Your cousin,
Archie
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Double click on pictures for full image. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Studio Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archie Maestas- Producer, engineer and drums | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Has been playing drums for 14+ years.. Originally started playing guitar and bass four years prior to the drums with Steve Garcia (ex-guitar player of Cuarenta y Cinco and Orgullo) but found his favorite instrument in the drums. Played drums with Cuarenta Y Cinco for six years and recorded three CDs with them: "Puras Conocidas vol 2", "Solo Los Hombres" and "Puras Conocidas vol 3". Departed Cuarenta Y Cinco in the summer of 2002 to pursue a more challenging career in music. In 2002, he co-founded Orgullo and recorded three CDs with them: "Purple Passion", "Asi Me Voy" and "Con Much Orgullo" (which he co-produced, mixed and mastered the last two CDs of Orgullo at Steve Chavez Studio). Shortly after departing ways with Orgullo in 2006, ATM Recording Studio was created alongside his label: New Level Records. ATM Recording Studio is one of the few recording stuios experienced in recording all styles of music. In 2008, he began playing with La Rabia, as well as recorded and engineered the upcoming CD. He has also started recording some of your popular local artists and filled in for groups such as Cultura, Joel Vargas band, Especial etc. . He is influenced by local bands such as The Purple Haze (popular local band that dominated the state of New Mexico through the early seventies and early eighties), Jerome Grant y los Amigos Unidos, The Blue Ventures and others. He is also influenced by rock/metal groups such as Pantera, Megadeth, Slayer, etc. Other musical influences include rap artists such as Tupac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog etc. Also has interest in country atrists such as Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, George Strait, TIm Mcgraw, Josh Turner etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archie with cousin, Melony Gallegos, who grew up together since kids. Was born to this life, October 6th, 1975, departed this life August 23rd 1999. Miss you alot and rest in peace. Lot's of love for you, I know your an angel in heaven watching over me. We shall meet on the other side soon. I thank God for bringing you into my life and for always being there since childhood till you departed from this life. Your memory will always remain with me forever. God bless you. Your cousin, Archie |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||