2011.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band from Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
made up of 4 young women.
Early days
Blush started as a disquietude of 4 young women from Guadalajara, Jalisco who wanted to create their own music. Ximena Calleros, Ale Di'Orio, Pao Reynoso and Tania Restelly started to play just as a hobby but in a short lapse of time the band started to become more popular in their city, demanding them to take the project more formal.The band started with Tania Restelli as their leading vocal. At first they wrote their songs in English, that were translated into Spanish later on. Tania left the band because of personal issues, that is when Dany Ramirez entered replaced Tania as the singer. From that moment the band gained importance, they had several presentations and they composed more songs. That's how in a few months the band's fan list grew to thousands of followers, people that enjoyed the innovative concept of a band made out of only women.
Breakthrough
In 2010 Blush had several important presentations around Guadalajara. From concerts in bars like the Old Jack's Studio and the Boston's Whiskey Bar to big events of thousands of people. They recorded they first EP in OIGO Estudio with Arturo "Tuti" Perales as the sound engineer. This EP contains 3 songs: "No Es Asi", which is the single that was presented and continuously played in local radio stations, "Contigo y Sin Ti" and "Ven". Starting 2011 Dany Ramirez left the band and after making several auditions, they found Lili Espinosa, whicch is the current leading vocal of the band.Blush has been working for the last months in the creation of their first record, under the production of Memo Gil, who is known around the world because of his record productions and because of the winning of a Latin Grammy Award in 2008 for Best Pop Vocal Album, and several other Grammy nominations. Blush's record is intended to be launched in winter of 2011.
Members
- Ximena Calleros : DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Backup vocals - Ale Di'Orio: GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Pao Reynoso: BassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
- Lili Espinosa: Lead vocals