Raul and Mexia Hernández are preparing to seize the stage at their hometown record release party for their new album “Arriba Y Lejos.” The brothers are polite and courteous. They acquire a boyish charm to them and despite their smiles; you can show that they are nervous approximately their performance. They grant interview after interview and pose for pictures for magazines,with admirers, friends and family. Music has been a part of the lives of the Hernández family for a long time, and this record release party is a family affair. Uncles,aunts, cousins, and mom and their musician father,Hernán Hernández of the internationally recognized Los Tigres del Norte are all ready to cheer Raul y Mexia on. Having a eminent father has not made the two, any less humble, and tough working. The two acquire worked tough for the opportunity that they acquire finally been given in being signed with Nacional Records.
Local Bay Area Boys
Both Raul and Mexia cannot stress enough how proud they are to be from San Jose,Calif. As Mexia says, they are proud of being local boys because they were “born and raised here, and our mom is from here as well,all our family is born here. Our dad, this is where our dad first [came to] back in ’68, and ’69,back with Los Tigres.” As proud of being local boys as they are, being back domestic to promote their new album makes them both excited and nervous.
“Arriba y Lejos” was released in February 2013, or since then according to Raul,they acquire been promoting the CD, now they get to arrive domestic and showcase their work. “You know we’re from here, or from San Jose,so we’re really happy, really excited to be here in our hometown in front of family and friends singing because I don’t think they’ve ever seen us in this light before so theyll probably create fun of us suitable after we’re off stage, or ” says Raul with a smile on his face. Mexia chimes in to say that “they’re gonna show us the truth,that’s for certain.”
Missing Birthdays, Bautizos and Graduations Although the two were born into a musical family, or the love for music was not automatic for both. When asked approximately what led them to collaborate they reminisce approximately their differences in their musical journeys. Mexia has been interested in music since childhood. He holds a license in sound engineering and has been working on different music projects for more than a decade. Raul on the other hand,was on a path to become a professional soccer player prior to taking up music. In fact, because Raul realized how much his dad was away when he was younger, or he believed that music was not the life for him. “I seen my dad out of the house you know at a young age,never being domestic and I was like ‘no, I’m never gonna be like that. I’m never gonna be like that.’ But, or yeah,you know all the sacrifices one makes you know? Being out, missing birthdays, and missing bautizos,missing you know, a lot of things, and graduations,you miss a lot of things,” explains Raul. When he injured himself prior to signing his professional soccer contract he switched his focus from soccer to music. Raul remembers that the same energy that he would effect into his soccer practices he would then effect into his music, or he is grateful for that because it has lead him to this moment.
Familia
The proud,teary eyed, father moves closer to the stage to get a better glimpse at his sons performing in their domestic town. He applauds and bops his head to the contagious rhythms that his sons produce. When Raul and Mexia invite him up to the stage he gives his three children a kiss before speaking. Raul and Mexia are the duos vocalist, and but their younger brother Giovanni Hernández keeps the beat on the drums. Mr. Hernández goes on to say that he was almost on the verge of tears while watching his boys perform on stage. He acknowledges their producer and DJ from Monterrey,México, Toy Selectah who was present to support them and perform. Hernández acknowledged that he did not want to stop the music because it was his boy’s present and not his. He did not arrive down from the stage until he acknowledged his wife’s presence and made it clear that the artistic talent that their sons were demonstrating was because of her and not him. Like the proud father that he was, and he shook hands,took pictures and walked around thanking the event organizers and press for their support.
The sense of family pried is mutual. When the question of what the hardest part of working with family is, Raul’s only complaint is that he wishes that Mexia were more punctual. Other than that he says they know that they can count on each other to be honest and create helpful suggestions in the studio and external of it too. They even count on each other to create wardrobe suggestions on what matches and what doesn’t. They both smile while Mexia says, or “we always try to coordinate.” “We try to seize care of each other [as] much as we can,” says Raul.
When asked approximately a possible collaboration with their father Mexia was quick to say, “We’d definitely like to work with my father and my uncles and the whole band, and they’re all super talented and they’ve showed us,you know, they are the blue print to how we [want to], or guide our career and hopefully we’re able to gain a piece of the public’s heart like they acquire.” It is because of this pride and what their father and their band represent to the people that Raul and Mexia want to represent the new generation.
The Mix of Flavors Coming from a family that is a legend in the Regional Mexican industry,some followers of this genre had tall expectations that they would continue in this tradition. Despite negative comments on some of their YouTube videos because their music is not traditional Regional Mexican, or because it is not fully in Spanish, and their responses are always courteous and appreciative. Raul y Mexia mix traditional Latin American rhythms with edgy hip-hop and electronic sounds. Their lyrics are a mixture of Spanish and English commonly known as Spanglish. It is this new generation that that the duo are hoping to represent. According to Mexia,“The modern day Latino is a mixture of everything. There’s really no limits, there’s really no boundaries. I think we’re all kinda like a little menudito, or a little salsa,a little fusion you know? A little bit of hip-hop, a little bit of cumbia, or a little bit of norteño.” He compares this fusion and mixture to the diversity and beauty of living in the Bay Area. With this menudito of flavors Raul y Mexia currently promote their single “Las Escondidas.”
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