Biography
ORBITA AM is a solo project born in 2019 formed by the Argentine vocalist, composer and producer Agustín Ángel Méndez. After more than 10 years playing in Paella Virgen, Band in which he starts at 17 years old and participates in 3 Albums he decides to seek new horizons Returning to his roots and influences. As a child he was always linked to music by his family (his mother studied singing, sang in choirs and was always passionate about it, his father played the accordion as a child as well as his Nono) but above all by his godfather who was a great collector of records of groups that were not easy to get at that time. At the age of 6 he was given his first keyboard and began his path towards his great passion.
Always linked to Blues , Soul, Funky Rock And Roll and Heavy Rock and influenced by bands like Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull , Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Dio , Big Joe Duskin, Buddy Guy , Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Wonder among others.
In 2019 takes place the recording of the first album of ORBITA AM with the name "Don't Waste The Time" having as a cut to the song "Don't Waste The Time" and goes on sale in April 2020. The album features 8 songs and is recorded at Mcl Records by Lucas Gomez, mixed and mastered by Sebastian Perkal (Latin Grammy Winner for "Best Recording Engineer"). The album will count with the participation and collaboration of renowned musicians and friends of the vocalist, on guitars and bass (Federico Mocchegiani), on drums (Sebastian Padovani), on bass (Juan Fernandez), and Nicolas Polo as Drum Doctor).
ORBITA AM goes through different styles such as rock, blues, grunge and alternative rock.
In 2021 the second album is released under the name ORBITA AM, which has 11 songs. The songs of this album are "Hunting" and "Main Weapon", which have an official video clip.
The recording and mixing was in charge of Sebastian Perkal and was done in the mythical studio El Pie and Mastered by Justin Weiss in San Francisco.
Already in 2022 3 Covers were released, "Burden In My Hand" by Soundgarden, "Them Bones" and "Man in the box" by Alice in Chains.
At this moment ORBITA AM is preparing new material and playing.
On June 2, 2023 he releases "Materia En Movimiento", Orbita AM's third album ("Materia En Movimiento"). It is composed of 8 songs and has a special value on a personal level as it is a turn towards new goals. Although it is a version of songs that are in the first and second album ("Don't Waste The Time" and "ORBITA AM"), it is the first album in native language and opens the doors to imaginary barriers in terms of composition.
Biografía
ORBITA AM es un proyecto solista que nace en 2019 formado por el Vocalista, compositor y productor Argentino Agustin Angel Mendez. El artista decide buscar nuevos horizontes Volviendo a sus raíces e influencias. De chico siempre ligado a la música por su familia (Su Madre estudiaba canto, cantaba en coros y siempre fue una apasionada, su padre tocaba el acordeon de chico al igual que su Nono) pero por sobre todo por su padrino que era un gran coleccionista de discos de bandas que no eran fácil de poder conseguir en esa época. A los 6 años de edad le regalan su primer teclado y empieza su camino hacia su gran pasión.
Siempre ligado al Blues , Soul, Funky Rock And Roll y Rock Pesado e influenciado por bandas como Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull , Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Dio , Big Joe Duskin, Buddy Guy , Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Wonder entre otros.
En 2019 se lleva a cabo la grabación del primer álbum de ORBITA AM con el nombre “Don´t Waste The Time” teniendo como corte al tema “Don´t Waste The Time” y que es lanzado en abril del 2020. El Album cuenta con 8 canciones y es grabado en Mcl Records por lucas Gomez, mezclado y masterizado por Sebastian Perkal (Ganador del latin Grammy a “mejor ingeniero de grabación”). El álbum contaria con la participación y colaboración de reconocidos músicos y amigos del vocalista, en guitarras y bajo (Federico mocchegiani), en batería (Sebastian Padovani), en bajo (Juan Fernandez), y Nicolas Polo como Drum Doctor)
ORBITA AM pasa por diferentes estilos como el rock, blues , grunge y rock Alternativo.
En 2021 sale a luz el segundo Album con el nombre ORBITA AM, el cual cuenta con 11 canciones. Los cortes de dicho album son “Hunting” y “Main Weapon”, los cuales cuentan con un video clip oficial.
La grabación y Mezcla estuvo a cargo de Sebastian Perkal y se llevo a cabo en el mitico estudio El Pie y Masterizado por Justin Weiss en San Francisco.
ya en 2022 Se llevaron a cabo 3 lanzamientos de 3 Covers, “Burden In My Hand” de Soundgarden, “Them Bones” y “Man in the box” de Alice in Chains.
El 2 de junio de de 2023 lanza “Materia En Movimiento” tercer álbum de Orbita AM (. Se compone de 8 canciones y tiene un valor especial a nivel personal ya que es un giro hacia nuevas metas. Si bien es una versión de canciones que están en el primer y segundo álbum ("Don´t Waste The Time" y "ORBITA AM") , es el primer álbum en lengua nativa y abre las puertas a barreras imaginarias en cuanto a la composición.