Guiye Frayo

Guiye Frayo
Live performance, London 2009
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Years active	2005–present
Labels	G.A.M.I Records
Website	www.guiyefrayo.co.uk
Members	Guillermo Martinez Veronica
Past members	Jordan Swain

Guiye Frayo is a London-based Argentine indie duo consisting of members Guillermo Martinez and Veronica.

Their music has elements of different styles combining pop, rock, psychedelic, electronica, dance and experimental to create a unique sound.

They not only play conventional instruments (guitars, keyboards and drums) but also theremin, circuit-bent toys and vintage synthesizers among others.

So far, they have released eight EPs, nine singles, and two video-clips. They are currently working in new material.

In 2006 they won the Argentine bands/soloists contest "Vale por un video Clip" for the song "Arcoiris en un ojo",^[1] organized by FM La Tribu, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The judge were Tom Lupo (Argentine radio host, poet and psychologist), Guillermo Pintos^[2] (Rolling Stone Argentina magazine at the time) and MTV Latin America VJ and Ruth Infarinato, the prize was the filming of a video-clip to the winning song. The video clip was made by Cine Humus,^[3] and won Best Video clip at "Festival de Audiovisuales de La Plata"^[4]

English actress Emma Kennedy once suggested "Autumn Freaks" as song of the day in her blog.^[5]

They performed a live session at Balcony TV- London^[6] in August 2009 where they played an unusual toy based set up.

In 2010 "Portrait", "The Walk" and "Funky Monkey" were broadcast on Japan radio Takaoka^[7]

The band was introduced by Tom Robinson on BBC Radio 6 (BBC Introducing) several times, for the first time in 2008^[8] with the song "Vida Minima", then in 2010 with "The Walk", again in 2011 Tom Robinson officially presented "A Magnetic Field Called Love" single release,^[9] the video clip to the song was launched the same week. Finally in 2014^[10] their song "You and Me" was played on (BBC Introducing).

History

Guiye Frayo was originally a solo project by Guillermo. He had met Veronica in a previous band in which they played together, Guillermo decided to turn his soloist project into a band in 2007. After relocating to London they met Jordan who joined them on drums during 2010, when they recorded "A Magnetic Field called love"^[11]

Discography

EPs

• 7 - 15 June 2015
• Electrified Brains - 29 September 2014
• Picnic in the Clouds - 28 July 2014
• Wordless - 23 September 2013
• Twily - 8 April 2013
• Psychedelic outer space dance - 22 March 2010
• London Ghosts Instrumental versions - 30 November 2009
• Computer in the shower (aka La Computadora en la Ducha) - 20 July 2009
• London Ghosts - 24 March 2009

Singles

• Electric Boundaries - 25 February 2014
• You and Me - 17 February 2014
• Canyon Winds - 19 August 2013
• Toxic Fields - 12 August 2013
• It's Good to Know - 5 August 2013
• A Bridge to Your Heart - 21 June 2013
• Funky Monkey Lunar - 18 November 2011
• Hey Honey Money! - 11 November 2011
• A Magnetic Field Called Love - 7 February 2011

Awards

Year	Ceremony	Nominated work	Award	Result	Ref.
2008	FAV 5th Edition	Arcoiris en un ojo	Best Rock/Pop Videoclip	Nominated	[12]
	FESAALP - 3rd Edition	Arcoiris en un ojo	Best Short-Film/Videoclip	Won	[13]
2007	Best of Spellbound 2007 Awards	Juguetes & Canciones	Best Rock Performance	Nominated	[14]
2006	Best of Spellbound 2006 Awards	Autumn Freaks	Best Electronic Performance	Nominated	[15]
	Vale por un Video Clip	Arcoiris en un ojo	Best Soloist/Band Rock/Pop	Won	[16]
2005	Best of Spellbound 2005 Awards	Sex in the house	Best Of Spellbound	Honorable Mention	[17]

Collaborations

• 2007: Guillermo joined Greek band "The Fifth Galaxy Orchestra" crew^[18] and participated in the recording of their album "Music Through The Years" released in 2008 by Sunset Rouge Music^[19] playing Theremin in the song "2000 Feet Over Paris".
• 2007: Guillermo was invited to play Theremin at the launch of "Tropico" Spring Summer 08 Collection^[20] by Martin Churba^[21] (one of Argentina’s most talented and well-known designers) with DJ Vivi Pedraglio.^[22]
• 2005 : Guillermo was invited by Hilda Lizarazu (rock-pop Argentine singer-song writer) to play Theremin in 2 of a series of 4 shows called “Elegante Sport “^[23][24] at Club del Vino in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• 2005 : Guillermo was invited by Eterno Ahora (rock-pop Argentine band) to play Theremin in the presentation of Anima^[25] at the Teatro Municipal de Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

References

1. "October 10th 2006". Elentrepiso.com.ar. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
2. "Guillermo Pintos". Ar.Linkedin.com. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
3. "Cine Humus". cinehumus.com.ar. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
4. "FESAALP Winners 2008". FESAALP.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
5. "Song of the day : September 3rd 2007". Emmakennedy.net. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
6. "August 28th 2009". Balconytv.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
7. "Radio Takaoka with Akira Kiya" (in Japanese). Radiotakaoka.co.jp. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
8. "BBC Artist Profile". Bbc.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
9. Tracklisting Sunday 20/02/2011
10. "BBC Podcasts and Downloads". Bbc.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
11. "Acuvi Reviews - New EP from Guiye Frayo November 15th 2010". Acuvi Reviews. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
12. Guiye Frayo. "Official Web Site - News". Guiye Frayo. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
13. "FESAALP Winners 2008". FESAALP - Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de La Plata. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
14. "Theremin World, January 8th 2008". Thereminworld.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
15. "Theremin World, January 1st 2007". Thereminworld.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
16. "cinehumus". Cinehumus.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
17. "Theremin World, January 8th 2006". Thereminworld.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
18. "The 5th Galaxy Orchestra Crew". 5thgalaxyorchestra.net. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
19. "The 5th Galaxy Orchestra Releases". 5thgalaxyorchestra.net. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
20. "Argentine Newspaper September 1st 2007". Lanacion.com.ar. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
21. View (2008-01-10). "Martin Churba: Tramando’s textile philospher | BoF – The Business of Fashion". Businessoffashion.com. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
22. "Vivi Pedraglio | Buenos Aires, AR | Electronica / tango / Electronic | Music, Lyrics, Songs, and Videos". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
23. "Hilda Lizarazu en el Club del Vino". Vuenosairez. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
24. Fernando Casale (2007-07-23). "Guiye Frayo – La computadora en la ducha | zonaindie | Blog dedicado a difundir la escena musical independiente de la ciudad de Buenos Aires y sus alrededores". zonaindie. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
25. "Almas sin pena". LaNueva.com. 2005-12-23. Retrieved 2012-07-26.

External links

• Official website