Cachorro López
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Gerardo López known professionally as Cachorro López, is an Argentine
record producer
, musician
and songwriter
. Born in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
, he enrolled in various musical ensemble
s, including Zas and Los Abuelos de la Nada
. López has worked with several artists producing their albums, including Caifanes
, Stephanie Salas
, Andrés Calamaro
, Paulina Rubio
, Diego Torres
and Miranda!
. López also was the executive producer of the tribute album for the English band Queen
in 1997. His work has been recognized with two Latin Grammy Awards
for Producer of the Year
in 2006 and 2009, out of four consecutive nominations, and a Grammy Award
for producing Limón y Sal
by Julieta Venegas
.
, "Ibiza was the mecca, but not as a center of raves
and disco
, but more pleasant," López said. In 1979, López returned to Argentina to renew his passport and after notice an interesting rock movement, he joined the new lineup of the rock band Los Abuelos de la Nada
playing bass guitar
. "There I met Miguel Abuelo
, then there was a hitch and he took me to dinner at his girlfriend home and we were playing all night long. After that I went away with a reggae band on Bristol
." López began his career as a record producer
, when Los Abuelos de la Nada traveled to Ibiza to record Himno de Mi Corazón with English producer Robin Black, and the band manager, Daniel Grinbank, asked the band to behave and that one member should work as a liaison between them and the producer, the band decided that López should do it, since he and Andrés Calamaro
were already working as producers for Los Abuelos de la Nada on the past albums. At the same time he was devoted to the artistic production of musicians such as Divina Gloria and David Lebon. López produced Gloria since he thought she was a "a very interesting character" and he wanted to work with a woman. In 1982, López was invited by Charly García
for the live performance Yendo de la Cama al Living and in 1986 joined Miguel Mateos
on the band Zas.
for Mexican rock band Caifanes
and also worked on their second album, El Diablito
, along Gustavo Santaolalla
. López produced in 1993 Ave María for Mexican singer Stephanie Salas
. The album earned a Gold certification in Mexico. In 1997, Lopez was the executive producer for the album Tributo a Queen, a tribute disc to British band Queen
, that featured Spanish-language versions of songs such as "We Are the Champions
", "Save Me
", "Some Day One Day" and "These Are the Days of Our Lives
", performed by Soda Stereo
, Fito Páez
and Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
. The project became highly successful in Latin America
. About the album, López said: "The 'Tribute' was very interesting because it put me in contact with a vast diversity of musicians from different countries and styles." The album included his favorite work as a producer: Molotov
's "Bohemian Rhapsody/Rap, Soda y Bohemia
".
In Argentina, López worked with Argentinean singer songwriter Diego Torres
. Their first collaboration, Tratar de Estar Mejor
(1994), sold 700,000 units worldwide. López also produced Tal Cual Es
(1999) and Un Mundo Diferente
(2002) for Torres, the latter included the song "Color Esperanza
", written by Torres, Coti Sorokin and López, which became an anthem of hope in Argentina, since it was released in the midst of the political and economical crisis in the country. The track was performed by children at most elementary schools back to back with the national anthem. Un Mundo Diferente became the best-selling album of 2002 in Argentina, selling 160,000 units and earned a Grammy Award
nomination.
López produced Sí for Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas
. The album became very successful and Venegas managed to combine commercial success with the critical acclaim that had always adorned her solo career. The album received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
in 2004
. In 2006, López and Venegas worked together again for Limón y Sal
, an album of "well-crafted pop songs that demand adoration." The album was awarded the Grammy Award
for Best Latin Pop Album
and the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
. López earned the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year
for his work on the albums Limón y Sal, Días Felices
by Cristian Castro
, the self-titled debut of Vanessa Colaiutta, and Belanova
's, Dulce Beat
. According to the Allmusic review of the album Dulce Beat, López brought a "key sense of vibrancy to these songs". López and Belanova worked together again in 2008 for Fantasía Pop
. The album received the Latin Grammy Award
for Best Pop Vocal Album, Duo or Group
and peaked at number-one in Mexico. In 2008, López produced La Lengua Popular
for his long time friend Andrés Calamaro
and received four Latin Grammy Award
nominations, winning for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album.
López received his second award as Producer of the Year at the 10th Latin Grammy Awards
for his work with Alex Ubago
, Los Pericos
, Los Amigos Invisibles
, Miranda!
, Reik
, Manuel Carrasco
and Paulina Rubio
. López produced Ananda
(2007) and Gran City Pop
(2009) for Paulina Rubio, and received Latin Grammy nominations for songs included on both albums.
, Andres Calamaro and Belanova." Also recognizes that when writing a song, "I don't write lyrics, I just write the music, I start with a riff or a simple melodic structure and build from that," changing his system according the musical style he is working on. About the "Cachorro López sound", he stated that he works on every album as something invidual, trying not to repeat the formula on different artist, in order to avoid being boring and repetitive.
Argentine people
Argentines are the citizens of Argentina, or their descendants abroad. Argentina is a multiethnic society, which means that it is home to people of many different ethnic backgrounds. According to the , Argentina had a population of 36,260,130 inhabitants, of which 1,527,320, or 4.2%, were born...
record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. Born in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, he enrolled in various musical ensemble
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
s, including Zas and Los Abuelos de la Nada
Los Abuelos de la Nada
Los Abuelos de la Nada were an Argentine rock band that underwent several incarnations, all of them led by singer and songwriter Miguel Abuelo.-First Era:...
. López has worked with several artists producing their albums, including Caifanes
Caifanes
Caifanes is a Spanish-language rock band from Mexico City formed in 1987. They achieved fame throughout the late 80’s and early 90’s. The original lineup consisted of Saúl Hernández , Sabo Romo , Alfonso André and Diego Herrera . Argentine guitarist Alejandro Marcovich joined in 1989...
, Stephanie Salas
Stephanie Salas
Stephanie Salas is a Mexican singer/actress. Stephanie Salas was born into one of the most famous showbusiness families in all of Mexico...
, Andrés Calamaro
Andrés Calamaro
Andrés Calamaro , is an Argentine musician, composer and Latin Grammy winner. His former band Los Rodríguez was a major success in Spain in the 1990s. He became one of the main icons of the Argentine rock in the last two decades and has sold over 1.3 million copies.-Abuelos de la Nada:Calamaro was...
, Paulina Rubio
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
, Diego Torres
Diego Torres
Diego Antonio Caccia Torres , is an Argentine Grammy Award-nominated pop singer and composer.-Biography:Diego Torres was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of Argentine singer Lolita Torres...
and Miranda!
Miranda!
Miranda! is an Argentine electro pop band formed in 2001. Band members include Alejandro Sergi , Juliana Gattas , Lolo Fuentes , Bruno de Vincenti , and since 2003, Nicolás Grimaldi...
. López also was the executive producer of the tribute album for the English band Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
in 1997. His work has been recognized with two Latin Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy Awards
A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...
for Producer of the Year
Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists, in the United States and internationally...
in 2006 and 2009, out of four consecutive nominations, and a Grammy Award
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album was awarded from 1984 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Latin Pop Performance*From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Latin Pop Album...
for producing Limón y Sal
Limón y Sal
-Personnel:* Julieta Venegas - Vocals, vocals , accordion, guitar , keyboards, programming, composer* Juanchi Baleiron - Guitar , guitar , baritone guitar...
by Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault , known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...
.
Early life and career beginnings
Gerardo López attended Belgrano Day School and played rugby on his youth. During one training someone gave him the nickname "Cachorro" because of his height and clumsiness. López lived in London during the '70s, where he was part of the reggae band Jah WarriorJah Warrior
Jah Warrior is a United Kingdom roots reggae/dub production team, record label, sound system, and musical group centred around Steve Mosco.- Overview :...
, "Ibiza was the mecca, but not as a center of raves
Raves
Raves can refer to:* Rave party* Raves, Vosges, a commune in the Vosges département in France* Raves , a 1980s power pop group from Atlanta, Georgia, United States...
and disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
, but more pleasant," López said. In 1979, López returned to Argentina to renew his passport and after notice an interesting rock movement, he joined the new lineup of the rock band Los Abuelos de la Nada
Los Abuelos de la Nada
Los Abuelos de la Nada were an Argentine rock band that underwent several incarnations, all of them led by singer and songwriter Miguel Abuelo.-First Era:...
playing bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. "There I met Miguel Abuelo
Miguel Abuelo
Miguel Angel Peralta, known by his artistic name Miguel Abuelo, was an Argentine rock musician and singer.-Early days:...
, then there was a hitch and he took me to dinner at his girlfriend home and we were playing all night long. After that I went away with a reggae band on Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
." López began his career as a record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, when Los Abuelos de la Nada traveled to Ibiza to record Himno de Mi Corazón with English producer Robin Black, and the band manager, Daniel Grinbank, asked the band to behave and that one member should work as a liaison between them and the producer, the band decided that López should do it, since he and Andrés Calamaro
Andrés Calamaro
Andrés Calamaro , is an Argentine musician, composer and Latin Grammy winner. His former band Los Rodríguez was a major success in Spain in the 1990s. He became one of the main icons of the Argentine rock in the last two decades and has sold over 1.3 million copies.-Abuelos de la Nada:Calamaro was...
were already working as producers for Los Abuelos de la Nada on the past albums. At the same time he was devoted to the artistic production of musicians such as Divina Gloria and David Lebon. López produced Gloria since he thought she was a "a very interesting character" and he wanted to work with a woman. In 1982, López was invited by Charly García
Charly García
Charly García is a singer-songwriter, pianist and keyboardist from Argentina with a long career in rock music, forming successful groups such as Sui Generis and Serú Girán, cult status groups like La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, and as a solo musician.-Early years:Charly García was the eldest son in...
for the live performance Yendo de la Cama al Living and in 1986 joined Miguel Mateos
Miguel Mateos
Miguel Mateos is a rock singer/songwriter from Villa Pueyrredón, Argentina. Outside of Argentina, he is considered one of the most important exponents of Rock en Español, specially in the 1980s when he along with Charly Garcia, Soda Stereo, Enanitos Verdes, Virus, Sumo, Fabulosos Cadillacs, Rata...
on the band Zas.
Production work
While in Mexico working with Mateos, López produced the first albumCaifanes (album)
Caifanes is the debut album by Caifanes, a Rock en español band from Mexico. It was released in 1988 after the success of their first singles, "Matenme porque me muero" and "La bestia humana"...
for Mexican rock band Caifanes
Caifanes
Caifanes is a Spanish-language rock band from Mexico City formed in 1987. They achieved fame throughout the late 80’s and early 90’s. The original lineup consisted of Saúl Hernández , Sabo Romo , Alfonso André and Diego Herrera . Argentine guitarist Alejandro Marcovich joined in 1989...
and also worked on their second album, El Diablito
El diablito
El Diablito , is a Rock en español album released in June 1990 by Caifanes. Original members Saul Hernandez, Alfonso Andre, Sabo Romo, and Diego Herrera returned, along with a new guitar player: Alejandro Marcovich, who joined in September 1989.- Track listing :# Detrás de ti # Antes de que nos...
, along Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, film composer and producer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score in two consecutive years, for Brokeback Mountain in 2005 and Babel in 2006.-Life and career:...
. López produced in 1993 Ave María for Mexican singer Stephanie Salas
Stephanie Salas
Stephanie Salas is a Mexican singer/actress. Stephanie Salas was born into one of the most famous showbusiness families in all of Mexico...
. The album earned a Gold certification in Mexico. In 1997, Lopez was the executive producer for the album Tributo a Queen, a tribute disc to British band Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
, that featured Spanish-language versions of songs such as "We Are the Champions
We Are the Champions
"We Are the Champions" is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury, recorded and performed by British rock band Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. One of their most famous and popular songs, it remains among rock's most recognisable anthems...
", "Save Me
Save Me (Queen song)
"Save Me" is a rock ballad by English rock band Queen from their 1980 album The Game. Written by guitarist Brian May, it was recorded in 1979, and released in the UK on January 25, 1980, nearly six months prior to the release of the album. "Save Me" spent six weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking...
", "Some Day One Day" and "These Are the Days of Our Lives
These Are the Days of Our Lives
"These Are the Days of Our Lives" is a song by English rock band Queen. It was written largely by their drummer Roger Taylor, and is the eighth track on the band's 1991 album Innuendo. It is harmonically and structurally one of the simplest songs of the band's catalogue...
", performed by Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo were an Argentine rock band who are recognized as one of the most influential and important Latin American and Ibero-American bands of all time...
, Fito Páez
Fito Páez
Rodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, Spanish language singer and film director.-Early career:...
and Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas was an Argentine funk duo formed in 1991 by Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur. In 2001 Dante and Emmanuel split to continue their solo careers...
. The project became highly successful in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. About the album, López said: "The 'Tribute' was very interesting because it put me in contact with a vast diversity of musicians from different countries and styles." The album included his favorite work as a producer: Molotov
Molotov (band)
Molotov is a four-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican rock band formed in Mexico City on September 23, 1995. Their lyrics feature a mixture of Spanish and English, rapped and sung by all members of the group. Musically, Molotov blends heavy basslines with heavy guitar riffs...
's "Bohemian Rhapsody/Rap, Soda y Bohemia
Bohemian Rhapsody
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera...
".
In Argentina, López worked with Argentinean singer songwriter Diego Torres
Diego Torres
Diego Antonio Caccia Torres , is an Argentine Grammy Award-nominated pop singer and composer.-Biography:Diego Torres was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of Argentine singer Lolita Torres...
. Their first collaboration, Tratar de Estar Mejor
Tratar de Estar Mejor
Tratar de Estar Mejor is the second studio album by Argentine singer-songwriter Diego Torres, it was released on November 22, 1994 through RCA Records.-Track listing:# Tratar de Estar Mejor# Todo Cambia# Dame Una Razón# Aunque Quieras...
(1994), sold 700,000 units worldwide. López also produced Tal Cual Es
Tal Cual Es
Tal Cual Es is the fourth studio album by Argentine singer-songwriter Diego Torres, it was released on August 24, 1999 through Sony BMG Latin. The álbum 500,000 copies.-Track listing:-External links:*...
(1999) and Un Mundo Diferente
Un Mundo Diferente
- External links :*...
(2002) for Torres, the latter included the song "Color Esperanza
Color Esperanza
"Color Esperanza" is the lead single from Diego Torres's fifth studio album Un Mundo Diferente.-Lyrical content and background:...
", written by Torres, Coti Sorokin and López, which became an anthem of hope in Argentina, since it was released in the midst of the political and economical crisis in the country. The track was performed by children at most elementary schools back to back with the national anthem. Un Mundo Diferente became the best-selling album of 2002 in Argentina, selling 160,000 units and earned a Grammy Award
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album was awarded from 1984 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Latin Pop Performance*From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Latin Pop Album...
nomination.
López produced Sí for Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault , known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...
. The album became very successful and Venegas managed to combine commercial success with the critical acclaim that had always adorned her solo career. The album received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony conducted by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to "recognize excellence and create a wider awareness of the cultural diversity" and contributions of Latin...
in 2004
Latin Grammy Awards of 2004
The 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on Wednesday, September 1, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.This was the last telecast of the awards nationally in the United States in English with a CBS contract. Effective in 2005, the awards were announced in Spanish with an exclusive...
. In 2006, López and Venegas worked together again for Limón y Sal
Limón y Sal
-Personnel:* Julieta Venegas - Vocals, vocals , accordion, guitar , keyboards, programming, composer* Juanchi Baleiron - Guitar , guitar , baritone guitar...
, an album of "well-crafted pop songs that demand adoration." The album was awarded the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Latin Pop Album
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album was awarded from 1984 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Latin Pop Performance*From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Latin Pop Album...
and the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally .The...
. López earned the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year
Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists, in the United States and internationally...
for his work on the albums Limón y Sal, Días Felices
Días Felices
Dias Felices is a Latin pop album by Cristian Castro. It was released in 2005. Both the album and the song, Amor Eterno, were nominated for Pop Album of the Year and Pop Song of the Year in the Premios Lo Nuestro Awards of 2007.-Track listing:#Sin Tu Amor...
by Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."- Biography :...
, the self-titled debut of Vanessa Colaiutta, and Belanova
Belanova
Belanova are a Mexican synthpop band that formed in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 2000. The group consists of Denisse Guerrero , Edgar Huerta , and Ricardo "Richie" Arreola...
's, Dulce Beat
Dulce Beat
Dulce Beat is the second album from the Mexican electropop band Belanova.The album was recorded between 2004–2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It was officially released in Mexico on June 21, 2005, following the single "Me Pregunto". The album was produced by...
. According to the Allmusic review of the album Dulce Beat, López brought a "key sense of vibrancy to these songs". López and Belanova worked together again in 2008 for Fantasía Pop
Fantasía Pop
Fantasía Pop - Deluxe Edition*CD11-Track CD, as well as the bonus tracks:#"Mírame" - 3:05#"Baila Mi Corazón" [Mijangos & Elorza Bossa Radio Edit] - 4:01...
. The album received the Latin Grammy Award
Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 13, 2008 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria...
for Best Pop Vocal Album, Duo or Group
Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Duo or Group
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and...
and peaked at number-one in Mexico. In 2008, López produced La Lengua Popular
La Lengua Popular
La Lengua Popular is the 17th album by Argentine musician and composer Andrés Calamaro, released by Dro Atlantic in 2007. Its cover art was created by cartoonist Liniers...
for his long time friend Andrés Calamaro
Andrés Calamaro
Andrés Calamaro , is an Argentine musician, composer and Latin Grammy winner. His former band Los Rodríguez was a major success in Spain in the 1990s. He became one of the main icons of the Argentine rock in the last two decades and has sold over 1.3 million copies.-Abuelos de la Nada:Calamaro was...
and received four Latin Grammy Award
Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 13, 2008 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria...
nominations, winning for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album.
López received his second award as Producer of the Year at the 10th Latin Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy Awards of 2009
The 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 5, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the second time the show took place in Las Vegas. Juan Gabriel was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 4, the day prior to the...
for his work with Alex Ubago
Álex Ubago
Álex Ubago is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He is especially known for his heartfelt voice and his ballads. He rose to stardom in 2001, when he appeared as a guest on a hit TV show in Spain. Alex started to tour national radios with his guitar to sing his songs live and be interviewed...
, Los Pericos
Los Pericos
Los Pericos is an Argentine band formed in 1987. The band has enjoyed international success, especially throughout South America. In 2006, the band received some notable exposure for North American audiences when featured on an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations...
, Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Amigos Invisibles is a multiple-Grammy nominated and Latin Grammy winning Venezuelan band that plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms...
, Miranda!
Miranda!
Miranda! is an Argentine electro pop band formed in 2001. Band members include Alejandro Sergi , Juliana Gattas , Lolo Fuentes , Bruno de Vincenti , and since 2003, Nicolás Grimaldi...
, Reik
Reik
Reik is a Latin Grammy-winning Mexican band from Mexicali, Baja California formed by Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas , Julio Ramírez Eguía , and Gilberto Marín Espinoza...
, Manuel Carrasco
Manuel Carrasco
Manuel Carrasco Galloso is a Spanish pop singer from Isla Cristina, Spain. He rose to fame during his participation in the second edition of the Spanish reality TV program, "Operación Triunfo," where he finished second...
and Paulina Rubio
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...
. López produced Ananda
Ananda (album)
Ananda is the seventh Spanish-language album by the Mexican singer Paulina Rubio and Rubio's eighth studio album as a solo artist and was released on September 18 in Latin America and Spain and September 19 in the United States....
(2007) and Gran City Pop
Gran City Pop
Gran City Pop is the ninth studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio released by Universal Music Group on June 23, 2009 . The album's first single "Causa y Efecto" became Rubio's first number one single on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs since Ni Una Sola Palabra in 2006...
(2009) for Paulina Rubio, and received Latin Grammy nominations for songs included on both albums.
Musical style
López defines his musical style as eclectic. "Los Abuelos were an eclectic group... I feel totally responsible for the musical direction of an album, but sometimes I have to write songs, play bass, arrange songs, so I don't have problems working with very different artists." He has two different approaches when writing his music, "many times I collaborate with the artists who I am producing. When we are choosing songs to include on the discs, I sometimes sit with them, as happened with JulietaJulieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault , known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...
, Andres Calamaro and Belanova." Also recognizes that when writing a song, "I don't write lyrics, I just write the music, I start with a riff or a simple melodic structure and build from that," changing his system according the musical style he is working on. About the "Cachorro López sound", he stated that he works on every album as something invidual, trying not to repeat the formula on different artist, in order to avoid being boring and repetitive.