Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
), known professionally as Siddhartha, is a Mexican
rock
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musician.
Siddhartha was the
drummer
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of the
Mexican rock
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band Zoé from 2005 to 2006. He has released six solo albums: ''Why You?'' (2008), which was nominated for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album at the
9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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; ''Náufrago'' (2011); ''El vuelo del pez'' (2014); ''Únicos'' (2016); ''Memoria Futuro'' (2019), which was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the
15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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; and ''00:00'' (2022).
History
Siddhartha became one of the most promising artists in Mexico´s music scene just after releasing his first album Why You?, in 2008. The album received many accolades:
* Winner at the Indie-o Music Awards for the category of Best Solo Artist Album.
* Nominated for the Best Rock Solo Vocal Album Latin Grammy.
* Named one of the best productions of the year by music magazines including ''Warp'', ''Marvin'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''Sonika'' and ''Circulo Mixup''.
* The video SacúdemeControlVolver a Ver an Colecciono Planetas got into the top lists within T.V. channels such as
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.
* Siddhartha was also invited to include his song "Nube" within the soundtrack of the movie ''
El Brindis
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''. He was also invited to add "Control" to another movie's soundtrack: '' Bajo la Sal''.
* Also, he was invited to add his track "En Silencio" within the mixed disc of the
Latin Alternative Music Conference
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* "Los Felices" formed part of "Te presento a Laura"´s soundtrack, a movie starring Martha Higareda and Kuno Becker.Archived a Ghostarchive and th Wayback Machine
Náufrago
Siddhartha began his tour "Náufrago" just after the release of the homonym album, successfully presenting at every city, fulfilling scenarios and having tickets sold out. He played at plenty of places such as the Lunario of the Auditorio Nacional and the forum Voila Antara.
Some Mexican cities including Puebla, Querétaro, Guadalajara, Morelia, León, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Oaxaca, Toluca, Xalapa, Pachuca, Tuxtla, San Cristobal de las Casas, Monterrey, Tijuana were integrated to this tour, also a concert at Los Angeles was included.
Siddhartha played at the Vive Latino 2012 festival (Mexico´s City).
The album ''Náufrago'' was produced by Siddhartha and Aldo Muñoz, mastered at The Exchange Studios (UK) by Mike Mars, helped by Marcelo Salazar and Erick Rangel to do the co-production of this album (Rangel integrates part of the band when it is playing live; Salazar used to play the guitar previously).
Current musicians:
* Erick Rangel - Synth and keyboards
* Alejandro Chubaka - Bass guitar
* Siddartha - Guitar and voice
* Rul Velázquez - Guitar
* Orlando Farías - Drums
Former musicians:
* Shaboomy – Guitar
* Marcelo Salazar - Guitar
* Santiago Bedoya - Drums
* Axcel Lir - Bass guitar
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Why You?'' (2008)
* ''Náufrago'' (2011)
* ''El Vuelo del Pez'' (2014)
* ''Únicos'' (2016)
* ''Al Aire'' (2018)
* ''Memoria Futuro'' (2020)
* ''00:00'' (2022)
Live albums
* ''Al Aire'' (2018)
EPs
* ''Miel de Azar'' (2024)