By: Fernanda Morales
We've already reached the last weeks of the year! Here we are with the 15th issue of Local Soundtrack, a space that connects you with the music scene of San Miguel de AllendeMonth after month we show you the faces of the bands, musicians, soloists and duos that make the streets of this beautiful World Heritage city sound.
On this occasion we present to you Rodrigo Galindo, a music lover, passionate about experimenting with sounds, rhythms, visual effects and more.
During a pleasant conversation Rodrigo told us about his new project called “Mixo” which emerged after the pandemic, where he has experimented with different musical genres and created 9 songs inspired by dreams.
“My project is not focused on a musical genre, sometimes I grab a guitar and do something acoustic, sometimes I grab the electric guitar and do rock, I take the synthesizer and do electronic things… in the end the results are wonderful” he explained.
Rodrigo has grown up knowing several instruments and has a long career with different musical projects, mostly focused on rock. His entire career has involved him in a journey through all musical genres. It was not until he arrived in San Miguel de Allende (two years ago) that he decided to do this solo project.
Fate and his mother's guitar brought him closer to music, which is why he decided to make it his profession by studying audio engineering and currently has a record label called “Toga Records”.
In the path of every artist, there are certain influences that lead them to create their own essence, in this case Rodrigo shared that he has stolen many techniques from his favorite artists.
“Picasso said that bad artists copy and good artists steal. There is so much music in the world that it is almost impossible to do something new. I like everything… the Doors, Creedence, the Beatles… a lot of psychedelic rock from that era. I also like jazz and classical music.”
She also shared that her project is therapeutic, there are songs that are a catharsis and there may be people who don't like it as much, but also people who connect with this mix of emotions, sounds and nuances.
His recent songs are instrumental and represent the lucid dreams (dreams in which you are aware that you are dreaming and can control what happens). Rodrigo reveals that these are subjects that he is passionate about, even though most of his influences are not musical.
“For example, I see clouds, plants, people, my cats, and I get ideas from there. Artists are like an antenna… things are there, but it is important to be open and receptive to create ideas. Another influence is my daughter, I am in love and I am feeling things that I had not felt before.”
Currently, Rodrigo released a new song titled ““False Awakenings” which delves into the experience of lucid dreaming that resembles the sounds of dreams, with changes and effects. For this track, he invited other musicians to collaborate and each one contributed their essence, with Pedro Galindo in the Battery, Juan Carlos Sardaneta on the Electric Bass, Federico Sanchez with electric guitars and Augustin Ayala on keyboards and synthesizers.
If you want to listen to the music of Rodrigo Galindo Follow him on all his social networks, he is even a DJ and makes some incredible mixes on the “Senderos” beach every Friday and Saturday. His Mixo material is available on all digital platforms.
Many thanks to Rodrigo for sharing his musical experiment and his great creative process with us. Many thanks to you too for reading us and enriching your playlist with music from the San Miguel scene. See you in the next edition!
