{"id":870,"date":"2013-05-09T04:16:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T08:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=870"},"modified":"2013-05-09T04:57:49","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T08:57:49","slug":"alehop-and-astroboyz-perform-and-amaze-at-the-2013-red-bull-music-academys-nanobot-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=870","title":{"rendered":"Ale Hop and Astroboyz Perform and Amaze at the 2013 Red Bull Music Academy’s Nanobot Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2013 events<\/a> sponsored by the Red Bull Music Academy<\/a> are still going on through May 31 in New York City. Thanks to the wonderful staff at Majestic Relations<\/a>, I was able to catch the Nanobot Picket Line<\/a> show Monday night at the Cameo Gallery<\/a> in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The amount of musical talent I witnessed that evening was of the highest caliber. I joined a wonderfully social crowd of music lovers at the hip and friendly venue to enjoy some awesome tunes and meet some incredible artists.<\/p>\n

\"Musician<\/a>

Musician Ale Hop, from Lima, Peru, performs at the RBMA Nanobot Picket Line event in Brooklyn.\u00a0 (Mon. May 6, 2013.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Ale Hop<\/a>, a quiet, shy, and soft-spoken young woman from Lima, Peru making her first trip to the United States, became an entirely different person during her performance. The confidence she expressed on stage was captivating and fused well with her amazing command of her electric guitar and electronic beats.<\/p>\n

Ale Hop<\/a> has been part of an indie pop group called\u00a0Las Amigas de Nadie<\/a> since 2008 but wanted to introduce people to another side of her personality.<\/p>\n

“Las Amigas de Nadie is more happy, more pop,” described Ale Hop<\/a>. “This other side of me expresses the energy I have and the need for me to make noise, to play a little louder.”<\/p>\n

Ale Hop<\/a> is enjoying her time in New York and is making a lot of contacts and definitely wants to come back.<\/p>\n

“The music scene here is crazy and very different from Lima,” said Ale Hop. “There is a lot going on here.”<\/p>\n

\"Astroboyz,<\/a>

Astroboyz, from Barcelona, Spain, playing his music at the RBMA Nanobot event in NYC. (Mon. May 6, 2013.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Similar to Ale Hop, Astroboyz<\/a> from Barcelona, Spain, also made his first trip to the U.S to participate in this year’s Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA.) He knew he was going to be a musician when he was 15 years old and got his start as a guitarist in a punk-rock band and later a drummer in a different band. Then around 2007 he took a course in sound engineering and found electronic music fascinating. Soon after, Astroboyz<\/a> was born.<\/p>\n

“It’s very difficult to describe my music,” said Astroboyz<\/a>. “Because I don’t create just one style, I work with multiple styles of music. Sometimes I know what the end will sound like and sometimes I feel comfortable not knowing what it will end up sounding like.”<\/p>\n

Astroboyz<\/a> plays the club scene in Barcelona and performs at many parties, galleries, and music festivals, which are very popular in Spain. He will be in New York City for the entire month of May and hopes to see more of the city after the middle of the month when his lectures at the RBMA end.<\/p>\n

Astroboyz’s music reminded me of the deep house music the clubs in NYC used to play in the past. He told me he was influenced by house music but tries to put his own spin on that style of music.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the RBMA<\/a>, both Ale Hop and Astroboyz had an excellent opportunity to showcase their music in front of a New York audience. It was a pleasure making their acquaintance and experiencing their astounding talent.<\/p>\n