El Sie7e
| El Sie7e | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Genres |
Rock Latin Alternative Funk |
| Years active | 2001-2011 |
| Labels | Kallpa Records, Boto Kanela |
| Website | Official myspace website |
| Members |
David Herrera Julian Orrego Sergio Suzarte Leonardo Uribe |
- Not to be confused with Sie7e, the Puerto Rican singer/songwriter/musician.
El Sie7e was a Colombian band.
History
The El Sie7e history goes back to 2001 when four Colombians put their act together in Bogotá. In 2003 after touring Colombia and Ecuador, the band was included in the “Exhimus 2003” compilation album from Museo Nacional. Their 2004 debut album titled “Quienes Somos” (Who we are) was produced by Alex Fredjud (Sexy Death) and mixed by Dilson Dias from the Colombian rock icon band “La Pestilencia”. The single “Sin Salida” and video got air play on the South American music television network Via-X.
In 2004 El Sie7e performed for the first time in the “Rock al Parque” - the biggest open-air rock festival in Latin America averaging 300,000 listeners. Nominations for Best Rock Group and Best Live Act in Shock magazine's music awards and Much music awards for Best Rock Video followed the band’s recognition.
In 2005 El Sie7e associated with Pachamama Culture from music entrepreneur Mauricio Lizarazo. With this pairing the band toured for the first time in Europe, playing in German cities, Stockholm and Scandinavian rock city Bolnäs. Between Berlin and Stockholm the band was signed by German’s independent record label Boto Kanela and filmed the video clip of their smash hit “No Lo Ves”.
Pioneering a fusion-genre El Sie7e recorded the hit single Stayin’ Alive (Quedate Vivo!) together with German’s top Latin Hip-Hop group Culcha Candela, receiving the Shock music awards nomination for Best Featuring in 2006. As the band returned from Europe their hit “No Lo Ves” peaked at #1 on main rock radio stations across the country staying unbeatable for 4 weeks in a row.
On 2007 Kallpa Records released El Sie7e’s current album Punto Cero (.0) tutored by award winner producer Jorge “Pyngwi” Holguin. Punto Cero (.0) became watershed album, and one that challenged the complacency of the music industry and Colombian rock scene. Over the course of the past three years, El Sie7e established a reputation as the rock band point of reference of this fan’s generation.
The performances of El Sie7e in “Rock al Parque” open-air festival proofs once again that the band is Colombian unmistakably strongest rock act, with ferocity being the element that ties El Sie7e’s show upon the stage. The band’s first single of Punto Cero (.0), “No Lo Ves” was followed by “En Pie”, “Tu Engaño”, “Ileso” and "Ya No Estas" all peaked rock radio charts featuring a sound that is at once huge, but also unique and tight. That seems to be one of El Sie7e’s benchmarks: their songs are filled with enough huge hooks to rock a stadium, but there is also a subtle magic to their sound can’t easily be charted.
In 2011 El Sie7e released their last Single "A New Real Love" after their longtime manager Mauricio Lizarazo announced the band has decided to separate, ending a music career of more than 10 years.
Awards and recognition
- SHOCK Music Awards Nomination with Culcha Candela (2006) "Best Featuring"
- MUCH Music Awards (2005) "Best Rock Video"
- Rolling Stone magazine (2007) 'No Lo Ves' Top 100 Best Song of the year
- Rock Al Parque Headliners (2006) Colombia
Members
- Leonardo Uribe - bass
- Sergio Suzarte - guitar
- Julian Orrego - voice
- David Herrera - drums
Discography
- Quienes Somos (2004)
- Punto Cero (.0) (2007)