Javier Mendoza has just released his newest and amazing seventh full-length album, produced by David de las Heras (Involved with Vicente Amigo’s, “Ciudad De Las Ideas”, Flamenco grammy winning album). This highly anticipated new release is the follow up to his all Spanish CD “Asolas...en un pasaje de mi vida” released in 2005.
Javier has departed from anything he’s done before and connected with his Spanish roots in new ways. He spent three months in Spain in the summer of 06 truly blending his American and Spanish culture. There has been no better time to self-title the cd, for this cd captures Javier’s true musical identity, whose mother is from Spain where Javier was raised. His father is from Mexico and is the true reason why he sings and plays guitar.
The new album blends American folk-pop with Flamenco and Electronica and some rock-oriented material. It is so rhythmic and percussive it’s “ridiculous”. Along with David, he worked with Spanish writer and producer-artists “Añil”, an amazing Flamenco writer and percussionist and “Lin”, a writer, producer and recording artist who blends Funk and Flamenco.
The debut singles “All In Love”, “Julieanne” captures all the styles mentioned, carefully layering each influence of sounds like paint on a palette, giving every sound a palatable sense, a living sensation, as if listening to your own heartbeat, and words so honest they could be talking about your own experience with falling in love.
2007 is shaping up to be another busy one for Javier, with anticipated tours in the west and east coast. In 2006 Javier performed over 130 shows all over the States gaining new loyal fans captivated by Javier’s known charismatic and honest performance on stage, and this year he’s planning on surpassing that.
- Finalist in the 2007 Independent Music Awards
- Won KDHX Audience Award for best Latin Artist in Saint Louis' 2006 Music Awards
- Nominated for Best Vocalist on the 2006 Independent Online Music Awards
- 2005 Budweiser True Music Artist
- Voted Best World and Pop Artist in St. Louis 2000-2004
- Has had 7 songs featured on MTVs Real World 2000-2005
- Has played with The Roots, Los Lobos, Ben Folds, G-Love, Willie Nelson, The Smithereens and more
- Has played over 100 colleges in over 20 states & is a regular in the U.S. club scene
- Was a semifinalist at the Independent Music World Series Conference in 2003
- 'Join The Party' was voted one of MECA Conference's best songs in Chicago in 2004
- Has performed at the Mid Atlantic, Northern Plains and North East NACA conferences
- Former Warner-Chappell songwriter
- Performed for Pope John Paul II in 1999
