Boombox Cartel is a Los Angeles–based DJ act consisting of producer Americo Garcia (of Laredo, Texas) and writing partner, Jorge Medina (of Monterrey, Mexico[5]).
Boombox Cartel | |
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 Americo Garcia of Boombox Cartel | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Americo Alejandro Garcia |
| Born | July 20, 1991 Laredo, Texas, U.S.[1] |
| Origin | Monterrey, Mexico[2] |
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| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2012—present |
| Labels | |
| Website | boomboxcartel |
History
editAmerico Garcia and writing partner Jorge Medina met while in high school in Monterrey, Mexico. After graduating the two moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, to study audio engineering and music production at the now-defunct McNally Smith College of Music. After a brief stint in Minnesota they relocated to Los Angeles, California to further pursue their musical careers.
Having just arrived in LA, inspired by the cities vast diversity and multicultural influences Americo and Jorge self-released their breakout track, “B2U” featuring Ian Everson in 2015.[3][6] The track immediately garnered the attention of notable artists like Skrillex, Diplo, and Martin Garrix.
Boombox Cartel eventually signed with Diplo's label Mad Decent in 2016 and continued to develop their on-point production and sonic progression which was put on full display within the debut EP Cartel in April 2017.[3][7]
Releases
edit| Release | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Virus | 2015 | Self-Release |
| Spaceless | ||
| Scream | ||
| Where's My Money | ||
| Hardcut | ||
| B2U (featuring Ian Everson) | ||
| Aftershock (featuring Nghtmre) | Mad Decent | |
| Colors (featuring Grabbitz) | 2016 | Spinnin' Records |
| Flip (featuring Bro Safari) | Self-Release | |
| Dancing With Fire (featuring Stalking Gia) | ||
| Supernatural (featuring Quix) | Mad Decent | |
| Cartel EP | 2017 | |
| Alamo | ||
| Whisper (featuring Nevve) | 2018 | |
| Moon Love (featuring Nessly) | ||
| ID (featuring Flosstradamus) | ||
| NBD | Self-Release | |
| People I Know (featuring Panama) | ||
| Nothing To Hide (featuring Karra) | 2019 | |
| 4U (featuring Breakfast N Vegas, Tory Lanez, Bad Bunny) | ||
| New WIP (featuring MadeinTYO) | Mad Decent | |
| Drip (featuring Dillon Francis and Desiigner) | ||
| All I Want (featuring Griff Clawson)[8] | Self-Release | |
| Remember[9] | ||
| Máquina[10] | 2020 | |
| All Again (with Krane)[11] | Dim Mak Records | |
| Shadow (with Moody Good featuring Calivania)[12] | 2021 | Monta |
| Cartel II EP[13] |
References
edit- ^ "Aspire to Inspire 028: Boombox Cartel". Your EDM. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "Boombox Cartel". Partyflock. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ a b c "[Interview] Boombox Cartel Talks the Cartel EP, EDC Mexico & the US Government - EDMTunes". EDMTunes. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "Interview & MiniMix: Boombox Cartel - NEST HQ". NEST HQ. 2015-10-28. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "Aspire to Inspire 028: Boombox Cartel". 2014-10-07.
- ^ "boombox-cartel-celebrates-one-year-of-b2u-interview". Earmilk. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "Boombox Cartel Deliver Versatile Debut EP, 'Cartel'!". EDMIdentity. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ Mao, Jessica (2019-10-21). "Boombox Cartel soften up on 'All I Want' with Griff Clawson". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ Stack, Chris (2020-12-20). "Boombox Cartel shows softer side on new feeler, 'Remember'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ Narozniak, Rachel (2020-03-21). "Boombox Cartel calls in the 808s on latest live wielding, 'Máquina'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ Weisband, Sami (2020-09-25). "Krane and Boombox Cartel drop long-awaited track, 'All Again'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ Powell, Karlie (2021-04-28). "Boombox Cartel drops 'Shadow' with Moody Good, reveals Cartel II EP is Finished". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ Meadow, Matthew (2021-05-21). "Boombox Cartels Cartel II EP is finally here, four years in the making". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-26.