Leo Quinteros (Arica, 11 July 1975) is a Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist. He made his official debut in 2004 with the album ''1A'', which was critically acclaimed for its technical finesse and lyrical depth.
Career
Before embarking on his career as a musician, Quinteros gained a law degree and worked for a short time as a lawyer. In 2003, after some negative experiences playing in other bands, he decided to become a solo artist".
Quinteros' first solo album was a record of ten songs entitled ''Fallando'' (Failing), from which he released a single, ''Invisibilidad'' (Invisibility).
''1A'' was his first official, full-length album, recorded independently in 2004. Its composition and arrangements were praised by critics. In late 2005, Quinteros released his second album, ''Leo Quinteros, Ahora!'' (Leo Quinteros, Now!), whose single ''Fiesta Pagada'' (Paid Party) moved rapidly up radio playlists. Some of the album's live tracks featured
Gonzalo Planet (
Matorral
300px, Springtime in Chilean matorral a few kilometers north of Santiago along the Pan-American Highway
Matorral is a Spanish language, Spanish word, along with ''tomillares'', for shrubland, thicket or bushes. It is used in naming and describin ...
) on bass and
Ãlvaro Gomez (
Guiso and
Perrosky) on drums.
Quinteros' third album, ''Los Accidentes del Futuro'' (The Accidents of the Future, 2007)featured international collaborations with the drummer Christian Sotomayor, based in Paris, France, and the producer Mowat, based in
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as wel ...
, Germany, who recorded the string arrangements for the track ''La Enredader'' (The Creeper).
The fourth album ''Los Dias Santos'' (The Holy Days), was released in 2010 in a digital format, available only as a download from
iTunes
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and Chilean website Portal Disc. In the words of Quinteros, quoted in super45.net: "As a generation, we have the ability to edit content as often as we want
..There's no point in making an idiot of yourself and going back to the idea of the
LP that they had in the 60s". The album was produced by Quinteros, Felipe Cadenasso and Antonio del Fávero and was mastered at
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music c ...
.
Quinteros also featured on the debut album of Chilean band
Alamedas, ''Alamedas'', in 2004.
Leo Quinteros
Marisol GarcÃa, www.musicapopular.cl. Retrieved February 2013
Discography
;Original Albums
* 2002 – ''Fallando''
* 2004 – ''1A''
* 2006 – ''Leo Quinteros, Ahora!''
* 2007 – ''Los Accidentes del Futuro''
* 2010 – ''Los DÃas Santos''
Compilations
* 2006 – ''Primeros Ãlbumes''
* 2012 – ''Doble Plus Bueno''
Collaborations
* 2008 – ''Almácigo. Musicalización de los poemas inéditos de Gabriela''
* 2009 – ''Primer almuerzo: sesiones para Radio Guerritas 2009''
* 2009 – ''Rumos''
* 2011 – ''Música x memoria''
References
External links
www.myspace.com/leoquinterosOfficial websitePortal Disc
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1975 births
Living people
Chilean male guitarists
21st-century Chilean male singers
21st-century guitarists