Spanish producer
El Guincho
El Guincho in 2017
Birth name Pablo Díaz-Reixa Born (1983-11-17 ) November 17, 1983 (age 41) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , SpainGenres Occupations Musician singer record producer Years active 2006–present Labels
Musical artist
Pablo Díaz-Reixa (born November 17, 1983), professionally known as el Guincho , is a Spanish musician, singer, and record producer.[ 1]
Díaz-Reixa rose to prominence with his 2008 album, Alegranza [ 2] sampling and incorporates elements of Afrobeat , dub , tropicália and rock and roll . Díaz-Reixa has described his style of production as "space-age exotica ".[ 3] Roland SP-404 .
Early life
Díaz-Reixa was born as an only child in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , in the Canary Islands . After finishing high school, he moved to Barcelona , Spain , for college, where he majored in media studies . While in the city, he started to make music and was a member of the band Coconot .[ 4]
Career
He released his first album, Folías , independently in 2007. In October 2008, he released his breakthrough album, Alegranza Pitchfork .[ 5]
In September 2010, Díaz-Reixa released Pop Negro Young Turks . The album includes the now popular single "Bombay." Notably, he worked on Björk 's 2011 album Biophilia Enjoyed: A Tribute to Björk's Post .[ 6]
Hiperasia and producing for Rosalía: 2014–presentWhile temporarily living in his hometown of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , Díaz-Reixa worked on a collection of music that would later be his next album, Hiperasia trap and electronic music , employing heavy use of Vocoder and Autotune . It was released in February 2016.[ 7]
El Guincho (right) performing with his band in Lima, Peru, 2016. That same year, Díaz-Reixa saw Spanish singer Rosalia live, and, fascinated by her sound, contacted her through social media to collaborate.[ 8] El Mal Querer [ 9] 19th Latin Grammy Awards , the single "Malamente " was nominated for five awards, including Record of the Year , Song of the Year , Best Urban Fusion Performance , and Best Alternative Song , winning the latter two. The next year's ceremony , the album won for Album of the Year , Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album and Best Recording Package , while the song "Pienso en tu mirá " received a nomination for Best Pop Song .[ 10] [ 11] Best Engineered Album . The album also won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards .[ 12]
In 2019, Díaz-Reixa co-produced and featured in the successful single "Con Altura ," with Rosalia and J Balvin . In 2020, his work with artists like Rosalia, Aitana, and Paloma Mami earned him a Latin Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year .[ 13]
Personal life
Díaz-Reixa has lived in Barcelona since 2002.[ 8] Cuban descent through his grandmother, which he says was an inspiration on the Tropicalia influences on his earlier works.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
As producer
^ Co-producer
^ additional beat production
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy Awards
Other awards and nominations
References
^ Canter, Danny. "El Guincho" . Loud & Quiet . Retrieved 28 March 2019 . ^ Hughes, Josiah (November 2008). " . Exclaim! the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2021 . ^ Kharas, Kev (26 February 2008). "DiScover: el Guincho / In Depth // Drowned In Sound" . Drownedinsound.com . Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2016 . ^ Sancho, Xavi (27 March 2008). "Pronto sabrás quién es El Guincho" . El País . Retrieved 8 September 2021 . ^ "El Guincho: Alegranza!" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 24 June 2022 .^ Battan, Carrie (6 March 2012). "Death Grips, These New Puritans, Matthew Herbert, El Guincho, Hudson Mohawke on Björk Remix Series" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 8 September 2021 . ^ Avilés, Luis (11 February 2016). "El Guincho - Hiperasia" . Indie Rocks (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2021 . ^ a b Hernández, Nuria (18 November 2020). "EL GUINCHO, EL MÚSICO CANARIO DETRÁS DEL ÉXITO DE ROSALÍA DE LA QUE SE 'ENAMORÓ' EN UN TABLAO FLAMENCO" . Vanity Fair España. Retrieved 8 September 2021 . ^ El Mal Querer by Rosalía , retrieved 24 June 2022 ^ a b "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF) . latingrammy.com . 21 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2020.^ a b "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF) . latingrammy.com . 21 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2021 .^ a b "Rosalía" . Grammys . Retrieved 8 September 2021 .^ a b Huston, Marysabel (29 September 2020). "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9" . CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2021 . ^ "El Guincho" . Discogs . Retrieved 8 September 2021 .^ "El Guincho is a songwriter" . Spotify . Retrieved 8 September 2021 .^ Gottlieb, Steven (12 October 2011). "NEWS: 2011 UK Music Video Award Nominees" . VideoStatic . Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021 . ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (26 August 2019). "MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Cardi B Among Winners" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 27 August 2019 . ^ "ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE" . MTV the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019 .^ Magazine, Billboard (5 February 2020). "Billboard Latin Music Awards 2020 Finalists: The Full List" . E! Online . Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020 .
External links
International National Artists
